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Across the Pacific

1931–1950

1931–1950

Across the Pacific

10

Surviving broadcasts

1931–1950

Years on the air

20

Seasons represented

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Source collection: hauser_wor1931

The shape of the run

Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

0 dated broadcasts across 20 years on the air, with 20 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

The surviving run

10 of 10 shown

Transmission

1931 · year only

No. 1

Across the Pacific

World of Radio 1931

Running time

28 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1944 · year only

No. 2

Across the Pacific

Zero Hour 08-14-1944

Running time

32 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 3

Across the Pacific

Memory Lane / The Girl With Three Blue Eyes / The "Hello" Type Song

Running time

3 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 4

Across the Pacific

The Pansy In My Garden

Running time

2 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 5

Across the Pacific

Tokyo Rose

Running time

1 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 6

Across the Pacific

Ron Ron Ron

Running time

1 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 7

Across the Pacific

The Stationery Type Song

Running time

1 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 8

Across the Pacific

The Hospital Type Song

Running time

1 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 9

Across the Pacific

Waukeshaw Natural Bridge

Running time

4 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.

Transmission

1950 · year only

No. 10

Across the Pacific

The Rock And The Rose / I Saw You

Running time

3 min

Heard out of East Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai relays, Nippon and Mandarin services, treaty-port stations and wartime transmissions monitored across the ocean.