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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

The programme includes analysis of discusses The Herivel Tip, an imaginative cracking method which relied on the laziness of the Enigma operators when setting up their machines in the morning. Also explored is 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.

English
  • Originally Aired January 26, 1999
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network Channel 4
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Name Type Role
Peter Bate Director