E-Ts
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In early days of radio, Sunday the 30th of October, 1938, a radio programm remained in mind of many people. Orson Welles was making a very realistic programm on a radio of CBS. Some listenners believed really that E-Ts landed in America. Nobody has really seen E-Ts !!
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During WWII, France was invaded by the Nazis. Hitler looked after all french radios. Moreover, He tried to scramble the overs radio from United-Kingdom. It wasn't very usefull. Many french people listenned at it. After the defeat, De Gaulle flee from France and went to London. He became the leader of the Free French Forces. At 7:00 PM, thanks to Churchill and the BBC, he could broadcast his appeal of June 18, 1940 | ||
| The text of the Appeal of June 18 : | In French | Translated in English | |
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This story took place in Paris, during the France occupation by the Nazis,when Petain was the head of France. A French presenter during the programm "Quart d'heure d'imprévu" wanted to put an Edith Piaf record. He was mistaken in choosing the side of the record. The listenners could listen during few seconds a very famous song of the moment "Hitler, je l'ai dans le blair je ne peux pas le renifler". We could translate that by "Hitler, is in my beak. I can't stick him" !!
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"La
maison de la radio" in Paris
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Designed by Henry Bernard, it stands in a 4 hectares field. The works begann in 1952 and employed about 500 personns.This building is famous in France for its shape. In fact, it's a circle : many trapezoids turning around a tower. Trapezoids studios help to record sounds. It was inaugurated by the general De Gaulle on the 14th december, 1963. At its beginning, it was the head of ORTF (for broadcasting French radio and TV). Now, public radios still stay some . Everyday, 4500 personns come working in the "maison de la radio". You can assist some public programms (go to the list) or concerst. In the "maison de la radio" stood a museum too.