LORD HAW-HAW | The Nazi broadcaster who threatened Britain
Propaganda Broadcast from Germany | Lord Haw-Haw
The final propagandist recording by Lord Haw-Haw before Germany surrendered.
CHANNEL | Other
RECORDED | 30 April 1945
DURATION | 9 minutes 52 seconds
RECORDED
1945
Synopsis
This recording was retrieved from a captured Nazi German tape recorder and may not have been broadcast. It is similar to other transmissions made by Lord Haw-Haw between 23 and 30 April 1945, in which he describes Germany as unified, strong and putting up a front against Russia. Note: Joyce's speech is slurred, probably due to the effects of alcohol.
Did you know?
After the surrender of Germany, BBC correspondent Wynford Vaughan-Thomas broadcast from the studio used by William Joyce in Hamburg. Reportedly, Joyce's script and a bottle of gin were still lying on the desk. It's also claimed that Joyce coined the phrase 'The Iron Curtain' when during one of his broadcasts around April 1945 he said: "the Iron Curtain of Bolshevism has come down across Europe".
Contributors
Associated subjects
Fascism | Germany | Propaganda | World War II
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Documents
A Memo on Listeners' Habits
A memo outlines the decrease in listeners to BBC radio.
A Letter from the War Office, Whitehall
Action must be taken against Lord Haw-Haw.
A Letter from the Son of a Former Prime Minister
Oliver Baldwin writes to a senior British diplomat about the Haw-Haw problem.
A Letter from the BBC Director-General
The BBC's Director-General writes to the government's Director of Propaganda in Enemy Countries.
An Audience Research Special Report
Who is listening to Hamburg propaganda and when?
Record of Conversation with Sir John Reith
A BBC Director-General disagrees with his predecessor.
'The Only Real Remedy Lies with the BBC'
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Principles and Objectives of British Wartime Propaganda
The Ministry of Information's policy on British propaganda.
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