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Welcome to the May edition of the Bletchley Park podcast.

This month we hear from the Trust's new education officer, who has Enigma, will travel.

We hear about one man's quest to learn the truth about his grandfather's membership of the Nazi party.

And we hear from a Bletchley Park veteran who worked on the punch card machines.

But first, Bletchley Park travels back in time for one very special weekend every May.

The 40s Family Festival transports us back to the decade of the doodelbug, rationing and fashion that's enjoying a big vintage revival.

Jean Wallace is a Bletchley Park volunteer who runs the 1940s fashion show at the festival.

I asked her what appeals to her about that particular era.

So how long have you been running the fashion show? At the 40s family festival since the festival began,

but I've been going a lot longer than that.

The first fashion show was actually in what we used to call the CAA building,

and that's got to have been a good 12 years ago.

Block D, isn't it?

Yes, Block D, but it was good fun.

And it was something to bring people in.

It was more money for the park. We'd just sat around the table one day and said, oh, what can we do next to try and raise funds?

And I was daft enough to say, oh, let's do a fashion show. And borrowed a lot of clothes from a lot of people, and that was the first one. It must be a lot of work. I mean, I take it you must have a network of people you know who enter vintage clothing

and collecting.

Oh yes, I know a lot of the storeholders and they're lovely and they do sort of help you out.

eBay as well.

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