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 Arabic-language broadcasts received from Radio Bari in southern Italy were very popular in the Middle East and North Africa, where British and French influence was predominant and where they soon acquired an attentive and interested audience in the local upper middle class.
The BBC's [[' (London's Hour) until 31 December 1981, when it was cut, despite the protests of many listeners. At least one hundred thousand Italians had apparently retained the habit of listening to the BBC until then.
See also
- Radio Londres (to France)
Bibliography
- Maura Piccialuti Caprioli - Radio Londra 1939-1945. Inventario delle trasmissioni per l'Italia
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
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