Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker

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Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker: 1.  Number Stations and Crosswords

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1.  Number Stations and Crosswords

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Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC radio archive

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

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.

Featuring:

*   THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER 
     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... 

Producer: Kevin Core

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2020.

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Dr Hannah Fry hacks into the BBC archive for the best in codes, ciphers and secrets.

Dr Hannah Fry hacks into the BBC radio archive for the best in codes, ciphers and secrets.

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