Our annual look at this date 79 years ago, V-J Day, August 14, 1945, The End of World War II.

Audio from the run-up to the official announcement of the Japanese surrender, commentary from HV Kaltenborn, and reaction from people all over America.

Then Norman Corwin’s Fourteen August starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast August 14, 1945.  A word picture of the end of the war. A moving and dramatic anti-war reading. The program was written on short notice; after the detonation of the atomic bombs and the surrender of Japan. 

We follow that with Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 14, 1947, 77 years ago, The Lodger.  The classic story about Jack The Ripper.

Finally, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner as Paladin, originally broadcast August 14, 1960, 64 years ago, Extended Viva.   Paladin and his Indian friend continue their efforts to transport an organ across a war zone. 

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