
Forbidden Diary: True WWII Prison Survival Story
[NEW: To see the faces behind the characters' voices, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast]
Audio-drama based on a WWII diary written by Natalie Crouter during her internment in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines.
Three weeks after the first bombings of the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Natalie, her family, and 500 civilians were marched at gunpoint to a deserted U.S. military post (Season One: 1941). Thus began their survival story of body and mind from 1942 to 1945. Under the watchful eyes of Japanese guards, the prisoners set up their own society while constantly scrounging for food—often aided by heroic Filipinos. Japanese commandants and homesick soldiers filtered in and out of camp as guerrillas on the outside fought to take back the Philippines. The camp commandants were civilians plucked from town, a remarkable Japanese officer who saves the internees' lives, and a vicious, demoted lieutenant. Natalie’s diary is a fascinating, real-life view of wartime captivity and a gripping tale of courage, tenacity, and hope.
The original art, entitled "The Double Fence," was drawn by Fern Harrington Miles in 1942. To read about Fern and other prison artists interned with Natalie Crouter, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-artist-credits.
Episodes
1943 - Episode 20 Epilogue: Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist

1943 - Episode 20: Red Cross Rescue (SEASON FINALE)

1943 - Episode 19: Gaining and Losing Ground

1943 - Episode 18 Epilogue: Internment Survivor Interview, Part 2

1943 - Episode 18: Our Camp

1943 - Episode 17: We're in the Money!

1943 - Episode 16 Epilogue: Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist

1943 - Episode 16: Social Studies

1943 - Episode 15: Surrender and Suffrage

1943 - Episode 14: Going Bananas

1943 - Binge Season Three (Episodes 14 - 20)

1942 - Episode 13 Epilogue: Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist

1942 - Episode 13: Better and Lesser Angels

1942 - Episode 12: Lovers and Guerrillas

1942 - Episode 11: Close Calls

1942 - Episode 10 Epilogue: Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist

1942 - Episode 10: Auld Lang Syne

1942 - Episode 9: Home Sweet Holmes

1942 - Episode 8 Epilogue: Interview with MacArthur Memorial Archivist

1942 - Episode 8: Life Goes On

1942 - Episode 7: High Crimes and Misdemeanors

1942 - Binge Season Two (Episodes 7 - 13)

1941 - Episode 6 Epilogue: Internment Survivor Interview, Part 1
