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A voice for East Germany : developing the BBC German Service’s East Zone Programme

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Oliver, Emily (2019) A voice for East Germany : developing the BBC German Service’s East Zone Programme. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39 (3). pp. 568-583. doi:10.1080/01439685.2019.1643111

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2019.1643111

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Abstract

Originally conceived as part of Britain’s psychological warfare effort during the Second World War, the BBC German Service continued to broadcast from London to Germany throughout the Cold War. In 1949, in response to rising tensions between
the Western Allies and the Soviets, the German Service created the East Zone Programme, specifically targeting listeners in what was to become the German Democratic Republic. This article analyses the perspectives and voices adopted by the East Zone Programme when addressing East Germans during the first decade of its existence, and the mutual risk-taking of broadcaster and listeners during the early Cold War. Drawing on scripts, correspondence, and policy documents from the BBC Written Archives Centre and the German Broadcasting Archive, the article examines
contributions by British presenters such as Lindley Fraser and Richard O’Rorke, wartime German-speaking emigres including Bruno Adler, Robert Lucas and Erich Fried, and East German letter writers and defectors, asking who was best placed to
speak to and for listeners in the German Democratic Republic. An analysis of listener reactions to the East Zone Programme shows listeners’ gradual disillusionment with the BBC External Services’ non-intervention policy for broadcasting to states behind the Iron Curtain.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
D History General and Old World > DD Germany
P Language and Literature > PD Germanic languages
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German Studies
Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): BBC World Service -- History, International broadcasting -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, British Broadcasting Corporation, Cold War in mass media
Journal or Publication Title: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0143-9685
Official Date: 25 September 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
25 September 2019Published
18 July 2019Available
25 June 2019Accepted
Volume: 39
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 568-583
DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1643111
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television on 18/07/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01439685.2019.1643111
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: International Association for Media History
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
Early Career FellowshipLeverhulme Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000275

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