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E178 - VE Day 80: Objects and Memories
April 2025
To mark 80 years since the end of the war in Europe, this episode takes a closer look at four intriguing items from Bletchley Park’s collections. The team digs deeper into the stories that lie behind a mysterious message, a misunderstood photograph, a moving memo and audio of a Veteran’s memories of VE Day.
Head of Content Erica Munro meets up with Research Historian Dr David Kenyon, Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham and Museum Archivist Dean Annison. Plus producer Mark Cotton speaks with former WRNS Bombe Operator Ruth Bourne about her VE Day memories.
Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.
To see the objects we discuss in this episode, visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/our-story/e178-ve80/
Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2025
#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #VEDay80,
To mark 80 years since the end of the war in Europe, this episode takes a closer look at four intriguing items from Bletchley Park’s collections. The team digs deeper into the stories that lie behind a mysterious message, a misunderstood photograph, a moving memo and audio of a Veteran’s memories of VE Day.
Head of Content Erica Munro meets up with Research Historian Dr David Kenyon, Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham and Museum Archivist Dean Annison. Plus producer Mark Cotton speaks with former WRNS Bombe Operator Ruth Bourne about her VE Day memories.
Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.
To see the objects we discuss in this episode, visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/our-story/e178-ve80/
Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2025
#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #VEDay80,
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April 2025
To mark 80 years since the end of the war in Europe, this episode takes a closer look at four intriguing items from Bletchley Park’s collections. The team digs deeper into the stories that lie behind a mysterious message, a misunderstood photograph, a moving memo and audio of a Veteran’s memories of VE Day.
Head of Content Erica Munro meets up with Research Historian Dr David Kenyon, Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham and Museum Archivist Dean Annison. Plus producer Mark Cotton speaks with former WRNS Bombe Operator Ruth Bourne about her VE Day memories.
Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.
To see the objects we discuss in this episode, visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/our-story/e178-ve80/
Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2025
#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #VEDay80,
To mark 80 years since the end of the war in Europe, this episode takes a closer look at four intriguing items from Bletchley Park’s collections. The team digs deeper into the stories that lie behind a mysterious message, a misunderstood photograph, a moving memo and audio of a Veteran’s memories of VE Day.
Head of Content Erica Munro meets up with Research Historian Dr David Kenyon, Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham and Museum Archivist Dean Annison. Plus producer Mark Cotton speaks with former WRNS Bombe Operator Ruth Bourne about her VE Day memories.
Many thanks to Dr Ben Thomson for voicing our archival documents.
To see the objects we discuss in this episode, visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/our-story/e178-ve80/
Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2025
#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #VEDay80,
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