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25th May 2018, 10:19 am | #1 |
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Bletchley Saviour. Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4
I've just heard the repeat of Desert Island Discs with Sue Black Computer Scientist and Social Entrepreneur. Describes herself as a "nerd". Very interesting, she found out that B Park involved thousands of women operatives and set about saving it.
The work she does with children, re being safe on-line, is also impressive. Her husband proposed via a computer simulated Enigma Machine. He knew what he was doing Dave W |
25th May 2018, 5:31 pm | #2 |
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Re: Bletchley Saviour. Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4
I heard that too, very good, a rather eclectic choice of music. I also liked her "luxury item" of red hair dye.
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25th May 2018, 7:49 pm | #3 |
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Re: Bletchley Saviour. Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4
Yes Merlin, there was hardly anything in it that was predictable but all so interesting and positive. It was a bit surprising that she hadn't heard the full Bletchley story but I suppose not everyone thinks vintage
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