E89 - Bletchley Park and D-Day

Bletchley Park

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4.8 • 177 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

May 2019

With the opening of D-Day: Interception, Intelligence, Invasion, the key role that Bletchley Park played in the success of the Normandy campaign is finally being told. Now, a new book written by our very own research historian, Dr David Kenyon adds even more depth to that story.

Using previously classified documents, David casts the work of Bletchley Park in a new light, as not just a codebreaking establishment, but as a fully developed intelligence agency. This account reveals the true character of GC&CS’s vital contribution to success in Normandy, and ultimately, Allied victory.

Podcast Producer Mark Cotton sat down with David to talk about the book, the process of writing military history, and the challenges of re-writing a well-known story in the light of new evidence.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The From the home of the codebreakers and the birthplace of modern computing, this is the Bletchley Park podcast.
0:38.6	Welcome to this additional episode of the Bletchley Park podcast. Welcome to this additional episode of the Bletchley Park podcast, Bletchley Park and D-Day.
0:45.2	With the opening of D-Day Interception Intelligence Invasion, the key role that Bletchley
0:50.5	Park played in the success of the Normandy campaign is finally being told.
0:55.0	Now, a new book written by a very own research historian, Dr David Kenyon, adds even more
1:00.0	depth to that story.
1:02.1	Using previously classified documents, David casts the work of Bletchley Park in a new light,
1:07.3	as not just a co-breaking establishment, but as a fully developed intelligence agency.
1:12.3	This account reveals the true character of GCNCS's vital contribution to success in Normandy
1:17.7	and, ultimately, Allied victory.
1:21.3	Podcast producer Mark Cotton sat down with David to talk about the book,
1:25.0	the process of writing military history and the challenges of
1:27.9	rewriting a well-known story in the light of new evidence.
1:40.1	David Kenyon and Bletchley Park is the dream ticket.
1:47.1	A wonderful scholar and communicator writing about one of the world's most fascinating historical sites.
1:51.9	That's not a bad introduction from Dan Snow there for your new book, is it, David?
1:56.2	It's not at all. I have taken a certain amount of good-natured ribbing about it,
2:02.6	but it was very kind of him to do.
2:03.3	How much do you pay him?
2:04.3	What could it possibly say?
2:09.4	How does it feel after two and a half years to be where we are today?
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