Today Bletchley Park’s Royal Patron, HRH The
Duke of Kent, will officially open a major new
exhibition telling the story of Codebreaking in
World War One, The Road to Bletchley Park.
The Duke will meet representatives of the
exhibition’s sponsors, BAE Systems and
Ultra Electronics, as well as visiting new
displays and exhibitions updated since
his last visit in 2009.
Timed to coincide with the exhibition opening,
the Bletchley Park Trust is delighted to republish
a unique parody of Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland. Alice in ID25 poked fun at the
wartime work of the Naval Intelligence
Codebreaking section Room 40, which became
known from 1917 as ID25.
Originally written by the Codebreakers Frank
Birch and Dilly Knox at the end of WW1, it was
performed privately as a pantomime in London in
December 1918. The parody described life in
Room 40 and the people who worked there,
and remained under wraps for many decades
afterwards.
Friends of Bletchley Park were first to see
The Road to Bletchley Park exhibition, at an
exclusive preview. The Bletchley Park Podcast
was there to capture their first impressions of
the fascinating, untold story which is brought
to life by this exhibition.
Image courtesy of Churchill Archives Centre,
Papers of Alexander Guthrie Denniston,
DENN 3/2 and 3/3. Copyright unknown.
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