Radio broadcasts they listened to?

[Brentano]

I've read that U-boat crews listened to BBC news broadcasts while out on patrol. Anyone know other radio programs the crews might have listened to? Perhaps some German or French stations? I'm looking for the actual names of historic radio programs. Your help is much appreciated. :up:

[Sailor Steve]

I'm sure someone will come up with an answer, but meanwhile: if you use SHIII Commander you will be supplied with real broadcasts on the approximate dates, including one on U-47 sinking Royal Oak.

[Brentano]

Sailor Steve,

Thanks for the reply. I'm having a hard time finding this info. I use SH3Cmdr and I love it.

I'll find out somehow. I was just hoping someone here might know offhand.

[andy_311]

I doub't you will get real radio broadcasts in sh3 unless you d/load them from the bbc and then either change them to ogg files. or put them into your gramaphone folder or you edit the radio text file.

[Brentano]

Oh I see what you mean. No, I don't want to put actual audio files into the game. I want to put them in as radio text messages. I would like to have at least one "broadcast" for each game day. I want to give the player the news that they would likely gather from listening to a few different radio programs while out on patrol. Not just war news, but also popular culture, politics, humor, etc. I'm trying to add to the immersion. I'm starting to think I should just go to a research university and look at old 1940s newspapers. I could write down the news from the front pages of the top papers and incorporate that into the radio text messages.

[JScones]

Have you read http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=48335&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 ?? Won't answer your question directly, but may provide some assistance.

[Polak2]

Perhaps it would be of some interest to know that, indeed, Uboat crews were allowed to listen allied radio broadcasting at sea - a thing considered plainly treasonous and highly punishable :nope: back at home.

Scrapes with the law of the Uboat crews were often "smoothened" by their commanders pulling strings behind the scene. Reportedly, this practice and protectionism was very common and well known all the way to even the high command, Doenitz including.

[Brentano]

Have you read http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=48335&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 ?? Won't answer your question directly, but may provide some assistance.


Interesting. I'll look into it.

I'm fairly certain that at least some crews were listening to BBC. I'd like to know other programs they may have listened to, regardless of whether they were allied or axis radio programs. But yes, listening to "the other side's propaganda" was highly questioned.