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The BBC Dutch Service End 9th August 1957

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The final programme of the BBC Dutch service on Friday August 9th 1957, featuring excerpts of earlier programmes. The staff of the BBC Dutch service bid farewell to the listeners. The BBC World Service, which started its scratchy shortwave transmissions to listeners cut off by "desert, snow and sea" 75 years ago, ended its last English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday. 2008

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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The BBC Dutch service - the final programme - 9th August 1957

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