Wartime Broadcasting
$30.54
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2018
Summary
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, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784422646 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784422649 |
| Author: | Mike Brown |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 148mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Shire Library |
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About The Author
Mike Brown
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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