LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Cabinet War Rooms restoration

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

Report on the restoration of the Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall, London - used to plot the UK military campaign and run the country during the Second World War. Includes archive recording of Prime Minister Winston Churchill; interviews with Environment Minister John Stanley; Peter Simkins, Imperial War Museum; air raid siren effects. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Stanley; Winston Churchill (1874-1965); Peter Simkins

Keywords

London; Government; UK; Great Britain; Military affairs; Prime ministers; Second World War (1939-1945); Museums; Restoration; Whitehall; Modern history; Military strategy; Winston Churchill (1874-1965); Cabinet War Rooms; Military maps

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