“ATLANTIC EXPRESS” – BBC Home Service radio programme – TX 14 November 1942

In its 12 November 1942 issue, FLIGHT magazine forewarned its readers about a radio programme to be broadcast in the BBC Home Service on the coming weekend.

The programme was entitled “Atlantic Express”.  Described as a “dramatic impression” of the work of R.A.F. Ferry Command, it isn’t entirely clear from the wording whether it was a drama or an exciting documentary. In 1942, I suspect the former.

The newspaper radio listings for 14 November 1942 show the transmission time as 8.00 pm. It looks as though it was a 30-minute programme, though the scanning of the newspaper was not done too well..

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It is quite possible that the BBC Written Archives Centre at Caversham Park, near Reading, will have more information about the programme. If anyone lives near there or has access to the BBC archives, it may be worth checking out.

It is even possible that the programme as broadcast was recorded on a transcription disc.

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