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Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park (1999 Video)

Director
Peter Bate

Producer
Peter Bate; David Darlow

Subject
History

Distribution
Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. b&w/col. 205 min., 1999 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

Series examining the work of the code-breakers at Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, during World War 2. Uses interviews with staff and dramatic reconstructions of events. In four parts: 1) The Keys to the...
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Breaking the Codes (1999 Video)

Subject
History

Distribution
Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col/b&w. 145 min., 1999 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) (pair)

Uses archive footage and interviews to relate the story of how the codes of the German fleet were cracked during World War 1. Examines codebreaking in World War 2: Bletchley Park - Station X - where the...
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Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing (1992 Video)

Subject
Information technology

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The story of Alan Turing, credited by many as the father of the modern digital computer. The programme highlights the importance of Turing’s early interest in logic and mathematics, as well as his later...
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Alan Turing: Reflections on His Personal Life (2016)

Subject
Information technology

To what extent did Alan Turing influence the evolution of modern computing? The 20th Century mathematician is considered by many to be the father of computer science. Aside from his contribution to maths...
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Turing’s Test (2009)

Director
Mike Heath; Neil Gardner

Subject
Drama; Information technology; Social Studies

A fictionalised account of the final moments in the life of Alan Turing, in the first collaboration of its kind between a national newspaper (The Independent) and an independent production company. The...
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