Janet, our brother Pete's wife, put us onto a television program that we've come to love. It is the PBS series "Bletchley Circle." We've accessed earlier episodes through Amazon.com and are enjoying them immensely. Without giving away anything about the plots involved, the premise of the series is that four women who used their intellect and wit to decode Nazi military secrets during WWII find themselves relegated to rather boring lives after the war ended. The four come together to use their finely-honed skills to solve crimes. You just gotta love these women!
Bletchley Circle was the place in London where the work of people like Alan Turing (and these women) was done. After the war, the people involved were sworn to secrecy. Only in the last decade or so has the story of Bletchley Circle become known. The director of the show is the daughter of a woman who did this highly-classified work. There is an interview with her on PBS that is intriguing.
Bletchley Circle was the place in London where the work of people like Alan Turing (and these women) was done. After the war, the people involved were sworn to secrecy. Only in the last decade or so has the story of Bletchley Circle become known. The director of the show is the daughter of a woman who did this highly-classified work. There is an interview with her on PBS that is intriguing.
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