Retro Radio Drama

oldtimeradioshows: Series: The Shadow Show: The Nursery Rhyme...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:32:59 -0500

Series: The Shadow
Show: The Nursery Rhyme Murders
Date: February 22 1948
Length: 00:22:37

The Shadow stalks a killer who is obsessed with Nursery Rhymes.

ed-wyrd: The Shadow Tonight’s Episode: “Hounds in the...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:35:33 -0400

ed-wyrd:

The Shadow

Tonight’s Episode: “Hounds in the Hills”
Original Air Date: February 20, 1938
Starring Orson Welles as The Shadow/Lamont Cranston
and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane
Run Time: 29:14

manicrecession: dontouchthatdial: Damon Runyon Theater - The...

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:56:57 -0400

manicrecession:

dontouchthatdial:

Damon Runyon Theater - The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown

original airdate : Feb. 06, 1949

I love this series, mostly due to the style of narration and the occasional outrageous plot twist.

ed-wyrd: It’s Sunday evening. Turn out the lights, get...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:52:57 -0400

ed-wyrd:

It’s Sunday evening. Turn out the lights, get comfortable, and listen to The Shadow!

Program: “The Shadow”
Tonight’s Episode: “The Three Ghosts”
Original Air Date: October 31, 1937
Starring Orson Welles as The Shadow/Lamont Cranston
Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane
Run Time: 31:33

whatthemassesdemand: Mystery in the Air - The Horla The...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:27:25 -0400

whatthemassesdemand:

Mystery in the Air - The Horla

The Horla

July 6. I am going mad. Again all the contents of my water-bottle have been drunk during the night; or rather I have drunk it!

But is it I? Is it I? Who could it be? Who? Oh! God! Am I going mad? Who will save me?

mrsdentonorahippo: The Haunting Of Sherlock Holmes [1946]

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:38:02 -0400

mrsdentonorahippo:

The Haunting Of Sherlock Holmes [1946]

twoshakes: a very young vincent price

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:32:23 -0400

twoshakes:

a very young vincent price

Adventures of Philip Marlow - The Panama Hat (October 10, 1948)

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:25:57 -0400

Adventures of Philip Marlow - The Panama Hat (October 10, 1948)

Dimension X - Almost Human (May 13, 1950). The broadcast...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:10:40 -0400

Dimension X - Almost Human (May 13, 1950). The broadcast begins: “Adventures in time and space, told in future tense….”

And whoa. Was someone working in Doctor Who a big fan of old time radio? I doubt any of the writers are old enough to have heard this when it aired… If this is pure coincidence, it’s kinda scary!

“I want to see Junior in person… I almost said in the flesh!”

Oogh.

Before the iPad, before the Wii, before the PC, before the...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:42:00 -0400

Before the iPad, before the Wii, before the PC, before the Nintendo and Atari, before even TV, there was…. RADIO.

an old LP of an episode from Bold Venture, featuring a slick...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:44:29 -0400

an old LP of an episode from Bold Venture, featuring a slick lookin’ Bogie.

Bold Venture - Russian Roulette (1951). Starring Humphrey Bogart...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:47:47 -0400

Bold Venture - Russian Roulette (1951). Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall as Slate Shannon and Sailor Duval, respectively.

Frozen Peas - adverts almost read by Orson Welles. A bit of real...

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:59:22 -0400

Frozen Peas - adverts almost read by Orson Welles. A bit of real drama for ya! In terms of infamy, this probably comes in second to War Of The Worlds for Mr Welles.

The Saint - The Sinister Sneeze (June 11, 1950). Starring...

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:47:26 -0400

The Saint - The Sinister Sneeze (June 11, 1950). Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar.

The Lives of Harry Lime

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:47:19 -0400

I may as well put this up, although I’ll no doubt be posting more single episodes too. Fifty-two half hour episodes of this classic radio series starring Orson Welles, originally aired in 1951. So that’s 26 hours worth if you just click that tiny little play button… See the playlist and download episodes.

From archive.org:

Orson Welles reprised his role of Harry Lime from the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Third Man. The radio series is a “prequel” to the film, and depicts the many misadventures of con-artist Lime in a somewhat lighter tone than the character’s villainy in the film.

Mr. & Mrs. Blandings

Tue, 31 May 2011 05:53:01 -0400

From archive.org:

Mr & Mrs Blandings was the NBC OTR sitcom, starring Cary Grant & Betsy Drake as Jim & Muriel Blandings, a spin-off from Cary Grant’s hit movie Mr. Blandings Build his Dream House.

NB: There are 11 episodes here, running from November 11, 1950 to August 25, 1951.

The Lives Of Harry Lime - Earl On Troubled Waters (February 8,...

Tue, 31 May 2011 05:43:28 -0400

The Lives Of Harry Lime - Earl On Troubled Waters (February 8, 1952). Starring Orson Welles.

Quiet, Please! - The Man Who Stole A Planet (July 26, 1948)

Tue, 31 May 2011 05:40:18 -0400

Quiet, Please! - The Man Who Stole A Planet (July 26, 1948)

The Mel Blanc Show

Mon, 30 May 2011 22:10:00 -0400

From archive.org:

Mel Blanc’s success on The Jack Benny Program led to his own radio show on the CBS Radio Network, The Mel Blanc Show, which ran from September 3, 1946 to June 24, 1947. Blanc played himself as the hapless owner of a fix-it shop, as well as a wide range of comical support characters.

NB: There are 43 episodes in this player. See the playlist, and download single episodes here.

Crime Classics - If A Body Need A Body, Just Call Burke &...

Mon, 30 May 2011 22:02:00 -0400

Crime Classics - If A Body Need A Body, Just Call Burke & Hare (December 2, 1953).