 During World War II he provided the commentary for the Movietone News and appeared as himself in the comedy film "The Black Sheep of Whitehall" in which comedian Will Hay drives him to a nervous breakdown.In 1946, suspecting that commercial broadcasting would eventually be allowed in the United Kingdom, he travelled to the United States and gained experience of the methods of publicity used there.In the post-war years he had a stint as Sir Alexander Korda's director of publicity, but was mainly a freelance writer, commentator and producer.