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E168 - Inside Hut 6
August 2024
Hut 6 was the section at Bletchley Park which broke the German army and air force Enigma ciphers. Historical accounts usually focus on t…
1 year, 5 months ago
E167 - The Forgotten Army
July 2024
In early 1942 one of the most disastrous defeats of the war saw British forces pushed out of Burma, now known as Myanmar. Two years later…
1 year, 6 months ago
E166 - D-Day80 Part 3 Block D to Bocage
June 2024
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we are releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of The Longest Day. This third …
1 year, 8 months ago
E165 - D-Day80 Part 2 Overlord
June 2024
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we will be releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of The Longest Day. This se…
1 year, 8 months ago
E164 - D-Day80 Part 1 Tide of Victory
May 2024
Over the next 6 weeks, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we will be releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of Th…
1 year, 9 months ago
E163 - The Women of Newnham College
April 2024
Women were the backbone of Bletchley Park during World War Two. At its peak in January 1945, the workforce was 75% female, but even at th…
1 year, 10 months ago
E162 - Before the Codebreakers
March 2024
Bletchley Park is famous as the home of World War 2 codebreaking. But what was there before the Government Code and Cypher School moved i…
1 year, 11 months ago
E161 - Learning: Past, Present and Future
February 2024
In 2023, Bletchley Park Trust completed its biggest refurbishment project to date – a £13 million, three-phase project, to open up warti…
2 years ago
E160 - Colossus in Context Part 2
January 2024
Eighty years ago, in January 1944, the first Colossus computer was delivered to Bletchley Park. This machine and the nine that followed…
2 years ago
E159 - Colossus in Context Part 1
January 2024
Eighty years ago, in January 1944, the first Colossus computer was delivered to Bletchley Park. This machine and the nine that followe…
2 years, 1 month ago