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1947

First Show: Mar 30, 1946 Last Show: Dec 18, 1946
Number Shows: 39 Audition Show: none

Series Description:
In 1946, Norman Corwin, a landmark individual in the history of old-time radio, was named the first recipient of the "One World Flight" Award. The award included a prize of a four month, around-the-world trip patterned after the historic diplomatic flight of Statesman Wendell Willkie.

During the trip, Mr. Corwin recorded the voices of people of all walks of life, capturing their reactions to the end of World War II and their thoughts of the world of the future. Besides these conversations, he recorded the sounds of the world as he passed through it, capturing local ceremonies and rituals and sounds of cities, towns and villages along his route.

These recordings were the basis for the 13-part documentary, One World Flight. The half-hour shows aired from January 14, 1947 through April 4, 1947 over CBS stations.

On August 13, 1999, NPR's All Things Considered offered "Lost and Found Sound: One World Flight", replaying pieces of the original shows. Norman Corwin was there to provide comments on the series.

Log Comments:
As best as I can ascertain, the episodes were untitled. Therefore, I do not have a "Title" column. Instead, the log has a "Subject" which identifies the episode by the part of the world or part of the series covered by the broadcast. All episodes are in circulation.

Chronological Log:Date Num Subject

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Jan 14, 1947 1 Introduction to One World Flight
Jan 21, 1947 2 Great Britain
Jan 28, 1947 3 Western Europe
Feb 04, 1947 4 Sweden and Poland
Feb 11, 1947 5 Russia
Feb 18, 1947 6 Czechoslovakia
Feb 25, 1947 7 Italy
Mar 04, 1947 8 Egypt and India
Mar 11, 1947 9 India, Shanghi and Other Far Eastern Cities
Mar 18, 1947 10 The Phillipines
Mar 25, 1947 11 Australia
Apr 01, 1947 12 New Zealand
Apr 08, 1947 13 Final Summary

Aug 13, 1999 -- NPR's All Things Considered, "Lost and Found
Sound: One World Flight"

References:
* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To AllCirculating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514

* GOLDINdex database, J. David Goldin, Box 542, Newtown, CT 06470(http://www.radiogoldindex.com)

* Norman Corwin Web Site
(http://www.normancorwin.com)

* Nation Public Radio web site
(http://www.npr.org)

* Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,Whittier, CA 90602

Other Logs or Books:
* ACADEMY AWARD log, Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514
* ONE WORLD FLIGHT log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)
* ACADEMY AWARD log, Audio Classics Archive, Terry Salomonson, P.O. Box 347, Howell, MI 48844-0347 (http://www.audio-classics.com)

Last Update: Oct 11, 2004
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