Remembering 1948
Step back into a pivotal year of transformation and tension with Remembering 1948, an extensive audio collection of 65 recordings spanning over 28 hours. This compilation captures the second full year of post-war peace, a time when the world balanced austerity with hope, witnessed the birth of nations, and heard the echoes of conflict through the radio. From the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi in January to the dramatic Berlin Airlift that began in June, and from the London "Austerity Games" to the founding of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948 was a year that reshaped the global order. This collection brings together news broadcasts, entertainment programs, and historical moments as they aired, offering collectors a vivid audio time capsule of a world navigating the dawn of the Cold War.
Collection Highlights
- Hear the NBC News special report on the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi from January 30, 1948, a defining moment that shocked the world and altered the course of Indian independence.
- Experience the intensity of the Berlin Airlift through contemporary reports like "ABC Voice of the Nation," alongside news coverage of the Czechoslovak communist coup, the declaration of Israel, and the unfolding drama of the HUAC hearings with Alger Hiss.
- Enjoy a rich mix of Golden Age radio entertainment, including Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Bing Crosby, Suspense, Escape, Philip Marlowe, Our Miss Brooks, and the premiere of Amazing Mr. Tut, all woven together with election coverage of Harry Truman's surprise victory over Thomas Dewey.
Track Listing
Show all 130 tracks (28 hours, 8 min)
- aa480518 Selling Andy A Cabin For $250
- ALLSTARW 480529 0095 JOCKEY AND THE COWPOKE
- Amazing Mr Tut 480705 001 Advice To A Young Lawyerpremiere
- Archie Andrews 480612 Archie Fights A Cold
- Are These Our Children 480929 Witness to Murder
- BB 480804 186 Alibi Time
- Bell Telephone Hour 481212 Christmas Show
- Bergen McCarthy 480404 Rudy Valee
- Bill Stern 480402 444 W Jack Dempsy
- Bing Crosby 480324 Peggy Lee
- Bob Hope 481026 391 Martin Lewis
- Bob Ray 480913
- Box 13 481003 (07) George Flit Detective
- Burns Allen 480212 Babysitting For Kay Kyser
- Cabin B13 480705 Bill And Brenda Leslie
- Cbs Is There 480314 22 Death Of Socrates
- Charlie Mccarthy 481226 Last Show For Chase And Sanborn
- COTY 481215 0588 Marlowes' Gang
- CP 480914 341 Ava Gardner Steve Allen Herb Jeffries
- Ellery Queen 480429 351 Three Frogs
- Escape 480222 036 (EC) How Love Came To Professor Guildea
- Favorite Story 480515 35 Dr Heideggers Experiment
- FMM 480330 0547 Theres a Small Hotel
- Ford Theater 480627 39 Arrowsmith
- Fred Allen 480523 Fred Wants to do Bing's Life Story
- Gang Busters 480612 0533 Case Of Park Avenue Pilferers
- Gentlemen Adventurers 480206 Bandit Blonde
- GG 481103 300 Engagement
- Grand Ole Opry 480229 Red Foley Cowboy Copas
- Green Hornet 480120 Matter Of Evidence
- Guest Star 480711 0068 Ya Gotta Start Each Day With Song
- High Adventure 480407 Barrier
- Its Time To Smile 481217 Jacks Proposition
- Jack 480311 Clear The Tracks
- Jack Benny 480502 1931 Guest Show
- Jeff Regan Investigator 481218 Man Who Lived By Sea
- Jimmy Durante Show 480324 25 Vacations
- Louella Parsons 480926 George Raft
- LR 480618 If A Body Finds A Body
- Mysterious Traveler 480622 159 Zero Hour
- News 480130 NBC News Of World Gandhi Special
- News 480403 CBC Atom Bomb
- News 480501 WHAS Kentucky Derby Clem McCarthy
- News 480722 ABC Voice of Nation
- News 480905 ABC Jergens Journal Walter Winchell
- News 480926 CBS Louella Parsons George Raft
- News 481031 WQXR Halloween Nightmare
- News 481231 NBC Bill Sterns 479 George Raft Year Review
- Our Miss Brooks 481024 012 Surprize Party
- Ozzie And Harriet 481205 A Visit From Bing Crosby
- Phil Harris Alice Faye 481219 Jack Benny As Santa Cl
- Philco Radio Time 480303 Guest Jack Benny
- Philip Marlowe 480926 001 Red Wind
- QuietPlease 480726 e058 The Man Who Stole A Planet
- Red Skelton Show 481022 222 Juniors Arsenal
- Roger Kilgore Public Defender 480427 George Brown
- Sam Spade 480711 B094 Wheel Of Life Caper
- Superman 480209 1356 BatmansGreatMystery5
- Susp 480306 287 In Lonely Place
- The Hunters 481129 You Take Ballistics
- Tom Mix 480809 Hurricane Horse Pt2
- Under Arrest 480801 32 A Janet Sherwood
- Vox Pop 480121 Glen Seabord Atomic Sci Chatanooga Tn
- Whistler 480121 295 Twelve Portraits Of Marcia
- YTJD 481207 000 Aud Dick Powell Milford Brooks Iii
- aa480518 Selling Andy A Cabin For $250
- ALLSTARW 480529 0095 JOCKEY AND THE COWPOKE
- Amazing Mr Tut 480705 001 Advice To A Young Lawyerpremiere
- Archie Andrews 480612 Archie Fights A Cold
- Are These Our Children 480929 Witness to Murder
- BB 480804 186 Alibi Time
- Bell Telephone Hour 481212 Christmas Show
- Bergen McCarthy 480404 Rudy Valee
- Bill Stern 480402 444 W Jack Dempsy
- Bing Crosby 480324 Peggy Lee
- Bob Hope 481026 391 Martin Lewis
- Bob Ray 480913
- Box 13 481003 (07) George Flit Detective
- Burns Allen 480212 Babysitting For Kay Kyser
- Cabin B13 480705 Bill And Brenda Leslie
- Cbs Is There 480314 22 Death Of Socrates
- Charlie Mccarthy 481226 Last Show For Chase And Sanborn
- COTY 481215 0588 Marlowes' Gang
- CP 480914 341 Ava Gardner Steve Allen Herb Jeffries
- Ellery Queen 480429 351 Three Frogs
- Escape 480222 036 (EC) How Love Came To Professor Guildea
- Favorite Story 480515 35 Dr Heideggers Experiment
- FMM 480330 0547 Theres a Small Hotel
- Ford Theater 480627 39 Arrowsmith
- Fred Allen 480523 Fred Wants to do Bing's Life Story
- Gang Busters 480612 0533 Case Of Park Avenue Pilferers
- Gentlemen Adventurers 480206 Bandit Blonde
- GG 481103 300 Engagement
- Grand Ole Opry 480229 Red Foley Cowboy Copas
- Green Hornet 480120 Matter Of Evidence
- Guest Star 480711 0068 Ya Gotta Start Each Day With Song
- High Adventure 480407 Barrier
- Its Time To Smile 481217 Jacks Proposition
- Jack 480311 Clear The Tracks
- Jack Benny 480502 1931 Guest Show
- Jeff Regan Investigator 481218 Man Who Lived By Sea
- Jimmy Durante Show 480324 25 Vacations
- Louella Parsons 480926 George Raft
- LR 480618 If A Body Finds A Body
- Mysterious Traveler 480622 159 Zero Hour
- News 480130 NBC News Of World Gandhi Special
- News 480403 CBC Atom Bomb
- News 480501 WHAS Kentucky Derby Clem McCarthy
- News 480722 ABC Voice of Nation
- News 480905 ABC Jergens Journal Walter Winchell
- News 480926 CBS Louella Parsons George Raft
- News 481031 WQXR Halloween Nightmare
- News 481231 NBC Bill Sterns 479 George Raft Year Review
- Our Miss Brooks 481024 012 Surprize Party
- Ozzie And Harriet 481205 A Visit From Bing Crosby
- Phil Harris Alice Faye 481219 Jack Benny As Santa Cl
- Philco Radio Time 480303 Guest Jack Benny
- Philip Marlowe 480926 001 Red Wind
- QuietPlease 480726 e058 The Man Who Stole A Planet
- Red Skelton Show 481022 222 Juniors Arsenal
- Roger Kilgore Public Defender 480427 George Brown
- Sam Spade 480711 B094 Wheel Of Life Caper
- Superman 480209 1356 BatmansGreatMystery5
- Susp 480306 287 In Lonely Place
- The Hunters 481129 You Take Ballistics
- Tom Mix 480809 Hurricane Horse Pt2
- Under Arrest 480801 32 A Janet Sherwood
- Vox Pop 480121 Glen Seabord Atomic Sci Chatanooga Tn
- Whistler 480121 295 Twelve Portraits Of Marcia
- YTJD 481207 000 Aud Dick Powell Milford Brooks Iii
