A Bletchley Park podcast (1hr) and their summary:In May 1945 the Royal Navy fought its last surface action against the Japanese fleet, sinking the...
From a BP a pointer to a free March 2025 podcast:In 1943 there seemed to be few mysteries left unsolved for Bletchley Park. But by the middle of...
Very sad news today of the passing of Betty Webb, Bletchley codebreaker, at the age of 101. I recall some great interviews from her in recent...
I have compiled a list of abbreviations found in my father's Service Record (he was in the Intelligence Corps, in the British Army, during WWII);...
Hi all, How many personnel were in Hut 3 at any one time? Has anyone read much about this hut? Any pointers on books/chapters that discuss its...
Following an offline chat with a "lurker" about Soviet spying in the UK, which allegedly gained access to the work at Bletchely Park or its...
A new online presentation (1h 35m; from 31/7/2024) and the summary states:In early 1942 one of the most disastrous defeats of the war saw British...
A new offering from Bletchley Park, five short videos on this development and their text states: On 18 January 1944, Bletchley Park took receipt...
An event, a lecture @ BP, £15 (excludes BP itself), on 25/11/23 3pm:Bletchley Park’s resident Research historian, Dr David Kenyon, will be...
Released 31/7/23 and not yet listened to the podcast (1h 12m). An alert today from BP:In 1943, when the guns fell silent in Tunisia, a lull fell...
A BBC News story two days ago and a few sentences:Mike Griffiths unearthed the secret existence of the MI6 outstation in St Erth when his late...
I have read a little on this issue, but not on GCHQ's work so the linked article is a bonus - even if the title is rather grand: Israel at 75: how...
The latest offering by Tony Comer, ex-GCHQ historian, and his introduction:Perhaps it is the way in which the release of new records has added to...
King Charles will make a speech to the nation this evening. States 6pm Long Live the King
An in-person or online event @ National Army Museum, on 12 May 2023, 12.00pm and the speaker is:Dr Thomas Cheetham is Research Officer at...
Hallo, my name is Di. I'm researching my parents Oliver Charles Berthoud and Celia Margaret Berthoud nèe Bevan, both of whom served at Bletchley...
Hi, I am trying to establish the career of Major-General Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, and I am a bit puzzled. He retired from the Army as a...
A free to use 1h40m podcast from Bletchley Park last month:The breaking of the German Lorenz cipher system was one of BP's most complex technical...
By an oversight I have not caught the latest posts by Tony Comer (ex-GCHQ historian) and so here is a surprise for me. This is from the concluding...
From a BP email:Though often forgotten about today, the Operation Torch landings were a pivotal event which led to the first battles between...
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