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The Pacific Story
170 episodes Aired 1943-1947
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1. Japan's Dream of World Dominion
   30mins Aired 1943-07-11
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2. Alaska - America's New Frontier
   30mins Aired 1943-07-18
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3. Siberia - America's Nearest Asiatic Neighbor
   30mins Aired 1943-07-25
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4. The Old China
   30mins Aired 1943-08-01
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5. The New China
   30mins Aired 1943-08-08
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6. Monsoon Asia - the Geography of Rice and Rain
   30mins Aired 1943-08-22
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7. Monsoon Asia - Adventurers and International Rivalries
   30mins Aired 1943-08-29
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8. India - from Clive to Gandhi
   30mins Aired 1943-09-05
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9. The Islands of the Pacific
   30mins Aired 1943-09-12
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10. World War I in the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1943-09-19
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11. The Manchurian Incident and Its Sequel
    30mins Aired 1943-09-26
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12. China's Exiled Universities
    30mins Aired 1943-10-10
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13. Burma - Keystone to the Far East
    30mins Aired 1943-10-17
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14. The Soviet Asiatics - a New Human World
    30mins Aired 1943-10-24
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15. The Chinese Revolution
    30mins Aired 1943-10-31
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16. The Philippines and Their Fight for Freedom
    30mins Aired 1943-11-07
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17. Chiang Kai-Shek, Freedom and Equality
    30mins Aired 1943-11-14
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18. Australia - Rising Power in the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1943-11-21
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19. Japan's Dynasty of Terror - the Black Dragon Society
    30mins Aired 1943-11-28
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20. Thailand - the Enslavement a Free People
    30mins Aired 1943-12-05
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21. Indo-China - the Collapse of French Empire in the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1943-12-12
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22. The Beggars of the Sea
    30mins Aired 1943-12-19
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23. Jose Rizal, Patriot-Martyr of the Philippines
    30mins Aired 1943-12-26
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24. Hawaii - Melting Pot of the Pacific
    27mins Aired 1944-01-02
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25. Korea - Japan's Oldest Enemy
    30mins Aired 1944-01-09
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26. New Zealand - Sea-Lane Center of the South Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-01-16
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27. Nehru of India - the New Man of the New World
    30mins Aired 1944-01-23
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28. Formosa - Prize of the China Sea
    30mins Aired 1944-01-30
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29. The Mighty Carolines - Secret Stronghold of the Japanese
    30mins Aired 1944-02-06
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30. Homer Lee - Prophet of the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-02-13
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31. The Burma Road - Highway to the Heart of Japan
    30mins Aired 1944-02-20
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32. India at War
    30mins Aired 1944-02-27
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33. General Tojo - the Razor
    30mins Aired 1944-03-05
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34. Sun Yat Sen - Father of the Republic of China
    15mins Aired 1944-03-12
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35. Japan - the Enemy We Face in the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-03-19
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36. New Guinea - Cinderella-land of the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-03-26
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37. The Moros On Mindanao
    30mins Aired 1944-04-02
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38. The Kurile Islands
    30mins Aired 1944-04-09
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39. Guam
    30mins Aired 1944-04-16
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40. The Myth of The Son Of God
    30mins Aired 1944-04-23
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41. Canada on the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-04-30
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42. Sakhalin-Sorepoint of the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-05-07
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43. Russia Vs Japan
    30mins Aired 1944-05-14
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44. The Commonwealth of the Philippines
    30mins Aired 1944-05-21
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45. Air Transport, Lifeline of China
    30mins Aired 1944-05-28
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46. Manchuria, Japan's Ruhr
    30mins Aired 1944-06-04
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47. Chungking, War Capitol of China
    30mins Aired 1944-06-11
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48. The Ainu, Outcasts of Japan
    30mins Aired 1944-06-18
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49. The Chinese Puppet Government
    30mins Aired 1944-06-25
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50. The Bonin Islands
    30mins Aired 1944-07-02
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51. The Overseas Chinese
    30mins Aired 1944-07-09
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52. Will Java Be Free
    30mins Aired 1944-07-16
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53. The Chinese Communists
    30mins Aired 1944-07-23
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54. The Japanese Navy
    30mins Aired 1944-07-30
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55. The Amur River
    30mins Aired 1944-08-06
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56. Sianking, China's Wild West
    30mins Aired 1944-08-13
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57. Vladivostok
    30mins Aired 1944-08-27
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58. Bhosa, the Indian Quisling
    30mins Aired 1944-09-03
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59. The South Manchurian Railroad
    30mins Aired 1944-09-10
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60. China's New Life Movement
    30mins Aired 1944-09-17
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61. Tokyo, Target of the Pacific
    30mins Aired 1944-09-24
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62. Manila, Pearl of the Orient
    30mins Aired 1944-10-01
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63. China's Little Devils
    30mins Aired 1944-10-08
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64. The Guandong Army
    30mins Aired 1944-10-15
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65. The Long March
    30mins Aired 1944-10-22
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66. Hainan, Sentry of the South China Sea
    30mins Aired 1944-10-29
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67. The Filipino Underground
    30mins Aired 1944-11-05
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68. Russia's Strength In The Far East
    30mins Aired 1944-11-12
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69. Japan's Robber Barons
    30mins Aired 1944-11-19
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70. Opium, Curse of the Far East
    30mins Aired 1944-11-26
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71. Manchuria's Puppet Government
    30mins Aired 1944-12-03
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72. Japan's Secret Police
    30mins Aired 1944-12-10
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73. Nanking, China
    30mins Aired 1944-12-17
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74. Japan's Highway of Steel
    30mins Aired 1945-01-07
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75. Luzon, the Philippines
    30mins Aired 1945-01-14
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76. China's Air Force
    30mins Aired 1945-01-21
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77. The Andaman Islands
    30mins Aired 1945-01-28
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78. Siberia's People
    30mins Aired 1945-02-04
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79. Saipan, Springboard to Nippon
    30mins Aired 1945-02-11
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80. The Yangtze
    30mins Aired 1945-02-18
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81. Islam In The Pacific
    30mins Aired 1945-02-25
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82. Conquest by Japanization
    30mins Aired 1945-03-04
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83. China's Land Problem
    30mins Aired 1945-03-11
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84. Malacca Straits, Gateway to the Southwest Pacific
    30mins Aired 1945-03-18
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85. The Japanese Dilemma
    30mins Aired 1945-03-25
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86. Ryuku Island
    30mins Aired 1945-04-01
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87. Yanan, Anchor Of Burma
    30mins Aired 1945-04-08
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88. Wounded Mankind
    30mins Aired 1945-04-22
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89. Philippines Come of Age
    30mins Aired 1945-04-29
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90. Guards To The Coast Of China
    30mins Aired 1945-05-06
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91. China's Secret Weapon
    30mins Aired 1945-05-13
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92. Red Banner For Eastern Armies
    30mins Aired 1945-05-20
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93. Japan In Indochina
    4mins Aired 1945-05-27
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94. Mongolia
    30mins Aired 1945-06-03
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95. Yenen, Citadel For Chinese Communism
    30mins Aired 1945-06-10
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96. Blood For An Outlet To The Sea
    30mins Aired 1945-06-17
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97. Honshu, Heart Of China
    30mins Aired 1945-06-24
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98. Bangkok, Thailand
    30mins Aired 1945-07-01
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99. The Yellow River
    30mins Aired 1945-07-08
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100. Sumatra
     30mins Aired 1945-07-15
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101. Japan's Air Power
     30mins Aired 1945-07-22
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102. B-29 Japanese Express
     30mins Aired 1945-07-29
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103. Paradox Of Korea
     30mins Aired 1945-08-05
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104. Red Banner For Eastern Armies
     30mins Aired 1945-08-12
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105. Singapore
     30mins Aired 1945-08-19
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106. Liberals In Chiang Kai Shek's Camp
     30mins Aired 1945-08-26
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107. Hong Kong
     30mins Aired 1945-09-02
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108. The New Milestone
     30mins Aired 1945-09-23
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109. Menace Of Japan's Old Order
     30mins Aired 1945-09-30
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110. Nanking, Symbol Of Victory
     29mins Aired 1945-10-07
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111. Russia, Pacific's New Power
     29mins Aired 1945-10-14
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112. Shanghai
     30mins Aired 1945-10-21
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113. Japan's Food Crisis
     29mins Aired 1945-10-28
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114. China, Worlds Biggest Customer
     29mins Aired 1945-11-04
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115. France Faces The Music
     29mins Aired 1945-11-11
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116. Siberia's People
     29mins Aired 1945-11-18
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117. Java
     29mins Aired 1945-11-25
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118. Australia Comes Out
     27mins Aired 1945-12-02
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119. Black Gold In The Pacific
     29mins Aired 1945-12-09
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120. Transport In China
     30mins Aired 1945-12-16
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121. Fireworks In The Phillipines
     30mins Aired 1945-12-23
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122. The Remaking Of Japan
     30mins Aired 1945-12-31
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123. The Buryat Mongols, A Soviet Minority
     30mins Aired 1946-01-06
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124. Thailand Heads Back
     30mins Aired 1946-01-13
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125. New Caldonia
     30mins Aired 1946-01-20
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126. Help For China's Millions
     30mins Aired 1946-01-27
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127. Japan's Fisheries
     30mins Aired 1946-02-03
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128. Mao Tse Tung
     30mins Aired 1946-02-10
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129. Untouchables Of India
     30mins Aired 1946-02-17
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130. Rehol, Keystone of North China
     30mins Aired 1946-02-24
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131. Silk, The Golden Thread
     30mins Aired 1946-03-03
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132. Sarawak, Adventure in Statehood
     30mins Aired 1946-03-10
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133. Hanoi, Perfume and Gunpowder
     29mins Aired 1946-03-17
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134. Australia's Heavy Industry
     30mins Aired 1946-03-24
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135. Hawaii the 49th State
     29mins Aired 1946-03-31
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136. Korea, Political Battlefield
     30mins Aired 1946-04-07
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137. The Chinese Giant Awakens
     30mins Aired 1946-04-14
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138. Famine In India
     30mins Aired 1946-04-21
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139. Ceylon, The New Day
     30mins Aired 1946-05-05
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140. The Milk and Meat of the Far East
     30mins Aired 1946-06-02
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141. The Burma Patriotic Front
     30mins Aired 1946-06-09
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142. Russia Looks to the East
     30mins Aired 1946-06-16
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143. The Heartland of Asia
     30mins Aired 1946-06-23
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144. Special Broadcast - The Atomic Bomb At Bikini Atoll
     30mins Aired 1946-06-30
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145. The Phillipines, The Birth of a Nation
     30mins Aired 1946-07-07
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146. Our Job in Japan
     30mins Aired 1946-07-21
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147. Crosscurrents in Malaya (U.N. Series
     30mins Aired 1946-07-28
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148. Skyway to the Far East
     30mins Aired 1946-08-04
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149. Medicine Comes to China
     30mins Aired 1946-08-18
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150. Sichuan (U.N. Series
     30mins Aired 1946-08-25
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151. The New Voice in the East
     30mins Aired 1946-09-01
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152. Bali
     30mins Aired 1946-09-08
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153. Timor, Pawn Of The Pacific
     30mins Aired 1946-09-29
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154. The Seebees, Conflict In Indonesia
     30mins Aired 1946-10-06
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155. Canada Looks To The West
     24mins Aired 1946-10-13
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156. Canton, The Symbol of New China
     30mins Aired 1946-10-20
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157. Our Strategic Needs In The Pacific
     30mins Aired 1946-10-27
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158. Post War Formosa
     30mins Aired 1946-11-03
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159. Redemption in Singapore
     30mins Aired 1946-11-10
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160. The Fiji Islands
     30mins Aired 1946-11-17
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161. Guam, New Outpost in the Pacific
     30mins Aired 1946-11-24
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162. Tasmania, Switzerland Of The South
     30mins Aired 1946-12-01
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163. China's Wild Men Of The Mountains
     30mins Aired 1946-12-08
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164. The Japanese And The Soil
     30mins Aired 1946-12-15
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165. Transition in India
     30mins Aired 1946-12-22
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166. Macao, Decision Pending
     30mins Aired 1946-12-29
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167. Sinkiang, Powder Keg of Asia
     30mins Aired 1947-01-05
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168. Storm Clouds Over The Philippines
     30mins Aired 1947-01-12
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169. Rubber, Bellwether of Malaya
     30mins Aired 1947-01-19
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170. The Marquees
     30mins Aired 1947-01-26
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The Pacific Story was a radio documentary that introduced American listeners to the rich and complex histories of the countries and cultures around the Pacific Rim. The show's premise was based on the idea that with Europe in ruins due to World War II, the Pacific might emerge as the center of political and social change in the world, making it crucial for people to know more about the region. The series covered a wide range of nations, including Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Korea, India, Russia, and Burma, among others. With a focus on everything from politics to weather and culture, The Pacific Story was narrated by Gayne Williams and featured insights from notable authorities on Pacific affairs such as Henry Luce and Pearl S. Buck.

The Pacific Story aired on NBC at 11:30 pm, with its first broadcast on July 11, 1943, and lasted for 184 weeks, ending on January 26, 1947. The series was created by historian and US consultant Owen Lattimore, who grew up in China and was appointed as a US advisor to Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. However, Lattimore later faced trial before a Joseph McCarthy senate hearing as a "top Soviet agent." Although the show had two weeks pre-empted from its run, The Pacific Story remains an informative and compelling old-time radio series that provides insight into the complex and evolving dynamics of the Pacific region during World War II.

Performers: Gayne Williams, Henry Luce, Pearl S. Buck

Sources: archive.org, otrcat.com