BBC In 1951, in conjunction with Oxford University Press the BBC published "The BBC Hymn Book" which was intended to be used by radio listeners to follow hymns being broadcast. The book was published both with and without music, the music edition being entitled "The BBC Hymn Book with Music". The book contained 542 popular hymns. The BBC provided the world's first teletext service called Ceefax (near-homonymous with "See Facts") on 23 September 1974 until 23 October 2012 on the BBC 1 analogue channel then later on BBC 2. It showed informational pages such as News, Sport and the Weather. on
Netherlands Indies Government Information Service claimed that the Netherlands supported Indonesian independence, however promoted the line in Australia that the Republic of Indonesia was a "Quisling Japanese-sponsored government". When Australian maritime trade unions blockaded the Dutch shipping fleet in Australia in what was called the "Black Armada", NIGIS produced and distributed pamphlets claiming that the supplies to Indonesia were humanitarian in nature, and were not military materiel and personnel intended to suppress the independence movement. Netherlands Indies Government Information Service The Netherlands Indies Government Information Service (NIGIS) was a civil secret service and propaganda organisation based in Australia, during and after World War II. NIGIS