An intriguing story of art and espionage — how a classical scholar turned codebreaker during World War 2

In the 1930s, New Zealand-born, Cambridge-educated Arthur Dale Trendall carved a niche for himself as the world’s foremost expert in the study of ancient South Italian vase painting. How then did he end up leading a crack team of code-breakers working in Melbourne to decipher Japanese messages for the Allies during the Second World War? This is an interesting podcast, but you need to have patience and continue to listen. Click HERE to listen. Brought to you by ABC Radio National.