| Alaska | | | A well-done drama-documentary about the discovery and early years of Alaska. The series was originally syndicated by Transco ("The Transcription Company Of America"). A second set of transcription discs are marked, "Philip J. Meany Advertising, 816 West 5th Street, Los Angeles." A final set of discs was syndicated as, "Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates." This program was once program #17. The program numbers were changed with each set of discs, which wasn't that important as the individual stations could broadcast the programs whenever they wanted to in any sequence. The earliest known broadcast was on KFWB, Los Angeles on September 9, 1935 of the program, "Italy." |
| Arabia | | | The Queen of Sheba visits the Jerusalem of wise King Solomon. In the year 765, Haroun Al Rashid, the Caliph of Baghdad, walks the streets to learn about his people and what they think of him. In 1915, Thomas Lawrence becomes famous when the Arabs revolt against the Turks. |
| Argentina | | | A visit to Buenos Aires, the "Paris of Argentina." Mendoza and his men head a large expedition in search of treasure. Argentina declares its independence in 1851, under the leadership of Jose Martin. The gauchos help make the country great...as they fight for their patron and each other. A waiter in a Buenos Aires cafe buys a lottery ticket from a hunchback with two humps...and wins! |
| Australia | | | Captain Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay and is attacked by the aborigines. Gold is discovered and miners replace British prisoners as emigrants. The Commonwealth is established after a miner's revolt. ANZACS prove valiant during the first world war. Nellie Melba returns home. |
| Austria | | | "Beyond blue horizons, far at the world's end, strange foreign lands beckon us. Let us revel in their exotic splendor, come with us as we head for..."Ports Of Call!" Count Rudolph Hapsburg, excommunicated by the Pope, wins absolution by battling the infidels for six years on behalf of the church. In the 18th century, Maria Theresa ascends to the throne, deciding to be a woman instead of a queen. Emperor Franz Josef is forced to propose marriage to Helene, but marries her sister Elizabeth instead. Young Johann Strauss breaks with his father and becomes famous in his own right. |
| Belgium | | | After a battle resulting in the death of nearly 80,000 of Belgium, Caesar conquers the land. The king of Spain assigns the Duke of Alba to subdue the Belgians in Flanders. Reubens helps Belgium and Flemish painting to become world famous. In 1839, a treaty insuring Belgian neutrality is signed. During the World War, the Germans consider this treaty only, "a scrap of paper." |
| Central Africa | | | A visit to Sierra Leone, the fall of Carthage. The Portuguese establish gold mines in the interior, with disastrous effects. Stanley travels to meet Dr. Livingstone. |
| Chile | | | In 1543, a planned Indian uprising against the Spaniards is foiled by Dona Inez. Alexander Selkirk is marooned on an island off the coast of Chile for four years and Daniel De Foe used him as the model for "Robinson Crusoe." |
| Cuba | | | Columbus sights Cuba in 1492. In 1511, Columbus' son starts the colonization of Cuba and 4 centuries of Spanish rule. In 1871, rebellion against Spain begins. "The Maine" is blown up in Spanish territorial waters in 1898 and war with Spain follows. "The Merrimac" is scuttled to try to blockade the Spanish fleet. Teddy Roosevelt charges up San Juan Hill. |
| Czechoslovakia | | | In 1346, John, the king of Bohemia sets off to fight the English, even though he is blind. The fabulous clock of Prague is built...and the builder is blinded. Antonin Dvork studies music in Prague, and is caught hiding in the orchestra pit. Joannes Brahms lends him assistance. After World War I, Thomas Masarek creates an independent country. |
| Denmark | | | Under Waldemar, the Christians battle the heathen hordes of Estonia. Young Hans Christian Andersen travels to Copenhagen to seek his fortune. The program features portraits of other famous Danes. |
| Ecuador | | | In 1495, the chief of the Incas claims the daughter of the chief of the Caras, eventually uniting the tribes. Ecuador becomes a Republic after 300. In 1896, two Americans begin construction of a railroad over the Andes, from Guayaquil to Quito. In 1918, a yellow fever epidemic strikes, and is conquered by doctors from America. |
| Egypt | | | Napoleon's troops discover the Rosetta Stone. A visit to the tomb of Cheops, 7000 years ago. The Sphinx, Ankhnaton: the heretic pharoah who worshipped only one god. King Tut, Alexander The Great, Cleopatra. General Gordon tries to conquer the Sudan for Queen Victoria. |
| England | | | King John signs the Magna Carta, Elizabeth and Essex: a romance gone bad. Lord Nelson wins the battle of Trafalgar. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The first World War. Edward, Prince of Wales, becmes the king. He was proclaimed King Edward VIII on January 20, 1936. No mention is made of his abdication, which took place on December 11, 1936 and would therefore date this program during 1936. |
| Germany | | | In 1505, Martin Luther receives a "sign from heaven" to leave his law studies and enter a monastary. In 1735, Frederick I is disappointed with his son (Frederick The Great), who becomes king 5 years later. Goethe and Schiller inspire the music of brilliant young Beethoven. Goethe's lifelong dislike of Beethoven is dramatized. In 1862, Von Bismarck is made Premier, uniting the empire. He is finally dismissed in 1890 by the Kaiser. Only oblique reference is made to the government in Germany "today" (1936). |
| Greece | | | The story of Theseus and the founding of Athens. The slaying of the Minotaur within the labyrinth and how the Aegean sea got its name. Leonidas and the 300 Spartons defend the pass at Thermopylae, "The Golden Age Of Pericles," the Parthenon is built, Phidias completes his statue of Athena. Turkey rules the country until the conference of London in 1830. |
| Guyana | | | In 1595, Sir Walter Raleigh lands on a jungle shore in search of "El Dorado." In 1664, an Englishman hires a Dutch ship captain to begin the importation of slaves from Africa. Three years later, Guyana is traded for Niew Amsterdam, and the Dutch begin to govern. Devil's Island is established as a prison, its most famous prisoner becomes Alfred Dreyfuss. |
| Haiti | | | The story of Toussaint L'Ouverture" ("The Black Napoleon") and his establishment of Haiti as an independant country. |
| Hungary | | | In the 15th century, King Marthius, dressed as a common citizen, bribes a judge. The Tartars return to the land, led by the wily Olaf. The empire of Austria-Hungary. The Bolsheviks try to conquer the Hungarian farmers. |
| India | | | The British East India Company begins trade with the Moghul rulers. In 1684, the company becomes the government of India. Captain Clive marches to Calcutta to suppress a revolution...revealing a "black hole" filled with 146 prisoners. In 1857, a rebellion breaks out against the British. In 1859, India is made part of the British Empire. In 1920, Gandhi begins a policy of passive resistance to obtain independence for his country. The program opening is slightly upcut. |
| Ireland | | | The story of Tristan and Isolde in ancient Ireland. St. Patrick and the preservation of ancient knowledge by Irish monks, King Brian defeats the Danes. A visit to Blarney Castle; Thomas Moore, "the Bard of Ireland." |
| Japan | | | A visit to "a lotus land of ancient shrines and temples." In the 12th century, the Mikado appoints the first Shogun to end the continuous civil strife. The story of the 47 Ronin at the end of the 17th century. Commodore Perry opens the country to Western influence. A visit to the great bronze Buddha. |
| New Zealand | | | Maui and his fellow gods go fishing and drag up an island. A native warrior prophesizes against the British. Polaris Jack, a friendly dolphin, has a protective bill passed for him by Parliament. Gold is discovered on the South Island. A graphic description of a whale hunt. Philip J. Meany, Advertising, Los Angeles. |
| Norway | | | King Harald sends gifts to a princess, proposing marriage. She will not wed him until he has unified his kingdom. Harald does just that and marries the princess, becoming known as, "Harald The Fair-Haired." The great violinist Ole Bull helps young Edvard Grieg with his career. Henrik Ibsen gives up his job as a chemist to become a famous playwright. |
| Panama | | | In 1510, Don Balboa stows away on a ship of an expedition to the western Caribbean. He becomes the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean. Buccaneer Henry Morgan preys on the Spanish colony. The French fail to build a canal, President Roosevelt and the Americans succeed. |
| Persia | | | The story of Persia, from Cyrus The Great to the Shah (who was crowned in 1925). The British oil leases were canceled in 1932. |
| Portugal | | | The romance of "Pedro The Severe" and Inez de Castro in 1352 is doomed by the assassins of the king of Portugal. "Prince Henry The Navigator" encourages the exploration of Africa. Vasco da Gama attempts to reach India despite an attempted mutiny. |
| Russia | | | In 1605, Boris Gudenov learns that his murdered brother is being impersonated. The missing Dmitri conquers Moscow and Boris takes poison. Prince Shuski gets his revenge. The city of St. Petersburg is built at a cost of 100,000 lives. Tsar Nicholas II causes the massacre of 1905 and plants the seeds of revolution. The Tsar and his family are shot, Communists rule the country. |
| Scotland | | | In 1386, Robert Bruce and his wife Elizabeth become king and queen of Scotland and spend 8 years fighting the English for independance. Mary, Queen of Scots ascends to the throne and is sentenced to death by Elizabeth I. Robert Burns becomes Scotland's most famous poet. In October, 1934, the Queen Mary is launched (which must have been a fairly recent event). |
| Siam | | | The Thai people are conquered by Kublai Khan. In 1612, the British visit Siam and persuade the king to establish trade, the British East India Company is established. The French soon become trade competitors, but "Siam for the Siamese" feelings develop and Europeans are persecuted. In 1935, the king is forced to abdicate and "The Land Of The White Elephant" enters the modern world. |
| Sweden | | | Christina ascends the throne in 1632 and later abdicates in favor of Gustavus Adolphus. Empress Catherine of Russia is determined to conquer Sweden through the marriage of Princess Alexandra to Gustavus. Sweden battles the British and Admiral Nelson. |
| Switzerland | | | The Swiss organize against the Hapsburgs. A visit to the Hospice of St. Bernard, 8000 feet into the Alps. Vignettes of the Swiss battle for freedom. |
| The Barbary States | | | Tunis, the power of Carthage, Algiers and the pirates of the Barbary coast, French Morocco. |
| The Philippines | | | Magellan reaches the Philippines and is killed on Cebu. The suns sets on Spanish rule in the islands. In 1898, the battleship Maine explodes (in Cuba) and war is declared by the United States. Admiral Dewey secretly enters Manila harbor and attacks the Spanish fleet. "You may fire when ready, Gridley." The U.S. takes possession of the islands and begins "to bring civilization" to them. A long list of American benefits brought to the Philippines is read. The islands became a Commonwealth in 1936. |
| The United States of America | | | Paul Revere warns of the coming British in old Boston and the revolution begins. In 1848, gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill, California. In 1861, the Civil War begins. Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg address, Samuel Clemens becomes a Mississippi steamboat pilot. Henry Ford mass produces automobiles, the Wright brothers get off the ground. |
| Turkey | | | A visit to Turkey, starting in 1453 and the seige of Constantinople. Justinian weds Theodora in 457, despite the objections of his aunt. The campaign against Persia fails and the empire declines. "The sick man of Europe" becomes a pawn between Russia and England, the Crimean war begins. The last sultan is forced into exile after the first world war. |
| Venezuela | | | In 1499, Amerigo Vespucci gives the new country its name (recalling Venice). In 1586, a tyrant finds himself the ruler of an empty town. In 1803, Simon Bolivar's wife dies. He soon begins a campaign of independence for Venezuela. |
| Wales | | | In 1284, Edward I defeats the Welsh barons and brings the country under English rule through his son, who becomes, "Prince Of Wales." Roger Mortimer escapes from the Tower Of London to live in France with the queen of England. In 1888, David Lloyd George begins his career, becoming Prime Minister in 1916. |
| Yugoslavia | | | A visit to Dubrovnik. In the year 989, Vladimir of Montenegro has been taken by the Bulgarians. The king of Serbia chooses the crown of heaven, after an angelic visit. He is killed at the battle of Kosovo by the Turks. In Belgrade in 1903, King Alexander announces his betrothal, starting an assassination plot in motion. Serbia must be saved from Austrian rule. In June, 1914, Archduke Ferdinand is killed, starting the world war. |
