role of cinema and radio in the war Flashcards
when did teh BBC close down televsion transmissions ?
1st of sepetmber 1939
when did the BBC resume television transmissions ?
1946
what did the BBC do to keep information about the war secretive ?
self censor
which organisation had control of the BBC ?
the ministry of information
why did BBC radio presenters start saying their names at the start of a braodcast ?
. so the audience would get adjusted to their voices and if their was an enemy transmission on british radios they would recognise it
who were some BBC war reporters?
. Richard Dimbelby
. Frank Gillard
what were some popular radio programmes?
. ‘ it’s that man again’ - comedy program
. ‘music while you work’ - popular music
what was the radio comedy programme ‘it’s that man again’ about ?
. comedy program that poked fun at hitler and the germans and the british way of dealing with the war
which organisation made short films about war?
ministry of information
which were some popular films?
. ‘ fires were started ‘
. ‘ went the day well’
. ‘in which we serve’
who starred in ‘went the day well’?
laurence oilvier
