Short presentation about the BBC during WW2

1. Katherine Burke

2. Importance of Broadcasting
House
 Propaganda
 Ministry of Information
 Documentaries
 Information
 News etc.
 Symbolic
 Optimism when first built
○ “new Tower of London”

3. Precautions
•September 28th, 1939
•Problem of moonlight
•Dummy shadow
•Confusion over target
• Street and cross
roads
• mislead

4. Precautions
•October 3rd, 1939
•Problem of camouflage
•Other targets
• London University
•Inaccuracy of bombing
•No real solution

5. Precautions
Problems Solutions
 Impractical
 Expensive
 Time consuming
 Other concerns
 Painting it grey
 24-hour police guard
 Relying on
inaccuracy of
bombing

7. Conclusion
 Vital importance during the War
 Information and propaganda
 Morale
 Precautions taken but limited
 Expensive and impractical

8. Bibliography
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ww2outbre
ak/7959.shtml
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ww2outbre
ak/7958.shtml
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/keyfact
s/stories/broadcasting_house.shtml