- Soothing words and stiff upper lips | Magazine | BBC NEWS |Millions of copies of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster were printed on the eve of World War II, but never displayed. Now the message has taken on a new lease of life in our troubled peacetime.(tags: humour design culture uk news poster history bbc posters propaganda communications)
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