Bletchley Park

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  • Bletchley Park is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict. The site is now a museum and heritage attraction, open daily. The Bletchley Park Podcast brings you fascinating stories from Veterans, staff and volunteers on the significance and continued relevance of this site today.
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  • E174 - Top Secret Misinformation Part 4

    E174 - Top Secret Misinformation Part 4
    Dec 20 2024
    December 2024

    For this year’s festive episode, we once again put the word out to our listeners: what baffles you about Bletchley Park, and what myths and misconceptions would you like our resident Historians to investigate and interrogate?

    Bletchley Park’s Head of Content, Erica Munro, is asking the questions, with Research Historian Dr David Kenyon and Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham fielding queries on uncracked ciphers, captured codes, cribbing, declassification … and, of course, Christmas.

    Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.

    Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2024. Children’s Christmas party hosted by US 6813 Signals Security Detachment at the Manor House, Little Brickhill, from the photograph album of Francis Hayward Stanton.

    #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma,
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    59 mins
  • E173 - Hunting the Beast Part 2

    E173 - Hunting the Beast Part 2
    Dec 6 2024
    December 2024

    On the 12th of November 1944 Germany’s largest battleship – Tirpitz – was sunk by British RAF Lancaster bombers off Tromso in Norway.

    Ever since its deployment to the region back in January 1942, the battleship had posed a threat to Arctic convoy operations. A large part of the Royal Navy’s Home Fleet as well as US vessels were tied up protecting convoys from this ship that Winston Churchill christened ‘The Beast’.

    Despite Tirpitz having never fired its guns in anger at Allied warships, its presence was threat enough. Intelligence experts continued the difficult work of tracking its location and state of readiness.

    The analysts of Bletchley Park’s Naval Section followed the ship for nearly three years, and played a key part in her final destruction. In this ‘It Happened Here’ episode, we are joined by Dr David Kenyon, Bletchley Park’s Research Historian and author of ‘Arctic Convoys: Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas’.

    Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.

    Image: Australian War Memorial (Public Domain) Accession Number SUK11808

    #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #Tirpitz,
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    40 mins
  • E172 - Hunting the Beast Part 1

    E172 - Hunting the Beast Part 1
    Nov 22 2024
    November 2024

    On the 12th of November 1944 Germany’s largest battleship – Tirpitz – was sunk by British RAF Lancaster bombers off Tromso in Norway.

    Ever since its deployment to the region back in January 1942, the battleship had posed a threat to Arctic convoy operations. A large part of the Royal Navy’s Home Fleet as well as US vessels were tied up protecting convoys from this ship that Winston Churchill christened ‘The Beast’.

    Despite Tirpitz having never fired its guns in anger at Allied warships, its presence was threat enough. Intelligence experts continued the difficult work of tracking its location and state of readiness.

    The analysts of Bletchley Park’s Naval Section followed the ship for nearly three years, and played a key part in her final destruction. In this ‘It Happened Here’ episode, we are joined by Dr David Kenyon, Bletchley Park’s Research Historian and author of ‘Arctic Convoys: Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas’.

    Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.

    Image: Naval History and Heritage Command Catalog #: NH 71318

    #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #Tirpitz,
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    45 mins

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Historical analysis oft v.g. +ongoing reports

Very informative: if you are interested in Bletchley Park, then you will enjoy. A mixture of A) analysis of WW2 principally BP's contribution; B) reports on interviews with BP veterans; C) potpourris of e.g. what truth is there in various urban legends re BP.
What I find of particular interest is that the historical analysis of the role BP (and similar org.s) played in actionable intelligence e.g. in the victory at El Alamein late 1942. The speakers know their subjects very thoroughly and are in a position to evaluate state-of-the-art assessments of e.g. the so-called "Battle of Britain", campaigns in N. Africa, UK's problems in the Far East and S Asia in the face of Japan's militarism. The tone of the exegeses is never chauvinistic but scholarly instead.
I don't agree with everything but nevertheless find it fascinating and a great listen.

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Simply the best

Detailed, engaging, empathetic, and informing. What a team! This is a must-have on any Follow
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Fascinating

a great variety of stories and topics. it is lovely to hear it in the words of people who were there.

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