Introduction
United Nations Audio Library presents UN Radio Classics, an online archive of documentary and dramatic programmes starring Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas and Bing Crosby, among many others.
These programmes, available free of charge with digitally remastered sound, offer a unique way of experiencing key historical moments of the United Nations and of the world throughout the second half of the 20th century.
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ECOSOC Chamber
The New Frontier
Starring actor Edward G. Robinson, this programme describes how the path to universal peace and prosperity is "the new frontier" for mankind and tasks for the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Language: English
Genre: Drama
1956
Narrator Alistair Cooke (right)
Evidence for a verdict
"What will the world say of us in a hundred years?", asks this document about the atom featuring British-American journalist Alistair Cooke.
Language: English
Genre: Drama
1957
United Nations Headquarters in New York, 1957
No Easy Magic
A panorama of the world's remaining problems twelve years after the creation of the United Nations.
Language: English
Genre: Drama
1957
Buildings shrouded in smoke after being bombed
The Korea Story
American singer and actor Dick Powell stars in this two parts programme remembering the Korean War.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1953