Synopsis
Bletchley Park is the historic site of secret British codebreaking activities during WWII.It is the birthplace of modern computing. Winston Churchill described the Codebreakers as "The geese who laid the golden egg but never cackled." Here you will find stories told by the codebreakers, staff and volunteers, audio from events and lectures, stories which are still emerging and reports on the progress of the development of Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park (http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk)
Episodes
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For Remembrance Day
11/11/2012 Duration: 03minNovember 2012 Recording of Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph on Whitehall from 2010. #BPark, #RBL, #RemembranceDay
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E04 - Ultra Mythbusting
10/11/2012 Duration: 29minNovember 2012 This month we have an original code breaker joining the Mythbusters, the story of a MIA Spy Pigeon, how 1940’s tech is working better than ever & the youngest person to ever sign the Official Secrets Act. #BParkPodcast #BPark #Turing #Enigma
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Extra - E09 - Whitfield Diffie
31/10/2012 Duration: 25minOctober 2012 This week we have another talk from the Turing Education Day. Whitfield Diffie gives a talk on historical turning points in cryptography. #BPark, #AlanTuringYear, #Turing, # WhitfieldDiffie
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Extra - E08 - William Hague & Iain Lobban
24/10/2012 Duration: 21minOctober 2012 This week we bring you the visit to the Park by The British Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Director of GCHQ, Iain Lobban. #BPark #WilliamHague #GCHQ
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Extra - E07 - Margaret Boden on Turing
17/10/2012 Duration: 29minOctober 2012 Another talk from this years Turing Education Day. Margaret Boden's talk was on a lesser known area of Turings work. #BPark, #AlanTuringYear, #Turing
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E03 - Turing Monopoly
10/10/2012 Duration: 29minOctober 2012 This month’s highlights include the launch the Alan Turing Monopoly board with Max Newman’s son William & interviews with Enigma expert Frank Carter & Bletchley Park Veteran Ruth Bourne. Many thanks also to Jenna Benson & BBC Three Counties Radio. Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com #BParkPodcast #BPark #TuringMonopoly #Enigma
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Extra - E06 - Jack Copeland Part 2
01/10/2012 Duration: 19minSeptember 2012 This week we have the concluding part of Prof. Jack Copeland’s talk from The Turing Education Day, looking at the Turing Test & Colossus. Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com #Bpark, #ATY, #BletchleyPark, @alanturingyear, #JackCopeland #ATY #BletchleyPark #Bpark #JackCopeland
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Extra - E05 - Jack Copeland Part 1
24/09/2012 Duration: 21minSeptember 2012 This first part of Prof. Jack Copeland's, Turing Education Day talk, looks at Turings early work in Cambridge & then The Bombe. Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com #Bpark, #ATY, #BletchleyPark, @AlanTuringYear, #JackCopeland
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Extra - E04 - Sinclair McKay & The Y Stations
17/09/2012 Duration: 24minSeptember 2012 This week we will bring you the full version of the talk by Sinclair McKay about his next book which looks at the work of The Y Stations. #BPark, #BlectchleyPark, #SinclairMcKay,
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E02 - Veterans Weekend
10/09/2012 Duration: 28minSeptember 2012 This month we will bring you highlights of the 2012 Enigma Reunion, with Sinclair McKay, Mark Niel & Bletchley Park Veterans. #BPark, #BletchleyPark, #SinclairMcKay, #MarkNiel #BlectchleyPark
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Extra - E03 - 2012 Turing Lecture by Capt. Jerry Roberts Part 2
31/08/2012 Duration: 29minAugust 2012 Part 2 of the 2012 annual Turing Lecture which was given by Bletchley Park veteran Captain Jerry Roberts. including a Q&A from Jerry with Lord Charles Brocket. #Bpark, #ATY, #CaptJerryRoberts, #Tunny, #BletchleyPark
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BBC Radio 5 Live - Outriders 21-08-12
25/08/2012 Duration: 04minAugust 2012 Chris Vallance was kind enough to feature The Bletchley Park Podcast in this episode of Outriders. We produced a 3 minute edit of the podcast a a teaser for his listeners. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/outriders/ for more information.
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Extra - E02 - 2012 Turing Lecture by Capt. Jerry Roberts Part 1
24/08/2012 Duration: 25minAugust 2012 Part 1 of the 2012 annual Turing Lecture which was given by Bletchley Park veteran Captain Jerry Roberts. Introduced by Lord Charles Brocket. #Bpark, #ATY, #CaptJerryRoberts, #Tunny, #BletchleyPark
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Extra - E01 - Lord Charles Brocket & Sir John Dermott Turing on Alan Turing
17/08/2012 Duration: 28minAugust 2012 This is the 1st of a series of extra content we will be loading between monthly podcasts. The Turing Education Day was held at Bletchley Park on 30/06/12. This 1st selection is Lord Charles Brocket & Sir John Dermott Turing. Many thanks to AlanTuringYear for this recording. Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com #Bpark, #AlanTuring, #ATY, #CharlesBrocket
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BBC Three Counties Breakfast 10-08-12 - with Katherine Lynch
10/08/2012 Duration: 05minAugust 2012 Katherine Lynch. Bletchley Park Podcast presenter, on BBC Three Counties Breakfast 10-08-12
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E01 - The First Show
10/08/2012 Duration: 20minAugust 2012 The 1st Bletchley Park Podcast, including an interview with CEO Ian Standen, selections from the first Family Fun Day of 2012 & an excerpt from Capt. Jerry Roberts annual Turing Lecture. #BPark, #BletchleyPark, #WW2, #Spitfire, #Turing, #AlanTuringYear #Wonder88
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Teaser 3 - Spitfire Flypast
08/08/2012 Duration: 01minAugust 2012 The flypast of a Spitfire recorded on 28th July 2012, the 1st of this years Family Fun Wednesdays at Bletchley Park. #BPark, #BletchleyPark, #Spitfire, #MerlinEngine