2: WHY we fight - a podcast by Will Robinson

With no end to the war in sight, how did cinema convince the public that it was a war worth fighting? 

Cinema turned its focus towards Nazism, dismissing any desire for compromise. It retold the great historical victories of Britain, and eulogised the countryside, but with one clear underlying message: Nazism must be stopped, and Britain was the nation to do it. 

Films include but not limited to: 49th Parallel (1941, Ortus Films); In Which We Serve (1942, Two Cities Films); Millions Like Us (1943, Gainsborough Pictures); The Gentle Sex (1943, Two Cities Films); The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943, Archers Film Productions); The Way Ahead (1944, Two Cities Films); Went the Day Well? (1942, Ealing Studios) and more.

Twitter: @WillRobinsonUK

Title music: 

For the Fallen by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3772-for-the-fallen

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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