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1939 National Registration Night
1939 National Registration Night
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10 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, the British government introduced an Act that would allow them to gather vital information about the country's population. This information would inform their decisions on identity cards, rationing and conscription.The night of 29 September 1939 was National Registration Night, and that evening, at 6:30pm, the Registrar General broadcast this message to the nation.In our collection we have the script (catalogue reference RG 28/164) of the Registrar General's broadcast, read here by Gary Thorpe.
Released:
Sep 29, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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