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20/02/2015

Was the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s coverage of the seventieth anniversary of the Dresden bombings too one-sided? And why did the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ decide to air graphic audio of the Copenhagen shooting?

The allied bombing of Dresden was one of the most controversial episodes of the Second World War - but was Radio 4's coverage of the 70th Anniversary too one-sided? The editor of Radio 4's Today programme, Jamie Angus, discusses how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ reflected on this historic event with a senior lecturer in War and Media at King's College London, Dr Peter Busch.

And the story behind how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ obtained a startling piece of audio from the shootings in Copenhagen. Toby Castle was duty editor in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Newsroom at the time and he talks to Roger Bolton about why he decided the shocking audio could be put on air.

Also, an epic tale of endurance and self-sacrifice - listeners tell us how they managed to hear ten hours of War and Peace in one sitting.

Producer: Will Yates

A Whistledown production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.

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28 minutes

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Sun 22 Feb 2015 20:00

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  • Fri 20 Feb 2015 16:30
  • Sun 22 Feb 2015 20:00

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