When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

In May 1926 Britain grinds to a halt, as workers down tools for The General Strike.

With the printing presses shut down, the only sources of news are the government’s The British Gazette, edited by Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill, and the independent, fledgling British Broadcasting Company, led by John Reith. What follows is a fierce battle for control of the news and who gets to define the truth.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Archbishop Of Canterbury / JCC Davidson
Arthur Pugh / Musician
Charlie Bowser / Engineer
Clemmie Churchill / Amelia Johnson
Ernest Bevin + Ensemble
Isabel Shields
John Reith
Muriel Reith
Musician / Speaker of the House
Peter Eckersley
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill

Crew

Assistant Set & Costume Designer
Assistant Sound Designer
Casting Director
Composer
Designer
Director
Foley Consultant
Lighting Designer
Movement Director
Resident Assistant Director
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Video Designer and Animator
Writer

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Photo credits

  • Promotional Artwork by Johan Persson, Creative Commons Attribution

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