Britain Calls The World aka

...Morse FTW

Picked up some old books today - they smell lovely.
Finding them less now so feel I need to rescue them.

I had been chatting with T about our love of radio...including having to have it on as we sleep and talk turned to the BBC World Service.

So I was really pleased when I opened up the book from 1944 to see the following on the inside jacket

Men, women, and even children, risk imprisonment and death to hear broadcasts from London. They are the inhabitants of the occupied countries of Europe. They do so because they have learned that the British broadcasts tell them the truth.
All over the world, and in many languages, you can listen to the truth from London. The British radio sticks to the facts - giving the latest, most authentic news as soon as it is known.

In addition to news, the BBC brings you every night its world famous "Radio Newsreel" It brings you talks from leaders of the Allies, stories from people in every walk of life, from war workers, from men in the forces at Home and Overseas; and programmes of music and entertainment.

Full details of all programmes in English are broadcast from London in Morse every Sunday, and are made available to the press, almost everywhere, a week in advance. If you cannot find them in your own paper, enquire for them. Many items are rebroadcast, too, by stations all over the world. The wavelengths and times of broadcasts from Britain in all other languages, are available from your local British authorities or your own radio stations.

FROM LONDON COMES
THE VOICE OF BRITAIN
.....THE VOICE OF FREEDOM

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Turns out the main character is called Kate.
I love coincidences
I fucking love old books
and I love BBC radio.

fin.