I saw the film today and really enjoyed it. I came across this item this evening regarding WSC ordering the BBC to edit the King's speeches, and wondered if anyone might comment. Now, this type of story does have a certain familiar ring to it. 8-)
The role of a teenage BBC employee in making sure King George VI's wartime > speeches did not contain his stammers has been revealed for the first time. > The story adds to the intrigue surrounding the Oscar-nominated film The > King's Speech, which features Colin Firth’s portrayal of the monarch > struggling to overcome his impediment. > BBC engineer David Martin was only 19 and just a year into his job when > wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered his bosses to remove any > stuttering from the king's speeches. [...] > His daughter Jane Dickinson, 56, read out an extract from that letter which > read: 'We didn't have tape in those days and all recordings were made on > metal discs which made the whole exercise rather tricky. [...] > Referring to Churchill's order to the BBC to remove the stammer, Mrs > Dickinson said: 'He (her father David) clearly thought it was the right > decision because it took a long time editing so it was fit for broadcast to > the empire later. [...] > Read more: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351257/The-Kings-Speech-BBC-engineer-ordered-Churchill-remove-King-George-VIs-stutters.html#ixzz1DnTzDVny Doing edits like that using metal discs? Sounds rather difficult. While the film's closing mentions that the King bestowed honours upon Lionel Logue in 1944 (CVO), the King also made him an MVO in 1937 ... for no reason, I suppose. Mike Campbell Halifax, Nova Scotia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
