Stimme der Wahrheit : German language broadcasting by the BBC The essays contained in this volume were originally delivered as papers to a conference on the German language broadcasting of the BBC held in London in 2002. For over sixty years the BBC German Service was Britains most authoritative voice to the German speaking world representing a virtual paradigm of British cultural and political attitudes towards Germany and Austria and helping to define their perceptions of Britain and the British. Despite the BBCs enormous cultural standing and influence however this volume is the first to evaluate the Corporations German language broadcasting since the BBC German Service was closed down in 1999. The essays fall into three broad categories: German language broadcasting during the Second World War broadcasting to Germany and Austria during the Cold War and finally a series of personal accounts from former employees of the Service.