Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw was a nickname applied to the Irish-American William Joyce, who broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain from Germany during the Second World War. The broadcasts opened with "Germany calling, Germany calling", spoken in an affected upper-class English accent. The same nickname was also applied to some other broadcasters of English language propaganda from Germany, but it is Joyce with whom the name is now overwhelmingly identified. There are various theories about its origin. The English language propaganda radio programme "Germany Calling" was broadcast to audiences in the United Kingdom on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and
William Charles Boyden-Mitchell William Charles Boyden-Mitchell William Charles Boyden-Mitchell (born 1922 - died 1988 in Norwich, Norfolk), better known as Bill Mitchell or Uncle Bill, was a radio presenter and broadcasting personality. He became known through his work with the BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) during the 1960s and 70s, broadcasting to servicemen of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and their families who were stationed in what was then West Germany. He achieved a cult following due to his eccentricities and his ‘Big Wood Stories’ that he wrote himself and performed live on the radio. Bill Mitchell broadcast from the BFBS