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World Service,12 Jul 2012,10 mins

Bush House in wartime

Witness History

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The BBC World Service is leaving Bush House in central London after 70 years there. It first started broadcasting from the building during World War II. Lisa Hirsch worked for the Yugoslav service, as a secretary and an announcer - she remembers the atmosphere and the people of the time. Photo: Bush House control room in 1943.

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