Tag Archives: OTR

May 03

Flash Gordon – Dr. Zarkov Shoots Crooks with Electrodes & Flash Regains Memory

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Dr. Zarkov Shoots Crooks with Electrodes(July 13, 1935): Queen Azura assured Flash that it had been a trick to disconcert him then she ordered the frozen prisoners be removed to the palace and that good care be taken of Zarkov particularly. When Dr Zarkov was brought back to life he asked for Flash but was […]

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May 01

Inner Sanctum Mystery – Study For Murder

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“We have an expert on murder here tonight. He has a rather strange idea, something about everyone being a potential murderer. Maybe he’s right. Take a good look at your neighbor, maybe he’s the one – maybe its you… Boris Karloff stars as Mr Herbert March in this original radio play by Sigmund Miller. At […]

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April 29

The Devil and Tom Walker – Washington Irving

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The Devil and Tom Walker is a short story written by Washington Irving and first appeared in 1824.  Faustian in nature this story involves a more gruesome and modern take of the old tale of the devil and his deals.  It’s a great story and has inspired many television show episodes.  Rembmer; the Devil is […]

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April 28

The Shadow – Sabotage

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Can The Shadow break up a spy ring who are destroying shipyards and sinking submarines?  Even The Shadow helped the war effort in WWII.  The villain in this episode also had a plan to stop the Shadow.  Great episode! The Shadow “Sabotage” originally aired January 16, 1938.   Play Time:  30 Minutes The Shadow is a collection […]

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April 27

Suspense – One Hundred in the Dark

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Ever count to 100 in the pitch black?  Takes awhile doesn’t it?  In tonight’s episode of Suspense, titled “One Hundred in the Dark”, was adapted from a short story by Owen M. Johnson.  A prolific writer of murder mysteries. The writers of Suspense couldn’t make very many changes as none were needed.  The story does […]

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April 26

Flash Gordon – Flash Charges Ice Barricade of Hawkmen & Dr. Zarkov is Thawed Out

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Episode #9:  “Flash Charges Ice Barricade of Hawkmen” Air Date:  June 22, 1935 “With shouts and confusion, the blue magic army charges to attack the barricaded hawkmen. Suddenly, Thorl furious at being replaced as general by Flash draws a gun from his back and pulls the trigger. Flash’s horse stumbles and pitches forward dead. Flash […]

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April 25

X Minus One – The Green Hills of Earth

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“This is the story of Riesling, the singer of the space ways. Future generations of school children have sung his songs in English, French or German, the language doesn’t matter, but it was an Earth tongue. But the real story of Riesling is not found in the footnotes of a scholars critique or a publishers […]

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April 24

Inner Sanctum Mystery – Dead Reckoning

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“This is a strange and eerie a tale as ever made a sailor wish he’d never seen salt water. It is a story of something that came out of the fog to drag men to their death in a watery grave. When a sole survivor of an abandoned ship is rescued the men on board […]

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April 23

THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN – IS THERE ANOTHER? PART TWO

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Honestly I don’t know much about the history of this broadcast.  It’s one of the hard ones to find but I do know that it aired in January through February of 1946 and came in 13 parts.  I enjoyed it and we will have it in three parts.  Please enjoy our Sunday routine of The […]

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April 21

The Shadow – The League of Terror

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The Shadow must crack a counterfeit ring whom are terrorizing a poor neighborhood.  Can he do it??? The Shadow “The League of Terror” January 9th, 1938 Play Time:  30 Minutes The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a wide variety of media. One of the most famous adventure […]

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April 20

Suspense – A Passage to Benares

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In Suspense‘s “A Passage to Benares”  Paul Stewart stars as an American tourist in Trinidad who becomes caught in a murder investigation. This episode is based on the short story of the same name by T.S. Stribling, which was first published in Adventure magazine (Feb. 20, 1926). Suspense “A Passage to Benares” – August 23rd, […]

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April 17

Inner Sanctum Mystery – Death has Claws

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Not quite the kitty-cat you were expecting? More like a kitty with radiation exposure/mutation X-100. For one gentleman, he is a cat-lover and you dare not to try to mess with him. Sit back, and enjoy this puuuurrrfect treat! Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from […]

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April 14

The Shadow – The Death Triangle

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The Shadow comes to the aid of a doctor who was once a prisoner on Devil’s Island.  Originally aired December 12th, 1937. The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a wide variety of media. One of the most famous adventure heroes of the 20th century United States, […]

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April 13

Suspense – The Kettler Method

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The story begins in an isolated sanitarium located in upstate New York. It is night, and there is a dramatic rainstorm outside. All of the patients are restless but one, named Kettler, seems particularly upset.  Dr. Kettler, once a famous brain surgeon, had to be institutionalized after performing an unsuccessful operation. He is convinced that […]

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April 12

Flash Gordon – Rules Over Cave World & Blue Magic Men Capture Flash

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In a tournament of death, Flash Gordon wins the unconquered Kingdom of the Caves. Having picked up a company of King Voltan’s hawkmen the huge rocket ship bearing Flash and Dale to their new kingdom heads for the yawning mouth of Kira, the wild and forbidding cave world. Flash Gordon is the hero of a […]

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April 11

X Minus One – The Man in the Moon

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An S. O. S. is heard from the moon.  What do we do?  X Minus One, “The Man in the Moon” originally aired  May 29, 1955. 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 […]

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April 10

Inner Sanctum Mystery – The Man from Yesterday

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A giant gorilla has been captured by a scientist. The gorilla remembers his captor from long ago…and is planning revenge! His captor remembers a previous meeting as well..a very, very long time ago!  This story is crazy with a capital C!  “The Man from Yesterday” first aired December 21st, 1941. Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known […]

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April 09

The Adventures of Superman – Is There Another? Part One

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Honestly I don’t know much about the history of this broadcast.  It’s one of the hard ones to find but I do know that it aired in January through February of 1946 and came in 13 parts.  I enjoyed it and we will have it in three parts.  Please enjoy our Sunday routine of The […]

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April 07

The Shadow – The Circle of Death

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Several bomb explosions are caused by a man who hates crowds. The police are unable to make any progress and the town becomes more scared. When Margot Lane claims that The Shadow can catch the criminal, Commissioner Weston scoffs at the idea and challenges The Shadow to try and uncover new evidence that the police […]

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April 06

Suspense – The Hitchhiker

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The Suspense episode “The Hitchhiker” is well known because the radio play was transformed into a television episode, and it has since lived on in reruns. In this story, a supernatural hitchhiker follows the main character on a trip across the country. Orson Welles, for whom the role was written, first performed “The Hitchhiker” on […]

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April 05

Flash Gordon – Imprisoned by Hawkmen & Deathbattle Won by Flash

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Whilst imprisoned Flash met Boon, the powerful, huge, bearded prince of the Lionmen and Prince Barron a former member of Emperor Ming’s court. Joined by Dr Zarcov, these four friends joined together to overthrow the government of Emperor Ming and rescue Flash’s sweetheart, Dale Arden. They were almost successful but at the last moment, they […]

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April 04

X Minus One – Knock

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What if you’re the last person on Earth.  What if to preserve the species you were put in a zoo?  Then comes the knock.  Knock originally aired May 22nd 1955. 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 […]

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March 31

The Shadow – The Three Ghosts

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A recently married woman is brought to madness while living in her husband’s creepy manor.  Can she survive?  Not without The Shadow’s Help!  The Three Ghosts aired way back on the Halloween night of October 31st, 1937!   The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a […]

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March 30

Suspense – The Cave of Ali Baba

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Suspense‘s “The Cave of Ali Baba,” was closely adapted from the short story of the same name by Dorothy L. Sayers.  This episode originally aired on August 19th, 1942. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually […]

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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 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 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 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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