The story of a baker in Europe who lost…and then found faith. Original Air Date: March 4, 1948 Click here to add to Itunes.
Archive for the ‘Old Time Radio’ category
Episode 276: Dear Mr. American
Episode 275: Japan’s Food Crisis
Pacific Story looks at the severe food shortages that gripped Japan after the war as a result of Japan’s disastrous war time policies. Original Air Date: October 28, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 274: The Flying Tigers Fly Again
Pilots from the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) return to the States with the goal of staring a freight airline but run into many obstacles. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: October 28, 1946 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 273: Welcoming Mayor LaTrivia Home from the Pacific
Mayor LaTrivia is returning from the Pacific and Fibber McGee is jockeying for a prominent position in the welcoming but finds himself off the committee. From Fibber McGee and Molly Original Air Date: October 2, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 272: France Suppresses Germany’s Invasion of the Rhineland
Stroke of Fate examines how history would have played out if France had opposed Germany’s invasion of the Rhineland. Original Air Date: November 22, 1953 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 271: House on 92nd Street
An American citizen of German descent infiltrates a Nazi spy ring for the FBI in this Screen Guild Theatre adaptation of the Lloyd Nolan movie. Original Air Date: June 10, 1946 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 270: Command Performance Victory Extra #2
Command Performance’s end of the war special continues. Original Air Date: August 14, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 269: Command Performance Victory Extra #1
Bing Crosby hosts an all-star extravaganza to celebrate the end of the war. Original Air Date: August 14, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 268: Fourteen August
Orson Welles stars in this play written by Norman Corwin for the day of victory. Original Air Date: August 14, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 267: V-J Day
Reaction to Japanese surrender on August 14, 1945 and the signing of the formal surrender ending the war on September 2, 1945. Includes Harry Truman, General Douglas Macarthur, and coverage from Mutual and NBC News. Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 266: Mr Hope and the Atom Bomb
William Laurence of the New York Times tells the story of the first atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima from The Quick and Dead. Original Air Date: July 13, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 265: A Chain Reaction
Bob Hope begins his investigation into atomic energy with an interview with William Laurence of the New York Times talking about scientific advances that paved the way for the atomic age. Original Air Date: July 6, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 264: Late War News and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
CBS World News Today from July 29, 1945 and a statement by President Truman. Bulletin on the bombing of Hirashima from August 6, 1945 and an account of the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 263: Your Hit Parade
The episode of Your Hit Parade. Original Air Date: August 4, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 262: The Wind at My Back
The last survivor of a battle with the Japanese in New Guinea tries to stay alive. From New World A Coming. Original Air Date: May 27, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.