Wartime Broadcasting

Mike Brown

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Shire Publications
01 March 2018

Radio; History; Social & cultural history; Second World War

Series: Shire Library

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.

By: Mike Brown
Imprint: Shire Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 845
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm,
Weight: 148g
ISBN: 9781784422646
ISBN 10: 1784422649
Series: Shire Library
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Early Days Entertainment International For Your Information The Forces Programme The End of the War Conclusion Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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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Wartime Broadcasting

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