<p>It was certainly done during World War II by the BBC as part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Londres" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Radio Londres</a>. These were radio broadcasts from England to France, where each broadcast began with "personal messages" that were clearly coded messages for the French Resistance. Famously, it informed them of the imminent D-Day invasion.</p>

<p>I haven't come across any verified evidence of this on TV, though there are persistent rumors.</p>

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<p>Vol.8 of Master Keaton starts with the TV broadcasting a news segment about 'a Lion was accidentally trapped inside the cage of leopards in some zoo near River Seine.' This was later explained that it symbolizes a royal family member being in danger overseas, and is used by the British government to secretly notify the related parties (agents?)</p>

<p>Was this based on some real world practice?</p>

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In Master Keaton, is TV news being used as secret code based on real world practice?
# In Master Keaton, is TV news being used as secret code based on real world practice?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-08-14
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Vol.8 of Master Keaton starts with the TV broadcasting a news segment about 'a Lion was accidentally trapped inside the cage of leopards in some zoo near River Seine.' This was later explained that it symbolizes a royal family member being in danger overseas, and is used by the British government to secretly notify the related parties (agents?)

Was this based on some real world practice?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-20. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
It was certainly done during World War II by the BBC as part of [Radio Londres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Londres). These were radio broadcasts from England to France, where each broadcast began with "personal messages" that were clearly coded messages for the French Resistance. Famously, it informed them of the imminent D-Day invasion.

I haven't come across any verified evidence of this on TV, though there are persistent rumors.
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> **username_2** (2018-10-28): Some actual examples: https://wwii-netherlands-escape-lines.com/links-to-other-escape-and-evasion-websites/world-war-ii-bbc-secret-messages-to-resistance/  
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