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ID: 166803
Title: Famous British Political Speeches
Author: James Ramsay Macdonald, King Edward Viii, King George V, King George Vi, Neville Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin
Narrator: James Ramsay Macdonald, King Edward Viii, King George V, King George Vi, Neville Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 00:29:00
Language: English
Release date: 01-06-16
Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Lectures
Summary:
James Ramsay MacDonald,(October 12, 1866 - November 9, 1937) was aBritishstatesmanwho was the first everLabourPrime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading aLabour Government in 1924, and from 1929 to 1931, and aNational Government from 1931 to 1935.The following is a 1929 political broadcast discussing peace and unemployment. George V, bornonJune3, 1865,was theKing of the United Kingdomand theBritish Dominions, andEmperor of India, from May 6, 1910, until his death on January 20, 1936.The following 1932 recording is the first royal Christmas Day broadcast, which started an annual tradition. Edward VIII(June23, 1894 - May 28, 1972) wasKing of the United Kingdomand theDominionsof theBritish Commonwealth, andEmperor of India, from January 20 to December 11, 1936. The following is the December 11, 1936 broadcast to the nation and the Empire, explaining his decision to abdicate the throne so that he might marry his love, Wallis Simpson, an American. Stanley Baldwin (August3, 1867 - December 14, 1947) was aBritishConservativepolitician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars. The following is from a 1937 speech extolling the virtues of British life versus German Nazi life. Neville Chamberlain (March18, 1869- November 9, 1940) was a BritishConservativepoliticianwho served asPrime Minister of the United Kingdomfrom May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for hisappeasementforeign policy, and in particular for his signing of theMunich Agreementin 1938, conceding theSudetenlandregion of CzechoslovakiatoGermany. WhenAdolf Hitlercontinued his aggression byinvading Poland, Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of theSecond World War.The following is a September 1938 recording regarding the Munich Agreement. George VI(December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) wasKing of the United Kingdomand theDominionsof theBritish Commonwealthfrom 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the lastEmperor of India, and the firstHead of the Commonwealth. His life is the basis for the Academy Award winning movie, "The King's Speech," featuring actors Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. The following is a broadcast on D-day, June 6, 1944.
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