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My mum tells me that at the end of WWII my grandmother dug up a radio buried in the garden and tuned into the Empire Service. Supposedly she was the only one w
by gumby 4y ago
My mum tells me that at the end of WWII my grandmother dug up a radio buried in the garden and tuned into the Empire Service. Supposedly she was the only one with the news because owning a radio had been a capital offense during Japanese occupation.
I used to listen to the world service on shortwave when I was a kid in the 70s. Lots of news about places I'd never heard of and a lot more interesting than stamp collecting.
- dredmorbius 4y agoWhich occupied territory? I'd put higher odds on Hong Kong, the Philippines, or Dutch East Indies, but there's a lot to choose from: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territories_acquired_by_the_Empire_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territories_acquired_b...>
- gumby 4y agoMalaya.
- dredmorbius 4y agoInteresting, thanks.