The War of Words. Episode 1

BBC Worldwide Ltd (Added Author). Films Media Group, (film distributor.).

Summary: In the first installment of the series, BBC presenter Jonathan Dimbleby hones in on the effects of World War II on the then infant broadcasting corporation of BBC. World War II was the first broadcast war, which BBC was entirely unprepared for, so pioneers in broadcasting including Dimbleby's own father Richard Dimbleby broke through barriers and restrictions in order to communicate the truth, and renditions of the truth, to the British public and other global listeners. From author and playwright J.B. Priestley to United States correspondent Edward R. Murrow to Britain's very own Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the broadcasting medium took a new purpose through the course of the WWII conflict. Opponents to the BBC and Britain including Adolf Hitler himself and propaganda specialist Joseph Goebbels also utilized public broadcasting in new, advantageous ways, as Dimbleby chronicles.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 19 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2016.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 17, 2016. CatMonthString:may.17 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Summit of a Journey (2:04) -- A British Solution (2:02) -- At War With Germany (2:16) -- Orgy of Organ Music (2:28) -- War of Words (1:53) -- Effect of Doublespeak (3:08) -- Stifled by Censors (3:09) -- Prestige of the Nation (2:31) -- First Casualty of War (2:52) -- Undermining Public Morale (2:03) -- Dust in the Eyes (2:39) -- Sinister and Seductive (2:56) -- Fairer and More Equal (4:20) -- Master of Rhetoric (3:10) -- Hard, Stony Sound (2:49) -- Broadcaster's Dilemma (3:16) -- "The Internationale" (3:45) -- Military Disaster (4:44) -- Credits: The War of Words: Episode 1-BBC At War (0:44)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, January 17, 2017)