BLETCHLEY PARK: Codebreaking Then and Now
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Passwords and codes are something we take for granted in the digital age, but this is such a new development and today Tony is going back to a time when making and breaking codes was an almost exclusively high-level military activity: most famously done behind closed doors by the brains at Bletchley Park. He is joined by two people who are giving him the long view on codes and codebreaking: the Bletchley Park military historian David Kenyon and the Chief Information Security Officer at the BBC, Helen Rabe. Hosted by Sir Tony Robinson X | Instagram With Dr David Kenyon   David is responsible for historical research in support of all public content at Bletchley Park, the Second World War code-breaking site in Buckinghamshire, now a museum. He has published two books on BP; Bletchley Park and D-Day in 2019, and Arctic Convoys, Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas in 2023.   https://bletchleypark.org.uk/  | X @bletchleypark | IG @bletchleyparkuk   Helen Rabe   Chief Information Security Officer at the BBC, Helen has a proven track record of developing, executing, and maturing bespoke ISMS strategies. She has managed successful high performing teams to mitigate risk, counter threats and deliver world-class security & data privacy management solutions across varied industry sectors ranging from financial services, life sciences & more recently, broadcasting & media. Cover photo courtesy of the Bletchley Park Trust Follow the show:   X @cunningcastpod   Instagram @cunningcastpod   YouTube @Cunningcast Credits: Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg   Executive Producer: Dominic de Terville   A Zinc Media Group production X @zinc_media If you enjoyed my podcast, please follow the show and leave us a rating or review.   Thank you, Love Tony x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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