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''Front Line Family'' was a British radio

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's North American shortwave service. It ran from April 1941 until 1948 when it was replaced by ''

Mrs Dale's Diary ''Mrs Dale's Diary'' was the first significant BBC radio serial drama. It was first broadcast on 5 January 1948 on the BBC Light Programme, later BBC Radio 2; it ran until 25 April 1969. A new episode was broadcast each weekday afternoon, wit ...

''. The show's storylines depicted the trials and tribulations of a British family, the Robinsons, living through the war. This featured plots about rationing, family members missing in action and the Blitz. The BBC had resisted soaps as antithetical to its quality image, but began ''Front Line Family'' to encourage American intervention on Britain's behalf in World War II. The network instructed the show's writer that " is material must appeal to an audience of relatively limited mentality, an audience who believes in thrilleresque, is not squeamish, and is almost completely credulous". ''Front Line Family'' became popular, and soon independent radio stations purchased it for rebroadcasting within the United States. After the war the show was moved to the Light Programme in 1946 and continued to run until 1948.

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