Radio Londra

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Radio London (in Italian Radio Londra) was the name used in Italy for the radio broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), starting from 27 September 1938, aimed at the populations of German-dominated continental Europe.

The idea may have come from the Italians themselves, as the

The BBC's Italian-language broadcasts began with the Munich crisis. With the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, Radio London's broadcasts increased, reaching 4.15 hours in 1943.

The success of Radio London's broadcasts was because the British War Office, instead of managing their propaganda broadcasts directly, had entrusted them to a self-governing body, the BBC, which was already well known for its independent journalistic style, with news kept separate from comments.

Radio London's editorial staff became famous for their timeliness in transmitting information around the world, with a direct and pragmatic, typically

"Candidus" (the

Radio London's role in the war also became crucial in sending special messages, drafted by the Allied High Command, for

• Radio Londres (to France)
• Soviet
  equivalent during WWII

Bibliography

• Maura Piccialuti Caprioli - Radio Londra 1939-1945. Inventario delle trasmissioni per l'Italia

References

External links

• Audio of Colonel Harold Stevens - Radio London to the Italians, from the website Rai Teche - format: RealMedia
• Audio of the "special messages" - Radio London to the Italians, from the website Rai Teche - format: RealMedia
• Dedicated BBC website: [1]
• Website in Italian: Gli anni di Radio Londra