The March of Time

A Good Night's Sleep

English · Radio, Politics

The March of Time presents dramatized reports on current events, blending documentary-style narration with acted scenes and sound effects. Its broadcasts bring political developments, public figures, and issues of the day into a vivid radio format, giving listeners a sense of events as they unfold.

The program combines narration and dramatic reenactment rather than relying on a single straightforward news bulletin. Scenes and voices help convey the people and circumstances behind the headlines, while the reporting framework connects those moments to broader developments.

Its tone is urgent and journalistic, with the immediacy of a news report shaped into a carefully produced radio presentation. The result offers a distinctive way to hear history through the language, concerns, and dramatic storytelling of its own time.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.