1686: De Gaulle broadcasts from BH in 1945 - Stourton report on Radio 4

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As the French government prepared to sign an armistice with the Nazis, President Charles De Gaulle turned up at BH on 18th June 1940 to broadcast to France on the BBC.This report, on the 80th anniversary of that momentous broadcast was compiled by Edward Stourton for Radio 4's World at One.

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