King’s War Speech (1939)

Unused / unissued material - September 1939. Sound only material - speech by King George VI on the outbreak of World War II. He talks about trying to find peace but now that war has come about we have to fight for the sake of all that we hold dear. He calls on his people at home and across the seas to stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial. The National Anthem ends the broadcast. N.B. Paperwork dates this speech as September 3rd 1939. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 198