This recording is the seventeenth episode of the United Nations Radio series Easy as ABC, an educational series for children written by Gerald Kean and produced by UNESCO and United Nations Radio. Although broadcast internationally, this is a recording of the American broadcast. The series is hosted by Frank Gallop and David LeGrant, who voice the characters named Alpha and Beta. The recording opens with a list of celebrities featured throughout the series. This episode concerns the letter W for wastelands, featuring Maurice Evans, Joseph Cotten, and Ritchie Calder. Subject matter concerns UNESCO's work in cultivating arid regions.