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February 28, 2013 Bletchley Park Podcast Extra - E17 - Capt. Jerry Roberts MBE Full Interview
February 2013
In this episode we have the full interview with Captain Jerry Roberts, who was today (28/02/13) awarded an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in honour of his 4 year campaign for more recognition for Alan Turing, Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers.
Jerry shares with us what it was like to work in The Testery breaking coded messages from Hitler, his memories of “a great man” Bill Tutte, working as a War Crimes Investigator and setting up the first Marketing company in post war South America.
Captain Roberts was one of four founding members of the Testery, named after its leader, Ralph Tester. This team was tasked with breaking Germany’s highest-level cipher system, Lorenz, known by the Codebreakers as Tunny. Captain Roberts worked in the Testery from its inception in October 1941, after Bill Tutte made the first break into the Lorenz system, until the end of the war in 1945.
Read Katherine Lynch’s blog about Jerry’s visit to the palace http://bletchleypark.org.uk/news/docview.rhtm/686548
#Bletchleypark, #BPark, #Turing, #wonder88, #Tunny, #MBE
28 min
February 21, 2013 E07 - Capt. Jerry Roberts MBE
February 2013

This month we talk to Captain Jerry Roberts about being awarded an MBE and his 4 year campaign for more recognition for Alan Turing, Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers.

We have an update from CEO Iain Standen on the Heritage Lottery Funded restoration programme.

Also, an exclusive interview with another Bletchley Park Veteran Nancy Jackson, who worked in the Newmanry, the section led by Alan Turing’s friend and mentor Max Newman.

A message from mcfontaine

This month’s episode has been late due to the death of my step-dad, Mick Chalkley.

There was a really nice connection for me between Bletchley Park and Mick as during World War 2 he served in the Fleet Air Arm. A large part of which was on escort duty on amongst others, the Russian and Malta convoys. I explained to him the work that Bletchley Park did during the war, how by reading U-Boat Enigma traffic they could re-route convoys away from attack. This was something he didn’t know and like me, had no doubt that they must have helped to keep him safe and to live through the war.

This episode is dedicated to his memory.

Image: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com

#BPark, #JerryRoberts, #Tunny, #HLF

29 min
February 21, 2013 The Bletchley Park Podcast - E07 - Capt. Jerry Roberts MBE
February 2013
This month we talk to Captain Jerry Roberts about being awarded an MBE and his 4 year campaign for more recognition for Alan Turing, Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers.
We have an update from CEO Iain Standen on the Heritage Lottery Funded restoration programme.
Also, an exclusive interview with another Bletchley Park Veteran Nancy Jackson, who worked in the Newmanry, the section led by Alan Turing’s friend and mentor Max Newman.
A message from mcfontaine
This month’s episode has been late due to the death of my step-dad, Mick Chalkley.
There was a really nice connection for me between Bletchley Park and Mick as during World War 2 he served in the Fleet Air Arm. A large part of which was on escort duty on amongst others, the Russian and Malta convoys. I explained to him the work that Bletchley Park did during the war, how by reading U-Boat Enigma traffic they could re-route convoys away from attack. This was something he didn’t know and like me, had no doubt that they must have helped to keep him safe and to live through the war.
This episode is dedicated to his memory.
#BPark, #JerryRoberts, #Tunny, #HLF
29 min
January 25, 2013 Extra - E16 - Bob Horners Malta Convoys Part 2
January 2013
This week we have the concluding part of Bob Horner’s talk Malta George Cross 1940-42 - The Battle for Survival.
During World War II, Malta played an important role owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes. The bravery of the Maltese people during the second Siege of Malta moved King George VI to award the George Cross to Malta on a collective basis on 15 April 1942 "to bear witness to a heroism and devotion that will long be famous in history.
Last week Bob left us at the start of 1942, a very dark time for the survival of Malta. He now continues with the story of one of the most pivotal moments during the resupply of Malta, Operation Pedestal.
#Bpark, #Malta, #WW2, #BletchleyPark
20 min
January 25, 2013 Bletchley Park Podcast Extra - E16 - Bob Horners Malta Convoys Part 2
January 2013
This week we have the concluding part of Bob Horner’s talk Malta George Cross 1940-42 - The Battle for Survival.
During World War II, Malta played an important role owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes. The bravery of the Maltese people during the second Siege of Malta moved King George VI to award the George Cross to Malta on a collective basis on 15 April 1942 "to bear witness to a heroism and devotion that will long be famous in history.
Last week Bob left us at the start of 1942, a very dark time for the survival of Malta. He now continues with the story of one of the most pivotal moments during the resupply of Malta, Operation Pedestal.
#Bpark, #Malta, #WW2, #BletchleyPark
20 min
January 17, 2013 Extra - E15 - Bob Horners Malta Convoys Part 1
January 2013
This week we have the first of a two part talk, as part of Bletchley Park Winter Lecture Series, given by Bob Horner called Malta GC 1940-42 - The Battle for Survival.
During World War II, Malta played an important role owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes. The bravery of the Maltese people during the second Siege of Malta moved King George VI to award the George Cross to Malta on a collective basis on 15 April 1942 "to bear witness to a heroism and devotion that will long be famous in history".
Next week we will have the concluding part of this talk where Bob will look at Operation Pedestal which has gone down in military history as one of the most important British strategic victories of the Second World War.
#Bpark, #Malta, #WW2, #BletchleyPark
30 min
January 17, 2013 Bletchley Park Podcast Extra - E15 - Bob Horners Malta Convoys Part 1
January 2013
This week we have the first of a two part talk, as part of Bletchley Park Winter Lecture Series, given by Bob Horner called Malta GC 1940-42 - The Battle for Survival.
During World War II, Malta played an important role owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes. The bravery of the Maltese people during the second Siege of Malta moved King George VI to award the George Cross to Malta on a collective basis on 15 April 1942 "to bear witness to a heroism and devotion that will long be famous in history".
Next week we will have the concluding part of this talk where Bob will look at Operation Pedestal which has gone down in military history as one of the most important British strategic victories of the Second World War.
#Bpark, #Malta, #WW2, #BletchleyPark
30 min
January 10, 2013 E06 - Reunions
January 2013
This month it’s all about reunions.
40 years ago a group of teenagers came to Bletchley Park as CAA Apprentices & they told Jessica Cooper of BBC 3 Counties Radio all about their time here when they came back last month.
We interview some of the original members of the Bletchley Park Trust who talk about the early days of Saving Bletchley Park to celebrate 21 years of the Trust.
Also BP CEO Iain Standen tells us all about Get Fit for 2013 & you can find out about some of the great events happening at Bletchley Park in 2013.
#BPark, #BletchleyPark, #CAA, #BParkPodcast, #BBC3CountiesRadio
30 min
January 10, 2013 The Bletchley Park Podcast - E06 - Reunions
January 2013
This month it’s all about reunions.
40 years ago a group of teenagers came to Bletchley Park as CAA Apprentices & they told Jessica Cooper of BBC 3 Counties Radio all about their time here when they came back last month.
We interview some of the original members of the Bletchley Park Trust who talk about the early days of Saving Bletchley Park to celebrate 21 years of the Trust.
Also BP CEO Iain Standen tells us all about Get Fit for 2013 & you can find out about some of the great events happening at Bletchley Park in 2013.
#BPark, #BletchleyPark, #CAA, #BParkPodcast, #BBC3CountiesRadio
30 min
December 24, 2012 Extra - E14 - The Christmas Special
December 2012
This is an X-Mas Special looking back on the first 6 months of the Bletchley Park Podcast.
#BPark, #Turing, #Christmas2012
30 min

About 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.