It’s a little-known episode of the early Cold War. In the autumn of 1946, as Europe struggled to rebuild after the Second World War, Paris and Washington found themselves locked in a quiet diplomatic standoff
On the evening of 18 June 1940, from the BBC studios in London, General Charles de Gaulle delivered the appeal that would become the founding act of Free France. But who was actually able to
It was early September 1913, in the early days of radio communication. Operators at telegraph stations along the east coast of the United States were astonished to hear music coming through their receivers, but no
At the beginning of October 1933, Joséphine Baker was in London, where she was scheduled to perform at the Prince Edward Theatre. This gave the BBC an opportunity to invite her to appear on its
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