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Description of  Revisiting Transnational Broadcasting: The BBC's foreign-language services during the Second World War

Presenting a collection of original chapters, this book reassesses the history of the BBC foreign-language services prior to, and during, the Second World War. The communication between the British government and foreign publics by way of mass media constituted a fundamental, if often ignored, aspect of Britains international relations. From the 1930s onwards, transnational broadcasting that is, broadcasting across national borders became a major element in the conduct of Britains diplomacy, and the BBC was employed by the government to further its diplomatic, strategic, and economic interests in times of rising international tension and conflict. Read more