Words at War: Old-Time Radio Drama Anthology

Words at War: “From The Land Of Silent People”, first broadcast on July 31, 1943. Old-time radio drama anthology.

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Words at War: “The Ship”, first broadcast on July 24, 1943. Old-time radio drama anthology.

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Russian correspondent Maurice Voitecov arrives at a naval headquarters requesting passage to Sevastopol, where the city is under siege. The story follows Boris Voitikov as he files reports from the bombarded city, tracking the buildings still standing as the German assault intensifies. Divers, a fierce commissar and a wounded boy named Nikolai appear amid the destruction, along with a sapper and a commander who refuses to rest. The episode is part of the radio series Words at War, adapted from Boris Voitikov's book The Last Days of Sevastopol, first aired on 1943-07-17. Stefan Schnabel is heard as Boris Voitikov in the cast.

With Maurice Voitecov, Boris Voitikov, Nikolai, Ivan, Olga, Gregori.

Listen for: The steady count of standing buildings in Sevastopol, reported by correspondent Boris Voitikov as the city falls under bombardment.

First aired on July 17, 1943.

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In the months after Pearl Harbor, correspondent Clark Lee sits with Japanese-American Sergeant Jimmy Ajimimatsui in a Shanghai tea room, where Jimmy delivers a warning from a Japanese colonel: Lee should leave China before war breaks out. Lee then moves through Shanghai and on to Manila, where he meets his friend Melville Jacoby, Jacoby's wife Anna Lee, and Argentine diplomat Roberto Lanes. Over drinks they discuss American defenses in the Philippines with confidence that proves misplaced. The episode is an adaptation from Clark Lee's book They Call It Pacific, presented on the NBC series Words at War, original air date July 10, 1943, with Les Damon as Lee.

With Clark Lee, Sergeant Jimmy Ajimimatsui, Melville Jacoby, Anna Lee Jacoby, Roberto Lanes, Elario Francisco.

Listen for: The contrast between the confident talk in Manila about the American plan to defend the islands and the news that arrives as the war begins

First aired on July 10, 1943.

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Sergeant John Kenneth Smith, a Royal West Kent soldier with explosives experience, volunteers for a secret, dangerous job and is sent to the Combined Operations training center. There he meets fellow recruits including Scotty, a bagpiper, and the Irish-American Murphy, and endures hard physical training under a demanding sergeant major. The men learn to handle satchel charges and other weapons and are told they must solve their own problems. Their training is preparing them for a commando raid on the Nazi-held port of San Nazaire. The series is Words at War, first broadcast on June 24, 1943, and based on Hilary St. George Sanders' book Combined Operations, with Les Damon as Sergeant Smith and Jackson Beck as the Sergeant Major.

With Sergeant John Kenneth Smith, Scotty, Murphy, Timmons, Sergeant Major, Lieutenant Colonel Newman, Piggy O'Donnell.

Listen for: The rigorous commando training sequences and Smith's introduction to the men and the secret raid

First aired on June 24, 1943.

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