INTERCEPT: A CENTURY OF SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE

WRITER, DIRECTOR, RESEARCH, EDIT, GRADE by TRIPTIK

A feature length documentary exploring a century of British signals intelligence. Featuring an in-depth look into GCHQ the governments secret listening centre based at Bletchley Park. Extensive research provided by TRIPTIK, contributions from experts in the fields of cyber security, military history and government intelligence, access to Bletchley Park and highly sensitive material.

This film explores the subjects of international intelligence, government secrets and spies, military history and their use of signals intelligence, the cold war, counter terrorism, cyber security and the potential risk of cyber attacks in the future.

HIGHLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION

With careful planning and extensive research TRIPTIK gained access to highly sensitive information related to the use of British Signals intelligence over the past century and gained insight into how it will be even more necessary in the future..

RESEARCH

TRIPTIK executed in depth research spanning 100 years of British history including the topics of intelligence gathering, international relationships, political and military history, high profile scandals, technology advancements and the future of cyber security.

All research was fact checked by Dr David Kenyon (Research Historian at Bletchley Park)

EXPERT INTERVIEWS

Expert contributors gave interviews in their fields of national security, conflict, British history and cyber security.

Contributors included: by Sir David Ormand GCB (1996 GCHQ Director), Dr David Kenyon (Research Historian at Bletchley Park), Dr David Easter (Historian and Author), Tim Ripley (Defence Journalist), Richard J. Aldrich (Professor of International Security and Author), Tessa Dunlop (Historian and Author), John Ferris (GCHQ Official Author), Dr Andrew Herbert (Director of Museum of Computing), Prof Anthony Glees (National & International Security Expert and author), Adam Forte (Director of Royal Signals Museum), Pat Davies (Listening Station Withensea), Pamela Rose (Head of Naval Index Hut)

Contributors provided unique insight

BLETCHLEY PARK

JP filmed the workings of many of Bletchley parks historic code breaking devices including the well known Enigma machine and the Bombe invented by Alan Turing during WWII to break codes sent by the Germans using their Enigma machines.

CYBER SECURITY

Ex GCHQ Director Sir David Ormand GCB provided valuable insight into GCHQ’s role of defence and the importance of signals intelligence as the first line of cyber defence from likely risks of cyber attacks in modern day warfare.