DeWarlock t1_ja7iecp wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:41 PM

Reply to comment by FourteenthCylon in An actual joke that was told by Jews during World War II by hraeswelg

What was on the BBC at the time?

smartyyy24 t1_ja7pzi7 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Not na expert, but during that time British radio was all prohibited because they obviously where anti-nazi

Kalurael t1_ja8jk5n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:16 PM

8pm, gotta be Eastenders

person1880 t1_ja95d9z wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Bomb warnings, resistance reports, news broadcasts, and the allied troop movements that had been made public.

EmotionalArt6680 t1_ja88tu7 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Ugh all you have to do is Google it. BBC, big black .... I Googled the wrong thing!

wormyworminton t1_ja9l5ip wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:12 PM

Good one

FourteenthCylon t1_jab1k0z wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:22 AM

First and foremost, there was accurate (more or less) news of the war. Newspapers in occupied Europe were either banned to conserve paper or were heavily censored by the Germans, who only allowed news of German victories to be published. Radio ownership was forbidden under the occupation, but most people wealthy enough to afford a set were able to keep one hidden, even if it was just a simple homemade crystal receiver. Besides the news there was other programming intended to lift the spirits of people under occupation, including patriotic music and jokes like this one. Radio programs included helpful instructions on how to resist against the occupiers, both passively and through direct action. The BBC also sent coded messages to communicate instructions to resistance groups.