What happens
The Pacific Story presents a dramatized history of the long rivalry between Russia and Japan in East Asia, told through a series of scenes and commentary. The program traces disputes over Korea, Manchuria and Mongolia, the Russo-Japanese War, and clashes over fishing rights in Kamchatka and Siberian waters. It follows the escalating frontier fighting of the 1930s, the Japanese cabinet's alliance moves and the neutrality pact of 1941. Historical reenactments alternate with newscast-style bulletins. Dr. Harold H. Fisher, Professor of History at Stanford University and an authority on Russia, provides commentary on whether the two powers are in fact dividing Asia between them.
Asia and the Pacific, from Korea, Manchuria and Mongolia to Kamchatka and the Siberian fishing grounds, 1900s to 1941; the broadcast originates in Hollywood and San Francisco
Characters: Matsuoka, Baron Rosen, Marquis Ito, Tsar Nicholas, Kuropatkin, Admiral Togo, Dr. Harold H. Fisher
Listen for: The Russo-Japanese War reenactment, the fishing-boat seizure at sea, and Dr. Fisher's closing commentary on whether Russia and Japan have made a secret deal to divide Asia
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.