Words at War

Who Dare to Live

English · Dramatic Readings, War & Military

Words at War was a wartime radio series presenting dramatic adaptations of books and stories connected to the Second World War. Its broadcasts brought written accounts of conflict, resistance, military service, and life under wartime conditions to listeners through radio performance.

This recording is identified with the title “Who Dare to Live.” The program’s dramatic approach places the story at the center, using spoken performance and radio sound to convey its events rather than a single narrator simply reading prose. The series offered listeners a way to encounter wartime writing in an accessible, theatrical form.

The result is a serious, documentary-minded listening experience shaped by the urgency of its historical subject. Its focus on stories drawn from wartime literature gives the broadcast the character of both drama and public reflection.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.