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+ NBC University of The Air presented several educational programs between 1942 and 1948. The subject matter and themes ranged from politics and philosophy, to music appreciation and history. The programming from NBC University of The Air was deemed so instructive that it was incorporated into the curricula of many high schools, colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Canada during the period. Indeed, Columbia University of New York collaborated extensively with NBC in developing several of NBC University of The Air productions throughout the era. Walt WhitmanBy far the most interesting and instructive of the NBC University of The Air canon was the We Came This Way series of docudramas tracing the development of the American culture, values, legal system, and ideals from the earliest framework for these aspects of modern society throughout modern civilization. The series was inaugurated, appropriately enough, with the history of the signing of the Magna Carta, one of modern civilization's most significant universal ideals of a modern legal system. The Magna Carta became the basis for most of the common law employed throughout the civilized world. Such legal concepts as the rights of the accused and the principle of habeas corpus or "you have the body." It established the rights of anyone held for an alleged crime or infraction to have every aspect of their detention or charges to be recorded and defined for any possible challenges to those actions. Other common laws reasserted by the Magna Carta were in regards to the conveyance of property or land, principles of fair trade and taxation, and provisions for establishing a bond of marriage between a man and woman. The series continued to trace these earliest principles of a democratic civilization throughout the many significant events and developments from the Middle Ages to the present, that continued to define, inform and shape modern American democracy. Indeed We Came This Way stands the test of time to this day. The genius of the thirty-four programs was their underlying arguments on both sides of every democratic ideal presented throughout the series. Those arguments remain as timeless today as they were seventy years ago Click here to read more about We Came This Way

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.06.1944	the magna carta	+ "A Story Of Magna Carta". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air."
10.13.1944	wat tylers rebellion the peasants revolt	+ "A Story Of The Revolt Of The Peasants". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC Universi...
10.20.1944	freedom in flanders	+ "A Story Of Freedom In Flanders". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of Th...
10.27.1944	the story of andreas	+ "The Story Of Andreas". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air" an...
11.03.1944	joan of arc	+ "Joan Of Arc". 11:30 P.M. A program in the series, "The NBC University Ofg The Air." The story o...
11.10.1944	the freedom of mens minds	+ "The Freedom Of Men's Minds". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Ai...
11.17.1944	the dutch break the dikes	+ "The Dutch Break The Dikes". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air...
11.24.1944	battle without armor	+ "A Battle Without Armor". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air."
12.01.1944	voice in the wilderness	+ "Voice In The Wilderness". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air."
12.08.1944	voltaire	+ "Voltaire". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air." The program or...
12.15.1944	valley forge	+ "Valley Forge". The program is presented as part of, "The NBC University Of The Air." The progra...
12.21.1944	lafayette lamp lighter of liberty
12.28.1944	the french revolution	+ "A Story of King Louis XIV and The French Revolution." The program originates from Chicago. The ...
01.05.1945	koscidsko	+ "Tadeusz Kosciuszko". The program originates from Chicago.
01.12.1945	poet of liberty	+ "Poet Of Liberty". The program originates from Chicago. A biography of Percy Shelly.
01.19.1945	john bright	+ "John Bright". The program originates from Chicago. The story of a British radical and liberal....
01.26.1945	the carbonari	+ "A Story Of The Carabinieri". The program originates from Chicago.
02.02.1945	the life of joseph mazzini	+ "The Story Of Giusieppe Mazzini, Another Step Toward Liberalism". The program originates from Ch...
02.09.1945	the common man becomes a citizen	+ "The Second French Republic". The program's full story title is, "The Second French Republic," o...
02.16.1945	a boy named carl carl schurz american patriot	+ "The Story Of A Boy Named Carl". The program originates from Chicago. A biography of Carl Schur...
07.12.1945	the story of alexander petoff
07.19.1945	victor hugo	+ "Victor Hugo". The story of how France was helped toward freedom by one of her greatest citizens...
07.26.1945	walt whitman poet of democracy	+ "Walt Whitman, Poet Of Democracy". The program originates from Chicago as part of the, "NBC Uni...
08.02.1945	herzen fight against tyranny	+ "The Story Of Aleksandr Herzen and His Fight Against Tyrrany". The program originates from Chica...
08.09.1945	garibaldi hero of two worlds	+ "The Story Of Giuseppe Garibaldi, The Hero Of Two Worlds". The program originates from Chicago.

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Featuring the existing shows of the NBC radio program that was a part of NBC University of the Air. It was broadcast from October 6, 1944 to October 4, 1945, which also includes airing as summer replacement for The Rudy Vallee Show from July 5, 1945 to August 23, 1945. John W. Vandercook is the narrator. Milton Katims provides the music.

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