They Were Not Amused
‘THE French National Radio had just completed a news broadcast. Without explanation, the announcer said: "Monsieur Helium, delegate to the World Institute of Atomic Research, will make an important announcement." Then, to the accompaniment of eerie music and the sound of loud explosions, a succession of breathless announcers pleaded with Parisians not to panic. "Bulletins" described cities disintegrating, ships disappearing at sea and ‘the world splitting wide open. There was complete panic. Few people stayed near their radios long enough to hear the announcer say: "Wake up. It’s a joke.’ Next day the French Government, not at all amused, dismissed Claude Bourdet, new directorgeneral of French broadcasting.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 12
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111They Were Not Amused New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 12
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