John Snagge

John Snagge

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About John Snagge

John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge OBE (8 May 1904 – 25 March 1996) was a long-time British newsreader and commentator on BBC Radio. Born in Chelsea, London, he was educated at Winchester College and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in law. He then joined the BBC, taking up the position of assistant director at Stoke-on-Trent's new local radio station. He broadcast his first sports commentary (of a Hull City versus Stoke City football match) in January 1927, after the BBC obtained the rights to cover major sporting events.

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News Bulletin: Italy Surrenders - 8.9.1943

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News Bulletin: Italy Surrenders (8.9.1943)

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News Bulletin: Operation Market Garden 17.9.1944

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News Bulletin: D-Day - 6.6.1944

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D-Day Landings - News

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Annouces Victory In Europe Day

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7

First Christmas Day Speech of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952

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D-Day Announcement

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News Bulletin: German Surrender - 8.5.1945

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Announcement Of Victory In Europe Day

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