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Bbc (Publication)

Volume 477: debated on Wednesday 19 July 1950

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84.

asked the Postmaster-General why the British Broadcasting Corporation publication, "London Calling," containing foreign broadcasts, cannot be ordered by any person resident in the United Kingdom.

The publication "London Calling" gives particulars of the B.B.C. short-wave programmes addressed to English-speaking audiences abroad, both in the Commonwealth and elsewhere. I understand that distribution is confined to overseas subscribers as these programmes are not normally heard by listeners in this country.