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:
On this episode we’ll hear from Eye’s Aloft, a series that aired over the NBC network from August 1942 to November 1943. This episode is titled Why Do I Come Here, and first aired January 11, 1943. Download
We hear from Cavalcade Of America this time, a series sponsored by DuPont chemical that ran from 1935 to 1953. This episode is titled The Flying Tigers, and first aired January 25, 1943. Download
This episode features one of ten stories created for An American In England, a series written by Norman Corwin, and produced by Edward R. Murrow. This episode is titled Cromer, and first aired December 1, 1942. Download
Command Performance was a musical variety show produced for the entertainment of the Armed Forces. This episode from May 7, 1942 features Betty Grable and Jack Benny, among others. Download
This show features The Document from Top Secret. This episode first aired October 12, 1950. Download
On this episode, we’ll hear again from Words At War. This one is titled The Curtain Rises, and first aired May 2, 1944. Download
On today’s show we’ll hear from a series I’ve not found much information on titled Now Hear This. This episode, from July 8, 1951 is titled Operation Submarine. Download
This episode of Radio At War features a story from An American In England. This ten-part series was written by Norman Corwin, and produced by Edward R. Murrow. We’ll hear The Yanks Are Here, which first aired August 31, 1942. Download
Finally another Radio At War! This time around it’s an episode from Authors Playhouse that tells the tale of a mans attempts to escape the Nazi’s. Cry For The Hunted first aired September 22, 1944. Download
Radio At War returns this week with an episode from Words At War. From April 18, 1944 we’ll hear The Silence Of The Sea, based on the novel by Vercors titled Le silence de la mer. Thanks for sticking around during our year long intermission! Download
This week we’ll hear from Eyes Aloft. This episode aired August 24, 1942 and features guest Henry Fonda. Download
