# 1946 Orson Welles Commentaries

Heard 1946. 8 episodes.

Following on from his newspaper column in the New York Post, Orson Welles offered a weekly political radio broadcast, covering such topics as the OPA (Office of Price Administration,) atomic bomb tests, and the blinding of war veteran Isaac Woodard.

## Sets

- 1946 Orson Welles Commentaries (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [The OPA Is Dead](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/c757e7e53133), aired 23 June 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460623_The_OPA_Is_Dead.MP3
1. [Bikini Atomic Test](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/eb8c4e70e25c), aired 30 June 1946 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460630_Bikini_Atomic_Test.MP3
1. [OPA One Year Extension](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/886c6a8e0fde), aired 21 July 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460721_OPA_One_Year_Extension.MP3
1. [Affidavit of Isaac Woodward](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/fc0eaecd2cd3), aired 28 July 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460728_Affidavit_of_Isaac_Woodward.MP3
1. [The Peacemakers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/7145aadd82c2), aired 4 August 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460804_The_Peacemakers.MP3
1. [To Be Born Free](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/accf6ebbf9ee), aired 11 August 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460811_To_Be_Born_Free.MP3
1. [Welles Film Banned](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/7e04e5199ae2), aired 18 August 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460818_Welles_Film_Banned.MP3
1. [The Place Was Batesburg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/1946-orson-welles-commentaries/91359405170a), aired 25 August 1946 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/1946OrsonWellesCommentaries/460825_The_Place_Was_Batesburg.MP3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

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