Our new strand, Access All Areas, will take you behind the scenes at top historical destinations. "Like many people my age - some of my strongest childhood memories are of the exciting new devices called "computers" that started appearing in our homes. I spent hours learning programming on a BBC Micro, or loading games from a cassette on a friend's Spectrum. So spending an afternoon at the National Museum of Computing, located at the iconic Bletchley Park, was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Of course, their impressive world-beating collection, goes back far further than my youth - right back to the early days of computing. They have a rebuilt Colossus - used to break german codes in WW2 - and the oldest working digital computer - the WITCH. My guide, Kevin Murrell, was part of the team that brought the WITCH back to life, and seeing these marvellous machines in action is a real privilege. Computers now play a huge role in all our lives so come on this tour and see how we got here." Nathan Williams, Director
Up Next in Season 1
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Edinburgh Castle
From its position on Castle Rock, Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline of this historic city and remains to this day the nucleus of Scotland’s capital. Although we remember it predominantly for its involvement in several conflicts during the medieval period, the castle’s history stretches some ...
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The Postal Museum
The walls of the new Postal Museum house five centuries of stories and secrets – not just about post, not just about stamps, but about the remarkable people who made the Royal Mail what it is today. Stretching back to its birth during the reign of Henry VIII, the postal service has been intertwin...
