During the Second World War two extraordinary radio broadcasts served to bridge that gap between soldiers overseas and their families in ways not previously possible. They would serve as a precursor to a beloved tradition.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.