Dr Hannah Fry - Codebreaker

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Number Stations And Crosswords

20210630

20240518 (BBC7)
20240519 (BBC7)

Featuring:

The Lincolnshire Poacher' [R4 2005] a creepy delve into the world of cold war number stations presented by SIMON FANSHAWE

DAVID BADDIEL Tries to Understand

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the first of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword.

Simon Fanshave delves into the creepy world of cold war number stations. [BBC Radio 4 2005]

* David Baddiel Tries to Understand - Cryptic Crosswords [BBC Radio 4 2015]

Have a pen and paper handy, because Hannah's got a code for you to try and crack...

Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on radio archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge.

On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

‘David Baddiel Tries to Understand - Cryptic Crosswords' [R4 2015]

!Dr Hannah Fry - Codebreaker

On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

The Lincolnshire Poacher' [R4 2005] a creepy delve into the world of cold war number stations presented by Simon Fanshawe

David Baddiel Tries to Understan

!Dr Hannah Fry - Codebreaker

Brilliant, Holmes

20210707

20240525 (BBC7)
20240526 (BBC7)

They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Man' [1993 R4]

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the second of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

* ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Man' [BBC Radio 4 1993]

In the second of three programmes, Hannah delves further into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on Radio Archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge.

03 LAST

Bletchley Park And Beyond

20210714

20240601 (BBC7)
20240602 (BBC7)

Featuring:

The Bletchley Girls [R4 22/07/2015]

An extract from The Infinite Monkey Cage: GCHQ [R4 13/08/2018]

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the last of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

* The Bletchley Girls [BBC Radio 4 2015]

* An extract from The Infinite Monkey Cage: GCHQ [BBC Radio 4 2018]

Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on Radio Archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge.

They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

OMNI

20200222

20220919 (BBC7)
20220919

* This programme was to have been broadcast on Saturday 10th September but was postponed following the death of Her Majesty The Queen. *

Dr Hannah Fry delves into the BBC Radio Archive to uncover a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

As a mathematician, Hannah specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

And nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

Have a pen and paper handy as she'll be giving you a code to try and crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme.

She's being helped by two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered:

* Bobby Seagull - Maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers.

* Richard Rogan - Editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword.

They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on Hannah's fascinating selection from the archive:

* A creepy delve into the world of Cold War number stations - Simon Fanshawe investigates in ‘TRACKING THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER'.

* David Baddiel tries to understand Cryptic Crosswords.

* A famous example of a literary code in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story ‘THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN', adapted by Bert Coules.

* In ‘THE BLETCHLEY GIRLS', Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of some of the often side-lined women at the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War,

* In a special episode of ‘THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE', Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers.

So, pens at the ready. Listen out for the clues - and get cracking.

Image credit: Paul Wilkinson

As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

So she's delved into the BBC Radio Archive to present a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers. And if you have a pen and paper handy she'll be presenting you with a code which you can try to crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme.

They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

In The Bletchley Girls, Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of just a few of the often sidelined women who populated the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War, and played their part in significantly shortening the length of the conflict.

And in a special episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers.

So get your pen ready, join Dr Hannah Fry, listen out for the clues - and get cracking.

As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. And nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:

Dr Hannah Fry hacks into the BBC archive to unearth a fascinating selection of programmes about the shadowy world of codes, secret messages and encryption.

As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour and nowhere does the human factor collide headlong with the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

Hannah has delved into the BBC Radio Archive to present a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Have a pen and paper handy as she'll be presenting you with a code to crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme.

On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times' Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive which features:

In The Bletchley Girls', Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of just a few of the often side-lined women who populated the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War, and played their part in significantly shortening the conflict.

Then, in a special episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage', Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Number Stations And Crosswords	20210630	20240518 (BBC7) 20240519 (BBC7)	Featuring: The Lincolnshire Poacher' [R4 2005] a creepy delve into the world of cold war number stations presented by SIMON FANSHAWE DAVID BADDIEL Tries to Understand As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. In the first of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. Simon Fanshave delves into the creepy world of cold war number stations. [BBC Radio 4 2005] * David Baddiel Tries to Understand - Cryptic Crosswords [BBC Radio 4 2015] Have a pen and paper handy, because Hannah's got a code for you to try and crack... Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on radio archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge. On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring: ‘David Baddiel Tries to Understand - Cryptic Crosswords' [R4 2015] !Dr Hannah Fry - Codebreaker ' On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring: The Lincolnshire Poacher' [R4 2005] a creepy delve into the world of cold war number stations presented by Simon Fanshawe David Baddiel Tries to Understan !Dr Hannah Fry - Codebreaker
02	Brilliant, Holmes	20210707	20240525 (BBC7) 20240526 (BBC7)	On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring: The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Man' [1993 R4] As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. In the second of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. * ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Man' [BBC Radio 4 1993] In the second of three programmes, Hannah delves further into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on Radio Archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge.
03 LAST	Bletchley Park And Beyond	20210714	20240601 (BBC7) 20240602 (BBC7)	Featuring: The Bletchley Girls [R4 22/07/2015] An extract from The Infinite Monkey Cage: GCHQ [R4 13/08/2018] As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. In the last of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. * The Bletchley Girls [BBC Radio 4 2015] * An extract from The Infinite Monkey Cage: GCHQ [BBC Radio 4 2018] Dr Hannah Fry, Richard Rogan and Bobby Seagull to reflect on Radio Archive programmes full of codes, cyphers and subterfuge. On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of ‘The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring:
OMNI		20200222	20220919 (BBC7) 20220919	* This programme was to have been broadcast on Saturday 10th September but was postponed following the death of Her Majesty The Queen. * Dr Hannah Fry delves into the BBC Radio Archive to uncover a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers. As a mathematician, Hannah specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. And nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. Have a pen and paper handy as she'll be giving you a code to try and crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme. She's being helped by two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered: * Bobby Seagull - Maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers. * Richard Rogan - Editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on Hannah's fascinating selection from the archive: * A creepy delve into the world of Cold War number stations - Simon Fanshawe investigates in ‘TRACKING THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER'. * David Baddiel tries to understand Cryptic Crosswords. * A famous example of a literary code in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story ‘THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN', adapted by Bert Coules. * In ‘THE BLETCHLEY GIRLS', Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of some of the often side-lined women at the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War, * In a special episode of ‘THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE', Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers. So, pens at the ready. Listen out for the clues - and get cracking. Image credit: Paul Wilkinson As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. So she's delved into the BBC Radio Archive to present a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers. And if you have a pen and paper handy she'll be presenting you with a code which you can try to crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme. On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring: In The Bletchley Girls, Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of just a few of the often sidelined women who populated the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War, and played their part in significantly shortening the length of the conflict. And in a special episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers. So get your pen ready, join Dr Hannah Fry, listen out for the clues - and get cracking. As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour. And nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-changing Magic of Numbers and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive. Featuring: Dr Hannah Fry hacks into the BBC archive to unearth a fascinating selection of programmes about the shadowy world of codes, secret messages and encryption. As a mathematician Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour and nowhere does the human factor collide headlong with the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking. Hannah has delved into the BBC Radio Archive to present a fascinating selection of programmes all about codes, secrets and ciphers. Have a pen and paper handy as she'll be presenting you with a code to crack, offering hints which will help throughout the programme. On hand to help are two experts who between them have got numbers and words covered. Bobby Seagull is a maths teacher and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan is the editor of The Times' Cryptic Crossword. They'll share their insights into codes, and give their takes on a fascinating selection from the archive which features: In The Bletchley Girls', Tessa Dunlop tracks the stories of just a few of the often side-lined women who populated the codebreaking station Bletchley Park in the Second World War, and played their part in significantly shortening the conflict. Then, in a special episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage', Katy Brand joins the team in the security agency GCHQ to talk ciphers.