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Richard Dimbleby was a British journalist and broadcaster who covered the Second World War, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and other major events. He was the BBC's first war correspondent and the host of Panorama, a current affairs programme that pioneered a popular style of interviewing.
Richard Dimbleby, pioneer radio news reporter and the first of Britain’s great broadcast journalists. He was the first war correspondent for the BBC. He also was host of Panorama, an influential BBC public-affairs weekly documentary program. Learn more about Dimbleby’s life and career.
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Apr 15, 2020 · Listen to the 10-minute radio report by the BBC's Richard Dimbleby, who was the first broadcaster to witness the liberation of Belsen by the British Army in 1945. Read the transcript of his vivid and horrifying description of the camp and its prisoners.
In April 1945, the BBC’s Richard Dimbleby was the first reporter to enter the liberated Belsen concentration camp. His report describing the unimaginable horror he found, was the first time...
Learn about the life and work of Richard Dimbleby, the 'Voice of the Nation', who reported from warfronts, coronations, funerals and more. Find out how he became a household name, a charity founder and a TV pioneer.
Jun 3, 2024 · Listen to the first broadcaster to enter and describe the horrors of Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Richard Dimbleby broke down several times while making his report, which the BBC initially refused to play.
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Richard Dimbleby was a British actor and producer, best known for his BBC radio and TV broadcasts. He was the father of David and Jonathan Dimbleby, and the first to report from the liberation of Belsen concentration camp.
