Category Archives: Old Time Radio

March 26

The Adventures of Superman – The Panam Highway Part 3

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This Sunday’s edition of The Adventures of Superman radio broadcast features our last part of the exciting story of the Panam Highway.  Please enjoy! The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City’s WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, […]

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March 25

Dracula’s Guest

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I’m in the mood for something dark tonight.  Let me scrounge through the old collection here…yep…here we go!  *Blows the dust off the MP3*  Tonight we present to you, Dracula’s Guest!  Now keep it mind this isn’t really an Old Time Radio broadcast but more like a audio book/podcast (public domain of course). Don’t let […]

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March 24

The Shadow – The Temple Bells of Neban

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The Shadow meets an exotic woman from his past. He soon discovers that she has been trained in the remote and mysterious area of India, the same place where he learned his power to control minds and make himself invisible.  The Temple Bells of Neban first aired on October 24, 1937. The Shadow is a […]

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March 23

Suspense – Wet Saturday

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It would have been just another day in the Princey household had it not been for the rain. If they had all been out doing what they had planned the murder would never have happened and the cover-up would not have been necessary.  Wet Saturday was a feature of Suspense and originally aired June 24, […]

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March 22

Flash Gordon – Decoy of Ming the Merciless

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Tonight, we bring you…Decoy of Ming the Merciless!  A Flash Gordon Feature! Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Starting April […]

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March 21

X Minus One – Mars is Heaven

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When the first space rocket lands on Mars, what will we find? Only the ruins of a dead and deserted planet? Or will there be life? Intelligent life, in some strange form that we can only imagine? Will we be welcomed with open arms? Or will the Martians treat us as invaders?  Mars in Heaven […]

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March 20

Inner Sanctum Mystery – The Death Ship

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Part of the Inner Sanctum collection, this evening join us on “The Death Ship”, originally aired on August 10, 1941. Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint […]

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March 19

The Adventures of Superman – The Panam Highway Part 2

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It’s time for part 2 of The Adventures of Superman and the Panam Highway! The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City’s WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times […]

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March 18

The Time Machine

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This particular episode comes from Escape!  Another very famous old time radio series from the Golden Age.  Very excited for tonight’s broadcast of H.G. Wells, The Time Machine!  This broadcast first aired on May 9, 1948 and will definitely take you back in time.  Or forwards…wibbly wobbly timey wimey! The Time Machine is a science […]

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March 17

The Shadow – Murder by the Dead

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Tonight The Shadow has to keep a juror safe from a sadistic murderer who happens to be gunning for Morgot Lane’s father.  The murder is suspected to have been the convict who was was sentenced to be executed and has somehow come back from the dead to get vengeance on all the people who “killed” […]

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March 16

Suspense – The Burning Court

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The Burning Court is one spooky story indeed.  A story of poisoning with supernatural overtones. One of the guests at a dinner party is a murderer…which one?  Based upon a novel by John Dickson Carr. Suspense recreated the 1937 grizzly tale for audiences and to this day is a frightening foray into the classic Who dun […]

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March 15

Flash Gordon – The Lost Continent of Atlantis Part 2

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Hey kids and Mongols it’s that time for Flash Gordon!  Tonight is part 2 of The Lost Continent of Atlantis which originally aired on December 18th, 1945! Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired […]

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March 14

X Minus One – The Parade

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When a martian comes to town he needs to creative way to announce his arrival.  What better way then to hire an advertising company!  The Parade originally aired on January 25, 1956. Initially a revival of NBC’s Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, […]

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March 13

Inner Sanctum Mystery – The Telltale Heart

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Boris Karloff appears as Simon in Robert Newman’s dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous story The Telltale Heart . It is a story of a man who could hear not only every sound on earth but even things that don’t exist.  This story is loosely based on the Poe story but when you add Poe […]

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March 12

The Adventures of Superman – The Panam Highway Part One

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This Sunday we are bringing you The Adventures of Superman and the Panam Highway.  A truly great classic that we will host here in three parts over the next few Sundays so we hope you enjoy flying back in time to November 19th, 1941!  The Panam Highway Part One The serial came to radio as […]

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March 11

Aliens in the Mind

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If you love Doctor Who then you will love this Robert Holmes adaptation of Aliens in the Mind starring two of the most iconic and legendary actors of radio drama.  Peter Cushing and Vincent Price, so you know by automatic default, this is freaking awesome! “Aliens in the Mind” is based on a story by […]

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March 10

The Shadow – Death House Rescue

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Friday’s masterpiece is the first broadcast of our absolute favorite radio drama.  This is the drama that kept these old time radio broadcasts interested and would later transform into the super hero and detective movies of today.  The Death House Rescue first aired September 26, 1937. The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally […]

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March 09

Suspense – The Lodger

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Tonight’s fright is The Lodger, a Suspense radio drama that first aired July 22, 1940 and is thought to be the first very episode of this epic and prolific radio drama.  One of our personal favorites!  This episode is damn spooky! One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled […]

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March 08

Flash Gordon – The Lost Continent of Atlantis Part One

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Tonight we bring you a true blast from the past.  Flash Gordon and The Lost Continent of Atlantis!  It aired way back in December 17th, 1935 and is an absolute audio treasure. Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.First published January 7, […]

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March 07

X Minus One – No Contact

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“No Contact” originally aired on April 24, 1955 as a feature from the very popular series X Minus One radio series. Initially a revival of NBC’s Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest […]

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March 06

Inner Sanctum Mystery -Amazing Death of Mrs. Putnam

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Amazing Death of Mrs. Putnam first aired on January 7th, 1941 and is thought to be the first episode of Inner Sanctum Mystery. Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based […]

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March 05

The Adventures of Superman – Alonzo Craig Arctic Explorer

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The Adventures of Superman was a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 starring the DC Comics character Superman.  Today’s episodes is from 1940 and it’s titled Alonzo Craig Arctic Explorer. The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City’s WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it […]

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March 04

A Journey to the Center of the Earth

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For Saturday nights feature audio drama we have A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Journey to the Center of the Earth is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, […]

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