1953 Press Photo BBC Radio Overseas Broadcasts, Asian Club, Wynford V. Thomas

"Voice of Britain" comes of age; December 19, 1953, marks the 21st birthday of the British broadcasting Corporation's overseas broadcasts from Britain. The first broadcast was the Australian service. Today there are 40 different overseas services covering the world in a babel of languages. Photo Shows The "Asian Club," a weekly feature of the B.B.C.'s overseas service. On this occasion Mr. Wynford Vaughan Thomas (Right) faces a friendly gathering of inquisitors from Malaya, India, China and Indonesia.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-12-1953.

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