London on the air
The BBC at War
The British service through the war years: the newsroom, the Prime Minister's voice, and the propaganda aimed back the other way.
1939 – 1945 · 5 stops · 1h 33m
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The BBC's own account of its wartime newsroom.
London Calling: BBC News at War · Vintage1939-11-xx BBC Viscount Halifax Our War Aims Now and After
1 Jan 1939 · 17 min
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The broadcasts that turned a politician's voice into a national instrument.
Winston Churchill: The BBC Broadcasts · VintageWU391001 WINSTONCHURCHILL 0013 THE FIRST MONTH OF WAR
1 Oct 1939 · 4 min
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The Home Service as it actually sounded, off the air.
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The same organisation, broadcasting outward to occupied Europe.
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What came back the other way — Germany's English-language broadcasts, aimed at British listeners.
