http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18561092

“The day of the trial was by no means disagreeable.

“Whilst in custody with the other criminals, I had a very agreeable sense of irresponsibility, rather like being back at school.”

Turing had a brilliantly analytic mind and I don’t think he mistook the state of society at the time for the way things should be. He was not a victim. He was, however, as I have been, a careless experimenter who took his life in his hands during the pursuit of an interesting hobby. One can get carried away with one’s enthusiasms even when potent poisons are being used.

“Turing was hounded,” he told the BBC, adding: “Yet he remained cheerful and humorous.”