While we're waiting for BoB SoW: WWII BBC RAF Broadcasts.

[RedToo]

Been meaning for ages to start a copy of this thread here but never got round to it. So here is a link to the original over at Sim HQ. I hope it provides interesting reading:

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2682133/While_we_re_waiting_for_BoB_So.html#Post2682133

RedToo.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Been meaning for ages to start a copy of this thread here but never got round to it. So here is a link to the original over at Sim HQ. I hope it provides interesting reading:

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2682133/While_we_re_waiting_for_BoB_So.html#Post2682133

RedToo.

Thanks Red, will look out for the book this pm. Thx for posting.:)

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

For those who can access them, (and that may be confined to those in the UK, I'm not sure), the BBC archives are a rich source of live radio and TV broadcasts, as well as textual archive documents, and immersive content. I have searched for Winston Churchill's "Storm of War" speech but so far without success.

Listed below are a few of the archives that should interest all who look forward to flying BoB SOW.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11431.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11430.shtml

Winston Churchill - "Their finest hour"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/resources/bbcatwar/#two

Winston Churchill - "Their finest hour"

Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park
Battle of Britain tactics, strategies and post-campaign conspiracies. Nearly 25 minutes but listen to the end it's worth it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11422.shtml

Churchill salutes "the few
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/resources/bbcatwar/reporting.shtml#two

Late Night Line-up | Douglas Bader
The Battle of Britain was won by 'everyone in this country'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11406.shtml

[ATAG_Dutch]

I have searched for Winston Churchill's "Storm of War" speech but so far without success.

Thanks for the links Peter.

If the 'Storm of War' speech you mention is the same one I'm thinking of, it's part of the 'We shall never Surrender' speech, downloadable from the BBC site you quote.

It's dated 04/06/1940, or 1940-6-4 as they date them on the site.
Let me know if this is the one you mean;
'To ride out the Storm of War, if necessary for years, if necessary alone'.
If so, it's the one I'm thinking of.

The Imperial War Museum online shop also sell a digitally 'cleaned up' double CD, which I have on in the car a lot, Ref: RRCD377/378/IWM.
It's titled 'Churchill's Famous Speeches' (not very original!) and includes this speech also.

Cheers

Dutch

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

Thank you Dutch. It is indeed the very same speech. I just couldn't find it on the BBC archive site. I must go back and look again.
I quite often visit the Imperal War Museum Collections site, (there are some fascinating photos there), but hadn't visited the Shop site.
I've just ordered the CD. Many thanks for the pointer.
I started looking for period broadcasts etc following Oleg's comment on page 40 of the 2020-10-08 thread. I should have remembered your response on the next page and asked where you found the speeches!
Regards
Pete

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

Although the BBC Archives site may not be accessible non UK residents I would expect that the Imperial War Museum would be.

Imperial War Meuseum home page is at:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/

access to other interesting areas including the Shop from there.

[RedToo]

There are links to some Churchill speeches here:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/7561023737?r=6891038038#6891038038

Scroll up slightly. They can be downloaded as rar files.

RedToo.

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