Thursday, May 11, 2006

Lord Haw-Haw's last broadcast

Just finished reading the The Meaning of Treason by Rebecca West about some of the British traitors of WW2 - in particular Lord Haw-Haw - someone who terrified my mother as a child with his, to her, terrifying voice. A sad character. There is a moment described in the book when Joyce is captured and shot in the leg. As he is lifted out the ambulance at the British base all the squaddies have fun shouting imitative 'Jairmany Calling' - it was his first realisation that he was a figure of fun back home - such a let-down for him! Listen to his last radio show linked above.

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