Interviews with important people like the prime minister were rehearsed so as not to say anything that would destroy the morale. No close-up pictures of suffering or grieving families were taken as this would make the viewers upset and distraught, but only of bravery and heroism was displayed.
Propaganda became a vital weapon for both Germans and Britain during the war. To undermine the morale of the enemy civilian’s radio was used to broadcast live. The ministry of information was responsible for ensuring that the British public was given detail of the war in order to ensure continued supports.
The ministry did not take over the BBC, but it was careful to run its own censorship. Morale was maintained by means of keeping the nation as informed as much as possible also by comedy programmes. A popular comedy programme it’s that man again portrayed actors poking fun at Hitler and the Nazis also at the British.
There were programmes which were broadcasted from factory canteens and other programmes which played requests for soldiers. By the end of the war, there were more than wireless licenses indicating that it would be easy to reach twenty five million people.
Cinemas played an important role in propaganda during the war. Many documentary films were made. Feature films were able to show ordinary working classes working together to defeat the enemy however perhaps the films purpose was to broadcast propaganda. Henry 1st released at the time of the d-day invasion in early summer 1944.
People who were going to be useful to the enemy were not allowed to be interviewed by the tabloids. Where ever civilians walked they could see encouraging posters to win the war. The use of posters was wide spread and the best ones were the ones which had a sense of feeling that people can work together.
The government was careful to plan what the public saw. There were no pictures of the looting that took place in Coventry after the bombing raid and the deaths of children of Catford School nor was there any report of the 17 people killed when a panic stricken crowd were pushed into the Bethnal green tube station.