Radio At War (old time radio)
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Podcast Description
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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File120: Night Train To Berlin by Top Secret | We’ll hear from a short-lived series from 1950 called Top Secret on this episode. Here’s the first show, titled Night Train To Berlin, which first aired June 11, 1950. Download File120 | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File119: Lifeline by Words At War | This episode of Words At War, titled Lifeline, first aired May 16, 1944. Download File119 | 12/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File118: The AFRS Story | We take a break from the usual radio drama on this episode, and hear the story behind the network that delivered those stories to the soldiers in the first place. From 1949, here’s The AFRS Story. Download File118 | 11/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File117: Gunners Get Glory by Words At War | On this episode of Radio At War we’ll hear from Words At War, a series that aired over NBC radio from 1943 to 1945. This episode, titled Gunners Get Glory, first aired May 9, 1944. Download File117 | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File116: Winter In Paris by Screen Guild Theater | Don Ameche, and Maureen O’ Sullivan star in Winter In Paris, a wartime tale from Screen Guild Theater. The series aired from 1939 to 1952. The episode we’ll hear, was originally broadcast March 3, 1940. Download File116 | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File115: Santa Maria Idea by Eyes Aloft | By request, we’ll hear an episode from Eye’s Aloft on today’s show. This one, titled The Santa Maria Idea, first aired November 23, 1942. Download File115 | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File114: Death Flies Blind by Suspense | We’ve got a tale of Nazi spies and secret plans for this episode of Radio At War. From May 4, 1943 here’s Death Flies Blind from Suspense. Download File114 | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File113: 5 Fingers by Lux Radio Theater | On this episode of Radio At War, we’ll hear a story of espionage and intrigue courtesy of the Lux Radio Theater. 5 Fingers first aired October 13, 1952 and is adapted from the film of the same name released February 22, 1952. Download File113 | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File112: Occupied Paris by Big Town | On this episode of Radio At War we’ll hear Occupied Paris from Big Town. This episode first aired May 14, 1942. This series would go on to inspire a television show, films, and a comic book. Download | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File111: Why Do I Come Here by Eyes Aloft | 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 | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File110: Flying Tigers by Cavalcade Of America | 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 | 12/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File109: Cromer by An American In England | 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 | 9/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File108: Command Performance | 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 | 8/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File107: The Document by Top Secret | This show features The Document from Top Secret. This episode first aired October 12, 1950. Download | 6/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File106: The Curtain Rises by Words At War | 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 | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File105: Operation Submarine by Now Hear This | 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 | 5/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File104: The Yanks Are Here by American In England | 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 | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File103: Cry For The Hunted by Authors Playhouse | 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 | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File102: Silence Of The Sea by Words At War | 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 | 1/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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File101: Eyes Aloft | This week we’ll hear from Eyes Aloft. This episode aired August 24, 1942 and features guest Henry Fonda. Download | 12/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
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