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30 September 1938

The Munich Agreement

Chamberlain returns from Munich with a piece of paper; Hitler has the Sudetenland. Radio carries both men to the world within days of each other.

17 recordings · 5 broadcasters · 12 days

Who carried it

BBC Home Service10NBC News4The National Archives Collection1Mutual Broadcasting System1CBS World News1

12 September 1938

Transmission

12 September

1938

The National Archives Collection

Adolf Hitler's Address on the Sudeten Germans

Network

The National Archives Collection

Running time

31 min

"This sound recording captures Adolf Hitler's address before a Nazi Congress in Nuremberg. The speech is in German, with English recapitulations at intervals. American commentator H. V. Kaltenborn discussed the speech and its potential effect on world peace."National Archives Identifier: 2173183

13 September 1938

Transmission

13 September

1938

Mutual Broadcasting System

Fulton Lewis Czechoslovakia Declares Martial Law

Network

Mutual Broadcasting System

Running time

5 min

Broadcast 1938-09-13. Mutual Broadcasting System.

14 September 1938

Transmission

14 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Chamberlain Offers To Meet Hitler

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

1 min

Broadcast 1938-09-14. BBC Home Service.

23 September 1938

Transmission

23 September

1938

CBS World News

News

Network

CBS World News

Running time

19 min

Broadcast 1938-09-23. CBS World News.

26 September 1938

Transmission

26 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Britain Begins to Prepare for War

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

4 min

Broadcast 1938-09-26. BBC Home Service.

27 September 1938

Transmission

27 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Chamberlain Addresses the Nation on His Negotiations for Peace

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

8 min

Broadcast 1938-09-27. BBC Home Service.

Transmission

27 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Chamberlain On Czech Crisis

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

1 min

Broadcast 1938-09-27. BBC Home Service.

Transmission

27 September

1938

NBC News

Fred Bates Reporting

Network

NBC News

Running time

9 min

Broadcast 1938-09-27. NBC News.

28 September 1938

Transmission

28 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Chamberlain Before Munich Conference

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

1 min

Broadcast 1938-09-28. BBC Home Service.

30 September 1938

Transmission

30 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Chamberlain Returns from Munich with Anglo German Agreement

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

9 min

Broadcast 1938-09-30. BBC Home Service.

Transmission

30 September

1938

NBC News

Max Jordon On Big Four Meeting In Munich

Network

NBC News

Running time

5 min

Broadcast 1938-09-30. NBC News.

Transmission

30 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Neville Chamberlain Just After Munich Conference

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

1 min

Broadcast 1938-09-30. BBC Home Service.

Transmission

30 September

1938

BBC Home Service

Neville Chamberlain On His Return From Munich

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

1 min

Broadcast 1938-09-30. BBC Home Service.

4 October 1938

Transmission

4 October

1938

BBC Home Service

Ralph Murray Reports From Prague After Invasion

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

8 min

Broadcast 1938-10-04. BBC Home Service.

14 October 1938

Transmission

14 October

1938

NBC News

Story Behind The Headlines Minorities And The Threat To World Peace

Network

NBC News

Running time

13 min

Broadcast 1938-10-14. NBC News.

16 October 1938

Transmission

16 October

1938

BBC Home Service

Winston Churchill We Must Arm

Network

BBC Home Service

Running time

4 min

Broadcast 1938-10-16. BBC Home Service.

21 October 1938

Transmission

21 October

1938

NBC News

Story Behind The Headlines Great Britain And The Four Power Pact 1

Network

NBC News

Running time

14 min

Broadcast 1938-10-21. NBC News.