Contrary to popular belief, whereas entertainment is concerned, the British lived during the WW2 almost the same as in peace time. This way, although the cities they inhabited were or had been already subjected to the Luftwaffe bombings, the English kept on going to the theatre or to the cinema; they read or listened to classical music on BBC. These outlets offered an escape from the dramatic reality of the war. The English people lived every day with the possibility of a sudden violent death, of losing their families, their houses or lifestyle. Radio and Music – Making Everyday Life Bearable Everybody - people in the civil service, soldiers in their barracks, women preparing food in their kitchens, people waiting for the bus or buying groceries – listened to the radio, especially the British Broadcast Channel[1]. The British Government allowed the BBC to broadcast only on its radio channel so as to minimize the psychological impact of the war. This way, in addition to the Home Service, the BBC launched in January 1940 the Forces Programme[2]. Even though its target audiences were the soldiers, the Forces Programme was a hit with the people between 16 and 20 years of age. BBC broadcast shows such as It’s That Man Again (a war effort parody), Music While You Work (music for industrial workers), Sincerely Yours, Ack Ack - Beer Beer, Brain Trust, Hi Gang or Band Waggon[3]. These gained the BBC considerably larger audiences (more than 10 million people) than the elites of the interwar period. Also, the Listener Research service revealed that a large number of Englishmen tuned in for the BBC’s classical music programs. This made the BBC extend the broadcasting hours of such programs. The British became interested in classical music, because it “was concerned with a seriousness of living and dying with which they themselves had suddenly been confronted”.The Spectator wri