2012 – The Alan Turing Year
It is fantastic to enter 2012 with the news that the Royal Mail are to honour Alan Turing on a 1st class stamp. The stamp will be released during LGBT History Month on the 23rd, February, 2012. The Alan Turing year marks the centenary of his birth on June 23rd 1912 and there will be events across the country to celebrate his life and achievements. Read More on GayStarNews Here in Plymouth we hope to...
January 4th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth
Greatest Codebreaker – Heart Breaker now available on 4oD
If you missed the fantastic documentary about Alan Turing that focuses on his ‘discovery of computer science’ the beginning of the computer age, his homosexuality and his last few years. Then catch up on 4oD this is truly worth watching the ads on 4oD are frustrating but see the whole episode it is amazing and heart breaking. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-greatest-codebreaker/4od#3261692 The...
November 23rd, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Dear Alan – A Tribute to Alan Turing by Pink Triangle Theatre
Dear Alan is the first short film made by Pink Triangle Theatre. This fantastic film was made with borrowed equipment and no budget. Dear Alan - A Tribute to Alan Turing from Paul J. Burgess on Vimeo. Synopsis. Clive is a secondary School Teacher with a deep respect and love for Alan Turing. Today is his 42nd birthday (the age Alan never reached) and he is meeting his Sister Ruth for an afternoon coffee...
November 11th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Queen pays tribute to the gay codebreaker Alan Turing at Bletchly Park
The Queen dedicating the public memorial at Bletchley Park. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a monument to commemorate the contribution made by code breakers at Bletchly Park to victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. In particular, The Queen paid tribute to the gay codebreaker Alan Turing, who was later forced to undergo chemical castration after being convicted of homosexuality. “This...
July 16th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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