DR HANNAH FRY: CODEBREAKER - 2. BRILLIANT, HOLMES (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th May 2024
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 delves further 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 RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Dancing Men' [BBC Radio 4 1993]
Producer: Kevin Core
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2020.
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