Godfrey Talbot

Inventory of the Donation

	General experience and audio clip.
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Entry into Tripoli, 1943

• Large collection of original photographs
• Original diaries (including North Africa and Italy)
• Newspaper cuttings (about or written by Talbot)
• Radio copies of his broadcasts for the BBC radio, London
• Collection of letters and airgraphs sent by radio listeners
• French newspaper, Le progres Egyptian, dated Samedi, 7 November 1942
• Tape-recorded
• Obituary notice and tributes to Talbot written after his death and order of service book from funeral

Godfrey Talbot broadcasts in front of a large crowd from Rome on 5.6.44

Radio Times report of June 1944 relating to Godfrey Talbot's broadcast from liberated Rome on 5 June 1944.

One of the many letters Godfrey received from people at home who anxiously listened to his broadcasts to hear about progress of the battle and news of their loved ones
(Transcript on left)

Godfrey Talbot being presented to the King in Italy, July 1944.

David Talbot working on his father's diaries

Godfrey Talbot Audio Clip:
When King George VI visited Italy

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Transcript of Audio Clip

About four of us war correspondents were brought back so that the King could meet war correspondents, experienced war correspondents in the field. I was one of the people brought back and lined up (in one of my books there is a picture of my, being, shaking hands with by the King) and when the King saw me, and I was introduced as Godfrey Talbot, the King said "G, G, G" (he didn't stutter very much in private conversations at all, his stutter was alright unless he had to make a speech and without the Queen being there), he said, "Talbot, Talbot never seen him before, BBC does make 'em tall, don't they? But by golly I've heard you a lot, say something else, I've heard you a lot, back at home, at Windsor, in the Palace, and mostly, mostly at Windsor in the evenings, mostly we heard, the Queen and I listened to Godfrey Talbot and now I see you" and then he paused and smiled just a little, and he said "Do you know, as a matter of fact I think Talbot, you, I shouldn't say this, you are about our favourite broadcaster. You broadcast very frequently in the news bulletins. I think you are our favourite, and then he paused and he said, You and Tommy Handley. . ."!

	General experience and audio clip.
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