By Matt Elton

Published: Monday, 21 March 2022 at 12:00 am


In the third episode of our monthly series marking the centenary of the BBC, media historian David Hendy tells Matt Elton how the BBC became an important part of the national fabric during the Second World War – and how the conflict changed the organisation forever.

David Hendy is the author of The BBC: A People’s History (Profile Books, 2022)

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