Synopsis
When Winston Went to War with the Wireless
$13.99
Published by Nick Hern Books
Large Mixed Cast
In May 1926, Britain grinds to a halt, as workers down tools for the General Strike
With the printing presses shut down, the only sources of news are the government's British Gazette, edited by Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill, and the independent, fledgling British Broadcasting Company, led by John Reith
The stage is set for a fierce battle over control of the news and who gets to define the truth
Jack Thorne's When Winston Went to War with The Wireless is a gripping play about the birth of a great British institution and its efforts to stay impartial