"You Are There" is a great radio dramatization series. Each show begins with "live" background coverage of the historical event, and then the "on the scene reporters" take over. Everybody knows there were no radio announcers on board the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria, (or from the Battle of Gettysburg either!) but you will be transported back in time anyway as the show "broadcasts" from the ships, the shore, and from Spain. . The dialogue is very believable, historically accurate, and very much in character. It is apparent that the producers of this show did their homework! Let's listen to the announcer now..."CBS take you back to 1492. All things are as they were then, except for one thing: when CBS is there, You Are There! You Are There is based on authentic historical fact and quotations, and now, on to our story."
15 Hours listening time.
Sample Clip:
Free MP3 Download of Sample Chapter (from World History)
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Sampler |
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Oct 12, 1492 - Columbus Discovers America |
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Sep 6, 1620 - The Sailing of the Mayflower |
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Aug, 1637 - Ann Hutchinson's Trial |
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Sep 1, 1664 - The Surrender of New Amsterdam |
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Aug 4, 1735 - The Trial of John Peter Zenger |
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Nov 1, 1765 - The Stamp Act Revolt at Williamsburg |
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Apr 19, 1775 - The Battles of Lexington and Concord |
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Jul 4, 1776 - The Declaration of Independence |
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Jan 8, 1781 - Mutiny in the Colonial Army |
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Jun 25, 1778 - Virginia Ratifies the U.S. Constitution |
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Feb 17, 1801 - The Election of Thomas Jefferson |
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Feb 15, 1805 - The Trial of Samuel Chase |
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Sep 1, 1807 - The Trial of Aaron Burr |
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Sep 26, 1820 - Col. Johnson Eats the Love Apple |
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Aug 25, 1830 - Trial Run of Tom Thumb Steam Locomotive |
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Mar 6, 1836 - Defense of the Alamo |
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Sep 7, 1853 - Women's Rights Convention |
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Apr 12, 1861 - Bombardment of Ft. Sumter |
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Jul 21, 1861 - First Battle of Bull Run |
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Mar 9, 1862 - The Monitor and the Merrimac |
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Jul 3, 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg |
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Apr 9, 1865 - Lee and Grant at Appomattox |
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Apr 14, 1865 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
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Apr 26, 1865 - Capture of John Wilkes Booth |
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May 16, 1868 - Impeachment of Andrew Johnson |
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Jul 21, 1881 - Surrender of Sitting Bull |
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Apr 2, 1889 - Oklahoma Land Run |
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Apr 6, 1909 - Perry's Dash to the North Pole |
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