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World Service,01 Dec 1982,59 mins

50 Years of Broadcasting to the World

This is London

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Marking the 50 years of external broadcasting by the BBC with a look back at some of the most memorable voices and events that have made broadcasting history. Including Churchill, Hitler, de Gaulle, Macmillan and Reagan. Narrated by Leo McKern, script by Alan Burgess.

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