{"id":38181,"date":"2019-06-13T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38181"},"modified":"2019-06-13T09:21:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:21:11","slug":"website-shares-story-of-the-bbcs-wartime-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/website-shares-story-of-the-bbcs-wartime-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Site shares story of the BBC\u2019s wartime reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BBC-AT-WAR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13665\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BBC-AT-WAR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BBC-AT-WAR.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BBC-AT-WAR-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following note following our recent series of posts about <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/wwii-radio\/\">WWII radio<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The, nearly, full story of the BBC\u2019s wartime reporting can be found here. Yes, I hope another interesting read both for your good self and the readers of The SWLing Post:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbem.co.uk\/repwar\/wr_action.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.orbem.co.uk\/repwar\/wr_action.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What an excellent read! Thank you for sharing this link, Kris!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following note following our recent series of posts about WWII radio: The, nearly, full story of the BBC\u2019s wartime reporting can be found here. Yes, I hope another interesting read both for your good self and the readers of The SWLing Post: http:\/\/www.orbem.co.uk\/repwar\/wr_action.htm What [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,3,305,288],"tags":[104,5584,676,1301],"class_list":["post-38181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-bbc","tag-kris-partridge","tag-wwii","tag-wwii-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9VP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50158,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/free-online-lecture-aspidistra-and-the-broadcast-group-of-the-diplomatic-wireless-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":0},"title":"Free online lecture: &#8220;Aspidistra and the Broadcast Group of the Diplomatic Wireless Service&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"September 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following information about a free online lecture hosted by the The Institute of Engineering and Technology. This presentation will take place tomorrow (September 8, 2021 staring at 19:00 BST\/18:00 UTC). You must register online to attend this lecture. Here\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59910,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/wwii-radio-history-d-day-broadcasting-and-communications\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":1},"title":"WWII Radio History: D-Day broadcasting and communications","author":"Thomas","date":"June 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who writes: With the imminent approach, Thursday, June 6, 2024, of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, followed by operation Overlord. Being both a radio amateur and in the broadcast industry , I have done a little research and find the two items,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37901,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/rsgb-archives-film-field-day-1947\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":2},"title":"RSGB Archives Film: Field Day 1947","author":"Thomas","date":"May 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following film from the archives of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB): https:\/\/youtu.be\/TeLeecrhytw Click here to view on YouTube. Wow!\u00a0 Thanks so much for sharing this film, Kris.\u00a0 What an amazing number of classic rigs. Hams back then\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RSGB-Field-Day-1947-1024x731.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RSGB-Field-Day-1947-1024x731.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RSGB-Field-Day-1947-1024x731.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49098,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/check-out-the-british-vintage-wireless-society-auction\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":3},"title":"Check out the British Vintage Wireless Society auction!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares a link to the following radio auction via the British Vintage Wireless Society: https:\/\/www.bvws.org.uk\/auctions\/photos.php\/2021-06-04-online-auction Kris notes: The online auction link, above, has 1499 photos of 310 lots. Not a small viewing..! There is only one small proviso, you have to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/050-P1080476-e1622498288820.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/050-P1080476-e1622498288820.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/050-P1080476-e1622498288820.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/050-P1080476-e1622498288820.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50179,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/1951-us-army-film-independent-radio-station-wmca\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":4},"title":"1951 US Army Film: Independent Radio Station WMCA","author":"Thomas","date":"September 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following: I belong to a FaceBook group \u201cThe Broadcasting Club\u201d and [recently] there was posted a link to a YouTube video of a 70 year old 1951 US Army film called \u201cThe Independent Radio Station WMCA\u201d. It\u2019s worth a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/General-Electric-Vintage-Radio-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/General-Electric-Vintage-Radio-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/General-Electric-Vintage-Radio-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/General-Electric-Vintage-Radio-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/General-Electric-Vintage-Radio-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33209,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/kris-recognizes-italian-receiver-in-the-same-sky\/","url_meta":{"origin":38181,"position":5},"title":"Kris recognizes Italian receiver in &#8220;The Same Sky&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"July 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who shares the following comment regarding John Harper's recent post: The receiver which featured in Same Sky is of Italian manufacture, it\u2019s from Geloso but I\u2019m not able to identify which model. Here is a link to a very interest and comprehensive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Same-Sky-Screenshot-Numbers-Station.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Same-Sky-Screenshot-Numbers-Station.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Same-Sky-Screenshot-Numbers-Station.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Same-Sky-Screenshot-Numbers-Station.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}