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Listening Post

Series

Series Name
Pathetone Weekly

Issue

Issue No.
510
Date Released
8 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Links in the Chain
  2. 2Listening Post
  3. 3Cinetops in Brief No 92
  4. 4Conquering the Desert
  5. 5Behind the Blackout

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Somewhere in England skilled listeners and linguists of the BBC eavesdrop on all parts of the world. They take down as many as 150 bulletins from 22 different countries, and each item has to be timed to the minute.
Keywords
Communications
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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