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450 results found for '"Second World War"' in Keywords.
D-Day landings archive recordings (1974)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
A selection of archival BBC radio clips on the D-Day landings. The first is the announcement of the D-Day landings, including a report from a bomber plane on a mission as they fly over the invasion. The next...
Robert Maxwell on life and times (1974)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with publisher and former Labour MP Robert Maxwell on his life and career. Covers the way the press invades his private life; his thoughts on bringing in a new Scottish paper; advertising; his...
The celebrity interview (1974)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Callan with the Celebrity Interview programme. This week’s guest is Donald Wise, a Daily Mirror war correspondent who is now returning to work in London. On his return; his life including as a...
Montgomery speaking in 1942 (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary; Speech
Archival news report of British army commander General Montgomery’s visit to a munitions factory in 1942, including a speech by him on the war and the importance of the Home Front. Broadcast on LBC...
US Eagles recollect WW2 (1976)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Christopher Hourmouzious tours the RAF Museum in Hendon, London with veteran pilots of the US Eagles squadrons that joined the RAF before the USA officially joined the war. They see Second World War aircraft...
Londoners on the Blitz (1976)
- Genre
- Feature; Interview; Special
Christopher Hourmouzious talks to East Londoners about their personal experiences during the Blitz. A book by Professor Tom Harrison, entitled Living Through the Blitz, and based on oral histories, is the...
Len Deighton on new book on the Battle of Britain (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Author Len Deighton discusses his new book, Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain with Bob Holness. It is a historical work, a departure from usual fiction. He explains his motives for writing the...
Ian Smith speech (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chris Morten reports on a speech by Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith commemorating the Battle of Britain.
Lord Haw Haw 1940 broadcast (1977)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Germany Calling, Nazi propaganda broadcast by Lord Haw-Haw (aka William Joyce) from 1940 on France surrendering and the anticipated final victory of Germany in the Second World War.
SS officers attempt entry into Britain (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Greville Janner, who was the youngest investigator into war crimes after the Second World War, in which he describes his campaign to halt three former SS officers from coming to...