Radio At War (old time radio)
Summary: A podcast featuring both fiction and non-fiction stories from the second world war and beyond. Radio was not just entertainment back then, but the main source of news for the home front and the front line. With at least one episode per week, we?ll explore the lives of the men and women who became known as the greatest generation through news reports and the radio dramas that told their stories.
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Podcasts:
Command Performance aired over the Armed Forces Radio Network from 1942 to 1949. Created to entertain the troops overseas, the series never aired domestically. We’ll hear an episode from May 6, 1944 featuring Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Bing Crosby, and more. Download File141
On this episode of Radio At War, we’ll hear again from Now Hear This. Marine Landing first aired July 22, 1951. Download File140
This time on Radio At War, we’ll hear from An American In England. Women Of Britain is the fourth installment of this ten episode series, and was first broadcast August 24, 1942. Download File139
This episode of Your Army Air Forces, titled Blind Landing, first aired September 20, 1945. Download File138
Words At War aired over NBC from 1943 to 1945. This episode, titled War Criminals And Punishment, aired July 4, 1944. Download File137
This episode of Radio At War features a story from Now Hear This, a series produced in 1951. Hawaiian Rescue first aired July 15, 1951. Download File136
On this episode of Radio At War we hear from the NBC University Theater with their adaptation of Three Soldiers. This episode first aired December 5, 1948. Download File135
On this episode, we’ll hear the annual Command Performance Christmas show. This one runs about 2 hours, the last 15 minutes featuring Christmas carols played on the organ. Download File134
On this episode of Radio At War, we’ll hear from Eyes Aloft. This one is titled Special Pearl Harbor Memorial, and aired December 7, 1942. Download File133
This episode of Radio At War features a story titled, Fair Stood The Winds For France from Words At War. This one first aired June 28, 1944. Download File132
On this episode of Radio At War, we’ll hear Operation Submarine. This one was first heard July 8, 1951 on the series Now Hear This. Download File131
This time on Radio At War, we’ll hear the first episode from The Sound Of War. This one is titled Munich, Victory Without Bloodshed. Download File130
On this episode of Radio At War, we’ll from a short-lived series titled, Top Secret. This one is titled The Package In Tangiers, and aired June 25, 1950. Download File129
On this episode of Radio At War, we hear again from Your Army Air Forces. This episode, titled Wright-Patterson Fair, first aired October 11, 1945. Download File128
More from Words At War this time, with their episode from May 30, 1944 titled, The Navy Hunts The CGR 3070. Download File127
