Voices of Occupiers/Liberators: The BBC's Radio Propaganda in Italy between 1942 and 1945

Biundo, Ester Lo

doi:10.1080/17526272.2015.1100442

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“…After the Allied landings, Calosso, Paolo Treves and Limentani asked the Foreign Office if they could return to Italy to continue their anti-Fascist struggles from there. Months of negotiation followed before they were given permission to return home, after an initial refusal (Lo Biundo 2016).…”

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

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2017

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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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