Was this a wind-up?

The_Historian · #1 (**permalink**) May 28th, 2008, 10:12 AM

I remember reading in a WW2 magazine years ago (it might have been After the Battle, I can't be sure) that the Nazis had an experimental tv station in Paris after the Fall of France. (No, don't titter missus

). Unsurprisingly it was only localised reception and short-lived.
Now I remember laughing at the time, but ATB aren't known for wind-ups and they don't do an April edition, so has anyone else ever heard of this?

airborne medic · #2 (**permalink**) May 28th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Yes, it was in ATB....don't think it was a wind-up but don't have the issue number to hand.....try looking on thier web site....

The_Historian · #3 (**permalink**) May 28th, 2008, 01:27 PM

Got it- issue 39. Need to have a look later.

Martin Bull · #4 (**permalink**) May 28th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Was it something to do with the work ATB did on 'black propaganda' ; such as Sefton Delmer's studio in the Ashdown Forest....?

The_Historian · #5 (**permalink**) May 28th, 2008, 06:20 PM

I think it was earlier than that, Martin. I'll look the issue out later.
It's a small world though; this afternoon on UKTV History they showed a repeat of Secret Army...featuring the Brussels Gestapo experimenting with tv surveillance around D-Day.
I'll let you know about Saturday's lottery numbers later....