Before the outbreak of the Second World War there were no news bulletins on the BBC until 6pm; during the day the news was reserved for the newspapers. Everything changed in September 1939; it would be the first and the last time that the "wireless" was the pre-eminent source of news during a major conflict The BBC created a blueprint for news reporting as the war unfolded, one that has been followed ever since.
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Before the outbreak of the Second World War there were no news bulletins on the BBC until 6pm; during the day the news was reserved for the newspapers. Everything changed in September 1939; it would be the first and the last time that the "wireless" was the pre-eminent source of news during a major conflict The BBC created a blueprint for news reporting as the war unfolded, one that has been followed ever since.
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