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Minefield!
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Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
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Steven Mackintosh Himself - Narrator
Brian Deacon Gordon Welchman (voice)
Rosamund Welchman Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Sinclair McKay Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
Jimmy Thirsk Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett Herself - Veteran, Hut 6
Tony Comer Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
John Naughton Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)
John Scarlett Himself - Chairman, Bletchley Park Trust, and Former Chief, MI6 (as Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE)
Jennifer Welchman Herself - Gordon Welchman's Granddaughter
Robert R. Everett Himself - Former President, The MITRE Corporation
Eric Ellingson Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague
Larry Hill Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague
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