A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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RECORD OF PROPAGANDA BROADCASTS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

FEATURES AND DRAMA

March 6 Farming An aspect of the Scottish Home Front.
March 8 Norway A revised edition of D. G. Bridson's programme about Norway and its customs.
March 12 The Spirit of Austria A broadcast on the anniversary of the fall of Vienna.
March 17 The Irish Guards The history of a famous Regiment.
March 19 “These Strangers within our Gates” Interviews with foreigners settled in Wales.
March 22 The Scottish Country The Scottish countryside and the changing conditions of work described by people who live and work there.
March 22 International Red Cross An outline of its history and work.
March 24 Resurgam An Easter Day programme showing the indestructible spirit of the Polish people, and foretelling Poland’s eventual resurrection.
March 25 Shetland A broadcast dealing with life and work on the Shetlands, mainly by interviews with the Islanders.
March 27 Women on the Land A broadcast from Wales in the Home Front series, dealing with the Women's Land Army.
March 28 I am a Jew The tragedy of a Jewish professor and his family under Nazi rule, translated from the German of Georg Andreas.
March 29 Miss King A dramatisation of one of the “ASHENDEN” stories of the British Secret Service, by Somerset Maugham.
March 30 Aircraft in Production The story of the building of an aeroplane, from its conception in the minds of the designers to its delivery to the Royal Air Force.
March 30 The Old Country - Yorkshire The patriotic reactions of both town and countrymen to the war.

MUSIC

March 1 Concert relayed from Berne
March 4 Czech Songs
March 11 French Piano Music
March 12 French Songs
March 14 Light Music from Italy
March 16 Light Music from Holland
March 17 Exchange programme between the Band of the Royal Marines, Plymouth, and the Band of the Flotte de Toulon.
March 19 Light music from Holland
March 20 Spanish Music
March 25 Light Music from France
March 26 Light Music from Holland
March 26 French Songs
March 30 Italian Music
March 30 Light Music from Switzerland

NEWS

March 1 Major General Amps Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps
March 3 B. Stubbs On board French submarine
March 3 R. Dimbleby Entente Cordiale at Lens
March 4 Sir Robert Kindersley National Savings Campaign
March 4 Kermit Roosevelt British Volunteers for Finland
P March 5 Kenneth Adam Anti-Gossip
March 5 Sir John Simon The New War Loan
P March 6 B. Stubbs Waltham Abbey Explosion (heroism)
P March 7 Alistair Cooke “Queen Elizabeth” arrives
March 8 Captain Towneley “Queen Elizabeth” arrives
P March 8 Geoffrey Crowther The New War Loan
March 9 W. Bemrose Artillery Exorcise
March 9 P. Hays Visit to R.A.F. Station
[illegible] March 9 (M. Balkwill) Anti-Haw Haw
P March 10 Maurice Healy The Week at Home
P March 11 Sir Samuel Hoare Home Food Production
P March 12 W. Hempstead Bus Driver - Road Safety
P March 13 (R. T. Clark) Finnish War Survey
P March 15 B. Stubbs French Destroyer “Sirocco”
P March 16 Christopher Stone Anti-Haw Haw
P March 17 Maurice Healy The Week at Home
P March 19 Kenneth Adam Anti-gossip
P March 20 (R. T. Clark) Three War Books
P March 21 Flight-Lt. Bennett Sylt Raid
March 22 R. F. Dunnett Scottish Fighter Station (R.A.F.)
P March 23 Christopher Stone Anti-Haw-Haw
P March 24 Maurice Healy The Week at Home
P March 25 P. Philip Political situation in France
P March 26 H. E. Judd Salvage
March 26 Group Capt. Nanson Balloon Barrage Appeal
P March 27 Brian Meredith Canadian Elections
P March 28 (R. T. Clark) Convoy Story
P March 29 Cecil Orr Road Safety
P March 30 Christopher Stone Anti-Haw-Haw
P March 31 Maurice Healy The Week at Home

NOTE : i. Postscripts began on March 5th and are marked “P”

ii. The above list does not include Edward Ward's, Charles Gardner's, or other routine despatches.

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