Podcasts Government The National Archives Podcast Series Summer Lecture Series 2019: Information at War the Ministry of Information, 1936-1946

Summer Lecture Series 2019: Information at War the Ministry of Information, 1936-1946

Published: Aug. 7, 2019, 11:30 a.m.

The Ministry of Information was established by a government which recognised that the understanding and morale of the civilian population in the UK \u2013 and elsewhere \u2013 was critical to a successful outcome. To this end the Ministry used every form of communication available to it, including newspapers, comics, radio, films, even model aeroplane kits.

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Join Professor Simon Eliot, Professor Emeritus of the History of the Book, University of London, as he explores the difficult early years of the Ministry and its bid to win public confidence.

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This talk is part of The National Archives\u2019 Summer Lecture Series, exploring the theme \u2018State and Society: Cultures of Communication\u2019.