Adam Graham Presents the War

The Mayor and Marilee head to the first Memorial Day after the end of the War, while a war widow faces Memorial Day in her own way. From Mayor of the Town. Original Air Date: May 25, 1946 Click here to add to Itunes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Command Performance’s end of the war special continues. Original Air Date: August 14, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Adam answers listener questions and comments on disabled pilots, internment, and Congressional hearings during World War II. Click here to add to Itunes.

The episode of Your Hit Parade. Original Air Date: August 4, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

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.  

From The Doctor Fights, the story of a Marine Doctor treating amputees including an Air Force pilot who wants to fly again. Original Air Date: June 19, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The story of love and duty between an army nurse and a Marine in the Pacific from Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: June 4, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore do their show for the Seventh War Loan from the Paramount Theater. Original Air Date: June 15, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The Pacific Story takes a look at a history of Japan’s air power and speculation about what they might be holding in reserve against. Original Air Date July 22, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An episode of Your Hit Parade. Original Air Date: July 7, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Dr. Christian’s secretary gets a call from a soldier looking for a date. Original Air Date:  June 20, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

This episode of New World A Comin’ features interviews with six Black New Yorkers talking about their hopes for the future after World War II. Original Air Date: May 20, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Observance of the end of VE Day with Pat O’Brien, Charles Boyer, and more. Original Air Date: May 13, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

CBS Special by Norman Corwin looks back at VE Day: Who we defeated, what it costs, what we learned, and how another war can be avoided. Original Air Date: May 13, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

VE News reports from NBC News featuring  HV Kaltenborn, President Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Original Air Date: May 7 and 8 ,1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Eddie Anderson, Arthur Treacher, and more appear in this episode of GI Journal from May 4, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An all-star cast including Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, and Bob Hope perform a comic operate to at last have Dick Tracy marry Tess Truehart. Original Air Date: February 15, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Sherlock Holmes and Watson take a trip to Flanders on the eve of a great battle of World War I. Holmes finds treachery and espionage afoot. Original Air Date: May 14, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

This episode of Words at War is based on famed war correspondent Enrie Pyle’s last book. Original Air Date: April 24, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The story of a meek academic who organized guerilla warfare against the occupying Japanese among Filipino natives. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: April 30, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An all music episode of the Radio Hall of Fame following the death of President Roosevelt featuring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. Original Air Date: April 15, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Don Fisher reports from Warm Springs, Georgia where President Roosevelt died. Original Air Date: April 12, 1945 Edward R. Murrow reports what he saw on the liberation of Buchenwald. Original Air Date: April 15, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

Guest Marjorie Main provides some educations to the rough and tumble crew on their ranch including Gabby Hayes. Original Air Date: March 11, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

A musical program hosted by Nelson Eddy and featuring the Andrews sisters and others. Original Air Date: March 14, 1946 Click here to add to Itunes.

Adolf Hilter tries a desperate gambit to escape the fall of the Third Reich aboard a sub only his victims won’t allow it. From the Horror anthology series, The Mysterious Traveler.  Original Air Date: March 24, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The FBI searches for two escaped Nazi POWs from This is Your FBI.  Original Air Date: April 27, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The story of a landing ship and a very colorful member of its crew. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date:  March 19, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Bob Hope’s best-selling book about his travels, visiting U.S. Troops overseas. Original Air Date: January 8, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

The story of an American reporter who hid out with the Philippine underground rather than remain in Manilla. The soldiers who crossed the Adolf Hitler bridge. Original Air Dates:  April 15 and 22, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An episode of the Hollywood Barn Dance hosted by Cottonseed Clark with FoyWilling and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Original Air Date: April 28, 1945