BBC radio broadcasts during WWII
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:broadcastOn |
gptkb:radio_station
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:BBC
|
| gptkbp:firstAired |
1939
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
BBC radio broadcasts during WWII
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:French
gptkb:German gptkb:Greek gptkb:Italian gptkb:Norwegian gptkb:Russian Czech Danish Dutch English Polish |
| gptkbp:lastBroadcast |
1945
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:D-Day_coded_messages
broadcasting to resistance movements reporting on Dunkirk evacuation reporting on VE Day reporting on the Blitz |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
music and entertainment
news bulletins broadcasts in multiple languages broadcasts to British armed forces broadcasts to occupied countries broadcasts to prisoners of war coded messages for resistance collaboration with British government propaganda countermeasures special bulletins during air raids strict accuracy policy use of pseudonyms for broadcasters use of shortwave radio wartime censorship |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkb:William_Joyce gptkb:Sefton_Delmer |
| gptkbp:notableProgram |
gptkb:BBC_Home_Service
gptkb:BBC_Forces_Programme gptkb:BBC_European_Service |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
boost morale
counter enemy propaganda disseminate news |
| gptkbp:targetAudience |
occupied Europe
British public |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:St_Martin-in-the-Fields,_London
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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