BBC German Service during the Second World War

Vike Martina Plock is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of Joyce, Medicine and Modernity (2010) and Modernism, Fashion and Interwar Women Writers (2017). She is co-editor of Literature & History and advisory editor of the James Joyce Quarterly.

• Introduction: Speaking with Hitler.- PART I: PROGRAMMES.- 1. Straight News.- 2. News Talks.- 3. What Women Want: BBC Programmes for Women in Nazi Germany.- 4. Features and Satire.- PART II: PEOPLE.- 5. Voices in Exile: Personality Speakers from Germany.- 6. British Star Speakers.- 7. Enemy Aliens at the BBC.- 8. Monitoring.- 9. Inhaling English.- Epilogue.

“Plock’s deep research and engaging writing style mean that this book could be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the Second World War, inside or outside the academy. For media historians, it provides an excellent template … towards those focused on programme-makers and audiences. This is an important book for anybody interested in the history of the BBC and its External Services, and should be the first port of call for anyone studying the German Service.” (Christopher Day, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 42 (2), 2022)