Summer 1941. Hitler and his allies rule Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. In the West, Britain is isolated. In Germany, the streets of the Third Reich are covered in a forest of swastika flags, the red and black illuminated at night with the glow of torch-lit processions.
The Führer’s speeches were festive celebrations and every good German was expected to listen. Wardens wearing swastika armbands patrolled the streets, ensuring everyone was within hearing distance of a radio or loudspeaker.
Germany had the most radios per capita in Europe, helping Nazis fuse the Volk. But radio was also a vulnerability — twiddle a dial and you could get alternative content too, which was why tuning into the BBC became a crime punishable by
