Editing Beale ciphers (section)

==Media attention==
The story has been the subject of multiple television documentaries, such as the UK's ''Mysteries'' series, a segment in the seventh special of ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]''; and the 2011 ''Declaration of Independence'' episode of the History Channel TV show ''Brad Meltzer's Decoded''. There are also several books, and considerable Internet activity. In 2014, the [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic]] TV show ''The Numbers Game'' referred to the Beale ciphers as one of the strongest passwords ever created. In 2015 the [[UKTV]] series ''Myth Hunters'' (also known as ''Raiders of the Lost Past'') devoted one of its season 3 episodes to the topic.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} Also in 2015, the [[Josh Gates]] series ''[[Expedition Unknown]]'' visited Bedford to investigate the Beale Ciphers and search for the treasure.

[[Simon Singh]]'s 1999 book ''[[The Code Book]]'' explains the Beale cipher mystery in one of its chapters.<ref name=Singh/>

In 2010, an award-winning animated short film was made concerning the ciphers called ''The Thomas Beale Cipher''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thomasbealecipher.com/index.htm|title=The Thomas Beale Cipher: A Short Film by Andrew Allen|website=www.thomasbealecipher.com|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

In 2024, Dave Howard from Popular Mechanics wrote an article with interviews from a number of researchers who have been working to break the Beale Ciphers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Centuries. Three Puzzling Cryptograms. One Ungodly Fortune. |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/a62954493/treasure-hunt-beale-ciphers/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Popular Mechanics |date=22 November 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>