Television Under The Swastika
July 14th, 2008 link to (permalink)
“Michael Kloft’s documentary on the history of Nazi television…As early as the ‘thirties, a bitter rivalry raged for the world’s first television broadcast. Nazi Germany wanted to beat the competition from Great Britain and the U.S. - at all costs.”
Spiegel TV has tracked down rare Nazi TV footage, complete with everything from bizarre cabaret acts to interviews with people like Albert Speer. Pop culture done by Nazis, the banality of showbiz evil.
2 responses so far »
Patriarchal Oppressor : Aug 31, 2008 at 4:17 pm
The beginnings of modern Bread And Circuses. Now I understand the ‘programming’ in ‘television programmimg’.
YellowOnline : Sep 11, 2008 at 1:44 pm
My god, this is some great historical footage.
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