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Welcome to the August 2015 episode of the Bletchley Park podcast, Royal Patron.

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent, has officially opened the road to Bletchley Park,

a major new exhibition, looking at the roots of co-breaking in World War I.

We'll hear some of the best bits from the last three years of the veterans' reunions. As this year's approaches, it's always a highlight of the year for veterans and their families,

making new memories as they revisit their wartime workplace

and learn more about the things they weren't allowed to know at the time. We'll find out

who's still to come in the Bletchley Park Presents lecture series and we'll tell you all about what

we've got going on for kids during the school holidays at no extra cost. But first, Sinclair

Mackay has written numerous books about Bletchley Park. It all began with the secret life of

Bletchley Park, which tells the stories the secret life of Bletchley Park,

which tells the stories of a wide array of veterans. He's described writing about the

government code and cipher school as the best job of his life. Sinclair's most recent book

is about RAF Fighter Command, which was scattered at air bases the length and breadth of Britain

to thwart Nazi attacks and save the country from invasion.

In his book, The Secret Life of Fighter Command, he tells the stories of the men and women in this unique and world-famous organisation.

He gave a talk on the subject as part of the Bletchley Park Presents lecture series,

and I caught up with him afterwards to reflect on what draws him to the secret side of World War II again and again.

So the simplest of all questions, tell me what Fighter Command was.

Fighter Command was the defensive arm of the Royal Air Force.

In a sense, it was there to defend Great Britain during the war.

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