BRITISH WAR BROADCASTING 1938-45
CD41-004 (double CD set)
Barcode: 502 4545 2085 28


BRITISH WAR BROADCASTING 1938-1945 is the definitive audio collection of news bulletins, war reports, variety programmes and actuality recordings from a number of archives, including the BBC. These archive sound recordings trace the history of the Second World War from the Munich Crisis of September 1938 to Victory over Japan in August 1945. The booklet features detailed sleevenotes, photographs and recording information. The total running time of the 2 CD set is more than two hours (146 minutes). To order click here.

Among the voices featured are Neville Chamberlain, Alvar Lidell, Anthony Eden, Jack Warner, Kenneth Horne, Winston Churchill, Richard Dimbleby, Ed Murrow, Freddie Grisewood, Lord Haw Haw, Arthur Askey, Princess Elizabeth, Herbert Morrisson, Robin Duff, Bruce Belfrage, J.B. Priestley, King George VI, Franklyn Roosevelt, Colonel Britton, Vera Lynn, Arthur Harris, Stanley Maxted, Dwight Eisenhower, Glenn Miller, Bernard Montgomery, Harry Truman, Clement Attlee, Douglas MacArthur, Gert and Daisy and Wynford Vaughan-Thomas.

Among the programme excerpts are Band Waggon, ITMA, Happidrome, Workers' Playtime, The Brains Trust, The Old Town Hall, Hi Gang, Garrison Theatre, Ack Ack Beer Beer, The Kitchen Front, Sincerely Yours, Shipmates Ashore, Merry Go Round and Your Cup of Tea.

A treat for everyone with an interest in military, social and broadcasting history, this superb CD set is also ideal for library, educational and museum use. For reviews see below.

DISC ONE:
1. THE MUNICH CRISIS
2. POLAND INVADED / EVACUATION
3. WAR IS DECLARED
4. DENMARK AND NORWAY INVADED
5. THE LOW COUNTRIES INVADED
6. DUNKIRK
7. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
8. THE BLITZ
9. 1941 AND HOME FRONT
10. ENTER AMERICA
11. FORCES' FAVOURITES

DISC TWO:
1. BOMBER COMMAND
2. NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY
3. D-DAY AND NORMANDY
4. ARNHEM
5. INTO GERMANY
6. VICTORY IN EUROPE
7. JAPAN DEFEATED

Reviews: "Radio moments we'll never forget - the definitive collection of news bulletins, war reports, variety programmes and actuality recordings - an incredible double CD" (Best of British, October 2002)

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