Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening reports of recent BBC World Service broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
Ebola outbreak in D.R. Congo via BBC
Click here to view on YouTube.
Today, BBC Radio 4 will air The Sound of Soft Power, a documentary presented by Josephine McDermott exploring the history of international broadcasting and the role shortwave radio played as a tool of soft power during the Second World War and Cold War.
The program features a number of familiar voices from shortwave history, including Lord Haw-Haw, Mildred Gillars, Doris Maxina of Moscow Mailbag, and June Taylor.
The documentary also revisits stations and programs remembered fondly by many DXers, including Radio Netherlands’ Happy Station Show and Radio Berlin International.
I was pleased to play a small role in assisting with research for the program, and recordings from the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive were also used in the production.
For anyone interested in the history of shortwave broadcasting and international radio, this will be well worth a listen.
The Sound of Soft Power airs today on BBC Radio 4 and will also be available via BBC Sounds.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast.
Carlos notes:
11.5 million people threatened by famine in Sudan, Vatican Radio, 11870 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Emmanuel Macron in Kenya: “We are the true pan-africanists”. BBC Afrique, 15490 kHz”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC Emergency Radio Service broadcast.
Carlos notes:
BBC Emergency Radio Service
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC Emergency Radio Service broadcast.
Carlos notes:
BBC Emergency Radio Service
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC ERS broadcast.
Carlos notes:
BBC Emergency Radio Service