{"id":58194,"date":"2023-11-12T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=58194"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T12:45:57","slug":"on-netflix-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-and-radio-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/on-netflix-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-and-radio-references\/","title":{"rendered":"On Netflix: “All The Light We Cannot See” and radio references"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to a number of readers who have noted that All The Light We Cannot See<\/em> is now on Netflix. You may recall, we’re quite big fans of the book which has a strong radio theme.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Jake Brodsky who notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heads up: Netflix is serializing a story that centers around SW radio
\nduring WWII in occupied France.<\/p>\n

Here’s the IMDB reference https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15320362\/<\/a><\/p>\n

And I’ve just seen the first episode. Aside from some inevitable
\nanachronisms such as a dial that looks a lot like that of a signal
\ngenerator and a dial measured in MHz (That designation didn’t come
\nuntil the 1960s) It’s a good story and VERY radio centric.<\/p>\n

More detail from Netflix can be found at
\nhttps:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-cast<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Les Polt, notes a few of the radio quirks he found in the series:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This series on Netflix, based on a best-selling novel, shows a German officer listening to an illegal Resistance broadcast on his short wave receiver in occupied France during WWII. The receiver dial clearly is marked \u201cMHz\u201d, which was not adopted until 1970. I also heard a character referring to a \u201ctransceiver\u201d, a term not in use that far back.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019d be curious to identify the receiver.<\/p>\n

This screenshot also shows a radio direction finder, presumably of German World War II vintage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks, Les, for the screenshots and notes! I, too, and curious if anyone can ID that dial–perhaps it’s just a set mark up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven’t yet, I highly<\/em> recommend reading the book by Anthony Doerr<\/a> upon which this series is based. It’s superb, especially if you love WWII history and radio. Check it out on Amazon (affiliate link).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to a number of readers who have noted that All The Light We Cannot See is now on Netflix. You may recall, we’re quite big fans of the book which has a strong radio theme. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jake Brodsky who notes: Heads up: Netflix is serializing a story that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[251,3,305,43],"tags":[6643],"class_list":["post-58194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-all-the-light-we-cannot-see"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-f8C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57131,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/netflix-shares-trailer-for-all-the-light-we-cannot-see\/","url_meta":{"origin":58194,"position":0},"title":"Netflix shares trailer for “All the Light We Cannot See”","author":"Thomas","date":"July 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers who have noted that Netflix has now published a trailer for \"All the Light We Cannot See.\" https:\/\/youtu.be\/ePLIObDy_HI Click here to view on YouTube. 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