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The Archive Hour: A Comfort to the Enemy

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In 1956 Anthony Eden , the Prime Minister, was at loggerheads with the BBC over its coverage of the Suez crisis. At the same time, the Corporation was being praised for its reporting of the Hungarian Uprising and trusted with open access to top-secret MI6 telegrams. Steve Hewlett uses archive recordings and new interviews to explore how 1956 was a defining period for the BBC's editorial independence. With contributions from Douglas Hurd , Charles Wheeler and Alastair Milne. Producer Neil George

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Anthony Eden
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Steve Hewlett
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Douglas Hurd
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Charles Wheeler
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Alastair Milne.
Producer:
Neil George
Source: Radio Times

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