Intelligence Insight No. 011

Bletchley Park

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4.8 • 177 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

July 2020

In this episode we are staying with Dermot Turing & his wider family. First we go back to a very cold day in March 2015 when more than twenty members of Alan Turing’s family gathered at Bletchley Park to pay tribute to their famous ancestor. The Imitation Game had been released only a few months earlier, so to have so many Turing’s in one place, at the same time, meant the worlds press turned up too & so the perfect opportunity for Dermot to launch the fundraising campaign for the restoration of Hut 11a.

Then we will return to Hut 11a exactly 3 years later & the official opening of The Bombe Breakthrough. In the very building that housed the Bombe Machines during World War Two the exhibition tells the entire story for the first time. From the earliest work by Polish Codebreakers using mathematics & machines, through Alan Turing & Gordon Welchman’s famous invention, to finally producing war winning intelligence for the Allies. You will hear from the people involved with creating the exhibition, VIP’s & guests, including some of our specially invited Veteran’s.

* Producers Note *

Bletchley Park will be safely reopening to visitors on Saturday the 4th of July. All visitors must pre-book online, including Friends or Annual Season Pass holders. Please head to the Bletchley Park website for the latest information.

Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2020

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Top Secret for Senior Officer, immediate.
0:14.0	Decipher and pass to all relevant sections.
0:19.0	3rd of July, Intelligence Insight, number 011.
0:25.6	Welcome to this Bletchley Park Intelligence Insight.
0:30.0	This is Mark, the producer of the Bletchley Park podcast,
0:33.4	with a piece of really good news.
0:35.6	Bletchley Park will be safely reopening to visitors
0:38.1	on Saturday the 4th of July.
0:40.8	All visitors must now pre-book online.
0:43.5	This includes friends of Bletchley Park
0:45.1	and annual season pass holders.
0:47.6	Please follow Bletchley Park on social media
0:49.6	and head to the website
0:50.9	for all the latest information.
0:53.3	Now, onto the show.
0:55.8	In this episode, we're staying with Dermott Turing and his wider family.
1:00.0	First, we go back to a very cold day in March 2015,
1:03.8	when more than 20 members of Alan Turing's family gathered at Gletchley Park
1:07.2	to pay tribute to their famous ancestor.
1:10.4	The film The Imitation Game had been released only a few months earlier, so to have so many
1:15.3	touring in one place at the same time meant the world's press turned up too, and so the
1:21.1	perfect opportunity for Dermott to launch the fundraising campaign for the restoration of
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