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    Documentaries to watch at home

    Jul 09, 2020 2 minutes

    Churchill’s Secret Agents: The New Recruits

    Netflix

    hown first on the BBC in 2018 and now available via streaming service Netflix, this immersive history series sees 14 modern ‘time-travellers’ apply to 1940s spy school. Those selected will undergo intensive training, from lock-picking to working with explosives, to prove that they have what it takes to be an

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