Station X
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Status:
Ended -
Season 1:
Ended on February 09, 1999 -
Watched: 0%
0 of 4 Episodes
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Season: 1
| # | Air Date | Episode Name | Watched? |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Jan 19, 1999 | ||
| E2 | Jan 26, 1999 | ||
| E3 | Feb 02, 1999 | ||
| E4 | Feb 09, 1999 |
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Series Overview:
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 Reich: deciphering messages encrypted on Germany’s Enigma machine; 2) The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs: the role of Station X in the air and sea battles of 1941 and the part played by Alan Turing in cracking Germany’s naval messages; 3) The Ultra Secret: Turing’s development of the Bombe, a machine used to automate the code-breaking process and British forces time to counter the enemy’s immediate plans; 4) The War of the Machines: Enigma and Lorenz cipher machines; role of Station X in the Battle of the Atlantic and D-Day landings; the computer developed to help break codes; the lighter side of life at Bletchley Park; the future of those who left at the end of the war
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Network:
Channel 4 -
Seasons:
1 -
Years:
1999 - 1999 -
Genre:
Documentary -
Country:
United Kingdom -
Language:
English