Episode 61 - The 1834 cyber-attack and bomb scares with happy endings

In this episode Chris learns about a cyber-attack that occurred in France in 1834. Whilst computers didn’t exist at the time, the French government did utilise a network of towers called the ‘Semaphore Network’ to relay messages across the country. At the time sending letters via horses and carriages was the norm so the semaphore network was an incredible invention that enabled messages to be sent at incredible speed. However, just like any technology, people have a way of corrupting it. In this case, a couple of brothers managed to make it work for them, making them lots of money in the process. Harrison meanwhile discovers a number of bomb scares with happy endings. You might not consider bomb scares to be funny experiences, but sometimes it turns out that way. What if it wasn’t really a WWII bomb that the old man found in his garden or a grenade on a path in the woods. Tune in to find out now!