The Battle of Britain and the Blitz

Radio Newsreel Fannie Hurst

1 Jul 1940 · 12 min

Broadcast 1940-07-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

4 July 1940

Arthur Mann In London

4 Jul 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-07-04. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

8 July 1940

Bill Herbert Bombing of Caen

8 Jul 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-07-08. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

14 July 1940

Charles Gardner On Convoy Attack Dogfight

14 Jul 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Charles Gardner Reports More On Dogfight

14 Jul 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Dogfight Over The Channel

14 Jul 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Sigrid Schulz From Berlin

14 Jul 1940 · 9 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Winston Churchill War Of The Unknown Warrior

14 Jul 1940 · 17 min

Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

15 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News Democratic Convention Opened Today

15 Jul 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-07-15. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

16 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News FDR To State 3rd Term Shortly

16 Jul 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-07-16. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

17 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News Wheeler Withdraws As Candidate upcut

17 Jul 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-07-17. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

18 July 1940

News Carlton Smith Eleanor Roosevelt

18 Jul 1940 · 13 min

Broadcast 1940-07-18. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

19 July 1940

Raymond Gram Swing Hitler offered peace to Britain in a speech today

19 Jul 1940 · 13 min

Broadcast 1940-07-19. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

21 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News Havana Inter American Conference Opens

21 Jul 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-07-21. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

22 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News Cordell Hull Suggests Inter American Collective Trusteeship

22 Jul 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-07-22. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

23 July 1940

Elmer Davis The News Germans Say Die Is Cast

23 Jul 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-07-23. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

European News

23 Jul 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-07-23. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

24 July 1940

Lord Beaverbrook On Aircraft Production

24 Jul 1940 · 7 min

Broadcast 1940-07-24. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

27 July 1940

European News

27 Jul 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-07-27. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

1 August 1940

Dangers Of Combat

1 Aug 1940 · 6 min

Broadcast 1940-08-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

6 August 1940

European War

6 Aug 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-08-06. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

14 August 1940

European News

14 Aug 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-08-14. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

16 August 1940

Battle Of Britain

16 Aug 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-08-16. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

European News

16 Aug 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-08-16. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

19 August 1940

European News

19 Aug 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-08-19. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

20 August 1940

Winston Churchill The First Year

20 Aug 1940 · 10 min

Broadcast 1940-08-20. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

22 August 1940

Convoy Shelled In Straits Of Dover

22 Aug 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-08-22. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

24 August 1940

Edward R Murrow Trafalgar Blitz

24 Aug 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

March Of Time Wartime Recipes

24 Aug 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Murrow on Blackout

24 Aug 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Special Broadcast London After Dark

24 Aug 1940 · 29 min

Broadcast 1940-08-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

25 August 1940

Edward R Murrow Blitz Effects

25 Aug 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-08-25. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

2 September 1940

Elmer Davis The News Heavy Damage In Night Raids Over Britain

2 Sep 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-09-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

European News

2 Sep 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-09-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

3 September 1940

Elmer Davis The News FDR Pledges 50 Destroyers To Britain upcut

3 Sep 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-09-03. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

We The People Boy Finds A Dog

3 Sep 1940 · 28 min

Broadcast 1940-09-03. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

8 September 1940

A Londoner On Shelters And The Blitz

8 Sep 1940 · 2 min

Broadcast 1940-09-08. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

15 September 1940

Alvar Liddell Reports 175 German Aircraft Destroyed

15 Sep 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-09-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Robin Duff Covers Convoy Attack Off Dover

15 Sep 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-09-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

17 September 1940

Winston Churchill House Of Commons Secret Session

17 Sep 1940 · 10 min

Broadcast 1940-09-17. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

18 September 1940

Elmer Davis The News One Raid In Eight Reaches London

18 Sep 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-09-18. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

20 September 1940

Edward R Murrow During Blitz

20 Sep 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-09-20. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

European News

20 Sep 1940 · 15 min

Broadcast 1940-09-20. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

22 September 1940

Edward R Murrow London Rooftop Blitz

22 Sep 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-09-22. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

23 September 1940

J Edgar Hoover On The Opponents Of War Preparedness

23 Sep 1940 · 2 min

Broadcast 1940-09-23. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

29 September 1940

CBC Canadian Red Cross Emergency Funds Appeal

29 Sep 1940 · 1h 0m

Broadcast 1940-09-29. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

5 October 1940

Robin Duff in Air Raid Shelter

5 Oct 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-10-05. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

10 October 1940

Earl Browder CPUSA Communist Nominee

10 Oct 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-10-10. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

13 October 1940

3AW AU Pepsodent Presents Sunday Night At 8

13 Oct 1940 · 25 min

Broadcast 1940-10-13. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Princess Elizabeth Margaret Speak To Evacuated Children

13 Oct 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-10-13. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

15 October 1940

Blitz Emergency Services

15 Oct 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-10-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

21 October 1940

Winston Churchill Pledge To Free France

21 Oct 1940 · 10 min

Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC European Services

Winston Churchill To France En Franais Pt2

21 Oct 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC European Services. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

BBC European Services

Winston Churchill To France En Francais Pt1

21 Oct 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC European Services. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

27 October 1940

NY Worlds Fair Closing

27 Oct 1940 · 32 min

Broadcast 1940-10-27. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

30 October 1940

Radio-Paris & Vichy

Marchal Ptain Collaboration Franco allemande

30 Oct 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-10-30. Radio-Paris & Vichy. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

10 November 1940

3AW AU Pepsodent Presents Sunday Night At 8

10 Nov 1940 · 26 min

Broadcast 1940-11-10. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

15 November 1940

Coventry Loudspeaker Announcement

15 Nov 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-11-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Very Reverend RT Howard Coventry Cathedral Destroyed

15 Nov 1940 · 2 min

Broadcast 1940-11-15. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

17 November 1940

The World Today

17 Nov 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-11-17. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

1 December 1940

Radio Eireann Ireland ID

1 Dec 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-12-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

2 December 1940

Edward R Murrow London At War At Night

2 Dec 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-12-02. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

16 December 1940

Elmer Davis The News British Request Aid From US

16 Dec 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-12-16. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

17 December 1940

Elmer Davis The News FDR Outlines British Finance Plans

17 Dec 1940 · 3 min

Broadcast 1940-12-17. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

18 December 1940

Elmer Davis The News FDR Aid Plan Receives Mixed Reception

18 Dec 1940 · 4 min

Broadcast 1940-12-18. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

19 December 1940

Kaltenborn Edits The News FDR To Appoint New Defense Council

19 Dec 1940 · 14 min

Broadcast 1940-12-19. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

20 December 1940

Robin Duff Sees London Burning

20 Dec 1940 · 2 min

Broadcast 1940-12-20. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

23 December 1940

Winston Churchill Address To Italy

23 Dec 1940 · 17 min

Broadcast 1940-12-23. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

24 December 1940

Edward R Murrow Grim Christmas In London

24 Dec 1940 · 1 min

Broadcast 1940-12-24. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

25 December 1940

Christmas

25 Dec 1940 · 27 min

Broadcast 1940-12-25. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

31 December 1940

Herbert Morrison Minister For Home Security

31 Dec 1940 · 0 min

Broadcast 1940-12-31. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

1 January 1941

Alf Landon

1 Jan 1941 · 27 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Battle Of Britain A Radio Dramatisation

1 Jan 1941 · 57 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

California Governor Olson On Japanese Residents

1 Jan 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Charles Lindbergh On US Non Intervention

1 Jan 1941 · 0 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Robert Arden News Commentary New Year War News

1 Jan 1941 · 15 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

ABC Australia at War

Sybil Irving Australian Womens Army Service

1 Jan 1941 · 7 min

Broadcast 1941-01-01. ABC Australia at War. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

2 January 1941

Kaltenborn Edits The News New Session Of Congress Begins Tomorrow

2 Jan 1941 · 13 min

Broadcast 1941-01-02. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

5 January 1941

Bruce Belfrage With The News

5 Jan 1941 · 0 min

Broadcast 1941-01-05. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

6 January 1941

Four Freedoms

6 Jan 1941 · 37 min

Broadcast 1941-01-06. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

10 January 1941

Alan Howland On German Air Attacks

10 Jan 1941 · 0 min

Broadcast 1941-01-10. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

21 January 1941

Elmer Davis The News British Attack Tobruk Italy

21 Jan 1941 · 3 min

Broadcast 1941-01-21. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

22 January 1941

Elmer Davis The News British Take Tobruk

22 Jan 1941 · 4 min

Broadcast 1941-01-22. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

23 January 1941

Elmer Davis The News Charles Lindbergh Opposes Lend lease

23 Jan 1941 · 4 min

Broadcast 1941-01-23. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

31 January 1941

War News

31 Jan 1941 · 29 min

Broadcast 1941-01-31. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

9 February 1941

Sunday News Roundup

9 Feb 1941 · 29 min

Broadcast 1941-02-09. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Winston Churchill Give Us The Tools

9 Feb 1941 · 36 min

Broadcast 1941-02-09. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

24 February 1941

Kaltenborn Edits The News Convoy issue Dominant Tonight

24 Feb 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-02-24. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

War News

24 Feb 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-02-24. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

1 March 1941

Germany Calling

Lord Haw Haw La Tribuna Denies German Aims In Balkans

1 Mar 1941 · 2 min

Broadcast 1941-03-01. Germany Calling. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

8 March 1941

News Of The World

8 Mar 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-03-08. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

9 March 1941

Edward R Murrow Spring

9 Mar 1941 · 7 min

Broadcast 1941-03-09. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

22 March 1941

World News Roundup John MacVane

22 Mar 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-03-22. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

3 April 1941

News Of The World

3 Apr 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-04-03. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

5 April 1941

World News Roundup Earl Godwin

5 Apr 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-04-05. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

18 April 1941

News Of The World

18 Apr 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-04-18. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

25 April 1941

News Roundup John MacVane

25 Apr 1941 · 15 min

Broadcast 1941-04-25. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

Sir Walter Monckton Director General Of The Ministry Of Information

25 Apr 1941 · 6 min

Broadcast 1941-04-25. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

27 April 1941

Winston Churchill Westward Look The Land Is Bright

27 Apr 1941 · 27 min

Broadcast 1941-04-27. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

2 May 1941

Story Behind The Headlines The Riddle Of The Straits

2 May 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-05-02. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

3 May 1941

1941 Kentucky Derby Clem McCarthy

3 May 1941 · 1 min

Broadcast 1941-05-03. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

6 May 1941

Kaltenborn Edits The News President Conferred With Defense Advisers Today

6 May 1941 · 13 min

Broadcast 1941-05-06. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

9 May 1941

Raymond Gram Swing The Monitor And The Merrimac

9 May 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-05-09. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

The National Archives Collection

WTHT Cedric Foster News Commentary Largest British Plane Squadron Strikes Germany

9 May 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-05-09. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

16 May 1941

Public Service Broadcast By Ignace Jan Paderewski

16 May 1941 · 15 min

"This is a sound recording of a public service broadcast by Ignace Jan Paderewski, President of the Council of Poland and former Prime Minister of Poland. In it, he urged Americans to buy U.S. defense savings bonds and discussed his experience in war - torn Europe, the German invasion of Poland, and the need to defeat Germany."National Archives Identifier: 1772533

Robert Arden News Commentary President Roosevelt Comments

16 May 1941 · 14 min

Broadcast 1941-05-16. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

17 May 1941

The World Today

17 May 1941 · 4 min

Broadcast 1941-05-17. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

18 May 1941

Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft

Walter Winchell

18 May 1941 · 15 min

Broadcast 1941-05-18. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

24 May 1941

German Announcment Sinking of HMS Hood

24 May 1941 · 0 min

Broadcast 1941-05-24. Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

27 May 1941

Fireside Chat On Pan American Unity FDR

27 May 1941 · 33 min

Broadcast 1941-05-27. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

HV Kaltenborn Edits The News Comments On The Sinking Of The Battleship Bismark

27 May 1941 · 13 min

Broadcast 1941-05-27. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).

31 May 1941

First Sea Lord A V Alexander On Sinking Of Bismark

31 May 1941 · 0 min

Broadcast 1941-05-31. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).