Bombing the FIAT: Allied Raids, Workers' Strikes, and the Italian Resistance

Baldoli, Claudia

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“…Factory workers were a potential subversive force, not only because the history of the Italian labour movement had shown the extent to which they were politicised, but also because they were in constant danger, working in places at high risk of being bombed. In addition, the factory strikes of March 1943 demonstrated that support for the Fascist regime was in crisis (Baldoli 2012). The theme of socialist internationalism lent itself particularly well to the aim of engaging their interest:Italians!…”

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Radio Londra 1943-1945: Italian society at the microphones of the BBC

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2017

Mod. Italy

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Propaganda from the BBC directed at Italy during the Second World War played a dual role. The ‘Radio Londra’ programmes, on the one hand a propaganda tool of the British government and on the other moral support to many Italians, are part of the cultural heritage of the war. This article explores what topics and types of programme were broadcast during the period of the Allied occupation of Italy (1943–1945) in order to engage the support of different social categories, including ordinary men and women, soldiers, factory workers, former Fascists, and intellectuals. The first part analyses some of the programmes in order to determine their propaganda strategies, while the second part focuses on the letters sent by listeners in Italy to the BBC broadcaster Colonel Stevens. It will be seen how both the use of cultural stereotypes and the attention to the detail of daily life for Italian civilians contributed to the success of the programmes.

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Section: The Ordinary Italian On the Radiomentioning

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Radio Londra 1943-1945: Italian society at the microphones of the BBC

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Bombing the FIAT: Allied Raids, Workers' Strikes, and the Italian Resistance

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Radio Londra 1943-1945: Italian society at the microphones of the BBC

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