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E158 - We Shall Fight to the Last Shell
December 2023
Eighty years ago this month Britain was marking its fifth Christmas of the war with still no end in sight. D-Day still lay in the futu…
2 years, 2 months ago
E157 - Security & Insecurity Part 2
November 2023
For our tenth anniversary episode, E141 “Security & Insecurity”, we discussed one of the most important factors in wartime codebreakin…
2 years, 3 months ago
E156 - Italian Tiebreaker
October 2023
The fight up the Italian peninsula involved some of the most arduous battles of the war for Allied soldiers, but they were being supporte…
2 years, 4 months ago
E155 - Veterans’ Reunion 2023
September 2023
The annual Bletchley Park Veterans’ Reunion is one of the highlights of our year. A chance to welcome back those who worked for Bletchl…
2 years, 5 months ago
E154 - The Diplomatic Section
August 2023
This month we examine the often-overlooked story of GC&CS’s work on diplomatic codes and ciphers.
This vital work predated work on mil…
2 years, 5 months ago
E153 - Sicilian Deception
July 2023
In 1943, when the guns fell silent in Tunisia, a lull fell over the war in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, the work of the intelligence servic…
2 years, 6 months ago
E152 - Sinclair in Focus
June 2023
Who chose Bletchley Park – a vacant estate in Buckinghamshire – as the wartime home of the Codebreakers? That decision was made by the man…
2 years, 8 months ago
E151 - Stored Secrets
May 2023
Like many heritage organisations, Bletchley Park Trust holds a collection within its storerooms. And we are always seeking to improve how it’…
2 years, 9 months ago
E150 - Communication is Key
April 2023
80 years ago, Bletchley Park’s communications centre opened in Block E. Employing hundreds of staff, mainly young women, this block was …
2 years, 10 months ago
E149 - Bletchley Park Poetry
March 2023
To celebrate World Poetry Day on the 21st of March, we have been looking into the poets and poetry of Bletchley Park.
We have chosen nine p…
2 years, 11 months ago