Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of “true crime stories”. This show introduces itself succinctly: “A series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your ho

The Six Shooter – The Coward

Aug 29th, 2017 17m 27s

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures.Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. T

Boston Blackie – The Jonathan Diamond

Aug 23rd, 2017 21m 9s

Boston Blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. As originally created by author Jack Boyle, he was a safecracker — a hardened criminal who had served time in a California prison. Prowling the underworld as a dete

Alan Young Show – Alan Buys A Water Heater

Aug 20th, 2017 22m 2s

The Alan Young Show was a 30 minute situation comedy that ran from 1944 thru 1949. In 1944, Canadian actor Alan Young was hired away from the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) radio, by NBC Radio, as a summer replacement for “The Eddie Canto

Orson Welles – War of the Worlds

Aug 19th, 2017 39m 49s

This is the 1938 radio broadcast of Orson Welles “War of the Worlds”.The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialized in 1897 in the UK by Pearson’s Magazine and in the United States by Cosmopo

Gun Smoke – Gentleman’s Disagreement

Aug 19th, 2017 30m 41s

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It’s also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed

Mail Call 05-16-45

Aug 19th, 2017 30m

Featuring Betty Grable, George Jessel and the Mills Brothers in this episode.Mail Call was an American radio program that entertained American soldiers from 1942 until 1945, during World War II. Lt. Col. Thomas A.H. Lewis (commander of the A

Jill’s Jukebox

Aug 19th, 2017 18m 24s

Martha Wilkerson (AKA G.I. Jill) hosted a couple shows on the United States government-produced Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). One program she hosted was G.I. Jive and another was Jill’s All-Time Jukebox, which ran concurrent to the other

Philo Vance: The Case of the Cellini Cup

Aug 17th, 2017 29m 39s

Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from The Benson

X Minus One Eps. #85889A

Aug 17th, 2017 24m 10s

AND THE MOON BE STILL AS BRIGHT Audition Show - An expedition to MarsThe program: All the Martians dead due to chickenpox brought to them by previous Earthmen expeditions. All the men except for o

GI Jive (AFRS) Joe Turner – Esp #3

Aug 16th, 2017 14m 55s

1943-xx-xx AFRS GI Jive 0414 Joe Turner.mp3The Dixieland Jazz Group: Joe Turner BluesArtie Shaw: Indian Love CallJimmy Dorsey: Murderistic (1942)Charlie Barnet: The Sergeant Was Shy

GI Jive (AFRS) – Tommy Dorsey – Esp #2

Aug 16th, 2017 15m 3s

1943-xx-xx AFRS GI Jive 0271 Tommy Dorsey.mp3Tommy Dorsey: Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (reviewed in Billboard Jan 23, 1943)Isham Jones: Blue LamentFletcher Henderson: Variety Stomp (1927)Larry Clinton: Study In Blue (1938)

GI Jive (AFRS) Good Queen Bess – Esp #1

Aug 16th, 2017 14m 48s

(Information from archive.org)G.I. Jive was a 15-minute music program that was produced & broadcast by the U.S. government via the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) radio network. Early shows had a variety of hosts: Frank Nelson, Lester Jay,

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