{"id":40496,"date":"2019-11-09T07:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T11:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40496"},"modified":"2019-11-09T07:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T11:46:02","slug":"bbc-program-london-calling-cold-war-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/bbc-program-london-calling-cold-war-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Program: “London Calling: Cold War Letters”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, David (G4EDR), who writes:<\/p>\n

Looking forward to this documentary TV programme tonight. Looks like it will be about the BBC WS during the cold war.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m000b1h0<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for the tip, David!<\/p>\n

Readers, my post is a bit late–David sent this two days ago. Still, the program is on the BBC website for a few more weeks, however it is very much geo-blocked so you’ll need a work-around if viewing from outside the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David (G4EDR), who writes: Looking forward to this documentary TV programme tonight. Looks like it will be about the BBC WS during the cold war. https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m000b1h0 Thanks for the tip, David! Readers, my post is a bit late–David sent this two days ago. Still, the program is on the […]<\/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":[3,305,288],"tags":[5280,752,3067,5923],"class_list":["post-40496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-bbc-cold-war","tag-cold-war","tag-cold-war-radio","tag-dave-g4edr"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-axa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43380,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/radio-waves-more-solar-minimum-cold-war-moscow-c-19-ham-radio-event-and-a-wwii-code-breaker-is-sk\/","url_meta":{"origin":40496,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: More Solar Minimum, Cold War Moscow, C-19 Ham Radio Event, and a WWII Code-Breaker is SK","author":"Thomas","date":"May 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/03\/Enigma-Machine.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enigma-Machine.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enigma-Machine.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enigma-Machine.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47606,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/video-how-the-uk-shipping-forecast-is-made\/","url_meta":{"origin":40496,"position":1},"title":"Video: How the UK shipping forecast is made","author":"Thomas","date":"February 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David (G4EDR), who writes: I know that you and many of your readers of the SWLing Post (myself included) have a fascination with the UK Shipping Forecast so thought you may be interested in this YouTube video showing how the Met Office prepare the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24014,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/the-shipping-forecast-read-by-perkins-and-fry\/","url_meta":{"origin":40496,"position":2},"title":"“The Shipping Forecast” read by Perkins and Fry","author":"Thomas","date":"February 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David (G4EDR), who writes: Hi Thomas I know a number of readers to the SWLing Post like to hear the UK Shipping Forecast read on the BBC. 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