Fighting the Nazis with humour: wartime broadcasts by the legendary Voskovec and Werich

About this episode

The episode discusses the wartime broadcasts by Voskovec and Werich that used humour to combat the Nazis.

Fighting the Nazis with humour: wartime broadcasts by the legendary Voskovec and Werich

People in this episode

Host: Radio Prague International

Topics covered

• humour
• wartime broadcasts
• Nazis
• Czech history
• Voskovec and Werich

Keywords

• Voskovec
• Werich
• humour
• Nazis
• wartime broadcasts
• Czech history

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Organizations: Radio Prague International

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