Bletchley Park

January 2013 This week we have the first of a two part talk, as part of Bletchley Park Winter Lecture Series, given by Bob Horner called Malta GC 1940-42 - The Battle for Survival. During World War II, Malta played an important role owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes. The bravery of the Maltese people during the second Siege of Malta moved King George VI to award the George Cross to Malta on a collective basis on 15 April 1942 "to bear witness to a heroism and devotion that will long be famous in history". Next week we will have the concluding part of this talk where Bob will look at Operation Pedestal which has gone down in military history as one of the most important British strategic victories of the Second World War. #Bpark, #Malta, #WW2, #BletchleyPark

January 2013 This month it’s all about reunions. 40 years ago a group of teenagers came to Bletchley Park as CAA Apprentices & they told Jessica Cooper of BBC 3 Counties Radio all about their time here when they came back last month. We interview some of the original members of the Bletchley Park Trust who talk about the early days of Saving Bletchley Park to celebrate 21 years of the Trust. Also BP CEO Iain Standen tells us all about Get Fit for 2013 & you can find out about some of the great events happening at Bletchley Park in 2013. #BPark, #BletchleyPark, #CAA, #BParkPodcast, #BBC3CountiesRadio

December 2012 This is an X-Mas Special looking back on the first 6 months of the Bletchley Park Podcast. #BPark, #Turing, #Christmas2012

December 2012 This week we bring you a final talk from the Turing Education Day event that was held at Bletchley Park in June 2012. Professor Kevin Warwick and Huma Shah explained The Turing Test in a talk called Turing and Artificial Intelligence. #Bpark, #AlanTuringYear, #Turing, #KevinWarwick, #HumaShah

December 2012 This month we take a look at 2012 The Alan Turing Centenary. William Newman & Sir John Dermot Turing talk about The Alan Turing Limited Edition Monopoly Set & Turing in 2012. Barry Cooper, of the Turing Centenary Committee, updates us on some of the worldwide celebrations. Turing expert, Jack Copeland, gives an exclusive reading from his soon to be published book & The LGBT History Month Pre-Launch event was held at Bletchley Park to mark the centenary. Milton Keynes Poet Laureate Mark Niel reads his specially written poem that was inspired by the day he spent at our annual Veterans Reunion Day in September. Listen in as one of our Veterans, Ros Poland, is presented with awards during a recent visit to Bletchley Park. Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com #BPark, #AlanTuringYear, #ATY, #Turing, #MarkNiel, #JackCopeland, #BarryCooper, #LGBTHistoryMonth, #BletchleyPark

November 2012 This week we have another talk from the Turing Education Day event that was held at Bletchley Park in June 2012. Baroness Susan Greenfield presents a lecture called, How Brainpower Goes Beyond Computer Power. #Bpark, #AlanTuringYear, #Turing, #SusanGreenfield

November 2012 This week we have a talk recorded at this year’s Veterans Day. WAAF Veteran & author Eileen Younghusband gives a first-hand account of The Vital Role of the Secret Filter Room in Air Defence in WW2. Hear about the part they played in the Battle of Britain & later as the tide of war turned, against the V1 & V2 attacks. Eileen sadly passed away on the 2nd of September 2016. RIP Find more information about Eileen & her two autobiographies at www.onewomanswar.co.uk #BPark, #Turing, #WW2, #BattleofBritain, #Radar, #VRockets

November 2012 This week we have more content from the Mythbusters event held at Bletchley Park. Organised by bestselling author Michael Smith (Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park, Britain's Spies - the Real James Bonds) who was joined by the official GCHQ historian and, in a rare public appearance, veteran Bletchley Park Code Breaker & former Director of GCHQ, Sir Arthur Bonsall #BPark, #Turing, #Mythbusters @MickWSmith

November 2012 Recording of Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph on Whitehall from 2010. #BPark, #RBL, #RemembranceDay

November 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

September 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

September 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

September 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,

September 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

August 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

August 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.