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The Echo of War: Home Front Propaganda and the Wartime BBC, 1939-45

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The Echo of War: Home Front Propaganda and the Wartime BBC, 1939-45 (Hardcover)
by Sian Nicholas (Author)

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Hardcover: 307 pages
Publisher: Manchester University Press (28 Feb 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0719046084
ISBN-13: 978-0719046087
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm

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This text investigates the central role played by the BBC in sustaining civilian morale in Britain during World War II. Using BBC archives and contemporary public opinion research, it contrasts government-directed propaganda with the BBC's own atttempts to boost morale, demonstrating radio's essential function in that process. The book questions traditional assumptions about the wartime BBC's independence and impartiality. It also investigates how radio portrayed Britain's wartime enemies and allies. It describes how the BBC's War Reporting Unit brought listeners close to the front line for the first time. Finally, the book considers how, through its contribution to the "reconstruction" debate, the BBC consolidated not only a lasting image of the "People's War", but also a compelling vision of the "People's Peace".

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A Fantastic source about the wartime BBC!, 16 Feb 2000

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This book was an absolute blessing when writing my 'A' Level history personal study on the wartime BBC. In depth and understandable, I would recommend it to anyone with an intrest in the history of British broadcasting. However, I would like to have seen a more concise approach to the presentation of some of the information.

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