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The BBC at War (2015)
An enthralling series exploring how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today.
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Release Date:
Sun, Jun 14, 2015
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60
William Joyce
Himself - Lord Haw-Haw
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Richard Dimbleby
Himself
Neville Chamberlain
Himself
Jonathan Dimbleby
Self - Presenter
Season 1:
Wholly unprepared for what was the world's first broadcast war, the BBC fended off complete government takeover and emerged a trusted global news source, transmitting in 47 languages. Using a wealth of preserved recordings and previously unseen documents, Jonathan Dimbleby uncovers the compelling story of how the BBC went into battle - against Hitler and Whitehall's ministers - and its part in the social revolution the war provoked.
The conclusion of the two-part documentary examines the impact the BBC's broadcasts had on the war zone. Jonathan Dimbleby looks at how it provided a counterpoint to Nazi propaganda and a source of coded information for resistance groups. He also discusses how BBC correspondents were embedded with military units during D-Day, and recalls his own father's reporting on the liberation of Belsen and the fall of Berlin.
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