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Trip Around the World in 7 days - Part 5 - Japan
Airdate: Thursday - April 13, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

WOR Show
Original Airing

(Redated from: 1972_04_dd)

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Ah, yeah, just like I said, we're going to do more tonight. . .

Show Description

This is the last part of a series of shows covering Shep's recent trip around the world. On this part, he talks about his stop in Japan. First he talks about Japanese television and radio. He then plays tapes from a walk around the city.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:54	By the way, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 22:23	TAP Airlines - Portugal
• 24:52	Great Shanghai
• 25:26	General Tire
• 26:33	Les Champs Restaurant
• 27:24	Ornithopter (Flying Bird)
• 28:35	Shep Promo - Live Appearance	Princeton - Apr 22
• 29:53	Shoetown
• 31:00	March of Dimes	Walkathon

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:10	Rokudan
• 28:35	When The Saints Go Marching In

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 21:36	George

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Nose Flute
None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 02:00 ]	Travel		Trip Around the World
• [ 02:00 ]	General Topics		Travel
• [ 28:35 ]	Live Shows		Princeton University

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		April 13, 1972	Trip Around the World in 7 days - Part 5 - Japan	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	October 03, 2006

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Spring 1972 WOR Broadcasts	MP3-3	MP3

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975