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Radio 3,3 mins

“Lucky Latin Americans could light their cigarettes (or cigars) with matches from books adorned with Churchill's face”

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Keep Calm and Carry On is one of the most enduring images created by the wartime propaganda unit, The Ministry of Information. But, as Chris Bannister reveals, the impact and influence of the Ministry has been far wider both socially and geographically.

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