BBC German Service: 'Letter Box' programme transcripts
Extent and Medium
3 folders
Biographical History
Letter Box' was first broadcast on 4 July 1945 and ended some time in late 1947. A service for East Germany was established in due course.
Acquisition
BBC Funkbriefkasten scripts (Germ.) Dec. 45-...47 (some mssg)
Donated January 1986
Donor: Lady Kahn-Freund
Scope and Content
This collection of transcripts of the BBC German Service 'Letter Box' programme documents the opinions of ordinary Germans, Austrians and Jews in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Subjects include the question of guilt; de-nazification; living conitions; life under occupation; the experiences of returning Jews.
System of Arrangement
The programme transcripts are arranged chronologically. There are gaps in this collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Subjects
- Denazification
- Remigrants
- Radio
- Postwar
- BBC