The run
- Network
- AFRS
- Years active
- 1943–1945
- Surviving broadcasts
- 69
- Genre
- music
At Ease was an Armed Forces Radio Service music transcription series built from studio orchestra sessions and library recordings, cut to fill the off-duty hours on military stations. The discs carry the AFRS programme numbers used for worldwide distribution. Government-produced and public domain; digitised by the Internet Archive.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
3 dated broadcasts across 26 years on the air, with 25 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1920, in original transmission order.
- 1. AFRS - At Ease - 0111 - A Little Spanish Town · 11 Jan 1920
- 2. AFRS - At Ease - 0115 - Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time · 15 Jan 1920
- 3. AFRS - At Ease - 0121 - Tell Me Your Dreams · 21 Jan 1920
AFRS - At Ease - 0111 - A Little Spanish Town
11 Jan 1920 · 14 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0115 - Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
15 Jan 1920 · 15 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0121 - Tell Me Your Dreams
21 Jan 1920 · 14 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0127 - Every Time
27 Jan 1920 · 14 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0213 - One Night of Love
13 Feb 1920 · 16 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0225 - Pastel Blue
25 Feb 1920 · 17 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0307 - Tico, Tico
7 Mar 1920 · 16 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
AFRS - At Ease - 0313 - Autumn Nocturne
13 Mar 1920 · 16 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 48 At Ease Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and deale
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