[TVARC] Wartime Radio - The Secret Listeners

[George Makrauer]

https://youtu.be/RwbzV2Jx5Qo

FROM THE OLD BBC:

Illustrated with archival film and photographs, as well as interviews with
those involved, the documentary traces the evolution of civilian
involvement in radio-based intelligence during both world wars. It was the
tireless work of amateur radio enthusiasts during World War I that
initially convinced the Admiralty to establish a radio intercept station at
Hunstanton. Playing an integral role during the war, technological advances
meant that radio operators could pinpoint signals, thus uncovering the
movement of German boats, leading to the decisive Battle of Jutland in
1916. Wireless espionage was to play an even more important role during
World War II, with the Secret Intelligence Service setting up the Radio
Security Service, which was staffed by Voluntary Interceptors, a band of
amateur radio enthusiasts scattered across Britain. The information they
collected was interpreted by some of the brightest minds in the country,
who also had a large hand in deceiving German forces by feeding false
intelligence. Production: BBC East Producer: Douglas Salmon Editor: Rod
Thomas
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