# Against the Storm

Networks named by its archives: NBC, Mutual. Heard 1940–1941. 23 episodes.

(18 Episodes) "Against the Storm," another OTR soap opera (the title of which is from 'King Lear'), began the first of its 3 runs (and a small portion of its 13 years of success) on NBC, October 16, 1939. The final episode of this soap opera, took place on the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS), June 27, 1952. Created and written by Sandra Michael, directed by Axel Gruenberg and starring Roger DeKoven, Gertrude Warner, Arnold Moss and Joan Alexander, this program took place at the "Deep Pool Farm" in Hawthorne, Connecticut. It depicted the "every-day-lives" of the Professor (of Hawthorne's fictional Harper University) Jason McKinley Allen (Roger DeKoven, who starred during all 3 runs), his wife, their daughters & this family's many friends. The NBC 'Red Network' which ran "Against the Storm" from Oct '39 - to Dec '42, broadcast the only daytime radio serial to win a Peabody Award (1942). Sadly, however, not even this successful win could save this excellent program from being axed, in Dec of '42, by the NBC radio 'highers-up.' "Against the Storm" went on a very nearly permanent hiatus, until August of 1949, when Mutual saved the resting serial

## Sets

- Against the Storm 18 Eps (Old Time Radio): Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/AgainstTheStorm
- Against The Storm - OTR (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/Against_The_Storm

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Supper in the Park](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/5db9e9269c71), aired 13 May 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-05-13SupperInThePark.mp3
1. [FreeOTRShows.com - Reed Wilson Versus Matrimony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/e5b404b648b2), aired 15 May 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Against_The_Storm/1940-05-15_-_xxxx_-_Against_The_Storm_-_Reed_Wilson_Vs_Matrimony_-_32-16_-_14m44s.mp3
1. [Reed Wilson vs Matrimony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/af5ac46c25ef), aired 15 May 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-05-15ReedWilsonVsMatrimony.mp3
1. [Reed & Kathy at Train Station](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/2db60066987b), aired 16 May 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-05-16ReedKathyAtTrainStation.mp3
1. [Peter Alden & Fullerton Talk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/c937d2c82d23), aired 24 May 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-05-24PeterAldenFullertonTalk.mp3
1. [Pascal Tyler Rescues Lucretia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/887a8a49803a), aired 3 June 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-06-03PascalTylerRescuesLucretia.mp3
1. [Reed & Cathy Discuss his Many Kindnesses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/e3810a16fffb), aired 10 June 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-06-10ReedCathyDiscussHisManyKindnesses.mp3
1. [Mark Makes Flowery Summer Farewell Speech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/f2e92fe9cee9), aired 17 June 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-06-17MarkMakesFlowerySummerFarewellSpeech.mp3.mp3
1. [FreeOTRShows.com - Why Doesn't Phillip Cameron Want to Buy the Chrichton House](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/1923909b644c), aired 20 June 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Against_The_Storm/1940-06-20_-_xxxx_-_Against_The_Storm_-_Why_Doesn_t_Phillip_Cameron_Want_To_Buy_The_Chrichton_House_-_32-22_-_14m51s.mp3
1. [FreeOTRShows.com - Letter From Lucretia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/398729de4d9f), aired 20 June 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Against_The_Storm/1940-06-20_-_xxxx_-_Against_The_Storm_-_Why_Doesn_t_Phillip_Cameron_Want_To_Buy_The_Chrichton_House_-_32-22_-_14m52s.mp3
1. [(aka Letter from Lucretia) Why Dsnt Phillip want ...Chrichton Hse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/6b272b57b1bd), aired 20 June 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-06-20WhyDoesntPhillipWantChrichtonHseakaLetterFromLucretia.mp3
1. [Kathy Unable to Sleep](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/8002966c9b60), aired 2 July 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-07-02KathyUnableToSleep.mp3
1. [Reed Learns of Manuel's Death](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/a22ebb22150d), aired 12 July 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-07-12ReedLearnsOfManuelsDeath.mp3
1. [Peter Leaves for the Seashore](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/6c328c448c2c), aired 17 July 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-07-17PeterLeavesForTheSeashore.mp3
1. [Phillip Tries to Call Mrs Cameron](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/fdc6c25ff620), aired 18 July 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-07-18PhillipTriesToCallMrsCameron.mp3
1. [Miss Hale Has Decided to Marry Phillip](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/b17323b5c2d0), aired 21 August 1940 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-08-21MissHaleHasDecidedToMarryPhillip.mp3
1. [Kathy & Reed on Hudson River Boat Cruise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/c2b05359f708), aired 12 September 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1940-09-12KathyReedOnHudsonRiverBoatCruise.mp3
1. [Prof Allen Talks to his Daughter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/667627458294), aired 29 May 1941 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1941-05-29ProfAllenTalksToHisDaughter.mp3
1. [Memorial Day Memories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/ddb9394cd97e), aired 30 May 1941 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1941-05-30MemorialDayMemories.mp3
1. [FreeOTRShows.com - Phil and Christy Are About to Break Up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/d60a8716d044), aired 2 June 1941 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Against_The_Storm/1941-06-02_-_xxxx_-_Against_The_Storm_-_Phil_And_Christy_Are_About_To_Break_Up_-_32-16_-_14m34s.mp3
1. [Phil & Christy About to Break Up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/37f7e3855a72), aired 2 June 1941 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1941-06-02PhilChristyAboutToBreakUp.mp3
1. [AtheS 1941 Jason Remembers his Childhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/8a3d6b5b01f9) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/AgainstTheStorm/Athes1941JasonRemembersHisChildhood.mp3
1. [FreeOTRShows.com - Jason Remembers His Childhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/against-the-storm/e037773bd794) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Against_The_Storm/19xx-xx-xx_-_xxxx_-_Against_The_Storm_-_Jason_Remembers_His_Childhood_-_32-16_-_14m53s.mp3

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

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.