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Forbidden Diary: True WWII Prison Survival Story

Forbidden Diary: True WWII Prison Survival Story

By: Sai Mun Gani Productions
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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 of body and mind from 1942 to 1945. Natalie’s story is a fascinating, real-life view of wartime captivity and a gripping tale of courage, tenacity, and hope.


Included are interviews with Jim Zobel, historian and archivist at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, VA, and Curt Brooks who was interned in a civilian prison in Manila during WWII.

The cover art incorporates a sketch entitled, "The Double Fence," by Fern Harrington Miles. To read about Fern and other prison artists interned with Natalie, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-artist-credits.


Original artifacts, prison art and Natalie's original diary entry, can be viewed by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen and clicking on See Pictures. You can also see the Forbidden Diary cast by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.






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Episodes
  • Prologue: The Story Behind the Story

    Prologue: The Story Behind the Story
    Jan 7 2022

    Listen to the prologue if you want to hear about the background of the book, "Forbidden Diary," upon which this audio drama is based.

    NEW! You can view the book upon which this audio drama is based by clicking See Picture at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen.

    Support the show

    Original artifacts, prison art and Natalie's original diary entry can be viewed by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen and clicking on See Pictures. You can also see the Forbidden Diary cast by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.

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    4 mins
  • 1941 - Binge Season One (Episodes 1 - 6)

    1941 - Binge Season One (Episodes 1 - 6)
    Jan 11 2022

    Includes all six episodes in Season One without the openings and recaps. Does not include epilogues.

    NEW! You can view paintings and sketches drawn by people who were interned with Natalie by clicking See Pictures under the episode descriptions at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen.

    To see the Forbidden Diary cast, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.

    Support the show

    Original artifacts, prison art and Natalie's original diary entry can be viewed by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen and clicking on See Pictures. You can also see the Forbidden Diary cast by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.

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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • 1941 - Episode 1: On Pins and Needles in Baguio

    1941 - Episode 1: On Pins and Needles in Baguio
    Feb 1 2022

    It’s December 1941, and the Philippines is in Japan’s crosshairs. They’ve invaded China, Korea, and French Indochina. Will the Philippines be next? If so, when? In the town of Baguio, nestled in the mountains on the Philippine Island of Luzon, Jerry and Natalie Crouter wait and watch along with everyone else, wondering what’s going to happen next.

    To see the Forbidden Diary cast, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.

    Support the show

    Original artifacts, prison art and Natalie's original diary entry can be viewed by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen and clicking on See Pictures. You can also see the Forbidden Diary cast by going to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast.

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    25 mins
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this story is interesting and intriguing the only down side is waiting so long for each episode to come out.

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