Here's two date for an original broadcast:

http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbchomeservice/basic/1944-03-06
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbchomeservice/basic/1944-05-29

03 March 1944 # 29 May 1944

21.20: Paul Robeson in 'THE MAN WHO WENT TO WAR'

Ballad opera by Langston Hughes , arranged and directed by D. G.
Bridson. This modern folk tale, performed by an all-Negro cast,
presents the story of the ordinary people of all the United Nations
Under the stress of war

Other characters include

Songs by Josh White and Brownie McGhee , sung by the Hall Johnson
Choir. Harmonica player, Sonny Terry. Music under the direction of
Hall Johnson and Alan Lomax.

(Produced and recorded by the BBC in New York : previously broadcast on March 6)

Contributors

Unknown: Langston Hughes
Directed By: D. G. Bridson.
Songs By: Josh White
Songs By: Brownie McGhee
Unknown: Sonny Terry.
Unknown: Hall Johnson
Unknown: Alan Lomax.
Johnny Lee: Canada Lee
Sally: Ethel Waters
Grandpa: Cherokee Thornton
Jerry: Earle Hyman
Mack: Daniel Johnson
Mrs Johnson: Osceola Archer
Lottie and Nurse: Theodora Smith
Warden and Officer: Melvin Green
Narrator: Josh White

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CJB

On 24/11/2014, Bert Lyons <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> In response to recent inquiries about getting the Alan Lomax Archive in
> touch with non-contact digitization sources for the supposedly broken glass
> disc recording of The Man Who Went To War, I'm happy to share some
> information here:
>
> 1) The physical copies of the Alan Lomax Collection are no longer in the
> custody of the Alan Lomax Archive. They reside at the American Folklife
> Center at the Library of Congress. They have been there since 2005.
>
> 2) This particular glass disc (broken or unbroken) is not contained within
> the collection at the American Folklife Center. It's possible it was also
> never actually contained in the Alan Lomax Archive.
>
> 3) At the Library of Congress, the Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded
> Sound (MBRS) Division has a tape copy of The Man Who Went to War. It has
> been digitized and can be requested at any time. You could also contact
> Todd Harvey at the American Folklife Center for information on how to get
> access to the digital version of this recording.
>
> 4) It's likely the text on the Alan Lomax Archive website needs to be
> updated.
>
> 5) The staff at the Alan Lomax Archive and at the American Folklife Center
> are aware of non-contact recording technologies and availabilities.
>
> Hope that helps clear things up a bit.
>
> All the best --
>
> Bert
>
> Bertram Lyons, CA
> AVPreserve | www.avpreserve.com
> American Folklife Center | www.loc.gov/folklife
> International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives |
> www.iasa-web.org
>

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> Hi Chris,

> The copy in the Library of Congress was never a part of the Alan Lomax Collection.
> Here is the catalog link < http://lccn.loc.gov/2002658301 >.
> My colleagues in the Library's Recorded Sound Reference Center can help you to obtain a copy. Contact them through their online reference portal at < http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-record.html >.

> Best,

> Todd Harvey
> Curator, Alan Lomax Collection
> American Folklife Center
> Library of Congress