Batch 107 Forensic Discoveries
Batch 107 brings 10 master broadcasts into canonical chronological alignment, spanning wartime combat literature, historic studio bloopers and uncensored outtakes, hot jazz classics, military morale programs, and civic political addresses: NBC's landmark Words at War special broadcast on D-Day (June 6, 1944) dramatizing beloved war correspondent Ernie Pyle's frontline tribute Here Is Your War, rare surviving studio master outtake reels capturing William Conrad and producer-director Norman Macdonnell breaking character during rehearsal slates for Gunsmoke (1955), Jim and Marian Jordan flubbing lines in an uncensored studio recording of Fibber McGee and Molly (1947), New Orleans soprano saxophone pioneer Sidney Bechet performing 'Muskrat Ramble' on The All-Time Jukebox hosted by Martha Wilkerson ('GI Jill') for Allied troops (1945), comedy chanteuse Cass Daley cutting exclusive AFRS tracks for Personal Album (1946), Harry James' trumpet solos pressed on War Department V-Discs for overseas GI listening (1944), and Academy Award-winning actor Charles Coburn lecturing on constitutional law and judicial integrity for the Committee on Constructive Government (1950).
1. Words at War D-Day Special & AFRS Mail Call
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Historical & Production Highlights |
Words_At_War_DDay_Ernie_Pyle.mp3 |
"Words at War: NBC D-Day Special - Ernie Pyle's 'Here Is Your War'" |
1944-06-06 |
Broadcast on the evening of Operation Overlord honoring American infantrymen. |
AFRS_Mail_Call_Janice_Faye.mp3 |
"AFRS Mail Call: Episode 211 Featuring Janice Faye" |
1946-08-14 |
Post-war Armed Forces Radio Service variety program for occupation troops. |
2. Gunsmoke & Fibber McGee Studio Outtakes & Bloopers
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Behind-the-Scenes Audio Context |
Gunsmoke_Intro_Outtake_Conrad.mp3 |
"Gunsmoke: Studio Outtakes & Opening Slate (William Conrad & Norman Macdonnell)" |
1955-03-12 |
Raw CBS studio session audio with sound effects rehearsals and director cues. |
Gunsmoke_Outtake_2500_Head.mp3 |
"Gunsmoke: Studio Outtake - '2,500 Head to 400' Line Flubs" |
1955-03-19 |
Hilarious rehearsal breakdown over cattle herd numbers in the script. |
Fibber_McGee_Studio_Flubs.mp3 |
"Fibber McGee and Molly: Studio Outtake & Uncensored Flubs" |
1947-11-04 |
Off-the-cuff banter and rehearsal banter by Jim and Marian Jordan. |
3. Sidney Bechet, Cass Daley, Harry James, & Charles Coburn
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Musical / Spoken Word Performance |
Sidney_Bechet_Muskrat_Ramble.mp3 |
"The All-Time Jukebox: Sidney Bechet - 'Muskrat Ramble' with GI Jill" |
1945-07-22 |
Virtuosic New Orleans jazz clarinet and soprano sax wizardry by Sidney Bechet. |
Cass_Daley_Too_Young_Too_Old.mp3 |
"AFRS Personal Album: Cass Daley - 'Too Young or Too Old'" |
1946-04-18 |
Manic comedy novelty singing by stage and screen favorite Cass Daley. |
Joe_Graydon_Personal_Album.mp3 |
"AFRS Personal Album: Guest Joe Graydon" |
1946-04-25 |
Smooth crooner Joe Graydon singing romantic wartime favorites. |
Harry_James_On_The_Alamo.mp3 |
"War Department V-Disc: Harry James and His Orchestra - 'On the Alamo'" |
1944-05-15 |
Special unbreakable 12-inch 78 RPM transcription disc for military phonographs. |
Charles_Coburn_Government_Talk.mp3 |
"Committee on Constructive Government: Charles Coburn on Constitutional Law" |
1950-02-16 |
Distinguished character actor Charles Coburn discussing the U.S. Constitution. |