www.botar.us http://www.botar.us we deliver the best of old time radio shows to your door fresh daily. shows like the shadow, fibber mcgee and molly, boston blackie, the green hornet, X-minus one plus so much more. OTR by botar old time radio shows from the 30s 40s and 50s delivered fresh to your door daily en-us botar botar botar@sprynet.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:09:44 -0700 720 http://www.botar.us/foto/botr.jpg http://www.botar.us old time radio Drama,Adventure,Audio Theater,OTR,Old Time Radio,botar no www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__westbound_01_03_1953.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__westbound_01_03_1953.mp3 US Marshal Matt Dillon and his Deputy Chester arrived in Aberline to pick up a killer and take him back for trial but Chester had had an uneasy feeling about it ever since they left Dodge. original air date 01/03/1953 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__word_of_honor_01_10_1953.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__word_of_honor_01_10_1953.mp3 The Doc had been gone two days and Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester were getting worried when he finally turned up. The Doc couldnt tell them about where hed been just that two riders had come in to his office and told him that a man was hurt somewhere past Fort Dodge. A young man had been shot in the spine and the Doc had been unable to save him. One of the men was ready to kill the Doc to prevent him from talking but the leader agreed to let the Doc go if he gave his word of honor not to tell anyone, least of all the Marshall, where he had been or the identity of the men. original air date 01/10/1953 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__gateway_to_danger_02_26_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__gateway_to_danger_02_26_1945.mp3 The story of Eddie Vincent, a real rags to riches success story, Eddie was born in a charity ward, selling papers on the street while all the other kids were playing ball and going to the movies. He came from the wrong side of the tracks but from the first everyone knew he was going places. The only trouble was that he didnt care how so long as he got there. original air date 02/26/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__all_the_kings_men_01_16_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__all_the_kings_men_01_16_1949.mp3 All The Kings Men is a dramatic story of political intrigue set in a southern state with a central character, Willie Stark, who is suggested by the late Governor Huey Long. The style is racy, colloquial and very skilful. In the novel and this dramatization Jack Burden tells the story and it is his story as much as it is Willie Starks and perhaps it is more. Willie Stark acts and his actions are both good and bad though he acts and does not reflect. Jack Burden reflects trying to understand the significance of Willies life and his own. Writien by Robert Penn Warren. original air date 01/09/1949 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep050_camp_sleeps_10_10_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep050_camp_sleeps_10_10_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 050 original air date 10/10/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep050_planting_a_tree_10_04_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep050_planting_a_tree_10_04_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve decides to plant a tree, a giant Ponderosa Cherry tree. original air date 10/04/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__baton_sinister_09_17_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__baton_sinister_09_17_1949.mp3 There was a gorgeous tapestry found under a tomb and they were all after it, the worried importer, the man with half a face, the Englishman in an LA slum and the lady wearing a green veil. But before it was over none of them had it and two of them were dead. original air date 09/17/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_848__tommy_dorsey_song_of_india.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_848__tommy_dorsey_song_of_india.mp3 tommy dorsey, song of india original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__how_love_came_to_professor_guildea_02_22_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__how_love_came_to_professor_guildea_02_22_1948.mp3 You are alone in your book lined study listening to the idiot gibberings of a parrot and beside you caressing you is an invisible thing, a loathsome thing, from which you must escape. original air date 02/15/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__protective_mr_drogan_01_26_1943.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__protective_mr_drogan_01_26_1943.mp3 Dr Charles Krieger phoned the police and asked them to come and get him as he had just killed a man named Jay Drogan. Jay Drogan had had a party at his house the previous night and had drunk a strange cocktail which seems to have given him a strange power that makes his negative wishes come true. original air date 01/26/1943 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep820_atom_man_p6_10_18_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep820_atom_man_p6_10_18_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/18/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep819_atom_man_p5_10_17_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep819_atom_man_p5_10_17_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/15/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__xmas_story_12_20_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__xmas_story_12_20_1952.mp3 Matt Dillon, US Marshall, was riding towards Dodge City when his horse got its hoof caught in a frozen doghole and broke its leg. He had to shoot it. Carrying the saddle, he began his long walk to Dodge City, close to forty miles away. He had been walking for about an hour when he saw a tall thin stranger, on a taller and thinner horse, riding up from the way that he had come. original air date 12/20/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_cabin_12_27_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_cabin_12_27_1952.mp3 On his way back from Hayes City Matt Dillon gets caught in a blizzard and seeks refuge in a nearby cabin. Unfortunately the cabin, belonging to Belle and her father, has been hijacked by two murderers on the run. They had killed Belles father and are now planning to kill the Marshall. original air date 12/27/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__dead_man_laughed_02_19_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__dead_man_laughed_02_19_1945.mp3 That a man should laugh is not strange that Henry Baker laughed and under the circumstances was very strange or so the reporters seemed to think but then they didnt know, they had no idea how quite Henry laughed and so they didnt see the humor of the situation. In the beginning there was Charles Finch, Charles Finch, aging, gray, growing bald. He was a man respected and admired in the community, president of a large construction company successful or so it seemed. But it all started the day Charles Finch sat across the desk from his partner Malcolm Guthrie and Guthrie declared that he was now sole owner of the company. original air date 02/19/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__grapes_of_wrath_01_09_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__grapes_of_wrath_01_09_1949.mp3 John Steinbecks novel The Grapes of Wrath with its origin in the great depression stands among the great stories of social protest written out of a passionate humanitarianism with the power to create in the reader an equally passionate indignation. original air date 01/09/1949 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep049_ropes_end_10_03_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep049_ropes_end_10_03_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 049 original air date 10/03/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep046_golf_tournament_09_06_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep046_golf_tournament_09_06_1942.mp3 Musician Bill Farris comes to town. He is a difficult case and that leads to a battle on the golf course. original air date 09/06/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__rustin_hickory_09_10_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__rustin_hickory_09_10_1949.mp3 The lady tourist was a school teacher out after glamour and she got it but only after she learned that in Hollywood the three Rs could be reading done in a dark room, writing found in a dead mans pocket and arithmetic that added up to murder times two. original air date 09/10/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_847__benny_goodman_bugle_call_rag.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_847__benny_goodman_bugle_call_rag.mp3 benny goodman, bugle call rag original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__ancient_sorceries_02_15_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__ancient_sorceries_02_15_1948.mp3 You are alone in a strange and remote village on the Welsh boarder surrounded by silent towns people who are watching and waiting for you to decide to lose your soul. Based on the story of the same name by Algernon Blackwood. original air date 02/15/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__fast_one_01_05_1943.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__fast_one_01_05_1943.mp3 Mr. Fenn of Fenn detective agency is approached by a representative of a group of casualty insurance companies who handle the burglary insurance in the area. Half a million dollars has been stolen in broad daylight with no witnesses. Twenty five places robbed in 30 minutes. original air date 01/05/1943 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep818_atom_man_p4_10_16_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep818_atom_man_p4_10_16_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/16/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep817_atom_man_p3_10_15_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep817_atom_man_p3_10_15_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/15/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__I_dont_know_12_06_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__I_dont_know_12_06_1952.mp3 Chester was walking down the town to see office when he sees this kid that he doesnt know so he says Hello and the kid starts running. Suspicious of a kid that would run away for doing nothing Chester brought him in but the kid wouldnt tell whom he was or where he was from. original air date 12/06/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__post_martin_12_13_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__post_martin_12_13_1952.mp3 Matt called early to the saloon to see Kitty. There was a party the following night a dance to benefit the new school and Matt plucked up courage to ask Kitty to go with him but she turned him down. Kitty was concerned at what the ladies would think him taking a hostess from the saloon but Matt was not going to take no for an answer. original air date 12/13/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_is_legal_02_05_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_is_legal_02_05_1945.mp3 Madeleine Lorraine the glamorous picture star hears the startling news that David Faraday, her fiance is dead. What makes it more startling is the fact that Clifford Karstair the famous lawyer has practically admitted to her that he murdered David, his client. original air date 02/05/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__main_street_01_02_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__main_street_01_02_1949.mp3 NBC University Theater presents Sinclair Lewis novel Main Street an outstanding work of Anglo American fiction. Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. original air date 01/02/1949 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep048_show_own_09_26_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep048_show_own_09_26_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 048 original air date 09/26/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep045_fishing_trip_08_30_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep045_fishing_trip_08_30_1942.mp3 The doctor advises Gildersleeve to take a vacation. Gildy takes the family fishing, which is not as relaxing as it is supposed to be. original air date 08/30/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__bums_rush_09_03_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__bums_rush_09_03_1949.mp3 The trail started in Montana with a bum with two names rushing away from his ladylove and led fast in to L.A, past the southerner from Canada, worried wool dealer and a chorus girl with a 45. When it finally stopped at murder in the park a tramp was still in a hurry. original air date 09/03/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_846__benny_goodman_king_porter_stomp.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_846__benny_goodman_king_porter_stomp.mp3 benny goodman, king porter stomp original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__snake_doctor_02_08_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__snake_doctor_02_08_1948.mp3 This story is about snakes and two men. One man was afraid of snakes and the other wasnt, the one who wasnt was known along Cashier Creek as Snake Doctor. His cabin was near the creek bottom line where there are a powerful lot of cottonmouths and he earned his meagre living by rendering down their soft fats bottling the oil and selling it. But everyone knew there was no remedy for rheumatism like snake oil. Snake Doctor was harmless enough but there were folks who honestly believed that he was a colleague of Beelzebub just because he wasnt afraid of snakes and thats not all they believed about him. original air date 02/08/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__meteor_man_12_22_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__meteor_man_12_22_1942.mp3 Diane and Russell, while having an elicit affair, get caught up in a meteor shower. A large meteor hits the earth. Russell finds part of it. It is covered with strange markings. He breaks it open. original air date 12/22/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep816_atom_man_p2_10_12_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep816_atom_man_p2_10_12_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/12/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventuers_of_superman__ep815_atom_man_p1_10_11_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventuers_of_superman__ep815_atom_man_p1_10_11_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/11/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__fingered_11_21_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__fingered_11_21_1952.mp3 It is Sunday morning and Matt, Hank and Chester are eating breakfast when Jim walks past looking real smart. It turns out he is meeting Lila, his wife to be, who is coming into town later in the day. Hank tells them about how Jim has been married before and that his first wife died under mysterious circumstances. A week later Hank comes to see Matt to tell him that he thinks that Lila has now disappeared just like Hanks first wife. Matt cant believe it of Jim, but has no option but to investigate. original air date 11/21/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitty_11_29_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitty_11_29_1952.mp3 Matt called early to the saloon to see Kitty. There was a party the following night a dance to benefit the new school and Matt plucked up courage to ask Kitty to go with him but she turned him down. Kitty was concerned at what the ladies would think him taking a hostess from the saloon but Matt was not going to take no for an answer. original air date 11/29/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_on_paper_01_29_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_on_paper_01_29_1945.mp3 Fred Wallis is writer and a gambler. In Florida he met Leita Martin and her friend wealthy widowed Vera Durante. She wasnt much to look at but her money was what attracted him and soon they were married. One day he got a bit too deep into gambling and wound up oweing 1000 dollars to a gangster. Vera refuses to give him the money so he plans to kill her. original air date 01/29/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__alice_in_wonderland_12_26_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__alice_in_wonderland_12_26_1948.mp3 NBC University Theater brings you a seasonal play in the holiday spirit, a story beloved by the young at heart in every generation. This classic tale of Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carrol, includes music, singing and wonderful sound effects. original air date 12/26/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep047_new_sentry_09_19_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep047_new_sentry_09_19_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 047 original air date 09/19/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep044_wooing_amelia_06_28_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep044_wooing_amelia_06_28_1942.mp3 The last show of the season. Gildersleeve is determined to romance Amelia Hooker. original air date 06/28/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__eager_witness_08_27_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__eager_witness_08_27_1949.mp3 This started with a man on trial for his life and an A1 citizen eager to testify but there it was interrupted and it wasnt until Marlowe found a corpse in a bubbling bath, gunplay in the woods and lots of blackmail that the real eager witness had a chance to talk. original air date 08/27/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_845__glenn_miller_here_we_go_again.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_845__glenn_miller_here_we_go_again.mp3 glenn miller, here we go again original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__mister_maggs_12_01_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__mister_maggs_12_01_1942.mp3 Harold Maggs buys an old unclaimed oak travelling trunk. He does not know what is in it as there is no key with it but the lock is beautiful gold plated. However, if Mister Maggs knew what the auctioneer knew of the trunk he would curse him to the devil. original air date 12/01/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep814_scarlet_widow_p11_10_10_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep814_scarlet_widow_p11_10_10_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/10/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep813_scarlet_widow_p10_10_09_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep813_scarlet_widow_p10_10_09_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/09/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__tara_11_07_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__tara_11_07_1952.mp3 Four months ago Marshall Matt Dillon brought 17 year old Tara back in to town after her father was killed and now Kitty was concerned that Tara was hanging around Texas Trail where some wild characters hung out and now it seems she was keeping bad company. original air date 11/07/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__square_triangle_11_14_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__square_triangle_11_14_1952.mp3 Around Dodge City and in the territory on West theres just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and thats with a US Marshall and the smell of gun smoke. Gunsmoke is the story of the violence that moved west with young America, the story of a man who moved with it Matt Dillon, United States Marshall. original air date 11/14/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_has_a_signature_01_15_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__murder_has_a_signature_01_15_1945.mp3 It was an old house set back in the trees a little way from the lake and it had a miserly look about it. You could almost tell that its owner was wealthy and cranky and miserly and happy in her self pity. And all the loneliness of her own life she took pleasure in passing on to her only companion, her servant Marth. original air date 01/15/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__after_many_a_summer_dies_the_swan_12_12_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__after_many_a_summer_dies_the_swan_12_12_1948.mp3 A balding, middle aged English scholar gets a view of the strange new world of California reviewing documents purchased by a wealthy man with an extraordinary fear of death. The ending is typical Aldus Huxley science fiction. original air date 12/12/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep046_blugers_answer_09_12_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep046_blugers_answer_09_12_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 046 original air date 09/12/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep043_fathers_day_chair_06_21_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep043_fathers_day_chair_06_21_1942.mp3 Sam Hearn appears as Schlepperman, the furniture dealer. The Chairs Of Gildersleeve, a present for Fathers Day. original air date 06/21/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lady_killer_08_20_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lady_killer_08_20_1949.mp3 This time inside of two hours a lavish mansion thief with suspicion, a sealed cabin filled with gas in an artist retreat and a corpse on the floor and all because one man was too good looking to be true to anyone. original air date 08/20/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_844__harry_james_sad_sack.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_844__harry_james_sad_sack.mp3 harry james, sad sack original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__three_good_witnesses_01_31_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__three_good_witnesses_01_31_1948.mp3 You are speeding through the Turkish night on the tourist express alone and unarmed and somewhere on the train is a calm killer from whom you must escape. Mr. Ward was on the tourist express on his way home to California to his routine job with the oil company he worked for after giving his report in Istanbul that there was no oil in the area worth drilling for. original air date 01/31/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__come_to_the_bank_11_17_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__come_to_the_bank_11_17_1942.mp3 Miss Moss is a physics teacher and Mr. Ross is a teacher of psychology at the same school. Two totally different sciences but Mr. Ross does not reckon much to her science and believes that man only uses 1 tenth of his mind. He proves that the mind can perform miraculous things when he walks into the wall of a bank. Only Miss Moss saw him do it and is now deranged as he has been in there for three weeks and she fears he will die if she does not get him out. original air date 11/17/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep812_scarlet_widow_p9_10_08_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep812_scarlet_widow_p9_10_08_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/08/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep811_scarlet_widow_p8_10_03_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep811_scarlet_widow_p8_10_03_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/03/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_mortgage_10_24_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_mortgage_10_24_1952.mp3 It seems that everyone in Dodge had heard about the Longhorn except United States Marshall Matt Dillon. The Longhorn had been closed all morning and a sign on the door read, The Longhorn saloon will open at eight oclock tonight with new management and a new policy. Everybody Welcome. Signed the new manager, Maimee. They had never had a woman running the saloon in Dodge City and Dillon reckons the men wouldnt let her. original air date 10/24/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__overland_express_10_31_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__overland_express_10_31_1952.mp3 A stranger named Joe Bowdry killed a man in Dodge and then got on his horse and rode ninety miles northwest. He made it across the Smokey Hills river before his hose flayed out and fell. Bowdry put a knife in him and settled down to wait. Half hour later he shot Marshall Matt Dillons horse out from under him and crippled Chesters with a slug in the shoulder and then he gave up. He just threw down his guns and walked towards them across the prairie his hands in the air. original air date 10/31/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__body_wouldnt_stay_in_the_bay_01_08_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__body_wouldnt_stay_in_the_bay_01_08_1945.mp3 On the docks of the bay outside the Jim Mars Sky Land Club the beautiful Monica Lees body came to the surface and was discovered by the police. She was identified and her body returned to a small town down the coast where it was claimed by relatives. original air date 01/08/1945 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__three_soldiers_12_05_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__three_soldiers_12_05_1948.mp3 For most young American writers the period following the First World War was one of supreme disillusionment. Many had served in the war enlisting in the hope that they were helping to build a better world. And when that world did not materialize they suffered the inevitable reaction rebelling instinctively against the horrors of war and all the things that went with it. In Three Soldiers John Dos Passos tells the story of such a man named John Andrews a highly sensitive young musician whose nature brought him in to inevitable conflict with the regimentation of army life. Like all armies before it the American expeditionary force of 1917 and 1918 was less concerned with the personalities of its soldiers than with the necessity of winning highly impersonal battles. original air date 12/05/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep045_lil_intercedes_09_05_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep045_lil_intercedes_09_05_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 045 original air date 09/05/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep042_summer_theater_06_14_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep042_summer_theater_06_14_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve and his friends are in summer stock. original air date 06/14/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__indian_giver_08_13_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__indian_giver_08_13_1949.mp3 It started with an Indian gift of a piece of pottery and led to a brown bear in moccasins, an archaeologist, laughing water and finally death in an ally. But just to make matters worse the Indian giver was a female and 100 percent hot blooded apache. original air date 08/13/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_843__bob_crosby_honky_tonk_train_blues.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_843__bob_crosby_honky_tonk_train_blues.mp3 bob crosby, honky tonk train blues original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__papa_benjamin_01_24_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__papa_benjamin_01_24_1948.mp3 You are groping down a dark alleyway in the French quarter of New Orleans, driven by terror, hounded by the curse of the Papaloy. A curse from which there is no escape. It is a tale of two worlds; one of modern jazz, the other of primitive voodoo and a doomed man who brought them together as William Irish imagined it in his eerie short story. original air date 01/24/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__neanderthal_man_11_03_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__neanderthal_man_11_03_1942.mp3 Their car goes over a cliff and they do not die, it is the middle of July and the day has gone from gloriously sunny to cold and wintry and then when they think that someone is approaching to help them it appears to be a Neanderthal man, a caveman of the type that became extinct 50,000 years ago. original air date 11/03/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep810_scarlet_widow_p7_10_04_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep810_scarlet_widow_p7_10_04_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/04/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep809_scarlet_widow_p6_10_03_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep809_scarlet_widow_p6_10_03_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/03/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__hinka_do_10_10_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__hinka_do_10_10_1952.mp3 It seems that everyone in Dodge had heard about the Longhorn except United States Marshall Matt Dillon. The Longhorn had been closed all morning and a sign on the door read, The Longhorn saloon will open at eight oclock tonight with new management and a new policy. Everybody Welcome. Signed the new manager, Maimee. They had never had a woman running the saloon in Dodge City and Dillon reckons the men wouldnt let her. original air date 10/10/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__lochinvar_10_17_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__lochinvar_10_17_1952.mp3 In three days Ben Martin is going to marry Artis Nash but then Frank Craig turns up in town after a year to claim her back. Frank claims to have changed, to have gotten over his wildness and to be ready to settle down. He didnt want to cause trouble just to take his girl and leave but he told Matt Dillon that if any man tried to stop him he will kill them. original air date 10/17/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__windfall_12_18_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__windfall_12_18_1944.mp3 Robert Bradley happened to wander in to the Silver Dollar Buffet down on Third Street this afternoon in September 1944, any afternoon during the racing season you would have seen him there a thin pale nervous young man with a hand full of form charts and a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. If you saw Robert Bradley you probably would have forgotten him unless he owed you money as he did most of the bookmakers in San Francisco. But at 11:44 on the night of September 6th 1944 fate turned a wheel. original air date 12/18/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__passage_to_india_11_28_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__passage_to_india_11_28_1948.mp3 A portrayal of love, tragedy, and the unjust conditions of a British controlled India and the attempts of a few who tried to remove the barriers of class and race. original air date 11/28/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep044_shanghai_lil_makes_a_deal_08_29_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep044_shanghai_lil_makes_a_deal_08_29_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 044 original air date 08/29/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep041_the_sneezes_06_07_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep041_the_sneezes_06_07_1942.mp3 Gildersleeves allergic sneezing leads to a strange residence in Leroys tree house. original air date 06/07/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__august_lion_08_06_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__august_lion_08_06_1949.mp3 It started with death on my doorstep and got worse when I lied to a sympathetic bull, was pistol whipped by a gorilla with dimples and fought with a kitten on the quays. And it might have gone on that way all night if I hadnt been helped by the king of the beasts. original air date 08/06/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_842__benny_goodman_I_found_a_new_baby.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_842__benny_goodman_I_found_a_new_baby.mp3 benny goodman, I found a new baby original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__leiningen_vs_the_ants_01_17_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__leiningen_vs_the_ants_01_17_1948.mp3 You are isolated on a remote plantation in the crawling Amazon Jungle and an immense army of ravenous ants is closing in on you, swarming in to eat you alive. A deadly black army from which there is no escape. Written by Carl Stephenson. original air date 01/17/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__poltergeist_10_20_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__poltergeist_10_20_1942.mp3 Ednas father had told her that if you walked or danced on a grave the poltergeist would come an evil spirit that comes out of the grave to kill and destroy so that night as she and two friends were singing merrily on their way home and accidentally danced on a gravestone Edna became hysterical. As she fled in tears a rock came flying at her from the graveyard knocking her unconscious. original air date 10/20/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep808_scarlet_widow_p5_10_02_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep808_scarlet_widow_p5_10_02_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/02/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep807_scarlet_widow_p4_10_01_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep807_scarlet_widow_p4_10_01_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/01/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__gas_pen_04_09_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__gas_pen_04_09_1946.mp3 Two hard faced men sat in a compartment of the city bound express from Washington. The larger more aggressive looking of the two did most of the talking. original air date 04/09/1946 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__hornet_does_it_again_06_11_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__hornet_does_it_again_06_11_1946.mp3 He hunts the biggest of all game, public enemies who try to destroy all America. With his faithful valet Kato, Britt Reid daring young publisher matches wits with the underworld risking his life that criminals and racketeers within the law may feel its weight by the sting of the Green Hornet. original air date 06/11/1946 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__justice_wears_a_blindfold_03_06_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__justice_wears_a_blindfold_03_06_1936.mp3 When a notorious racketeer was brought to trial the public believed he would at last be found guilty of his crime but the racketeer brought pressure to bear on the judge in this case. He and the judges crooked secretary had framed the judge so that he was forced to free the racketeer or be disgraced. When the trial was halted for the judges decision Brit Reid assumed his role of the Green Hornet to carry out true justice. original air date 03/06/1936 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__liggits_citizenship_racket_03_17_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__liggits_citizenship_racket_03_17_1938.mp3 Liggit is running a racket that victimizes people coming to the USA for freedom and safety. Liggit arranges someone who knows all the answers to sit the citizenship exam for a price and then he blackmails the foreign victim under the threat that he will reveal the fraud, the fraud that Liggit planned in the first place. original air date 03/17/1936 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__murder_for_sale_05_07_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__murder_for_sale_05_07_1946.mp3 He hunts the biggest of all game, public enemies who try to destroy all America. With his faithful valet Kato, Britt Reid daring young publisher matches wits with the underworld risking his life that criminals and racketeers within the law may feel its weight by the sting of the Green Hornet. original air date 05/07/1946 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__drop_dead_09_20_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__drop_dead_09_20_1952.mp3 Matt Dillon, US Marshall does not like it when things get too quiet in Dodge City as it usually means there is a blow up coming. And that is exactly what he gets from a thirsty herd and a mean rancher who has fenced off his pond. original air date 09/20/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cain_10_03_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cain_10_03_1952.mp3 Cain Vestel is a musician who came in to Dodge last night and is leaving for Arizona tomorrow. Cain, a very nice fellow is suffering from consumption and the Doc said he would be dead in a couple of months. original air date 10/03/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__lie_or_consequences_12_11_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__lie_or_consequences_12_11_1944.mp3 To a man who lives by matching wits with the hardened criminals who deal in narcotics the threat of violence is always present but sometimes that vilence has unexpected consequences. Witness the experience of Mark Hoskins, veteran detective of the Narcotics Detail. It was late one fall evening that Mark with his fellow officer Red Andrews was making his way down a blackened alley toward a hideout of two criminals prominent in the dope trade. original air date 12/11/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__short_happy_life_of_francis_macomber_11_21_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__short_happy_life_of_francis_macomber_11_21_1948.mp3 Francis Macomber and his wife Margot are in Kenya on safari. Francis sees a lion and shoots at him several times. His wife stays in the car while he and his safari manager Wilson move slowly in to the long grass toward the wounded lion to make the kill. Francis is feeling scared and as they approached the wounded animal and the animal was ready to pounce Francis turned and ran leaving Wilson to kill the lion. Mrs Macomber saw everything from the car and ridiculed her husband for his lack of bravery. Author Ernest Hemmingway 1936. original air date 11/21/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep043_reunited_with_kolu_08_22_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep043_reunited_with_kolu_08_22_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 043 original air date 08/22/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep040_testimonial_dinner_for_judge_05_31_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep040_testimonial_dinner_for_judge_05_31_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve is determined to throw a testimonial for Judge Hooker. original air date 05/31/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__mexican_boat_ride_07_30_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__mexican_boat_ride_07_30_1949.mp3 This time I took a beating and gave one, a man who lives in the dark was afraid, someone I never got to meet was murdered and a knife wielding crab was destroyed and all because a girl who hated the water took a boat ride in old Mexico. original air date 07/30/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_841__ambrose_night_rider.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_841__ambrose_night_rider.mp3 ambrose, night rider original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__second_class_passenger_01_10_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__second_class_passenger_01_10_1948.mp3 You are trapped in the native quarter of Mozambique, two dead men at your feet and the police closing in on you and besides you a sultry girl who offers you escape. Ronald A Dawson, second class passenger who could of course have afforded first class but who was to know back at the department store where he worked. The important thing is that they would be saying Ronald Dawson is taking a trip around the world. original air date 01/10/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__revolt_of_the_worms_10_13_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__revolt_of_the_worms_10_13_1942.mp3 All I can do is sit and think and wait. Wait for the floors to lift and the walls to crash. Facts, think of facts. Yes, a journal of facts think, how it began, why it is happening. Journal of facts, until the walls crash in the thick flesh. Charles Pentice, there is a fact, chemist and fool, fool run away, run away, run away from reality. War, war, war, run away. original air date 10/13/1942 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep806_scarlet_widow_p3_09_28_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep806_scarlet_widow_p3_09_28_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/28/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep805_scarlet_widow_p2_09_27_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep805_scarlet_widow_p2_09_27_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/27/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__bait_for_a_two_timer_06_06_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__bait_for_a_two_timer_06_06_1950.mp3 A building caves in killing some occupants yet if the building inspector had been honest the building would have been condemned. original air date 06/06/1950 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__bid_and_asked_08_09_1941.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__bid_and_asked_08_09_1941.mp3 Miss Case, Brit Reids secretary had had an offer from the Clarion to be a reporter but Brit told her if she was going to be a reporter it would be for the Daily Sentinel. original air date 08/09/1941 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__black_market_05_31_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__black_market_05_31_1945.mp3 Brit Reid publisher of the Daily Sentinel and Mike Axford, reporter sat in the living room of Brits apartment having the after dinner coffee, which Kato was serving as they listened to Don Dunroe well known radio commentator talk about the black market meat situation which was fast becoming a bad business which was helping to undermine the economic structure of the country. original air date 05/31/1945 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__disaster_rides_the_rails_07_06_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__disaster_rides_the_rails_07_06_1939.mp3 In the luxurious club car on the train Card Sharp Cunningham sat down beside the two unsuspecting men described by the railway detective. Unknown to Cunningham one of these two men was Brit Reid, wealthy young publisher of the Daily Sentinel who as the Green Hornet later is accused of murder. original air date 07/06/1939 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__exposed_10_28_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_green_hornet__exposed_10_28_1947.mp3 Sergeant Burke drove slowly through the city streets dividing his attention between the traffic and the attractive girl who sat at his side. His pal Michael Oxford was also in the front seat of the police car. Linda Travis had been a reporter for less than a week. She had gotten her job on merit no one suspected she had come from the west expressly top work for the Daily Sentinel so she could give regular reports to Britt Reids father telling him how Britt conducted him how Brit Reid conducted himself as publisher of the influential newspaper. original air date 10/28/1947 the green hornet 1936 - 1952 the - Flight of the Bumblebee - signaled another episode of the Green Hornet. The popular juvenile ,that means kids of all ages, did an amazing amount of buzzing. A theramin made the otherworldly sound of the Hornet. Created by The Lone Ranger team of producers George Trendle and director James Jewell, The Green Hornet has some of the same pace as the western Masked Man. Actually, The Lone Ranger was the Green Hornets great uncle. Masks run in the family. Movie serials in the 40s made the Green Hornet all the more popular on radio. Al Hodge played Britt from 1936 - 1943, with Raymond Hayashi ,changed to Ray Toyo after WW II began, playing Kato. The Sentinal staff reporters worked on the facts along with Reid. Lenore -Casey- Case was played by Lenore Allman. A young Mike Wallace ,of early interview TV and 60 Minutes fame, was one of the young announcers. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no green hornet,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__home_surgery_09_13_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__home_surgery_09_13_1952.mp3 Matt Dillon US Marshall of Dodge City was told that a man they had been looking for, a murderer, was in the cow camp on the north fork of the Canadian river about a half a mile south of Dodge. So Chester and Matt Dillon took a ride down to take a look. They found a fellow there with the right name but the wrong face. original air date 09/13/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__brothers_09_06_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__brothers_09_06_1952.mp3 They all drifted here to Dodge City one time or another, the buffalo killers, the saddle bums the spoilers. It was the end of the track and the start of the wilderness, a place to stop and take the kind of pleasure you need. It is a place to pass through and sometimes it is a place to die. original air date 09/06/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__doctor_operates_in_crime_12_04_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__doctor_operates_in_crime_12_04_1944.mp3 From the street it looked innocent, just a plain ordinary two story dwelling. There is a sign over the entranceway, it reads Doctor Julius J. Webber just that, nothing more. A dark lean man his coat buttoned tightly and his hat brim low turns in to the entrance pauses a moment then pushes a button and opens the door. His name is Tony Angelo and he is in big trouble and wants the doctor to perform plastic surgery on him. original air date 12/04/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__of_human_bondage_11_14_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__of_human_bondage_11_14_1948.mp3 Of Human Bondage is the story of a young mans awakening to the complexity of the world and to the agony of love. Author Somerset Maugham 1915 original air date 11/14/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep042_face_to_face_08_15_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep042_face_to_face_08_15_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 042 original air date 08/15/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep038_manganese_mine_05_17_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep038_manganese_mine_05_17_1942.mp3 Gildersleeves old college chum comes to visit and starts selling shares in a magnesium mine original air date 05/17/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__headless_peacock_07_16_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__headless_peacock_07_16_1949.mp3 This one began with a bedlam and got worse as I bumped in to a burglar, a bookie, a Boswell, a body and a big shot named B and before it was over everyone had lost his head because the headless peacock had moved. original air date 07/16/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_840__benny_goodman_buckle_down_winsock.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_840__benny_goodman_buckle_down_winsock.mp3 benny goodman, buckle down winsock original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__vanishing_lady_02_01_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__vanishing_lady_02_01_1948.mp3 You are alone in Paris unable to speak the language unable to cope with gigantic conspiracy, which seeks to convince you that you are mad, and you know you are the victim of a plot to which there is no escape. original air date 02/01/1948 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__special_to_hollywood_02_17_1941.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__special_to_hollywood_02_17_1941.mp3 Hollywood celebrities fly to a town for the premier of their new picture. The stars in the movie are displayed in a burst of glory and then they rush back to Hollywood again to start their next film project. This story is about the road back from one of these premier excursions. In this particular case, a most unusual road. original air date 02/17/1941 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep804_scarlet_widow_p1_09_26_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep804_scarlet_widow_p1_09_26_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/26/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep803_meteor_of_kryptonite_p2_09_25_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep803_meteor_of_kryptonite_p2_09_25_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/25/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__juniper_tree_08_30_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__juniper_tree_08_30_1952.mp3 They all drifted here to Dodge City one time or another, the buffalo killers, the saddle bums the spoilers. It was the end of the track and the start of the wilderness, a place to stop and take the kind of pleasure you need. It is a place to pass through and sometimes it is a place to die. original air date 08/30/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__shakespeare_08_23_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__shakespeare_08_23_1952.mp3 The sun was a burning red round chip in the sky and the sweat on a man never had a chance to dry. Doc, Chester and Marshall Dillon had ridden to old man Gores place ten miles out as he had had some trouble with one of the hands that had gone loco with the liquor and was shooting up the cattle. original air date 08/23/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_walks_a_tightwire_11_27_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_walks_a_tightwire_11_27_1944.mp3 Everything is going well at the circus, there is a smile of satisfaction on the face of Mr Morgan as he glances over the nights box office report in his little private wagon. Yes everything is going well maybe too well, right at this moment a shadow is creeping over the big top. original air date 11/27/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__arrowsmith_11_07_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__arrowsmith_11_07_1948.mp3 NBC University press present their adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis 1925 novel Arrowsmith with Van Heflin in the leading role of Dr. Martin Arrowsmith. original air date 11/07/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep041_help_from_the_sky_08_08_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep041_help_from_the_sky_08_08_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 041 original air date 08/08/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep037_mystery_singer_05_10_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep037_mystery_singer_05_10_1942.mp3 The Masked Marvel Of Mystery, serenades the radio listeners of Summerfield. Gildersleeve is the masked baritone. original air date 05/10/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__mortimers_pet_shop_11_02_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__mortimers_pet_shop_11_02_1944.mp3 Lou found a dog called Hector. Lou tries to auction off dog. Bud auctions and Lou is the shill. Lou takes the lost dog to Red Mortons pet shop. But Lou wants to buy the dog.Camels salutes Sergent Phillip R. Hampe. Connie Haines sings Dance With The Dolly. original air date 11/02/1944 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__dude_from_manhattan_07_02_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__dude_from_manhattan_07_02_1949.mp3 This time it was going to be a vacation in the wide open spaces but a black stallion, a tiny emerald and a battered horseshoe meant a twenty four hour delay. It could have been worse because to the dude from Manhattan they meant death. original air date 07/02/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_839__casa_loma_orchestra_casa_loma_stomp.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_839__casa_loma_orchestra_casa_loma_stomp.mp3 casa loma orchestra, casa loma stomp original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__back_for_christmas_12_24_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__back_for_christmas_12_24_1947.mp3 This time we escape to a university town in England, to a household riddled with hatred. Herbert Carpenter and his wife Herminie are to travel to America the next day and Herminie is badgering Herbert again to sort out his arrangements for America whilst he is busy planting devil's garden in his cellar. original air date 12/24/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__bathyshere_11_18_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__bathyshere_11_18_1939.mp3 His Excellency is set to break the record for diving over half a mile to the bottom of the ocean in a steel Bathysphere. He is confident that the attempt will be successful and impressed with the thoroughness of the Doctor to carry out safety tests. However, once in the Bathysphere and beyond 3200 feet the Doctor has different ideas on the safety of his Excellencys life. original air date 11/18/1939 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep802_meteor_of_kryptonite_p1_09_24_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep802_meteor_of_kryptonite_p1_09_24_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/24/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep801_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p14_09_21_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep801_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p14_09_21_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/21/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_lynching_08_16_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_lynching_08_16_1952.mp3 Billy Saxton had killed Joe Powell shot him in the back and now he was about to be lynched by Joes brother. When Matt Dillon found him he told Ken Powell that if it were him that had arranged the lynching he would get a fair trial for the murder the same way that Saxton should have had one. original air date 08/16/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kentucky_tolmans_08_09_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kentucky_tolmans_08_09_1952.mp3 Hannah Tolman is concerned that her father is going to get himself killed and wants Marshall Dillon to save his skin by placing him in jail. Jed wont tell Dillon who is trying to kill him but he has an idea it could have something to do with Vic Tolman, his own son who is wanted for robbery and murder who just got out of jail last week. original air date 08/09/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_sees_double_11_20_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_sees_double_11_20_1944.mp3 Mona and Martha Spencer arre identical sisters who are exactly alike, their friends and partents can not tell them apart. After their parents death they were alone in the world, two devoted loving sisters, two loving sisters, beautiful, popular, surrounded by admirers. Then along came Bill Edwards, handsome, successful, the catch of the season as they say. original air date 11/20/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__justice_10_31_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__justice_10_31_1948.mp3 The play opens in the office of James How and Sons, solicitors. The senior clerk, Robert Cokeson, discovers that a check he had issued for nine pounds has been forged to ninety. By elimination, suspicion falls upon William Falder, the junior office clerk. The latter is in love with a married woman, the abused and ill treated wife of a brutal drunkard. Pressed by his employer, a severe yet not unkindly man, Falder confesses the forgery, pleading the dire necessity of his sweetheart, Ruth Honeywill, with whom he had planned to escape to save her from the unbearable brutality of her husband. original air date 10/31/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep040_trap_is_sprung_08_01_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep040_trap_is_sprung_08_01_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 040 original air date 08/01/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep036_liberty_ship_christening_05_03_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep036_liberty_ship_christening_05_03_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve, Marjorie, and Leroy get on the wrong train while trying to get to San Francisco for the christening of a new Liberty Ship, the Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Mel Blanc plays two roles. original air date 05/03/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__matrimonial_agency_10_26_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__matrimonial_agency_10_26_1944.mp3 Lou came from cousin Hugos wedding. Lou still has 75 dollars in the bank. Abbott and Costello are going to open a matrimonial agency.Freddie Rich plays The Very Thought Of You, Connie Haines sings It Had To Be You. original air date 10/26/1944 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__key_man_06_25_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__key_man_06_25_1949.mp3 This time a nervous breakdown and a driving rain, a cape with a high collar and a tiny sliver of glass led Marlowe from the ballet and a beautiful dancer to the edge of a cliff and death. original air date 06/25/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 31 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_838__benny_goodman_alexanders_ragtime_band.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_838__benny_goodman_alexanders_ragtime_band.mp3 benny goodman, alexanders ragtime band original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 31 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__wild_oranges_12_17_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__wild_oranges_12_17_1947.mp3 You are trapped in the dank darkness of a ruined plantation house and somewhere in the pitch black room is a homicidal maniac with a knife, groping for you trying to prevent your escape. Story by Joseph Hergesheimer. original air date 12/17/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 30 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lights_out__devils_due_04_26_1939.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lights_out__devils_due_04_26_1939.mp3 Her name was Jean, you will hear not only the voice in her throat as she speaks but also the voice in her mind as she thinks. Jean Taylor rebels against her teacher on a school trip in Paris. What does she care about the Louvre and its art, she wants to have fun. She runs away now free in Paris to do as she pleases when she is recognized and approached by a friend of her fathers who suggests that they go places together. He wants to show her the real Paris. original air date 04/26/1939 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 30 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep800_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p13_09_20_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep800_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p13_09_20_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/20/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 30 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep799_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p12_09_19_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep799_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p12_09_19_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/19/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 30 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__renegade_white_08_02_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__renegade_white_08_02_1952.mp3 Wild Hogg was chief of the Cheyenne Indians and was paying Hoard Spicer big money for supplying them with rifles. Marshall Matt Dillon had more respect for the Cheyenne than for Spicer who was a killer and a white renegade. original air date 08/02/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 29 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__beware_the_bridegroom_11_13_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__beware_the_bridegroom_11_13_1944.mp3 Johnny Lane is a fraudster who marries Julie Warren because he thinks she is worth millions. Then he finds out she has not a cent. They are two cheats caught with each other. Then Johnny remembers an insurance policy that she has which is worth 20,000 dollars on her death. His friend and partner in crime Vic Allen, tries to talk him out of killing his wife. original air date 11/13/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 28 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__they_stooped_to_folly_10_24_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__they_stooped_to_folly_10_24_1948.mp3 When lovely woman stoops to folly and finds too late that men betray, what charm can sooth her melancholy, what arts can wash her guilt away. Based on the story written by Ellen Glasgow. original air date 10/24/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 27 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep039_questions_about_lils_loyalty_07_25_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep039_questions_about_lils_loyalty_07_25_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 039 original air date 07/25/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep035_gildys_goat_horace_04_26_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep035_gildys_goat_horace_04_26_1942.mp3 The story of Horace The Goat, played by Mel Blanc. original air date 04/26/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__back_home_again_10_05_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__back_home_again_10_05_1944.mp3 Lou at Los Angeles railroad station coming back from trip. Lou was at his uncles farm. Abbott are going toinvest in war bonds. Lou falls asleep and dreams 10 years later, 1954. Freddie Rich plays Ill Walk Alone, Connie Haines sings Swingin On A Star. original air date 10/05/1944 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__busy_body_06_18_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__busy_body_06_18_1949.mp3 It started as a routine search for a rich girls fiancee and the trail led to a silent house hunted by a face at the window and blood in an open chest. But before it was over it became a search for a corpse that wouldnt sit still. original air date 06/18/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 24 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_837__stan_kenton_eager_beaver.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_837__stan_kenton_eager_beaver.mp3 stan kenton, eager beaver original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 24 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__occurrence_at_owl_creek_bridge_12_10_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__occurrence_at_owl_creek_bridge_12_10_1947.mp3 You are standing on a bridge over Owl Creek, a noose around your neck. You have but a few seconds left to live , a few second left to plan your escape. A very gripping tale based on one of the greatest short stories of American literature by Ambrose Bierce. original air date 12/10/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lights_out__cat_wife_03_30_1938.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lights_out__cat_wife_03_30_1938.mp3 When Linda arrives home with her friends making a rabble of a noise an argument ensues with her husband accusing her and her friends of behaving like a pack of yowling, screaming ally cats and he announces he is through with her. Then she cruelly informs him that she only married him for his money. He accuses her of being a cat a big white heatless cat. original air date 03/30/1938 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep798_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p11_09_18_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep798_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p11_09_18_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/18/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep797_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p10_09_17_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep797_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p10_09_17_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/17/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__gentlemans_disagreement_07_26_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__gentlemans_disagreement_07_26_1952.mp3 Doc Holliday may be a gunman but he is square with the law and a better man than Thorne Finley the son of Jack Finley will ever be. Big Jack Finley was the self made king of Southern Kansas no better or worse than most of the men carving empires out of the west until love for his son blinded him to the fact that Thorne Finley had gone bad. original air date 07/26/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 22 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__beloved_fraud_10_30_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__beloved_fraud_10_30_1944.mp3 Bitterness like wine matures with age. High on a dismal and windswept hill on the outskirts of the small New England factory town sits a house in which bitterness is a living thing, a companionable presence. It is an old house, weather beaten, run down with perhaps a touch of its own bitterness a silent lament for a splendor long gone. There was a time back in 1905 when bitterness was young and splendor, it was still present when the Woodford sisters sat in the comfortable parlour before the winters fire and read poetry to each other. original air date 10/30/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__history_of_mr_polly_10_17_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__history_of_mr_polly_10_17_1948.mp3 NBC University Theater brings you The History of Mr Polly starring Boris Karloff. Many a little man like Mr Polly has dreamed of escape from the dullness of middleclass life, of rebellion against all the many conventions so irksome to the individual but so necessary to our civilization. But the world being what it is the dream is only apt to come true in the mind of an author like H.G. Wells in the pages of this brilliant satirical comedy. original air date 10/17/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 20 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep038_bluger_addresses_his_army_07_18_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep038_bluger_addresses_his_army_07_18_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 038 original air date 07/18/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 19 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep034_leroy_sells_seeds_04_19_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep034_leroy_sells_seeds_04_19_1942.mp3 Leroy tries to sell seeds door to door, but winds up planting a Victory Garden. original air date 04/19/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 18 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__at_the_circus_with_alan_hale_03_16_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__at_the_circus_with_alan_hale_03_16_1943.mp3 Guest stars Alan Hale Warner Brothers star of The Adventures of Mark Twain. Camels salutes Lieutenant colonel William Leverette. Freddie Rich plays Speak Low. Connie Haines sings Salt Water Cowboy. original air date 03/16/1943 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 18 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__pigeons_blood_06_11_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__pigeons_blood_06_11_1949.mp3 This one had soft brown eyes and an accent and she came to town with a job to do but before it was done death had struck three times then she was gone. And all because of thirty drops of pigeons blood worth 150,000 bucks. original air date 06/11/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 17 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_836__benny_goodman_jumpin_at_the_woodside.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_836__benny_goodman_jumpin_at_the_woodside.mp3 benny goodman, jumpin at the woodside original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 17 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__taboo_12_03_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__taboo_12_03_1947.mp3 You are alone in the dark forest and behind somewhere is the werewolf waiting to drink your blood and you desperately desire the impossible to escape. Tonight we escape to the backward world of Eastern Europe where ancient superstition still lives in the minds of men. original air date 12/03/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 16 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__dream_03_23_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_lights_out__dream_03_23_1938.mp3 The fourth anniversary of Lights Out celebrates by bringing to the microphone Boris Karloff to perform this psychological drama. A play in which the principle character is taken not by the character himself, but by his thoughts. The voice you are about to hear is that of the one Daryl Hall, a convicted murderer sitting in a court room awaiting the return of a jury which is to decide whether he is to live or die. original air date 03/23/1938 This thirty minute drama was created by Wyllis Cooper and began in 1934 as a regional program featuring tales of suspense and horror. The program was renowned for having the most grisly sound effects ever heard on radio, including the sounds of heads rolling, bones being crushed, people falling from great heights and splattering wetly on the pavement, chokings, heads split by cleavers and the worst of all, the sound of human flesh being eaten Sun, 16 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lights out,wyllis cooper,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep796_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p9_09_14_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep796_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p9_09_14_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/14/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 16 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep795_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p8_09_13_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep795_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p8_09_13_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/13/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 16 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__doc_holiday_07_19_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__doc_holiday_07_19_1952.mp3 Doc Holliday may be a gunman but he is square with the law and a better man than Thorne Finley the son of Jack Finley will ever be. Big Jack Finley was the self made king of Southern Kansas no better or worse than most of the men carving empires out of the west until love for his son blinded him to the fact that Thorne Finley had gone bad. original air date 07/19/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 15 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_comes_with_a_lunch_kit_10_23_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_comes_with_a_lunch_kit_10_23_1944.mp3 A man offers Peter a lot of money to forget something one morning. It didnt matter to Peters that the man had a foreign accent or that his country was at war or that his crime was to be one of the lowest in the book, it was the money that mattered to Peters and he didnt think much beyond that at first that is but then the time came and he was pulling his car up in front of the house where he was to meet the man with the foreign accent. original air date 10/23/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 14 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__an_american_tragedy_10_10_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__an_american_tragedy_10_10_1948.mp3 Raised by poor and devoutly religious parents, who force Clyde to participate in their street missionary work, the ambitious but naive Clyde is anxious to achieve better things. His troubles begin when he takes a job as a bellboy at a local hotel. The boys he meets are much more sophisticated than he, and they introduce Clyde to the world of alcohol and prostitution. Written by Theodore Dreiser. original air date 10/10/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep037_sneaking_into_blugers_camp_07_11_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep037_sneaking_into_blugers_camp_07_11_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 037 original air date 07/11/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve_ep031_letters_to_servicemen_03_29_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve_ep031_letters_to_servicemen_03_29_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve helps Marjorie write to soldiers, complications ensue when a proposal seems just around the corner. original air date 03/29/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__bugs_bunny_and_lucille_ball_11_18_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__bugs_bunny_and_lucille_ball_11_18_1943.mp3 Listen to the music of Freddie Rich and his orchestra, Billy Grahams Little Matilda, Mel Blanc is the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny and guest, star of the Metro Goldwyn Meyer film, Best Foot Forward, Miss Lucile Ball and of course lots of slapstick comedy from Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. original air date 11/14/1943 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__unfair_lady_06_04_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__unfair_lady_06_04_1949.mp3 I was hired to find a thief and I did, a thousand miles from home. What I found was a fresh corpse in the closet and all because the only woman in sight wouldnt play fair. original air date 06/04/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_835__tommy_dorsey_well_get_it.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_835__tommy_dorsey_well_get_it.mp3 tommy dorsey, well get it original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__casting_the_runes_11_19_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__casting_the_runes_11_19_1947.mp3 Escape to London in a world made strange and terrifying by the workings of an ancient barbaric curse. It is midnight and you are alone. Suddenly the room is plunged into darkness. You sit frozen with terror, because something is there behind you. Something you feared would come. Based on a story by Montique R. James. original air date 11/12/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 09 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__country_of_the_blind_11_26_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__country_of_the_blind_11_26_1947.mp3 Zebarra is a mining engineer in Ecuador near the towering Andes. Up until a year ago his chief sport was mountaineering. His last climb was an attempt to climb the remote and forbidding peak of Parascotopetl, the 20,000 foot crag unconquered by man. It is unconquered still. 3,000 feet from the icy summit his party turned back and fled for their lives all escaping except for one, a guide named Nunez who slipped and fell over the precipice disappearing in to the vast chasm which yearned 10,000 feet beneath them. The horror of him falling has haunted Zebarras dreams for years and because of it he has forsaken climbing for the rest of his life, even though today he has seen Nunez. original air date 11/26/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 09 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep794_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p7_09_12_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep794_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p7_09_12_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/12/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 09 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep793_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p6_09_11_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep793_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p6_09_11_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/11/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 09 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__boughten_bride_07_12_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__boughten_bride_07_12_1952.mp3 It had been a long time since they had any real trouble and Matt Dillon liked it peaceful for a change and hoped it would stay that way. But of course it will not. The stage that was due in was carrying fifty thousand dollars in gold when it was held up and Mr. Carters fiance was kidnapped. However the stage rider said it did not much look like she was kidnapped, more like she went along willingly. original air date 07/12/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 08 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__tale_the_dead_man_told_10_16_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__tale_the_dead_man_told_10_16_1944.mp3 The Tale The Dead Man Told is the story of a man who gambles his life and of the tale the dead man told. original air date 10/16/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 07 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__lord_jim_10_03_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__lord_jim_10_03_1948.mp3 Brian Aherne stars in the title role in Joseph Conrads novel Lord Jim completed in 1900. original air date 10/03/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 06 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep036_jim_and_kolu_lose_their_guide_07_04_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep036_jim_and_kolu_lose_their_guide_07_04_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 036 original air date 07/04/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 05 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep030_new_neighbors_03_22_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep030_new_neighbors_03_22_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve and his family have new neighbors, and they are very obnoxious. original air date 03/22/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__hunting_guide_claire_trevor_01_14_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__hunting_guide_claire_trevor_01_14_1943.mp3 Listen to the great rhythms of Freddy Rich and his Orchestra, Camel Five sing Happy Go Lucky ,Connie Haines sings Doin It For Defense, guest Miss Claire Trevor and Abbott and Costello go on a hunting trip because of the shortage of meat during the war. original air date 01/14/1943 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__ebony_link_05_28_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__ebony_link_05_28_1949.mp3 Vicious blackmail that mushroomed in to murder and all because a wild artist on a hilltop a man in a wheelchair and a red haired manicurist were held too tight together by one small ebony link. original air date 05/28/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 03 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_834__les_brown_swanee_river.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_834__les_brown_swanee_river.mp3 les brown, swanee river original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 03 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__evening_primrose_11_05_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__evening_primrose_11_05_1947.mp3 You are groping in the midnight dimness of a gigantic department store and suddenly you realize that you are not alone, but a hundred eyes are glaring at you from the shadows and a hundred hands are reaching for your throat and your most urgent desire is to escape, Based on the short story Evening Primrose by John Collier. original air date 11/05/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 02 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__young_man_with_cream_tarts_11_12_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__young_man_with_cream_tarts_11_12_1947.mp3 Travel back to London in the 19th century. A London of gas lights and handsome cabs. A London where a gentleman still valued his word of honor above his life. A London in which one terrible incident is recorded by Robert Louis Stevenson in his unforgettable story Young man with a Cream Tart. It is the strange tale of a desperate young man who joins The Suicide Club in the hope that he will be the one to be killed, but he is shocked when he is chosen to be the murderer of another man. original air date 11/12/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 02 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep792_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p5_09_10_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep792_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p5_09_10_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/09/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 02 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep791_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p4_09_07_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep791_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p4_09_07_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/07/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 02 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__buffalo_killers_06_07_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__buffalo_killers_06_07_1952.mp3 They all drifted here to Dodge City one time or another, the buffalo killers, the saddle bums the spoilers. It was the end of the track and the start of the wilderness, a place to stop and take the kind of pleasure you need. It is a place to pass through and sometimes it is a place to die. original air date 06/07/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 01 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__never_pester_hester_07_05_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__never_pester_hester_07_05_1952.mp3 A couple of cowboys have had a bit too much to drink and are harassing the ladies on the high street. Chester goes to ask them politely to leave the ladies alone as they do not want any trouble. But trouble is what they are going to get from Marshall Dillon after they rope Chester and drag him out of town. original air date 07/05/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 01 May 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__finders_weepers_10_09_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__finders_weepers_10_09_1944.mp3 Finders Weepers is the story of a fabulous fortune with no one to claim it and a search that ended with finders weepers. original air date 10/09/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__gullivers_travels_09_24_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__gullivers_travels_09_24_1948.mp3 In 1727 when Jonathan Swift wrote Gullivers Travels he intended it to be nothing more than a sharp and biting commentary on the customs and politics of his time but knowing the most dangerous truths could be told safely only under the mask of humor he veiled his attacks with the most imaginative of stories. And as a result his book did not die with the customs and men, which it ridiculed instead with the passage of two centuries, and more it has become more than just a brilliant satire. It has become in fact one of the greatest of all childrens classics, a story to charm and delight the young of every generation and every century. original air date 09/24/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep035_in_the_enemy_camp_of_derek_bluger_06_27_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep035_in_the_enemy_camp_of_derek_bluger_06_27_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 035 original air date 06/27/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep029_ten_best_dressed_03_15_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep029_ten_best_dressed_03_15_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve has been named one of the ten best dressed men in Summerfield, which places Gildy into a new Orkney Twist suit. original air date 03/15/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__knights_in_shining_armor_11_19_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__knights_in_shining_armor_11_19_1942.mp3 Listen to the music of Leith Stevens and his orchestra the songs of Connie Haines and the Camel Quintet, Guest star Miss Marlene Dietrich and of course lots of slapstick comedy from Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. original air date 11/19/1942 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__night_tide_05_21_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__night_tide_05_21_1949.mp3 When it started the tide was high on the San Pedro waterfront, where a hot tempered kid had murder on his mind. There was knife at my throat under the piers and a corpse on the beach before the tide went out again. And the kid was finally stopped. original air date 05/21/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_833__benny_goodman_change.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_833__benny_goodman_change.mp3 benny goodman, change original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__fall_of_the_house_of_usher_10_22_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__fall_of_the_house_of_usher_10_22_1947.mp3 An abridged vhe excellence of Poes story and one has an old radio classic. original air date 10/22/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__pollock_and_porrah_man_10_29_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__pollock_and_porrah_man_10_29_1947.mp3 You are the victim of a native witch doctor, pursued from the west coast of Africa to the West End of London by the grinning face of a dead man. You are under the curse of a Porrah man. original air date 10/29/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep790_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p3_09_06_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep790_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p3_09_06_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/06/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep789_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p2_09_05_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep789_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p2_09_05_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/05/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__ben_slades_saloon_05_24_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__ben_slades_saloon_05_24_1952.mp3 Joness had been spending time in Dodge City buying supplies and food before he was found laying near his wagon, the horse still hitched, stabbed to death and the three thousand dollars he was carrying was missing. This was the third stabbing in the last two months and Marshall Dillon suspected it was the same killer. original air date 05/24/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__carmen_05_31_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__carmen_05_31_1952.mp3 Two United States Army soldiers have been murdered while carrying payroll. Major Reynolds wants to know what Matt Dillon plans on doing about the crime. When Dillon says he cant and wont do anything the Major threatens to impose Marshall law. Nobody wants the army running Dodge and it isnt long before Dillon runs into trouble with residents of the town, but things seem to improve when a beautiful young woman arrives in Dodge. original air date 05/31/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__not_if_I_kill_you_first_10_02_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__not_if_I_kill_you_first_10_02_1944.mp3 This is the story of a weird game of murder. original air date 10/02/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__purloined_letter_09_17_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_univeristy_theatre__purloined_letter_09_17_1948.mp3 The Tales of Edgar Allen Poe are largely a blend of the mysterious, the mystical and the macabre. And in this classic Poe story of Parisian Intrigue Adolph Menjue as Detective Auguste Dupin in the The Purloined Letter. The story is told as narrated by Poe himself conferring with Dupin. original air date 09/10/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep034_trapped_in_the_car_of_lin_pu_06_20_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep034_trapped_in_the_car_of_lin_pu_06_20_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 034 original air date 06/20/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep027_fortune_teller_03_01_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep027_fortune_teller_03_01_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve the fortune teller. Is there trouble in his future. original air date 03/01/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__bank_robbery_10_15_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__bank_robbery_10_15_1942.mp3 Listen to the music of Leith Stevens and his orchestra the songs of Connie Haines and the Camel Quintet, Guest star Miss Marlene Dietrich and of course lots of slapstick comedy from Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. original air date 10/15/1942 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__promise_to_pay_05_14_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__promise_to_pay_05_14_1949.mp3 It was only a gamblers marker, a promise to pay with a thousand dollars and Philip Marlowe was hired to find it which sounded easy until he realised that it meant the whole future to two men, freedom to a third and death to the girl in the cottage. original air date 05/14/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_832__bobby_sherwood_elks_parade.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_832__bobby_sherwood_elks_parade.mp3 bobby sherwood, elks parade original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__dangerous_game_10_01_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__dangerous_game_10_01_1947.mp3 You are alone and unarmed in the green hell of the Caribbean jungle. You are being trailed by a pack of blood thirsty dogs and a mad hunter armed for the kill. A mad hunter that believes that you, a human being, are the most dangerous game. original air date 10/01/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__shipment_of_mute_fate_10_15_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__shipment_of_mute_fate_10_15_1947.mp3 Escape to a tropic harbor in Venezuela and the story of a grim voyage of impending death, which started from there as Martin Storm tells it in his exciting story A Shipment of Mute Fate. original air date 10/15/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep788_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p1_09_05_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep788_dr_blythes_confidence_gang_p1_09_05_1945.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 09/05/1945 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep406_mystery_ship_p6_12_31_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep406_mystery_ship_p6_12_31_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/31/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__billy_the_kid_04_26_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__billy_the_kid_04_26_1952.mp3 Clay Richards is wanted for robbing a bank and for murdering an old cashier and a Chinese cook and the Marshall of Dodge City is on his trail, only to find that Zeigler the Dutchman has already found Clays dead body. To add to Dillons troubles he has a young runaway boy from Cottonwood to sort out, a boy by the name of William, otherwise known as Billy the Kid. original air date 04/26/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__jaliscoe_05_10_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__jaliscoe_05_10_1952.mp3 Will Thompsons son staggers into the Marshals office. Before he dies from his gunshot wounds he manages to tell Dillon that their farm has been burnt to the ground. The Marshall and Chester ride out to the farm to find the house still burning, the dog shot dead, Will Thompson scalped, his seventeen year old daughter dead in the bushes and his wife only barely alive. original air date 05/10/1952 Airing on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was the first and greatest adult Western, it told the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. That man was Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In Dodge, Dillon was surrounded by hardened, but heartfelt, townsfolk, including his deputy, Chester Wesley Proudfoot; the town physician and mortician, Dr. Charles Adams and, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty Russell. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gunsmoke,matt dillon,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__married_to_murder_09_25_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__married_to_murder_09_25_1944.mp3 In the night the convoys form ship by ship slipping in to line moving out past the Gold Gate, past the fog enshrouded rocks and past rocks where the tourists go, where the lovers go, The ships move out in to the Pacific undisturbed by the body of a girl laying face down in the rocks. She was just a girl who fell off the cliff. original air date 09/25/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__peter_ibbertson_09_10_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__peter_ibbertson_09_10_1948.mp3 The story of Peter Ibbitson by George Du Maurier was first published in 1891. It was a book for those who loved to dream and those who dream of love and a book for those above all who share loves dream. And yet our story begins in the gloom of a cell in an asylum for the criminally insane. original air date 09/10/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep033_the_reverend_and_lynne_spy_on_lin_pu_06_13_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep033_the_reverend_and_lynne_spy_on_lin_pu_06_13_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 033 original air date 06/13/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep026_selling_the_drugstore_02_22_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep026_selling_the_drugstore_02_22_1942.mp3 It is Washingtons birthday, a time for telling the truth. This makes doing business rather difficult. original air date 02/22/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__lou_substitutes_for_joe_dimaggio_05_11_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_abbott_and_costello__lou_substitutes_for_joe_dimaggio_05_11_1942.mp3 Lou receives a letter from Joe DiMaggio who explains that he is recovering from a foot operation and he would appreciate Lou taking his place on New York Yankees until he recovers. original air date 5/11/1942 William Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC five years after they premiered on NBC. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no abbott and costello,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__feminine_touch_05_07_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__feminine_touch_05_07_1949.mp3 An iron skull was their trademark, their business was climbing walls and it was all done on wheels at 70 miles an hour but that was a cinch for the death cheaters until they felt murder and a feminine touch. original air date 05/07/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_831__glenn_miller_gipper_mouth_blues.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_831__glenn_miller_gipper_mouth_blues.mp3 glenn miller, gipper mouth blues original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__ring_of_thoth_08_11_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__ring_of_thoth_08_11_1947.mp3 Based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A story he wrote before his Sherlock Holmes character became world famous. Ring of Thoth is based in the Egyptians relics room of the Louvre in Paris. In less than half an hour you are swept off not only to the Paris of the late 19th century, but to the land of Pharaohs thousands of years ago. original air date 08/11/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__fourth_man_08_18_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__fourth_man_08_18_1947.mp3 to a generation of French criminals the words New Maya are uttered in the same terrified breath with Devils Island. In the South Pacific, the penal colony at New Maya is where the cutthroats, sadists and the dregs of the French society were sent to a living death. Tonight you are invited to escape from New Maya in John Russells story The Fourth Man. original air date 08/18/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep405_mystery_ship_p5_12_30_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep405_mystery_ship_p5_12_30_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/30/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep404_mystery_ship_p4_12_29_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep404_mystery_ship_p4_12_29_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/29/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__from_here_to_boston_11_27_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__from_here_to_boston_11_27_1960.MP3 The last show of the series. Paladin inherits a fortune and moves to Boston, after narrowly avoiding being poisoned. original air date 11/27/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__black_magic_09_18_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__black_magic_09_18_1944.mp3 In the vast wilderness of equatorial Africa, a land of violent rains and oppressive heat, a small village huddles at the mouth of an American owned mine. Carefully set apart from the squalid native huts stands the house of Paul Arnold, manager of the mine and master of the village. The people in the village are being struck down one by one with Malaria, so Arnold has enlisted the help of an American doctor, Roger Kent. Only Kent has brought along his lovely wife, Nora, who just happens to be a past love interest of Arnold. original air date 09/18/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__candide_09_03_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__candide_09_03_1948.mp3 Candide by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire. original air date 09/03/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep032_secret_messages_06_06_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep032_secret_messages_06_06_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 032 original air date 06/06/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep024_auto_mechanic_02_08_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep024_auto_mechanic_02_08_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve is forced into giving a lecture about auto mechanics to the ladies of the Red Cross. original air date 02/08/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lady_in_mink_04_30_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lady_in_mink_04_30_1949.mp3 The big fog that clung to Los Angeles made searching for the girl who was going to kill herself slow and uneasy, but in the end Id have settled for that and more because murder happened twice before I found the lady in mink. original air date 04/30/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_830__woody_herman_woodchoppers_ball.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_830__woody_herman_woodchoppers_ball.mp3 woody herman, woodchoppers ball original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__typhoon_07_28_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__typhoon_07_28_1947.mp3 A sailing tale about the China Seas based on Joseph Conrads short story. original air date 07/28/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__sire_de_maletroits_door_08_04_194.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__sire_de_maletroits_door_08_04_194.mp3 It is the dark of the moon, 1429, Paris. The House of Burgundy holds the throne of France and English men at arms patrol the narrow streets. Troubled times for any man to be lost on foot at night. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. original air date 08/04/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep403_mystery_ship_12_28_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep403_mystery_ship_12_28_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/28/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep402_mystery_ship_p2_12_24_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep402_mystery_ship_p2_12_24_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/24/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__martha_nell_11_20_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__martha_nell_11_20_1960.MP3 Paladin travels to Greenwood to solve the murder of a young man. He finds the beautiful widow Martha Nell and a very protective friend. original air date 11/20/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__local_storm_09_10_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__local_storm_09_10_1944.mp3 On the south westerly tip of England, deep in the wild moors of Devon lies the little village of Stone Cross. Invalided Mrs. Wentworth is one of the few residents of this lonely place. She has few, if any friends. Her neurotic ways, snappy tongue and commanding attitude have turned them all away. She has few visitors, the vicars wife occasionally and Dr Brooks more often. He is not really a doctor, he is a masseur and is in the living room of the cottage now, giving Mrs. Wentworth one of her treatments. original air date 09/10/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__romantic_comedians_08_27_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__romantic_comedians_08_27_1948.mp3 The Romantic Comedians by Ellen Glasgow starring Albert Decker as Judge Gamaliel Honeywell who had endured the double edged bliss of a perfect marriage to Cordelia, but now at her graveside it seemed to him, on this sparkling Easter Sunday, that he had lived those years with a stranger. original air date 08/27/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep031_lin_pu_under_surveillance_05_30_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep031_lin_pu_under_surveillance_05_30_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 031 original air date 05/30/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep023_leroy_runs_away_02_01_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep023_leroy_runs_away_02_01_1942.mp3 Leroy runs away from home. Gildersleeve makes a fine patriotic speech from a jail cell. original air date 02/01/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__cloak_of_kamehameha_05_16_1950.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__cloak_of_kamehameha_05_16_1950.mp3 Philip Marlowe received the message in two parts. The first from Horace Schindler which with instructions to get in a cab to go and meet him the second was a 100 bill. He is to meet Nannette Collier and go to her place to pick up the cloak of Kamehameha. The previous day Schindler had received an anonymous letter saying the cloak would bring no less than death. original air date 05/16/1950 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_829__benny_goodman_margie.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_829__benny_goodman_margie.mp3 benny goodman, margie original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__operation_fleur_de_lis_07_14_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__operation_fleur_de_lis_07_14_1947.mp3 On the 14th of July 1789 the people of Paris stormed the Bastille and let loose the French revolution. The torch of liberty set afire that day never burned more fiercely than during the years when France was occupied by the Nazi. original air date 07/14/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__diamond_as_big_as_the_ritz_07_21_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_escape__diamond_as_big_as_the_ritz_07_21_1947.mp3 You are a prisoner in the magnificent mountain retreat of the richest man in the world who is haunting you, terrifying you is the knowledge that the ultimate escape will be death, authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald. original air date 07/21/1947 Escape was radios leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Broadcasting a wide range of stories including science fiction, horror, and murder mysteries. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep401_mystery_ship_12_23_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep401_mystery_ship_12_23_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 12/23/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep384_headless_indian_p18_11_19_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep384_headless_indian_p18_11_19_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/19/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__the_map_11_13_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__the_map_11_13_1960.MP3 Paladin is hired by the army to recover a 90,000 dollars payroll by impersonating one of the robbers. original air date 11/13/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__practically_foolproof_09_03_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__practically_foolproof_09_03_1944.mp3 Edward Bowman and Marco Lorenz are the proprietors of a popular new library in a quiet residential section of town. They cater to a highly respectable clientele, a clientele who might be surprised to overhear their breakfast table conversation this morning as they sit in the back of their shop huddled over a crudely drawn diagram. original air date 09/03/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__noon_wine_08_20_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__noon_wine_08_20_1948.mp3 Noon Wine a story with humorous overtones, violence and brutality, with characters themselves who are fatally linked by a destiny imposed upon them by the forces in their own hearts, stars Beulah Bondi, author Katherine Anne Porter. original air date 08/20/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep030_lynne_meets_lin_pu_05_23_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep030_lynne_meets_lin_pu_05_23_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 030 original air date 05/23/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep022_matchmaker_01_25_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep022_matchmaker_01_25_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve tries to get a mate for Judge Hooker, but complications follow. original air date 01/25/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__heat_wave_04_16_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__heat_wave_04_16_1949.mp3 It was hot and still, an August night in the middle of April, but that didnt matter to the striptease dancer in the golden mask, because murder made her blood run cold the night the heat wave struck. original air date 04/16/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_756__harry_james_two_oclock_jump.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_756__harry_james_two_oclock_jump.mp3 harry james, two oclock jump original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__strands_of_death_03_12_1946.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__strands_of_death_03_12_1946.mp3 A man kills his wife with a pair of nylons. original air date 03/12/1946 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep383_headless_indian_p17_11_18_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep383_headless_indian_p17_11_18_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/18/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep382_headless_indian_p16_11_17_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep382_headless_indian_p16_11_17_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/17/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__the_odds_11_06_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__the_odds_11_06_1960.MP3 Out in Nebraska, Paladin meets young Jim Buford, who is tired of farm life and is looking for action. original air date 11/06/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__till_death_do_us_part_07_30_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__till_death_do_us_part_07_30_1944.mp3 the shutters in the cheap boarding house were anything but inviting and from where Roy Layton sat on the edge of the sagging poster bed Roys view of the outside world was a dismal one. The assortment of unopened bills and collection notices in the nearby wastebasket held their grim message too. They told that he whould have to be moving on soon. original air date 07/30/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__number_one_08_13_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__number_one_08_13_1948.mp3 NBC University Theater presents a radio play based on the great American story Number One by John Dos Passos and adapted for radio by John C. Wilson and starring Barry Sullivan. original air date 08/13/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep029_the_eavesdropper_05_16_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep029_the_eavesdropper_05_16_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 029 original air date 05/16/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep021_a_new_bed_for_marjorie_01_18_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep021_a_new_bed_for_marjorie_01_18_1942.mp3 Buying a new bed for Marjorie. original air date 01/18/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__name_to_remember_04_09_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__name_to_remember_04_09_1949.mp3 The partner from Mexico City, the stranger dead in Nevada and the man with the cauliflower ear all added up to a corpse on a concrete floor but Philip Marlowe could not figure why until he found out that there was one name above all that had to be remembered. original air date 04/09/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_755__glenn_miller_caribbean_clipper.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_755__glenn_miller_caribbean_clipper.mp3 glenn miller, caribbean clipper original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__hitch_hiking_corpse_01_23_1950.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__hitch_hiking_corpse_01_23_1950.mp3 A motorist driving west meets a strange and beautiful hitch hiker. original air date 01/23/1950 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep381_headless_indian_p15_11_16_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep381_headless_indian_p15_11_16_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/16/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep380_headless_indian_p14_11_13_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep380_headless_indian_p14_11_13_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/13/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__oil_10_30_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__oil_10_30_1960.MP3 Paladin is hired to supervise the purchase of a suspicious oil well. original air date 10/30/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__last_of_the_devereaux_07_23_1944.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__last_of_the_devereaux_07_23_1944.mp3 A story of revenge and ironic justice. In the bayou country of the deep south, a land inhabited by the descendants of early French settlers, stands an ancient mansion called the Cypresses. Owned for generations by the aristocratic Devereaux family the plantation boasts acre upon acre of sugar cane bending to the warm river breeze and life goes on much as it has in the past. Beauty is everywhere, but danger too, like the treacherous molasses that lie beneath innocent flowers. Paul Vertel, who is definitely not aristocratic, has long wanted the Cypresses for his own, hopelessly it seems, but times change. Paul is now rich and today, as the heavy door of the Devereaux mansion opens, he believes his ambition is about to be realized. original air date 07/23/1944 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__farewell_to_arms_08_06_1948.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__farewell_to_arms_08_06_1948.mp3 A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway stars John Lund as Fred Henry and Lurene Tuttle as Catherine. The First World War changed boundaries over all Europe and left the dead strewn across the continent from the fields of Belgium to the lesser-known fronts to the north in the mountains of Italy. Against the mud and dirt of the Italian front in the First World War Ernest Hemingway has told a story of a love that overcame the dirt and misery of battle. original air date 08/06/1948 In 1944, NBC brought the worlds greatest novels to radio, offering high quality adaptations of some of the great works of literature. In 1948, the series was retitled NBC University theatre of the air and production was moved to Hollywood. The first broadcast of the new series aired July 30, 1948. In 1948, the Peabody was awarded to the NBC University Theatre. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no nbc university theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep028_bad_news_about_jim_05_09_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep028_bad_news_about_jim_05_09_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 028 original air date 05/09/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep020_arrested_as_a_car_thief_01_11_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep020_arrested_as_a_car_thief_01_11_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve switches cars and a box of rabbits becomes a load of dynamite. original air date 01/11/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__last_laugh_04_02_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__last_laugh_04_02_1949.mp3 It was a grim joke that started when six heirs came to an ugly house on a rain swept island to hear a madmans will. The joke soon turned to murder and in the end it was hard to tell who had the last laugh. original air date 04/02/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_722__jimmy_lunceford_for_dancers_only.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_722__jimmy_lunceford_for_dancers_only.mp3 jimmy lunceford, for dancers only original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__till_death_do_us_part_10_27_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__till_death_do_us_part_10_27_1947.mp3 Two newlyweds witness a murder; Running from the gunman, the couple find the dead body back in their tourist cabin. The landlady finds the corpse and the groom winds up killing her. original air date 10/27/1947 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep379_headless_indian_p13_11_12_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep379_headless_indian_p13_11_12_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/12/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep378_headless_indian_p12_11_11_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep378_headless_indian_p12_11_11_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/11/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__hell_knows_no_fury_10_23_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__hell_knows_no_fury_10_23_1960.MP3 Lola Blackwood, an actress, has telegraphed Paladin from Grass Valley, asking for help. original air date 10/23/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_demands_a_payment_12_19_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__death_demands_a_payment_12_19_1943.mp3 A tale of avarice and greed and the awful price John Hendricks paid for selling his soul to the devil. original air date 12/29/1943 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__war_of_the_worlds_02_08_1955.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__war_of_the_worlds_02_08_1955.mp3 The famous tale about the invasion from Mars. The story is different in many ways from the Orson Welles version, stars dana andrews and pat crowley. original air date 02/08/1955 Lux Radio Theatre 1934-1955 This was one of few sixty-minute broadcasts and was the most important dramatic show in radio. The 931 episodes broadcast were all based on popular films with the biggest stars of Hollywood playing the parts and during its heyday the audience was estimated as high as forty million. The one-and-only Cecil B. DeMille was your host (1936-45) for a lavish production of what was to become a veritable film checklist of many of Hollywoods best films from the mid-30s right through the mid 50s. Every genre is included, from darkest noir crime dramas to historical epics to bubbly musicals and broad comedies. There are some titles that are less known today, and that makes them even more historical. The stars of the movie are usually in the productions, although sometimes contracts or schedules meant that another star took the part. In some another star would be featured in one of the major roles. The productions were live, with full orchestra, and many Hollywood legends were unused to performing in public without the benefit of retakes. Needless to say, the performances in every show are singular. The Lux Radio Theatre is a masterpiece in OTRs crown, and each show is a historical time capsule that takes us back to the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lux radio theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep027_aerial_combat_05_02_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep027_aerial_combat_05_02_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 027 original air date 05/02/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep019_gildys_diet_01_04_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep019_gildys_diet_01_04_1942.mp3 Gildersleeve bets Judge Hooker one hundred dollars that he can lose ten pounds in a week, and goes on a diet. original air date 01/04/1942 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__green_flame_03_26_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__green_flame_03_26_1949.mp3 When it started it was simple, just a lawsuit for damages but before it was over it was far from simple and the damages were murder and all because of a red headed woman a ghost writer with ambition and a match which burned with a bright green flame. original air date 03/26/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_721__bob_crosby_sugarfoot_strut.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_721__bob_crosby_sugarfoot_strut.mp3 bob crosby, sugarfoot strut original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__beneficiary_death_04_17_1950.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__beneficiary_death_04_17_1950.mp3 A businessman badly in need of money sees his opportunity when a hitchhikers body in a car crash is identified as his. original air date 04/17/1950 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep377_headless_indian_p11_11_10_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep377_headless_indian_p11_11_10_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/10/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep376_headless_indian_p10_11_09_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep376_headless_indian_p10_11_09_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/09/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__stardust_10_16_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__stardust_10_16_1960.MP3 Lola Blackwood, an actress, has telegraphed Paladin from Grass Valley, asking for help. original air date 10/16/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__patients_for_the_doctor_11_21_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__patients_for_the_doctor_11_21_1943.mp3 James Herod and his wife live in the mountains. James believes he is a doctor but there is not much call for doctors in this remote region but tonight there are people who need a doctor tonight people such as the three riding along the highway right now in the driving storm. original air date 11/21/1943 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__road_to_morocco_04_05_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__road_to_morocco_04_05_1943.mp3 Madness and adlibs in the sands of the desert, stars bing crosby and bob hope. original air date 04/05/1943 Lux Radio Theatre 1934-1955 This was one of few sixty-minute broadcasts and was the most important dramatic show in radio. The 931 episodes broadcast were all based on popular films with the biggest stars of Hollywood playing the parts and during its heyday the audience was estimated as high as forty million. The one-and-only Cecil B. DeMille was your host (1936-45) for a lavish production of what was to become a veritable film checklist of many of Hollywoods best films from the mid-30s right through the mid 50s. Every genre is included, from darkest noir crime dramas to historical epics to bubbly musicals and broad comedies. There are some titles that are less known today, and that makes them even more historical. The stars of the movie are usually in the productions, although sometimes contracts or schedules meant that another star took the part. In some another star would be featured in one of the major roles. The productions were live, with full orchestra, and many Hollywood legends were unused to performing in public without the benefit of retakes. Needless to say, the performances in every show are singular. The Lux Radio Theatre is a masterpiece in OTRs crown, and each show is a historical time capsule that takes us back to the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lux radio theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/otr_jungle_jim_ep026_jim_is_suspected_of_murder_04_25_1936_mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/otr_jungle_jim_ep026_jim_is_suspected_of_murder_04_25_1936_mp3 jungle jim, episode 026 original air date 04/18/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep018_leroys_big_dog_12_28_1941.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep018_leroys_big_dog_12_28_1941.mp3 Gildersleeve tries to get rid of Leroys huge dog. original air date 12/28/1941 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__dancing_hands_03_19_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__dancing_hands_03_19_1949.mp3 They were born at the same hour on the same day of the same parents and they were identical in beauty and talents only one was deadly and the other was not and Philip Marlowe could not tell which was which until he found a green purse, a fresh corpse and a pair of dancing hands. original air date 03/19/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_706__count_basie_blue_lou.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_706__count_basie_blue_lou.mp3 count basie, blue lou original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_wins_wisconsin_04_10_1940.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_wins_wisconsin_04_10_1940.mp3 burns and allen original air date 04/10/1940 Burns and Allen 1932 - 1950 George Burns and Gracie Allen were performers who successfully moved their stand-up comedy act to radio. There were, in total, over 120 episodes of the situation comedies featuring George and Gracie as a married couple, which they were in real life. The audiences loved Gracie, she was too dainty and ladylike for anyone to even conceive disliking her. As George soon learnt He was quoted as saying -I learned that if I blew a puff of cigar smoke in Gracies direction the audience would hate me- Burns and Allen went on to TV, as did many of the greatest radio stars that had worked in vaudeville. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__death_out_of_mind_12_29_1947.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__death_out_of_mind_12_29_1947.mp3 inner sanctum original air date 12/29/1945 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep375_headless_indian_p9_11_06_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep375_headless_indian_p9_11_06_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/06/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep374_headless_indian_p8_11_05_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep374_headless_indian_p8_11_05_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/05/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__sam_crow_10_09_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__sam_crow_10_09_1960.MP3 The life of Sam Crow, avian companion of Skeeter Hickshaw, is threatened. original air date 10/09/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__mirage_10_03_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__mirage_10_03_1943.mp3 There was something wrong, something terribly wrong. She planned to wait a few more days to be sure and then she was going to take care of Joe, she was going to kill him. original air date 10/03/1943 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__mister_belvedere_goes_to_college_01_16_1950.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__mister_belvedere_goes_to_college_01_16_1950.mp3 Comedy about the mature and very capable Mr. Belvedere, who finds it expedient to attend an institution of higher learning., stars clifton webb, coleen gray and robert stack. original air date 01/16/1950 Lux Radio Theatre 1934-1955 This was one of few sixty-minute broadcasts and was the most important dramatic show in radio. The 931 episodes broadcast were all based on popular films with the biggest stars of Hollywood playing the parts and during its heyday the audience was estimated as high as forty million. The one-and-only Cecil B. DeMille was your host (1936-45) for a lavish production of what was to become a veritable film checklist of many of Hollywoods best films from the mid-30s right through the mid 50s. Every genre is included, from darkest noir crime dramas to historical epics to bubbly musicals and broad comedies. There are some titles that are less known today, and that makes them even more historical. The stars of the movie are usually in the productions, although sometimes contracts or schedules meant that another star took the part. In some another star would be featured in one of the major roles. The productions were live, with full orchestra, and many Hollywood legends were unused to performing in public without the benefit of retakes. Needless to say, the performances in every show are singular. The Lux Radio Theatre is a masterpiece in OTRs crown, and each show is a historical time capsule that takes us back to the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lux radio theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep025_lo_tounge_murdered_04_18_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep025_lo_tounge_murdered_04_18_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 025 original air date 04/18/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep017_christmas_gift_for_mcgee_12_21_1941.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep017_christmas_gift_for_mcgee_12_21_1941.mp3 Gildersleeve tries to buy the ideal Christmas present for Fibber McGee. original air date 12/21/1941 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__grim_hunters_03_12_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__grim_hunters_03_12_1949.mp3 It was a hunt through a jungle of city streets with danger waiting at every intersection until half way through when the hunters became the hunted and death brought an end to the game. original air date 03/12/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_705__tommy_dorsey_blue_skies.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_705__tommy_dorsey_blue_skies.mp3 tommy dorsey, blue skies original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__til_the_cows_come_home_04_03_1940.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__til_the_cows_come_home_04_03_1940.mp3 burns and allen original air date 04/03/1940 Burns and Allen 1932 - 1950 George Burns and Gracie Allen were performers who successfully moved their stand-up comedy act to radio. There were, in total, over 120 episodes of the situation comedies featuring George and Gracie as a married couple, which they were in real life. The audiences loved Gracie, she was too dainty and ladylike for anyone to even conceive disliking her. As George soon learnt He was quoted as saying -I learned that if I blew a puff of cigar smoke in Gracies direction the audience would hate me- Burns and Allen went on to TV, as did many of the greatest radio stars that had worked in vaudeville. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__terror_by_night_09_18_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__terror_by_night_09_18_1945.mp3 inner sanctum original air date 09/18/1945 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep373_headless_indian_p7_11_04_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep373_headless_indian_p7_11_04_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/04/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep372_headless_indian_p6_11_03_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep372_headless_indian_p6_11_03_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/03/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__telinka_10_02_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__telinka_10_02_1960.MP3 Paladin is asked to help Amos R. Leland Jr., an army officer with evidence of military corruption who fears for his life. original air date 10/02/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__blind_alley_09_24_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__blind_alley_09_24_1943.mp3 Young Henry Cartaris III and his widowed mother live with Henrys paternal Grandfather. Grandfather Cartaris is immensely wealthy and lives on a vast estate in the suburbs. After graduation young Henry seemed to follow in the footsteps of his late Father. He is a weak sort and quite the playboy of the city, gambling and drinking, so Grandfather finds it necessary to cut down on Henrys allowance. original air date 09/24/1943 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__wife_husband_and_friend_04_28_1941.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__wife_husband_and_friend_04_28_1941.mp3 When a mans wife decides to resume her operatic career, she flops badly, but her husband succeeds in a big way, stars george brent, priscilla lane and gail patrick original air date 04/28/1941 Lux Radio Theatre 1934-1955 This was one of few sixty-minute broadcasts and was the most important dramatic show in radio. The 931 episodes broadcast were all based on popular films with the biggest stars of Hollywood playing the parts and during its heyday the audience was estimated as high as forty million. The one-and-only Cecil B. DeMille was your host (1936-45) for a lavish production of what was to become a veritable film checklist of many of Hollywoods best films from the mid-30s right through the mid 50s. Every genre is included, from darkest noir crime dramas to historical epics to bubbly musicals and broad comedies. There are some titles that are less known today, and that makes them even more historical. The stars of the movie are usually in the productions, although sometimes contracts or schedules meant that another star took the part. In some another star would be featured in one of the major roles. The productions were live, with full orchestra, and many Hollywood legends were unused to performing in public without the benefit of retakes. Needless to say, the performances in every show are singular. The Lux Radio Theatre is a masterpiece in OTRs crown, and each show is a historical time capsule that takes us back to the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lux radio theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep024_shanghai_lil_meets_an_old_friend_04_11_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep024_shanghai_lil_meets_an_old_friend_04_11_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 024 original air date 04/11/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep016_iron_reindeer_12_14_1941.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep016_iron_reindeer_12_14_1941.mp3 The program opens with war bulletins. Gildersleeve and his family sell an iron deer for scrap. original air date 12/14/1941 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__friend_from_detroit_03_05_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__friend_from_detroit_03_05_1949.mp3 When Philip Marlowes telephone rang it jerked him out of one nightmare and right in to the middle of another where a woman with a secret, a worried man and a shadow out of the past met with fear and fury in the dead of night. original air date 03/05/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_704__stan_kenton_eager_beaver.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_704__stan_kenton_eager_beaver.mp3 stan kenton, eager beaver original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no gi jive,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__surprise_party_platform_03_27_1940.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__surprise_party_platform_03_27_1940.mp3 burns and allen original air date 03/27/1940 Burns and Allen 1932 - 1950 George Burns and Gracie Allen were performers who successfully moved their stand-up comedy act to radio. There were, in total, over 120 episodes of the situation comedies featuring George and Gracie as a married couple, which they were in real life. The audiences loved Gracie, she was too dainty and ladylike for anyone to even conceive disliking her. As George soon learnt He was quoted as saying -I learned that if I blew a puff of cigar smoke in Gracies direction the audience would hate me- Burns and Allen went on to TV, as did many of the greatest radio stars that had worked in vaudeville. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__dead_mans_deal_08_28_1945.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_inner_sanctum__dead_mans_deal_08_28_1945.mp3 A good story about a poker game with murder as the stakes. original air date 08/28/1945 Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 - 1952 Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBCs Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous -creaking door- slowly began to open. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no inner sanctum mysteries,otr,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep371_headless_indian_p5_11_02_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep371_headless_indian_p5_11_02_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 11/02/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep370_headless_indian_p4_10_30_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep370_headless_indian_p4_10_30_1942.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 10/30/1942 The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938, came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, as a weekly serial. It was aired on a three-times-a-week schedule from January 31, 1949 to June 17, 1949. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book and took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kelloggs Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for -truth, justice and the American way- in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__bringing_up_ollie_09_25_1960.MP3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_have_gun_will_travel__bringing_up_ollie_09_25_1960.MP3 Paladin visits Ollie and Cora in Colorado, and finds Ollie in jail, and a hero during a jail break. original air date 09/25/1960 Have Gun Will Travel broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin and Ben Wright played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boys girl friend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale in which Paladin left San Francisco apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no have gun will travel,western,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__tangled_web_09_10_1943.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_the_whistler__tangled_web_09_10_1943.mp3 Hester Mayberry, an elderly widow, has inherited a large estate from her late husband. having no children, she has adopted two: Claude Mayberry, her husbands nephew, and Lita Davers, the daughter of her dead sister. Lita has finished school and is returning home. Claude still has another year in college. But Aunt Hester has plans for Claude and Lita, plans for keeping the estate in one family. original air date 09/10/1943 The Whistler was one of American radios most popular mystery dramas, with a 13 year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__blossoms_in_the_dust_02_16_1942.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_lux_radio_theatre__blossoms_in_the_dust_02_16_1942.mp3 The story of The Texas Childrens Home and Aid Society and the tragic life of the woman who founded it, stars bea benaderet and bobby larson. original air date 02/16/1942 Lux Radio Theatre 1934-1955 This was one of few sixty-minute broadcasts and was the most important dramatic show in radio. The 931 episodes broadcast were all based on popular films with the biggest stars of Hollywood playing the parts and during its heyday the audience was estimated as high as forty million. The one-and-only Cecil B. DeMille was your host (1936-45) for a lavish production of what was to become a veritable film checklist of many of Hollywoods best films from the mid-30s right through the mid 50s. Every genre is included, from darkest noir crime dramas to historical epics to bubbly musicals and broad comedies. There are some titles that are less known today, and that makes them even more historical. The stars of the movie are usually in the productions, although sometimes contracts or schedules meant that another star took the part. In some another star would be featured in one of the major roles. The productions were live, with full orchestra, and many Hollywood legends were unused to performing in public without the benefit of retakes. Needless to say, the performances in every show are singular. The Lux Radio Theatre is a masterpiece in OTRs crown, and each show is a historical time capsule that takes us back to the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no lux radio theatre,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep023_purple_triangle_04_04_1936.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep023_purple_triangle_04_04_1936.mp3 jungle jim, episode 023 original air date 04/04/1936 This fifteen minute juvenile adventure show, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip in Hearsts Comic Weekly, was broadcast on a weekly basis for many years. Week by week it followed the trials and tribulations of Jungle Jim Bradley, the intrepid adventurer. Interestingly, the first episode of the series not only continued the story line of Flash Gordon, which was another Hearst strip, but also used the same theme music. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep015_cousin_octavia_visits_12_07_1941.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep015_cousin_octavia_visits_12_07_1941.mp3 Cousin Octavia has come for a visit, leaving behind her obnoxious daughter Barbara Ann. original air date 12/07/1941 The Great Gildersleeve 1941 to 1957, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, was a character who had been a staple on Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lonesome_reunion_02_12_1949.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__lonesome_reunion_02_12_1949.mp3 A corpse that would not stay dead, a pistol with a silencer on it and a fortune in a black satchel spell death for the big city boys when they finally got together in lonesome Arizona, population 802. original air date 02/12/1949 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective drama that aired from 1947 through 1951, first heard on NBC in the summer of 1947 starring Van Heflin. It appeared on CBS in the fall of 1948 starring Gerald Mohr. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels. The wisecracking, hard drinking, quietly contemplative, tough private eye, is from the genre of hardboiled crime fiction that originated in the 1920s. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of philip marlowe,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_703__benny_goodman_bugle_call_rag.mp3 http://media.libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_GI_Jive_AFRS_703__benny_goodman_bugle_call_rag.mp3 benny goodman, bugle call rag original air date, circa 1943 This was a program produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood beginning in 1943, and continuing thru the war years. AFRS was broadcast on a wide range of adhoc stations scattered around areas where the American military was active overseas. None of these broadcasts were intendent to be received stateside. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -070