# One World Flight

Networks named by its archives: CBS. Heard 1947. 12 episodes.

ONE WORLD FLIGHT One World Flight consisted of 13 episodes which aired on CBS radio on Tuesday night from 14 Jan – 8 Apr 1947. The documentary series was produced by Norman Corwin who was the recipient of the first One World Award by the Wendell Willkie Memorial and the Common Council for American Unity. First prize was a round-the-world trip. According to Time Magazine article of Monday, 27 Jan 1947, Norman Corwin began his trip in Jun 1947. He took with him CBS Recorder Lee Bland and 225 pounds of magnetic wire-recording equipment. The trip lasted four months, covered 42,000 miles and they visited 16 countries which produced 100 hours of recorded interviews. He interviewed heads of state and common people, people of all types regardless status or walks of life. The transcript alone produced 3700 typed pages. Norman Corwin, four recording engineers and six typists took three months to develop this documentary series. Each program covered a portion of the trip and made an important contribution to the public perception of the rest of the world to help heal some of the wounds of World War II. Brief History of the One World Award Wendell Willkie was lawyer by trade and a Democrat

## Sets

- One World Flight - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Introduction to One World Flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/852e30b29b59), aired 14 January 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-01-14_ep01_Introduction_to_One_World_Flight.mp3
1. [Great Britain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/3e7678cc57a7), aired 21 January 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-01-21_ep02_Great_Britain.mp3
1. [Western Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/3048dcdfafa8), aired 28 January 1947 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-01-28_ep03_Western_Europe.mp3
1. [Sweden and Poland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/b3be65d2d631), aired 4 February 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-02-04_ep04_Sweden_and_Poland.mp3
1. [Czechoslovakia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/fdbf0fd23265), aired 18 February 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-02-18_ep06_Czechoslovakia.mp3
1. [Italy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/d723a6545535), aired 25 February 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-02-25_ep07_Italy.mp3
1. [Egypt and India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/9b3cefec13ee), aired 4 March 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-03-04_ep08_Egypt_and_India.mp3
1. [India, Shanghai and Other Far Eastern Cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/68684c7ac398), aired 11 March 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-03-11_ep09_India_Shanghai_and_Other_Far_Eastern_Cities.mp3
1. [The Phillipines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/6d8973e4af52), aired 18 March 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-03-18_ep10_The_Phillipines.mp3
1. [Australia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/59d5e4d03346), aired 25 March 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-03-25_ep11_Australia.mp3
1. [New Zealand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/072b5a739461), aired 1 April 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-04-01_ep12_New_Zealand.mp3
1. [Final Summary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/one-world-flight/cc687205a991), aired 8 April 1947 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_One_World_Flight_Singles/One_World_Flight_47-04-08_ep13_Final_Summary.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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