What Did You Do in the War, Auntie? : The BBC at War, 1939-45 Book

The importance of the BBC in the Second World War is incalculable. It became the voice of the people for the people, maintaining day-to-day morale at home and abroad, providing entertainment and advice and the all-important wartime news. What did you do in the War, Auntie? traces the development of news reporting from the Blitz to the deserts of North Africa and the beaches of Normandy, it explores the BBC's battles with the Government and its Ministries, and it shows how it brought hope and help to the peoples of occupied Europe. Tom Hickman's book is also a nostalgic tribute to wartime radio programmes like Workers' Playtime, The Brains Trust and the astoundingly popular ITMA, and to such much-loved personalities as Tommy Handley, J. B. Priestley, Gert and Daisy, the Radio Doctor and Vera Lynn.