Nevillle Chamberlain announces that the country is at war, (3/09/39).
Winston Churchill’s ‘finest hour’ speech, (18/06/40).
A bomb falls on BBC Broadcasting House.
News bulletin read by Bruce Belfrage, (15/10/40).
News bulletin read by Bruce Belfrage, (15/10/40).
News bulletin about the advance at El Alamein,
read by Bruce Belfrage, (4/11/42).
read by Bruce Belfrage, (4/11/42).
Live battlefield reports by Frank Gillard in Normandy, (14/08/44);
followed by Stanley Maxted in Arnhem, (20/09/44);
and a live report from Belson by Richard Dimbleby, (17/04/45).
followed by Stanley Maxted in Arnhem, (20/09/44);
and a live report from Belson by Richard Dimbleby, (17/04/45).
News bulletin with details of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb,
read by Frank Philips, (6/08/45).
read by Frank Philips, (6/08/45).
New for Spring 2007! Click on a ‘speaker icon’ below and hear real reports that were broadcast on the BBC. (All are MP3 format and should play in your chosen media player).