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Wartime Broadcasting

Author: Mike Brown   Series: Shire Library

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This book tunes in to the vital contribution British radio broadcasting made to victory during the Second World War. It will appeal to those interested in social, political and military history.

This book tunes in to the vital contribution British radio broadcasting made to victory during World War II. It will appeal to those interested in social, political and military history.

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This book tunes in to the vital contribution British radio broadcasting made to victory during the Second World War. It will appeal to those interested in social, political and military history.

This book tunes in to the vital contribution British radio broadcasting made to victory during World War II. It will appeal to those interested in social, political and military history.

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On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sat tensely at a microphone, using radio to declare that ‘this country is at war with Germany’. During the ensuing wartime years, the BBC was the sole radio broadcaster in Britain, boosting morale through programmes such as ‘ITMA’ and ‘Worker’s Playtime’; helping the Home Front with useful hints and advice; transmitting government messages; and providing news. Personalities and stars became household names – Tommy Handley, Arthur Askey, Ethel and Doris Walters, Mr Middleton – and their catchphrases could be heard everywhere. And yet, as this fascinating book explains, the BBC chose to avoid propaganda, and had to tread a fine line between what the people wanted to hear and what it was felt they should hear.

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About the Author

Mike Brown was head of history in a London comprehensive school who, in the absence of a book about the Home Front for his pupils, decided to write one. Since then he has written 27 books on twentieth-century British history.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Shire Publications
Published
22nd February 2018
Pages
64
ISBN
9781784422646

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