The Pacific Story
Originally broadcast on NBC, 29 September 1946. Restored from the Old Time Radio archives.
The run
- Network
- NBC / CBS
- Years active
- 1946–1951
- Surviving broadcasts
- 40
- Genre
- sitcom
This upload contains 40 episodes of the Old Time Radio program, the Bickersons, starring Don Ameche and Frances Langford. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, although many of the episode dates are unknown. Any corrections are welcome. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “bickersons-1947-03-02-12-blanche-has-a-stomach-ache”; these recordings are in the public domain.
1948 · 51947 · 51946 · 2
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: bickersons-1947-03-02-12-blanche-has-a-stomach-ache
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
7 dated broadcasts across 6 years on the air, with 3 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
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Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1946, in original transmission order.
- 1. Bickersons 1946-09-08 (1) Premiere Show · 8 Sep 1946
- 2. Bickersons 1946-09-29 (4) Everybody Has A Baby · 29 Sep 1946
- 3. Bickersons 1947-02-09 (9) The New Tuxedo · 9 Feb 1947
- 01
Bickersons 1946-09-08 (1) Premiere Show
8 Sep 1946 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 8 September 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 02
Bickersons 1946-09-29 (4) Everybody Has A Baby
29 Sep 1946 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 29 September 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 03
Bickersons 1947-02-09 (9) The New Tuxedo
9 Feb 1947 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 February 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 04
Bickersons 1947-03-02 (12) Blanche Has A Stomach Ache
2 Mar 1947 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 05
Bickersons 1947-03-16 (14) Blanche Bets On The Horses - Part 1
16 Mar 1947 · 22 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 06
Bickersons 1947-03-30 (16) John's New Fishing Pole
30 Mar 1947 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 07
Bickersons 1947-05-18 (23) Clams Are Healthy
18 May 1947 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 18 May 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 08
Bickersons 1948-04-16 (30) The Vacation Trailer
16 Apr 1948 · 23 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 April 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Same night on the air
29 Sep 1946
Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 29 Sep 1946.
Danger, Dr. Danfield
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Also on NBC / CBS
NBC / CBS in 1946–1951
Other series the network carried while The Bickerson was on the air.
Same seasons
sitcom on the air then
Series in the same genre whose runs overlapped this one.
What it became
The family at home
One house, a recurring cast, and comedy made from small domestic friction. Fibber McGee, Blondie and Ozzie and Harriet built the situation comedy before television claimed it.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
Working in the tradition of The Bickerson
Modern series carrying this form forward.
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