The War
Summary: Follow America's journey from isolationism to Pearl Harbor and V-J day through old time radio. Host Adam Graham is your guide through speeches, public affairs programs, comedies, dramas, and more. Hear the story of World War 2 told through the golden age of radio.
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The network broadcast of the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. Original Air Date: January 23, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
A reporter uncovers a plot by foreign spies in England at a macabre wax museum from Suspense. Original Air Date: November 17, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
A night’s happenings on a submarine. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: January 11, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
A group of Marines fights the Japanese Navy against overwhelming odds. From the Lux Radio Theatre. Original Air Date: October 26, 1942/ Click here to add to Itunes.
Eddie Cantor records his program It’s Time to Smile for Marines in Long Beach. Original Air Date: May 27, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
Adam Graham answers listener mail and comments on future episodes.
Former US Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew speaks on the war in the Pacific on Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: September 14, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
An episode of Your Hit Parade counting down the top 10 hits as broadcasts to America’s servicemen. Original Air Date: January 9, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
The top 10 hits from Your Hit Parade: November 7, 1942
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this half hour Screen Guild Theatre adaptation of one of the most beloved films of all time Casablanca. Original Air Date: April 26, 1943
A man joins the ace pilots who protected the Chinese from Japanense attacks, with dollar signs in his eyes, but soon he finds something else to fight for. From the Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: January 25, 1943
A look at the ground observer corps. Featuring an appearance by Henry Fonda. Original Air Date: August 24, 1942
Fibber McGee and Molly undertake the arduous task of cleaning out the hall closet for a scrap drive. Original Air Date: April 7, 1942
Americans express their opinions to Adolf Hitler loud and clear in these letters to Adolf. Includes opinions of an American work, an American soldier, and a foreign born American. Original Air Dates: July 5, July 26, and August 2 1942
An episode of the Kate Smith Show with the cast of It Pays to be Ignorant guest starring. Original Air Date: February 19, 1943
