B.B.C. RADIO NEWSREEL 21 YEARS OLD.—The production team at work during an overseas edition of “Radio Newsreel.” Mr J. Melville, an overseas announcer, is seen in the cubicle (at back). “Radio Newsreel” came into being in 1940 as an active way of countering enemy propaganda by presenting a programme about the news of the day, introducing the voices of the men and women on the spot. Seven separate editions are now transmitted every day, one for listeners in Britain, five in the B.B.C. general overseas service, and one in the North American and Pacific services.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29625, 22 September 1961, Page 5
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95B.B.C. RADIO NEWSREEL 21 YEARS OLD.—The production team at work during an overseas edition of “Radio Newsreel.” Mr J. Melville, an overseas announcer, is seen in the cubicle (at back). “Radio Newsreel” came into being in 1940 as an active way of countering enemy propaganda by presenting a programme about the news of the day, introducing the voices of the men and women on the spot. Seven separate editions are now transmitted every day, one for listeners in Britain, five in the B.B.C. general overseas service, and one in the North American and Pacific services. Press, Volume C, Issue 29625, 22 September 1961, Page 5
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