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Radio legend Marvin Miller narrated Tell It Again as well as performing in the majority of the dramatizations in one role or another

Boston native Del Castillo interviews actress Ann Corio in WEEI Boston studio circa 1938

Del Castillo at the organ

Lloyd G Del Castillo circa 1940

Background

CBS was no newcomer to educational programming over Radio. Its world-renowned CBS News Division and Special Affairs units began producing literally hundreds of public interest, homefront, and wartime broadcasts from the mid-1930s, forward.

Following the cessation of World War II, CBS' Special Unit and Educational programming returned to a focus on recovery and normalization throughout America. By 1948, Television had begun making significant inroads to Radio's previous 25 years of dominance in popular media. CBS had already begun airing its landmark 'docudrama' history series, CBS Is There, during the Summer of 1947. The popularity of CBS Is There--and its intentional appeal to young and old alike--prompted CBS to expand their 'family-oriented' programming even further.

CBS debuts an anthology of popular World Literature

Leveraging the popularity of CBS Is There, CBS debuted its family-oriented retrospective of adaptations of many of history's most popular and enduring novels with its Tell It Again series. Entertaining for both young and old, Tell It Again brought sixty-eight well mounted dramatizations of World literature to Sunday afternoons in a half-hour format immediately preceding its already popular CBS Is There series. Tell It Again premiered on January 11th 1948 with the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Treasure Island.

Hosted and narrated by Radio veteran Marvin Miller, Miller also performed in a great majority of the series' episodes, showing the versatility that quite deservedly had already earned him the moniker 'the man of a thousand voices.' Ralph Rose produced and directed the new series, also adapting most of the series' novels to their abbreviated 30-minute dramatic format. Tell It Again was delivered in a decidedly youth-oriented tone, while at the same time dramatizing each of the novels of the series in a manner and style equally compelling to all members of the family.

Celebrated organist Del Castillo provided the underscore and interstitial music at the organ. Having emigrated to California in the early 1940s, Del Castillo soon became one of the West Coast's most respected organists and music directors.

It's worth remembering that this was still an era of 'Family Dinner' or Brunch, generally prepared and enjoyed after returning from Church or Synagogue. As such, CBS wisely aired both Tell It Again and CBS Is There [or You Are There] to coincide with that 'family table' time of the early afternoon. Having replaced Doorway to Life, the back to back dramas presented more balanced family fare in the vision of CBS' Radio programmers.

But during the waning days of Tell It Again CBS began airing the popular family-oriented series at 10:30 on Saturday mornings, effectively foreclosing any possibility of a wide family audience at that hour. The series ran for only ten more epsiodes after the Saturday morning time change. It was replaced in the mid-morning CBS lineup with Music for You.

But that was by no means the end of the road for the popular, well-produced and written program. The Armed Forces Radio Service began adopting Tell It Again for its long-running Bookshelf of the World series, airing throughout the world.

The AFRS airs Tell It Again under its Bookshelf of The World

Beginning early in 1948, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) began denaturing recorded dramatizations of World Literature under its catch-all Bookshelf of The World canon. These AFRS-denatured recordings were culled from various dramatic series' previous aired over American Radio such as, Tell It Again, Hallmark Playhouse, Radio City Playhouse, NBC University Theater, and Great Scenes from Great Plays, among others. Bookshelf of The World aired in both the Pacific Theater and European Theater between 1948 and 1960 in various rebroadcasts. The canon comprised at least 150 episodes.

Series Derivatives:

AFRS 'Bookshelf of The World'

Genre:

Anthology of Golden Age Radio Juvenile Drama

Network(s):

CBS

Audition Date(s) and Title(s):

Unknown

Premiere Date(s) and Title(s):

48-01-11 01 Treasure Island

Run Dates(s)/ Time(s):

48-01-11 to 49-07-02; CBS; Sixty-eight, 30-minute programs; Sunday afternoons, then Saturday mornings.

Syndication:

CBS; AFRS

Sponsors:

CBS-syndicated

Director(s):

Ralph Rose [Director/Adaptor]
Ernest Martin [CBS Program Supervisor]

Principal Actors:

David Ellis, Marvin Miller, Ken Harvey, Ramsey Hill, Helen Jerrold, Don Morrison, Jeff Chandler.

Recurring Character(s):

Varied by production.

Protagonist(s):

None

Author(s):

Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexandre Dumas, Howard Pyle, Jean Marzollo, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jules Verne, Homer, James Otis, Daniel Defoe, Washington Irving, Lew Wallace, Walter Scott, Col William F. Cody, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Herman Melville, Rudolf Erich Raspe, James Fenimore Cooper, Victor Hugo, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Bret Harte, Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary Shelly, Johann Davis Wyss, Henrik Ibson, James Matthew Barrie, Jonathan Swift, Hans Brinker, Wilkie Collins, Anna Sewell, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Thayer, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Edward Eggleston, Edward Everett Hale, Johanna Spyri

Writer(s)

Ralph Rose [Adapter]

Music Direction:

Del Castillo [Organ and CBS Orch.]
Gene Twombley, Bob Wendell, and Burns Surrey [Sound engineering and shaping]

Musical Theme(s):

Unknown

Announcer(s):

Marvin Miller [Narrator]
Murray Wagner, Johnny Jacobs [Announcer]

Estimated Scripts or
Broadcasts:

Episodes in Circulation:

Total Episodes in Collection:

7 [includes one AFRS recording]

Provenances:

RadioGOLDINdex, Hickerson Guide.

Notes on Provenances:

The most helpful provenances were the log of the RadioGOLDINdex and newspaper listings.

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Tell It Again Radio Log
Date	Episode	Title	Avail.	Notes
48-01-11	--		--	48-01-11 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Doorway to Life
48-01-18	1	Treasure Island	N	48-01-18 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Treasure Island (Premiere)
48-01-25	2	The Three Musketeers	N	48-01-25 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Three Musketeers
48-02-01	3	Oliver Twist	N	48-02-01 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Oliver Twist
48-02-08	4	Robin Hood	N	48-02-08 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Robin Hood
48-02-15	5	Sinbad the Sailor	N	48-02-15 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Sinbad the Sailor
48-02-22	6	The Spy	N	48-02-22 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Spy
48-02-29	7	Hiawatha	N	48-02-29 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Hiawatha
48-03-07	8	A Trip To the Moon	N	48-03-07 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: A Trip to the Moon
48-03-14	9	From the Earth To the Moon	N	48-03-14 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: From Earth to Moon
48-03-21	10	Huckleberry Finn	N	48-03-21 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Huckleberry Finn
48-03-28	--	Pre-Empted	--	48-03-28 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Radio Passion Play: The Sun of Man
48-04-04	11	The Adventures Of Marco Polo	N	48-04-04 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Adventures of Marco Polo
48-04-11	12	The Odyssey	N	48-04-11 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Odyssey
48-04-18	13	Toby Tyler	N	48-04-18 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Toby Tyler
48-04-25	14	Robinson Crusoe	N	48-04-25 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Robinson Crusoe
48-05-02	15	The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow	N	48-05-02 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 48-05-02 Portland Press Herald To Dramatize Legend Starting this afternoon at 1:30 WOAN will broadcast CBS Tell It Again, which Is a weekly program which dramatizes some famous American literary work. This week Tell It Again offers s dramatization of Washington. Irvlng's America's classic The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ralph Rose writes and directs the program which, comes directly from Hollywood.
48-05-09	16	Ben Hur	N	48-05-09 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Ben Hur
48-05-16	17	A Tale of Two Cities	Y	48-05-16 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: A Tale of Two Cities
48-05-23	18	Quentin Durward	N	48-05-23 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Quentin Durward
48-05-30	19	The Adventures of Buffalo Bill	N	48-05-30 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Adventures of Buffalo Bill
48-06-06	20	Don Quixote	N	48-06-06 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Don Quixote
48-06-13	21	Moby Dick	Y	48-06-13 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Moby Dick
48-06-20	22	Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde	N	[AFRS only; From the Bookshelf of the World series] 48-06-20 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
48-06-27	23	Michael Strogoff	N	48-06-27 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Michael Strogoff
48-07-04	24	The Man Without A Country	N	48-07-04 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
48-07-11	25	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	N	48-07-11 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Adventures of Baron Munchausen
48-07-18	26	Joan of Arc	N	48-07-18 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Joan of Arc
48-07-28	27	The Last of the Mohicans	N	48-07-25 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Last of the Mohicans
48-08-01	28	The Black Arrow	N	48-08-01 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Black Arrow
48-08-08	29	Title Unknown	N	48-08-08 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
48-08-15	30	The Hunchback Of Notre Dame	N	48-08-15 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo
48-08-22	31	Two Years Before the Mast	Y	48-08-22 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Two Years Before the Mast
48-08-29	32	The Luck of Roaring Camp	Y	48-08-29 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Luck of Roaring Camp
48-09-05	33	A Midsummer's Night Dream	N	48-09-05 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
48-09-12	34	Kidnapped	N	48-09-12 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Kidnapped
48-09-19	35	Mysterious Island	N	48-09-19 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
48-09-26	36	Ramona	N	48-09-26 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Ramona
48-10-03	37	Les Miserables	N	48-10-03 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Les Miserables
48-10-10	--	Pre-Empted	--	48-10-10 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Frieda B. Hennock, F.C.C. Commissioner; Senator Margaret Chase Smith, of Maine, at National Business Women's Week Luncheon, Hotel Biltmore
48-10-17	38	Tom Sawyer	N	48-10-17 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Tom Sawyer
48-10-24	39	The Man In the Iron Mask	N	48-10-24 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Man In the Iron Mask
48-10-31	--	Pre-Empted	-	48-10-31 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Political Talks: William Green, George Meany
48-11-07	40	Frankenstein	N	48-11-07 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Frankenstein
48-11-14	41	The Story of King Arthur	N	48-11-14 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Story of King Arthur
48-11-21	42	The Swiss Family Robinson	N	48-11-21 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Swiss Family Robinson
48-11-28	43	Peer Gynt	N	48-11-28 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Peer Gynt
48-12-05	44	The Little Minister	N	48-12-05 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Little Minister
48-12-12	45	Gulliver's Travels	N	48-12-12 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Gulliver's Travels
48-12-19	46	The Prince and the Pauper	N	48-12-19 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Prince and the Pauper
48-12-26	47	The Silver Skates	N	48-12-26 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Silver Skates
49-01-02	48	Title Unknown	N	49-01-02 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
49-01-09	49	The Moonstone	N	49-01-09 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Moonstone
49-01-16	50	Black Beauty	N	49-01-16 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Black Beauty
49-01-23	51	Huckleberry Finn	N	[Replaced by the CBS program, The Mirror on January 30th 1949] 49-01-23 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Huckleberry Finn

49-01-30	--	Pre-Empted	--	49-01-30 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--March of Dimes Show: I Want to Walk, Ralph Bellamy, Narrator
49-02-06	--	Pre-Empted	--	49-02-06 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Work in Progress--Play
49-02-13	--	Pre-Empted	--	49-02-13 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--My Son and I--Play, With Alan Baxter
49-02-20	--	Pre-Empted	--	49-02-20 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Play--Neither Free Nor Equal

49-02-27	52	The Spy	N	49-02-27 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Spy
49-03-06	53	Little Lord Fauntleroy	N	49-03-06 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Little Lord Fanntleroy
49-03-13	54	The Red-Headed League	N	49-03-13 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Red-Headed League
49-03-20	55	A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court	N	49-03-20 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
49-03-27	--	Pre-Empted	--	49-03-27 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--The North Atlantic Pact--Henry A. Wallace
49-04-03	56	Heidi	N	49-04-03 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again
49-04-10	57	The Count of Monte Cristo	N	49-04-10 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Count of Monte Cristo
49-04-17	--	Pre-Empted	--	[Easter preemption] 49-04-17 New York Times 1:00-WCBS--Passion Play: Son of Man 49-04-17 Wisconsin State Journal 12 m.--"The Son of Man" (WBBM): third annual presentation of Archibald MacLeish work; CBS Symphony orchestra and chorus in Bach's B-minor mass.
49-04-24	58	Casey At the Bat	N	49-04-24 New York Times 1:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Casey at the Bat

49-04-30	59	Typee	N	49-04-30 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Typee
49-05-07	60	Little Women	Y	49-05-07 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Little Women
49-05-14	61	Toby Tyler's Adventures At the Circus	N	49-05-14 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Toby Tyler at the Circus
49-05-21	62	Great Expectations	N	49-05-21 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Great Expectations
49-05-28	63	The Adventures of Buffalo Bill	N	49-05-28 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill
49-06-04	64	The Hoosier Schoolmaster	Y	49-06-04 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Hoosier Schoolmaster
49-06-11	65	Around the World In Eighty Days	N	49-06-11 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: Around the World in Eighty Days
49-06-18	66	The Deerslayer	N	49-06-18 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Deerslayer
49-06-25	67	The Talisman	N	49-06-21 Portsmouth Times 8 p.m.--WPAY-CBS: Beginning this week, "Tell It Again" will be broadcast in the time slot replacing "You Are There". "Tell It Again" is a dramatic series presenting tales for one and old. Ralph Rose is producer-director-writer of the show. 49-06-25 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Talisman
49-07-02	68	The Man Without A Country	N	46-07-02 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Tell It Again: The Man Without a Country
49-07-09	--		--	46-07-09 New York Times 10:30-WCBS--Music for You

AFRS Bookshelf of The World Radio Log



Date	AFRTS No.	Title	Avail.	Notes
48-09-18	--	David Copperfield	N	[AFRS-denatured Tales of Adventure broadcast of November 18th 1947 ] 48-09-12 Pacific Stars and Stripes September 18, 6:30 p.m.— "David Copperfield" Charles Dickens' great novel is brought to life from the Bookshelf of the World.
48-10-26	--	Two Years Before the Mast	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of August 22nd 1948 ] 48-11-28 Pacific Stars and Stripes Tuesday's Dial Lights: From The Bookshelf Of The World— Charlie Kingsley, who was trained for the ministry, although instead he became known as a poet and novelist, providing a most unusual ending of serenity to this rip-roaring adventure of life at sea.
48-11-28	--	The Black Arrow	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of August 1st 1948 ] 48-11-28 Pacific Stars and Stripes Sunday, November 28, "The Black Arrow," Marvin Miller narrates this familiar Robert Louis Stevenson story—The story of Richard Shelton whose own cleverness and mysterious help from one known only as the "Black Arrow" saved his own estate from falling into the hands of a cruel ruler. WVTG at 6:30 p.m.
48-12-01	--	The Little Minister	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of December 12th 1948] 48-11-30 Pacific Stars and Stripes Wednesday, December 1. "The Little Minister"—WVTG listeners will hear another outstanding "Bookshelf" drama—a radio adaptation of a story selected from the world's finest literature. "The Little Minister" is the story of a small man with a big heart. It tells of a Scottish minister whose faith and resourcefulness overcome the resentment of his congregation who believe that their pastor that placed his church second to his own wants, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday and 8 a.m., Thursday.
48-12-07	--	Michael Strogoff	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of June 27th 1948] 48-12-07 Pacific Stars and Stripes Tuesday's Dial Lights: Bookshelf Of The World—This story by Jules Verne doesn't contain the fantasy of the futuristic usually associated with Jules Verne. Instead, it is an adventure story of a mythical time in Russia, with a spy for the Czar running into exciting adventure in his missions as a spy. There's a love story element too. Marvin Miller is the narrator and Ken Harvey plays the leading role.
48-12-14	--	Joan of Arc	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of July 18th 1948] 48-12-14 Pacific Stars and Stripes Tuesday's Dial Lights: Bookshelf Of The World—Sylvia Simms in the title role and Marvin Miller as the narrator star in a deeply dramatic story, based on history, of the French- peasant girl in the fifteenth century who inspired and saved France from the English, only to be burned at the stake, still deep in the faith of the heavenly voices which had guided her in the her leadership.
48-12-21	--	Title Unknown	N
48-12-28	--	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of August 15th 1948 ] 48-12-27 Pacific Stars and Stripes Tuesday's Dial Lights: Bookshelf Of The World—"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" . . . The story of the hunchback bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, who gave his life in the futile effort to save the life of an innocent girl accused of sorcery. . . .
49-01-04	--	Title Unknown	N
49-01-11	--	Title Unknown	N
49-01-22	60	Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Y	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of June 20th 1948; Poorly transcribed] 49-01-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 22. From the Bookshelf of the World: "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" stars Jeff Chandler in the title role in this dramatic radio adaption of the story of a man who tried to be greater than God, but who destroyed himself by the other chemical being which he created. Air time. WVTG, Saturday, January 22, at 6:30 p.m. Rebroadcast time, Sunday, January 23 at9 a.m.
49-04-09	--	Camille Book One	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-04-06 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 9, From The Bookshelf Of The World, Camille," WVTG will bring you this famous. story by Alexander Dumsas at 6:30 p.m. It is the story of Marguerite Gautier, very ill, but very vivacious- and how she- tries to cover up the illness by keeping company with wealthy and different admirers. This past forces her to break with the one man she really loves, and-they are not reunited until a few moments before Marguerite's death. Airtime- over WVTG Saturday, April 9, at 6:30. Rebroadcast time 9 a.m. Sunday. April 10. 49-04-16 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Camille"' Book 1
49-04-16	--	Camille Book Two	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-04-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 16, From the Bookshelf of-the World, "Camille." This is the concluding chapter of radio adaptation of this, famous story. The story of Marguerite Gautier, very ill, but yery vivacious, and how she tries to cover up her illness by keeping company with many wealthy, and different admirers. This past forces her to break off with the one man she really loves, and they are not re-united until a few moments before Marguerite's death. Airtime over. WVTC 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Rebroadcast time 9 a.m.. Sunday, April 17. 49-04-23 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Camille"' Book 2
49-04-23	--	Old Man Minick	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of December 2nd 1948] 49-04-22 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 22, From the Bookshelf of The World "Old Man Ninnick." Victor Moore is starred in Edna Ferber's short story "Old Man Ninnick." This is a tender story of a wijower who, finding himself alone in the world accepts an invitation to live with his son and daughter-in-law. But he finds himself lonely there, and in the way and finally moves to Grant's home for aged gentlemen where, at the ripe old age of 70, he finds companionship and a youthful spirit in the friendship of others who in turn have found the same, thing there. Airtime over WVTG 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 Rebroadcast time 9 a.m. Sunday, April 23. 49-04-30 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Old Man Minnick"
49-05-07	70	The Admirable Crichton	Y	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-05-05 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 7, From The Bookshelf of The World, "The Admirable Crichton." Herbert Marshall stars in this very beautifully written satire on the British caste system of separating servants from their employers. Marshall, as the butler, accompanies the family on their yacht, and the group finds itself shipwrecked and castaway on a deserted island. The butler becomes the governor and his employers family is working 'for him. Her ladyship, the daughter in the family, plans to marry the governor. The ship finally finds the island and returns every one to England. Marshall becomes the butler again and everything is quite natural. Airtime over WVTG 6:30 p.m. Saturday, rebroadcast time Sunday, 9 a.m..
49-05-07	--	Arrowsmith	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of October 14th 1948] 49-05-07 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Arrowsmith"
49-05-14	74	On Borrowed Time	Y	[AFRS-denatured Great Scenes from Great Plays broadcast of October 29th 1948] 49-05-12 Pacific Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 14, From The Bookshelf of The World, "On Borrowed Time." This story, written by Paul Osborne, is a tender tale you will long remember. It is the amusing and touching story of a very old grandfather and his young grandson, and their struggle to resist the forces that threatened their' happiness. The story is one that reaches out to touch all of us, and demonstrates vividly the necessity for courage and faith in the hours of our greatest trials. The star of this production is well, chosen for the part of Mr. Brink; for it is, none other than Boris Karloff. Airtime 6:30 p.m., rebroadcast time 9 a.m. Sunday, May 15.
49-05-14	--	The Admirable Crichton	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-05-14 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "The Admirable Crichton"
49-06-04	--	The Young King	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-05-12 Pacific Stars and Stripes June 4 From the bookshelf of the World"—The Young King." From the bookshelf of the world's finest literature comes this radio adaption of a beautiful and sincere fantasy authored by Oscar, Wilde. "The Young King," of Wilde's most famous stories, concerns a prince who comes to realize the emptiness of the elaborate preparations being made for his 'coronation. Its theme is simple but deeply spiritual in its significance. Airtime over WVTG is 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Rebroadcast time 9 p.m. Sunday, June 5.
49-06-04	--	The Prince and the Pauper	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of December 19th 1948] 49-06-04 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "The Prince and the Pauper"
49-06-11	--	The Corsican Brothers	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Romance broadcast of January 8th 1946] 49-01-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes June 11 From the bookshelf of the world, "The Corsican Brothers"—Ken Harvey in the dual title roles, and Marvin Miller as narrator, star in this radio adaptation of the famous early 19th century story by Alexander Dumas. It is the story of twin brothers, as unlike in their own perspectives as. they were alike, in identical appearance. One spends his entire life attempting to avenge family feud of long standing while the other studies law and reads books, finally ending the feud himself through reason and logic, as applied to law. Airtime over- WVTG: 6:30 p.m, Saturday June 11. Rebroadcast time: 9 a.m. Sunday June 12.
49-06-11	--	The Young King	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-06-11 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Young King"
49-06-18	--	Goodbye Mr. Chips	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 16th 1948] 49-06-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes June 18 From the Bookshelf of the World "Goodbye Mr. Chips"—Ronald Coleman stars in this radio adaptation of the James Hilton best seller. Mr. Chips was a school teacher, a man whom love touched deeply and then vanished in death. But Mr. Chips found 30 more years of happiness with his students who found Mr. Chips a true friend.
49-06-18	--	The Corsican Brothers	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Romance broadcast of January 8th 1946] 49-06-18 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Corsican Brothers"
49-06-25	--	Goodbye Mr. Chips	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 16th 1948] 49-06-25 European Stars and Stripes 1530 Bookshelf of the World "Goodbye Mr Chips"
49-07-16	--	Lost Horizon	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of December 30th 1948] 49-07-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes TIP Air Slate July16 From the bookshelf of the world: "Lost Horizon." To the members of the Army, Navy and Air Forges, James Hilton is no stranger. He is best remembered for such outstanding novels as "Random Harvest," "We Are Not Alone," "Goodbye Mister Chips." Hilton's creative imagination has gained him the well-deserved title of one qf the world's- most distinguished'writers. Now we will hear James Hilton narrate his famous "Lost Horizon," starring the distinguished actor, Herbert Marshall, Airtime over WVTG: 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16, Bebroadcast time: 9 a.m., Sunday, July 17.
49-07-18	--	Peter Ibbetson	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-07-18 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "Peter Ibbetson"
49-07-23	--	Wuthering Heights	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 49-07-21 Pacific Stars and Stripes TIP Air Slate July 22 From the - Bookshelf of the World: "Wuthering Heights" This program, "Wuthering Heights," is a work apart, passionate, unforgettable and haunting. This is the story of a love between two people that simply would not die. Airtime over WVTG 6:30 p.m. 'Saturday July 23. Rebroadcast time 9 a.m. Sunday July 24.
49-08-15	--	The Count of Monte Cristo	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of April 10th 1949] 49-08-15 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "Count of Monte Cristo"
49-09-05	--	Gulliver's Travels	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of December12th 1948] 49-09-05 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "Gulliver's Travels"
49-09-12	--	The Failure	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of January27th 1949] 49-09-12 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "The Failure"
49-09-26	--	Casey At the Bat	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of April 24th 1949] 49-09-26 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "Casey at The Bat"
49-10-03	--	Kitty Foyle	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of April 21st 1949] 49-09-26 European Stars and Stripes 2030 Bookshelf of the World "Casey at The Bat"
49-10-10	--	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of April 28st 1949] 49-10-10 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"
49-10-17	--	Great Expectations	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of May 21st 1949] 49-10-17 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Great Expectations"
49-10-18	--	Icebound	N	[AFRS-denatured Great Scenes from Great Plays broadcast of January 21st 1949] 49-10-17 Pacific Stars and Stripes Also Tuesday "Bookshelf of The World" at 6:30 will dramatize a Pulitzer prize-winner "Icebound" by Owen Davis and starring Cornel Wilde.
49-10-25	--	McLeod's Folly	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of January 6th 1949] 49-10-25 Pacific Stars and Stripes TOKYO AFRS—Bookshelf of the World, tonight at 6:30 will dramatize "McLeod's Folly" another story by Louis Bromfield.
49-11-15	--	Two Moods from The Past	N	[AFRS-denatured Radio City Playhouse broadcast of the March 7th 1949--OR--the Eight By Request broadcast of July 21st 1949] 49-11-15 Pacific Stars and Stripes 6-7—NEWS,, Supper Club, Bookshelf of the World, (Two Moods from the Past)
50-02-07	--	The Moonstone	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of January 9th 1949] 50-02-06 Pacific Stars and Stripes February 7 TOKYO AFRS—Bookshelf of the World, tonight at 6:30 will dramatize "The Moonstone" .
50-02-13	--	The Moonstone	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of January 9th 1949] 50-02-13 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Moonstone"
50-02-18	--	Mother	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of May 5th 1949] 50-02-17 Pacific Stars and Stripes Linda Darnell Will Star In 'Bookshelf' Broadcast HQ., MARBO—Saturday AFRS Guam will broadcast a page from The Bookshelf of the World entitled "Mother," adapted for radio from the novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris. Starred in "Mother" is Linda Darnell, who does a superb job. Airtime over Guam AFRS will be 6:30 p.m. Saturday with a rebroadcast at & o'clock Sunday, morning
50-02-21	--	Anna and The King of Siam	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 15th 1949] 50-02-20 Pacific Stars and Stripes February 21 6-7—NEWS, Armed Forces Talk (Your Personal Affairs). Bookshelf of the World (Anna and the King of Siam)
50-03-20	--	A Tale of Two Cities	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of May 16th 1948] 50-03-20 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "A Tale of Two Cities"
50-03-25	--	The Virginian	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 15th 1949] 50-03-25 Pacific Stars and Stripes Carey Has Star Role In Virginian Aircast HQ., MARBO—Saturday, APRS Guam will present from "The Bookshelf of the World," Owen Wister's 'The Virginian." The starring role of Jeff will be played by the well-known actor, MacDonald Carey. Airtime 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Rebroadcast tune, 9 p.m. Sunday.
50-03-27	--	A Tale of Two Cities	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of May 16th 1948] 50-03-27 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Virginian"
50-04-03	--	The Lost Special	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 50-04-03 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Lost Special"
50-04-04	--	Little Lord Fauntleroy	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of March 6th 1949] 50-04-03 Pacific Stars and Stripes February 4 6-7—NEWS, Week in Review, Bookshelf of the World (Little Lord Fauntleroy)
50-04-10	--	Little Lord Fauntleroy	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of March 6th 1949] 50-04-10 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Little Lord Fauntleroy"
50-04-24	--	The Courtship of Miles Standish	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of November 24th 1949] 50-04-24 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Courtship of Miles Standish"
50-04-25	--	For Whom the Bell Tolls	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of November 30th 1949] 50-04-25 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (For Whom the Bell Tolls)
50-05-08	--	Mrs. Parkington	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of October 21st 1948] 50-05-08 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Mrs. Parkington"
50-05-22	--	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	N	[AFRS-denatured rendition of the Tell It Again broadcast of August 15th 1948 ] 50-05-22 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
50-06-12	--	Westward Ho	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 50-06-12 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Westward Ho"
50-06-13	--	The Patrician	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of February 26th 1950] 50-06-13 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (The Patrician)
50-06-27	--	Home to The Hermitage	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of March 9th 1950] 50-06-27 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (Home to the Hermitage). Fibber McGee
50-07-10	--	Arrowsmith	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of October 14th 1948] 50-07-10 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Arrowsmith"
50-07-11	--	The Necklace	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 50-07-11 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (The Necklace). Fibber McGee
50-07-17	--	The Necklace	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 50-07-17 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "The Necklace"
50-07-18	--	Clay-Shuttered Doors	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of January 13th 1949] 50-07-18 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (Clay-Shuttered Doors). Fibber McGee
50-07-24	--	Clay-Shuttered Doors	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of January 13th 1949] 50-07-24 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Clay-Shuttered Doors"
50-07-31	--	A Trip To the Moon	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of March 7th 1948] 50-07-31 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "A Trip To the Moon"
50-08-05	--	Pioneer Preacher	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of March 30th 1950] 50-08-05 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9—Bookshelf of the World (Pioneer Preacher). Fibber McGee
50-08-12	--	Appassionata	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of April 13th 1950] 50-08-12 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9— Bookshelf of the World (Appassionata). Fibber McGee
50-08-21	--	Appassionata	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of April 13th 1950] 50-07-31 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Appassionata"
50-08-19	--	They Came to A River	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of April 27th 1950] 50-08-19 Pacific Stars and Stripes 8-9— Bookshelf of the World (They Came to A River). Fibber McGee
50-09-03	--	Main Street	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of July 30th 1948] 50-09-03 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2200 Bookshelf of the World: "Main Street"
50-09-10	--	The Victory	N	[AFRS-denatured broadcast] 50-09-10 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2200 Bookshelf of the World: "The Victory"
50-09-17	--	Point of No Return	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of July 16th 1949] 50-09-10 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2200 Bookshelf of the World: "Point of No Return"
50-10-01	--	Jane Eyre	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of April 3rd 1949] 50-10-01 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2200 Bookshelf of the World: "Jane Eyre"
50-10-11	--	Wayfarers	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of May 18th 1950] 50-10-11 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Wayfarers"
50-10-18	--	Knee Pants	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of May 25th 1950] 50-10-18 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Knee Pants"
50-10-25	--	Seventeen	N	[AFRS-denatured Romance broadcast of June 4th 1947] 50-10-25 European Stars and Stripes AFN MONDAY 2030 Bookshelf of the World: "Seventeen"
51-01-27	--	Yankee from Olympus	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 8th 1949] 51-01-27 Pacific Stars and Stripes 6- 7—NEWS, Club 15, Bookshelf of the World ((Yankee from Olympus).
51-03-13	--	Les Miserables	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of October 3rd 1948] 51-01-27 Pacific Stars and Stripes 6-7—NEWS. Robert Barron, Bookshelf of the World (Les Miserables)
51-03-20	--	The Baron of Grogzwig	N	[AFRS-denatured NBC University Theater broadcast of November 19th 1950] 51-01-27 Pacific Stars and Stripes 6- 7—NEWS, Robert Barren (or Club 15), Bookshelf of the World (The Baron of Grogzwig)
52-03-25	--	De Mortius	N	52-03-22 Pacific Stars and Stripes "Bookshelf of the World" will be heard at 8 p.m. Tuesday. This week's program will be "de Moritius," a strange story that suggests both fantasy and the supernatural and yet is realistic.

AFRS 'Bookshelf of The World' Radio Log -- Unverifiable AFRS Dates
Date	AFRTS No.	Title	Avail.	Notes
49-xx-xx	--	So Well Remembered	N	[AFRS-denatured Hallmark Playhouse broadcast of September 22nd 1949]
49-xx-xx	--	Legend in Brocade	N	[AFRS-denatured Columbia Workshop broadcast of July 28th 1946]
49-xx-xx	--	Look Homeward, Angel	N	[AFRS-denatured Columbia Workshop broadcast of November 9th 1946]
49-xx-xx	--	Dodsworth	N	[AFRS-denatured Studio One broadcast of May 27th 1947]
49-xx-xx	--	The Taming of the Shrew	N	[AFRS-denatured Tales from Far and Near broadcast of December 28th 1945]
49-xx-xx	--	Huckleberry Finn	N	[AFRS-denatured Tales of Adventure broadcast of March 20th 1947]
49-xx-xx	--	The Luck of Roaring Camp	N	[AFRS-denatured Tell It Again broadcast of August 29th 1948 ]
4x-12-24		The Cricket On The Hearth	Y
49-xx-xx		A Letter From The Queen	Y

Tell It Again Radio Program Biographies

Marvin E. Miller [Marvin Mueller] (Narrator, Actor) Stage, Radio, Television, and Film Actor and Announcer (1913-1985) Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Radiography: 1936 The Robin Hood Club 1936 The Cruise of the Poll Parrot 1940 National Barn Dance 1940 Quiz Kids 1940 Chicago Theater Of the Air 1941 That Brewster Boy 1944 The Kemtone Hour 1944 Escape 1944 The Whistler 1944 The Raleigh Cigarette Program 1944 Crisco's Star Playhouse 1944 Attorney For the Defense 1944 The Andrews Sisters Show 1945 The Haunting Hour 1945 Pacific Story 1945 Music By Ray Noble 1945 Songs By Sinatra 1946 Moon Dreams 1946 The Don Ameche Show 1946 The Billie Burke Show 1946 The Drene Show 1946 Woodbury Hollywood News 1946 The Cat 1946 Strange Wills 1947 I Devise and Bequeath 1947 Favorite Story 1947 Famiy Theater 1947 Favorite Story 1947 The Frank Morgan Show 1947 Command Performance 1947 Mail Call 1947 Old Gold Time 1947 The Young At Heart 1947 Jubilee 1947 THe Bickersons 1948 Your Movietown Radio Theatre 1948 The First Nighter Program 1948 Tell It Again 1948 NBC University Theater 1948 Jeff Regan, Investigator 1948 Lassie 1948 The Chesterfield Supper Club 1948 The Railroad Hour 1948 The WOodbury Journal 1949 The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet 1949 Maxwell House Coffee Time 1949 The Gordon MacRae Show 1949 The Hotpoint Holiday Hour 1950 The Amident Show 1950 The Adventures Of Maisie 1950 Guest Star 1950 Father Knows Best 1951 The Louella Parsons Show 1951 Broadway Is My Beat 1951 The Pendleton Story 1952 Tarzan 1952 Stars For Defense 1952 Night Beat 1952 The Great Gildersleeve 1952 Stars Over Hollywood 1952 Fibber McGee and Molly 1952 Space Patrol 1952 I Was A Communist For the FBI 1953 Cousin Willie 1953 Rocky Fortune 1953 That's Rich 1953 The Six Shooter 1954 Crime Classics 1954 Inheritance 1954 Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 1954 Lux Radio Theatre 1955 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1957 Gunsmoke 1957 Armchair Adventures 1958 The Jimmy Wakely Show 1958 Heartbeat Theater 1960 Have Gun, Will Travel 1960 The Sound Of Friendship 1964 Theatre Five 1968 An American Gallery 1973 Same Time, Same Station 1973 Hollywood Radio Theater 1979 Sears Radio Theater Here's To Veterans The Story Behind the Story Marvin Miller, Storyteller Bud's Bandwagon The Frank Morgan Show	Marvin Miller circa 1945	From the February 9, 1985 edition of the Los Angeles Times: Famed for Role in 'The Millionaire' Series: Radio-TV Actor Marvin Miller Dies Marvin Miller, whose half-century as an actor, announcer and narrator is best recalled for his television role as the man who gave away million-dollar checks, died Friday in Santa Monica Hospital. The 71-year-old Miller suffered complications from a diabetic condition and went into a coma after a heart attack Sunday, his wife, Elizabeth, said. Miller began in radio in St. Louis as a Washington University freshman and then went to Chicago to launch a network radio career that eventually took him to Hollywood and into films and television. He was active until several months ago. Even after he officially retired in December, Elizabeth Miller said, he narrated a couple of industrial films. Last fall, he was heard with numerous other long-time performers on a special Halloween radio show. Mysterious Billionaire Although he acted in, announced for or narrated countless radio and television shows and appeared in several dozen films, Miller was best known as Michael Anthony, the "ever-faithful" executive secretary to mysterious billionaire John Beresford Tipton on "The Millionaire." Each episode of the television series, which made its CBS network debut in January, 1955, started with Miller's character passing out a million-dollar check to startled recipients. Asked in 1982 what that role had done for his career, Miller replied: "It killed me. I never did another important part in a movie or television series. I'd go in with an agent to a casting director and he'd say, 'Hey, the audience would expect you to give away a million dollars.' " Miller was born in St. Louis on July 18, 1913. He broke into radio there when he was 18, earning $5 a week doing a one-man show in which he performed all the parts. Network Center In 1939, just after he and St. Louis artist Elizabeth Dawson were married, they moved to Chicago--then a major network radio center. He had so much work--he was heard on an average of 45 shows a week--that Variety dubbed him a "one-man radio industry." He would announce one program, then immediately perform a dramatic role--or perhaps several--in another. On the soap opera, "Backstage Wife," for instance, he was heard as Rodney Brooks, Fritz Sterner and Edward de Manfield. Among the shows he narrated was "Armchair Adventures." For nine years, he was the voice of "The Whistler," keeping millions of Americans glued to their table Philcos with his resonant words, "I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. . . ." In 1944, Miller moved to Hollywood, where he began by announcing for the Red Skelton radio show and was radio's "Coronet Storyteller," narrating and doing all the voices for that five-nights-a-week ABC show. That became "Behind the Story" and then "Marvin Miller, Story Teller." He did many shows for the Armed Forces Network during World War II and appeared in films beginning with "Johnny Angel" in 1945. Other movies included "Intrigue," "Forbidden," "Peking Express," "Deadline at Dawn," "Dead Reckoning" and "Hong Kong." When television came into its own, one of his early roles was that of a Chinese philosopher-detective in "Mysteries of Chinatown." Of all the work he did, his wife said Friday, he was proudest of having recorded the entire King James version of the Bible for Audio Books. "He was meticulous about researching the pronunciations of names and places," she said. "It took him five or six years to do it." she said. He narrated many industrial and educational films, as well as cartoons for UPA, Hanna-Barbera and Disney. In recent years, he had been the taped voice on many a museum's guided tour. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Melissa, a Century City attorney, and a son, Anthony, of Minneapolis, a toy company executive. His wife said no funeral service is scheduled, but a memorial service will be announced at a later time. Burial will be at Westwood Village Memorial Park.

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Tell It Again Radio Program

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CBS debuts an anthology of popular World Literature

The AFRS airs Tell It Again under its Bookshelf of The World

Tell It Again Radio Log

AFRS Bookshelf of The World Radio Log

AFRS 'Bookshelf of The World' Radio Log -- Unverifiable AFRS Dates

Tell It Again Radio Program Biographies