Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-10-14.
Publication
1937.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  • WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
  • CBS Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:49) : digital, mono.
Summary
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform Title
March of time (Radio program)
Alternative Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subject
  • Brady, Al
  • Shaffer, Clarence Lee
  • Dalhover, James
  • Ley, Robert, 1890-1945 > Drama
  • Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 > Drama
  • Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986 > Drama
  • Duque, Matías (Doctor), 1869-1941 > Drama
  • Coughlin, Charles E. 1891-1979 > Drama
  • Mussolini, Bruno, 1918-1941 > Drama
  • Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 > Drama
  • Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002 > Drama
  • George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 > Drama
  • Brady Gang > History > Drama
  • Dead end (Motion picture : 1937)
  • Family planning > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  • Birth control > New York (State) > New York > Drama
  • Cancer > Research > Drama
  • Soldiers' monuments > France > Drama
  • Kings and rulers > Children > Interviews > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Historical radio programs.
  • Radio docudramas.
  • Nonfiction radio programs.
  • Radio serials.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  • This was the first of the "March of time" episodes to be broadcast on the Blue Network (NBC).
  • Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  • Time, inc., producer.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & announcements [Life: a magazine in pictures] -- N. Y. C.: "Dead End" episode; 20 slum women agree to raise no children -- Bangor, Maine: G-men get Brady Gang -- Berlin, Germany: The Windsors visit Germany.
  • [Part 2]: Havana, Cuba: Dr. Matias Duque submits to cancer test innoculation -- Royal Oak, Mich.: Father Coughlin cancels radio contract -- Chateau Thierry, France: Homage to dead youth [of World War I] ; Mussolini's son Bruno [calls mother, leaving for] in Spain ; Son of Jap. Prem. in Princeton [interview] ; [British] Royal children [Elizabeth and Margaret Rose] in gas masks, [interview] -- Closing annoucements & signature [Life: a magazine in pictures].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8665--8666
OCLC
956951518
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-10-14.
Production
1937.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001304 001645
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on NBC (Blue Network), WJZ New York, New York 1937 October 14.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8665--8666.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168665_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168666_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 2)].
Added Author
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
Time, Inc., producer.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
CBS Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Added Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found In:
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research Call Number
*LJ-16 8665--8666
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