William Joyce real name to his listeners; and he would occasionally be announced as "William Joyce, otherwise known as Lord Haw-Haw". Urban legends soon circulated about Lord Haw-Haw, alleging that the broadcaster was well-informed about political and military events to the point of near-omniscience. Although listening to his broadcasts was officially discouraged (but not illegal), many Britons heard the broadcasts. At the height of his influence, in 1940, Joyce had an estimated six million regular and 18 million occasional listeners in the United Kingdom. The broadcasts always began with the announcer's words, "Germany calling, Germany calling, Germany calling". These broadcasts urged the
Rae Joyce Press directory of New Zealand cartoonists and comics creators, "New Zealand Comics and Graphic Novels." Snow Like Thought - Blog by Rae Joyce Rae Joyce Rachel Fenton, also known as Rae Joyce (born 1976), is a graphic novel artist and author from New Zealand. Born Rachel J. Fenton in 1976, in Yorkshire, she moved to New Zealand in 2007. She currently uses the pen name Rae Joyce. Joyce graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2007 with a BA in English Studies. With Sarah Laing and Indira Neville, Joyce is the co-author of "Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's Comics".