The War of Words. Episode 1 / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

In the first installment of the series, BBC presenter Jonathan Dimbleby hones in on the effects of World War II on the then infant broadcasting corporation of BBC. World War II was the first broadcast war, which BBC was entirely unprepared for, so pioneers in broadcasting including Dimbleby's own fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
BBC at war.
Corporate Authors: BBC Worldwide Ltd
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2015]
Series:Films on Demand.
BBC at war.
Subjects:
Propaganda.
War correspondents.
World War, 1939-1945 > Journalism, Military.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 19 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
In the first installment of the series, BBC presenter Jonathan Dimbleby hones in on the effects of World War II on the then infant broadcasting corporation of BBC. World War II was the first broadcast war, which BBC was entirely unprepared for, so pioneers in broadcasting including Dimbleby's own father Richard Dimbleby broke through barriers and restrictions in order to communicate the truth, and renditions of the truth, to the British public and other global listeners. From author and playwright J.B. Priestley to United States correspondent Edward R. Murrow to Britain's very own Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the broadcasting medium took a new purpose through the course of the WWII conflict. Opponents to the BBC and Britain including Adolf Hitler himself and propaganda specialist Joseph Goebbels also utilized public broadcasting in new, advantageous ways, as Dimbleby chronicles.
Note:Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2015.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 17, 2016.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, January 17, 2017)