Charles Wheeler
July 4th, 2008 by Steve BowbrickCharles Wheeler, remarkable reporter of the generation schooled during the Second World War, has died, aged 85 (he joined the BBC in 1947). Martin Bell, a long-time colleague, has written an appreciation for The Guardian and, here, from the archive, is Churchill Confidential, an Archive Hour he presented during 2006 (MP3). We’ve featured two of his programmes in the past: a 50th anniversary celebration of From Our Own Correspondent (a programme he made many contributions to) and an amazing feature about the voyage of the USS Nautilus under the North Pole in 1958. These are all programmes from Wheeler’s late career: I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for recordings from his decades as a foreign correspondent.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Hi, all,
I’ve been meaning to pop buy to say thanks for all you excellent posts. I subscribed via Itunes and haven’t had chance to thank you all.It’s great idea loved the glitch post and eric’s one I’m running out of time for music with all the podcasts i’ve got to listen to.
cheers and keep up the good work
July 6th, 2008 at 4:18 am
Top quality peek inside the war cabinet. Even a bit of Bevin at one point.
July 8th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
This was a really amazing show. Quite forgot what I was doing several times, which is the real mark of quality. A fascinating glimpse into a coalition cabinet, as much as a war one.