What happens
Haji Wahidin, a Javanese man, is arrested by Japanese forces after their invasion of Java and taken to headquarters for questioning. The Japanese know much of his past activities, which were reported by people who knew him, and he has been held in a prison camp for more than two years. Through his memories, the story traces the rise of Indonesian nationalism, the influence of Dr. Sutomo and the Budi Utomo society, the growing demand for self-government, and the economic pressure from Japanese trade. The episode is part of the Pacific Story series, broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company, first aired on July 16, 1944, and written and directed by Arnold Markwith.
Java, Dutch East Indies, during the Japanese occupation, with flashbacks to earlier decades of Indonesian nationalist movements
Characters: Haji Wahidin, Dr. Sutomo, Japanese officer, Sergeant
Listen for: Haji Wahidin's account of his life, Dr. Sutomo's teachings on evolution rather than revolution, and the legend of Joyo Boyo
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.