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How the world was circled by a band of steel

Published 16 June 2022

The 50th anniversary of the BBC Empire Service is marked by a look at how it was established

Published 1 October 2021

How to get your allies to listen to you

Published 6 November 2020

What are the people of Nazi Germany listening to in 1940?

Published 4 March 2019

A habit picked up in a hot war carries over into the Cold War: countries shouting at each other over shortwave radio

Published 2 July 2017

Twiddle your knob online with this LW/MW/SW live website

Published 18 August 2016

The BBC Year-book of 1931 explains how a King’s speech was heard around the world