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Typescript of Hamilton's BBC radio 'Broadcast on books', recommending various classic and contemporary books, including The Spanish farm by Ralph Hale Mottram (Chatto & Windus, London, 1924); The case of Sergeant Grischa by Arnold Zweig (Martin Secker, London, 1928); Gallipoli: the fading vision by Maj John Francis Allen North (Faber and Faber, London, 1936). 7pp

Typescript of BBC radio broadcast by Hamilton on the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging, 31 May 1902, and the ending of Second Boer War, including his meeting with FM Rt Hon Jan Christiaan Smuts prior to the signing; the peace aims of FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome; the current plight of South African War veterans. 3pp

Typescript of Hamilton's BBC radio broadcast of his account of the British Legion pilgrimage to Ypres, Belgium, on 8 Aug 1928. 8pp

Typescript of BBC radio broadcast by Hamilton on behalf of the Lewis Hospital Extension Appeal Committee, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, referring to the service of the Ross Battery of mountain guns at Gallipoli on 1 May 1915. 4pp

Transcript of an interview with Monsieur Bonnamy on Operation CHARIOT (raid on St Nazaire, Mar 1942), broadcast by the BBC for the French Programme. 1 item

Text and script for a BBC Home Service programme on Hannibal broadcast on 31 Jan, 11 Sep and 26 Oct 1960, with related correspondence

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to the war in Europe and North Africa. Typescript, 8pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to the war in North Africa, particularly Abyssinia and the need to intensify war production in Britain. Typescript, 8pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to the invasion of Greece by Italy, the increasing strength of the Allies and the importance of the Allied navies. Typescript, 5pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to German bombing of Britain, home defence, morale and the strategic significance of the Royal Navy. Typescript, 8pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to the invasion of Greece by Italy and the difficulties faced by the Italians in Abyssinia, Albania and Libya , German bombing campaign against Britain and the threats to Allied shipping. Typescript, 6pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, BBC Home Service, 'War Commentary', relating to the relationships between the leaders of the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. Typescript, 6pp

Transcript of a talk with Geoffrey Williams for the BBC's European Division, entitled 'The state of the French Army'

Text of a talk for the BBC European Service on Karl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz

Text of a BBC Eastern Service discussion between Liddell Hart and Major Lewis Hastings Brentwood, entitled 'What should be Britain's postwar strategy?'

Text of broadcast by Kirke, 'War Review', broadcast on the BBC and on African, North American, General Overseas and Pacific Services relating to the Allied capture of Rome, the Normandy landings and progress in Burma. Typescript, 4pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, 'War Review' broadcast on the BBC and on African, General Overseas and Pacific Services relating to Allied progress in Italy and the USSR and the bombing campaign on Germany. Typescript, 2pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, 'War Review' broadcast on the BBC and on African, North American, General Overseas, Central Overseas and Pacific Services relating to developments on the Eastern front, capture of the Admiralty Islands in the South West Pacific, the advance on Myitkyina, Burma. Typescript, 3pp

Text of broadcast by Kirke, 'War Review' broadcast on the BBC and on African, North American, General Overseas and Pacific Services relating to operations around the Garigliano River, Italy and the failure of German counter attacks in USSR. Typescript, 1p

Text of broadcast by Kirke, 'War Review' broadcast on the BBC and on African, North American, General Overseas and Pacific Services relating to operations in Nettuno and Salerno, Italy, the German escape from the pincer movement around Luga, USSR, Allied progress in the Hukwang valley and Arakan front, Burma. Typescript, 3pp