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Bletchley Park

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Bletchley Park is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict. The site is now a museum and heritage attraction, open daily. The Bletchley Park Podcast brings you fascinating stories from Veterans, staff and volunteers on the significance and continued relevance of this site today.

Latest episodes

E195 - Bed and Board

September 25, 2026 · 60 min

September 2026 Most of the wartime staff at Bletchley Park were serving away from their homes and loved ones. But almost nobody actually lived on site. So where were they housed, and how were they fed? Billets - assigned living quarters…
E194 - Polish Stories

August 28, 2026 · 60 min

August 2026 Bletchley Park Trust was proud to celebrate our first 'Polish Codebreaking Festival' in July 2026 with over 2,000 members of the public, musicians and Polish community groups on site. We also welcomed a group of experts whose…
E193 - Focus On: Asa Briggs

July 24, 2026 · 51 min

July 2026 Lord Asa Briggs – the Keighley-born historian of the Victorian age and of broadcasting, served most prominently as vice-chancellor of the University of Sussex and later Chancellor of the Open University. He was one of Britain’s…
E192 - From Warsaw to Hemel Hempstead

June 26, 2026 · 52 min

June 2026 The story of the vital contribution of Polish codebreakers to the cracking of Enigma before World War Two is well known, but what happened to those codebreakers after the invasion of Poland in 1939? In this episode we follow the…
E191 - Music at Bletchley Park

May 29, 2026 · 58 min

May 2026 Against the backdrop of war and secrecy, the Codebreakers of Bletchley Park were often able to enjoy comfort in music. From choirs to orchestras, gramophone evenings to opera, music appears again and again as a recurring motif in…
E190 - Focus On: Josh Cooper

April 24, 2026 · 54 min

April 2026 Thriving in the world of wartime codebreaking took more than just smarts and skill. Tact, diplomacy and organisational talent were needed to achieve results and navigate the fractious politics of the intelligence community. In…
E189 - Dilly and his Girls

March 27, 2026 · 59 min

March 2026 The 28th of March 2026 will be the 85th anniversary of the naval Battle of Cape Matapan, fought by the Royal Navy against the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean. The battle was a significant victory for the Allies and cast a…
E188 - Focus On: Emily Anderson

February 27, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

February 2026 Even amongst the distinguished ranks of WW2 codebreakers, Emily Anderson stood out. Recruited into military intelligence during WWI, her stellar career in diplomatic codebreaking lasted into the 1950s. Her greatest…