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, 16 Jan 2012 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_great_gildersleeve__ep157_aunt_hattie_stays_on_02_18_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep157_aunt_hattie_stays_on_02_18_1945.mp3 Gildersleeve tries to promote a romance between Aunt Hattie and Judge Hooker. original air date 02/18/1945 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, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molley__trolley_rider_11_01_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molley__trolley_rider_11_01_1949.mp3 Fibber and Molly ride the trolleys all day to win a prize for the best suggestion. original air date 11/01/1949 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__preparing_club_speech_10_13_1953.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__preparing_club_speech_10_13_1953.mp3 McGee is trying to write a speech, Teeny visits. original air date 10/13/1953 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__amadon_pearls_03_30_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__amadon_pearls_03_30_1949.mp3 A complex tale about the Amadon pearls. original air date 03/30/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__duke_murders_jo_jo_04_06_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__duke_murders_jo_jo_04_06_1949.mp3 Jo Jo Thomas is murdered by The Duke, who is surprisingly still in jail. original air date 04/06/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__walter_okeefe_01_22_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__walter_okeefe_01_22_1948.mp3 George and Gracies special guest is Walter OKeefe who George has not since they played in Vaudeville together. But Gracie knew him first they grew up in the same Irish neighborhood in San Francisco. original air date 01/22/1948 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, 22 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__passage_to_berlin_05_19_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__passage_to_berlin_05_19_1950.mp3 A good story about a murderer in post war Berlin. Well written word portraits and atmosphere. original air date 05/19/1950 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, 22 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep976_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p6_05_28_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep976_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p6_05_28_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/28/1946 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, 22 Jan 2012 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__ep975_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p5_05_27_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep975_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p5_05_27_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/27/1946 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, 22 Jan 2012 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__no_living_witness_05_06_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__no_living_witness_05_06_1951.mp3 A doctor is found murdered in his office, a cowboy is found murdered too. original air date 05/06/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__chesters_murder_01_15_1955.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__chesters_murder_01_15_1955.mp3 Charlie Pickard has been shot and killed while Chester was taking him to jail. All the evidence points to Chester as the murderer. original air date 01/15/1955 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, 21 Jan 2012 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__concerto_of_death_06_16_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__concerto_of_death_06_16_1948.mp3 A concert violinist kills to get a priceless instrument. Given a chance at fame, the musician is plagued by a small man in a striped suit. original air date 06/16/1948 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, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__matter_of_logic_06_01_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__matter_of_logic_06_01_1956.mp3 A cleverly written, albeit somewhat confusing show about a radio program rehearsal. original air date 06/01/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep124_in_search_of_the_treasure_03_12_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep124_in_search_of_the_treasure_03_12_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 124 original air date 03/12/1938 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, 18 Jan 2012 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__ep155_visit_by_aunt_hattie_02_04_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep155_visit_by_aunt_hattie_02_04_1945.mp3 Aunt Hattie is visiting Gildersleeve and running the household her way. original air date 02/04/1945 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, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__skating_party_at_dugans_lake_01_30_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__skating_party_at_dugans_lake_01_30_1951.mp3 Fibber has a great idea how about a skating party out at Dugans Lake. original air date 01/30/1951 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__molly_in_the_attic_02_18_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__molly_in_the_attic_02_18_1954.mp3 Curiousity gets the better of her Molly is discovered in Mr. Ingrams attic. original air date 02/18/1954 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__fake_accident_racket_03_02_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__fake_accident_racket_03_02_1949.mp3 Blackie investigates the Polk Street mission which is a front for phoney accident racket. original air date 03/02/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kidnapped_murderer_03_16_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kidnapped_murderer_03_16_1949.mp3 Blackie kidnaps a murderer from police headquarters and when the murderer is himself killed, Blackie has to solve the case from jail. original air date 03/16/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__income_tax_time_01_15_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__income_tax_time_01_15_1948.mp3 George Burns is one of the millions of taxpayers who has until midnight tonight to file an income tax return which explains the tense situation as we look in at the Burns home. original air date 01/15/1948 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, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__rim_of_terror_05_12_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__rim_of_terror_05_12_1950.mp3 A spy on the desert and a beautiful girl with a Bentley. original air date 05/12/1950 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, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep974_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p4_05_24_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep974_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p4_05_24_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/24/1946 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, 15 Jan 2012 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__ep973_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p3_05_23_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep973_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p3_05_23_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/23/1946 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, 15 Jan 2012 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__canned_death_04_22_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__canned_death_04_22_1951.mp3 A family is poisoned by tainted sausage meat. The trial leads to a feeble minded boy living in the wilderness and a hardware store owner. Based on events of January 26, 1940. original air date 04/22/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__robin_hood_01_08_1955.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__robin_hood_01_08_1955.mp3 The stage has been robbed by a gentleman, in the manner of Robin Hood. original air date 01/08/1955 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 Jan 2012 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__stranger_in_the_house_06_02_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__stranger_in_the_house_06_02_1948.mp3 A man returns home to claim his inheritance, but his step sister is sure he is an imposter. original air date 06/02/1948 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__little_prince_05_25_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__little_prince_05_25_1956.mp3 A charming fantasy about the little visitor from planet B212, with plans to bring things up to date. original air date 05/25/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep123_counterattack_03_05_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep123_counterattack_03_05_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 123 original air date 03/05/1938 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 Jan 2012 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__ep153_hockey_player_01_21_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep153_hockey_player_01_21_1945.mp3 Marjorie has a date tonight with Keith, a high school hockey star. However, Gildersleeve will not let Marjorie go out with him on the first date. original air date 01/21/1945 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__womans_bazaar_01_20_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__womans_bazaar_01_20_1948.mp3 Mollys last six jars of pickles are up for auction. original air date 01/20/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__phony_ring_investment_11_23_1953.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__phony_ring_investment_11_23_1953.mp3 To raise money fo the Ladies Club Christmas Children Fund, Fibber has invested in a lost ring for 1000 dollars. original air date 11/23/1953 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__archie_grants_club_02_23_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__archie_grants_club_02_23_1949.mp3 Blackie breaks up a gambling ring and discovers a murderer in the process. original air date 02/23/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__dolly_preston_calls_for_help_03_09_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__dolly_preston_calls_for_help_03_09_1949.mp3 A woman who has been dead for several years had 600,000 dollars stashed away. Blackie investigates. original air date 03/09/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__with_jack_benny_01_08_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__with_jack_benny_01_08_1948.mp3 burns and allen original air date 01/08/1948 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, 08 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__man_who_stole_the_bible_05_05_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__man_who_stole_the_bible_05_05_1950.mp3 It is Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and a salesman has a date with the devil. original air date 05/05/1950 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep972_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p2_05_22_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep972_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p2_05_22_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/22/1946 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 Jan 2012 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__ep971_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p1_05_21_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep971_al_vincents_corrupt_political_machine_p1_05_21_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/21/1946 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 Jan 2012 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__conspiracy_04_15_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__conspiracy_04_15_1951.mp3 tales of the texas rangers original air date 04/15/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__bottle_man_01_01_1955.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__bottle_man_01_01_1955.mp3 An old drunk named Tom Cassidy is determined to kill a gambler named Bill Clell, for a good reason. original air date 01/01/1955 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 Jan 2012 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__silent_city_04_21_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__silent_city_04_21_1948.mp3 A frustrated novelist discovers a great unpublished author. He plans to killer the author and claim the book as his own. original air date 04/21/1948 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__lovers_villains_and_fools_05_18_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__lovers_villains_and_fools_05_18_1956.mp3 A Shakespearean sampler of the actor and his craft. original air date 05/18/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep122_best_defense_is_a_good_offense_02_26_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep122_best_defense_is_a_good_offense_02_26_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 122 original air date 02/26/1938 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 Jan 2012 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__ep152_engagement_defense_01_14_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep152_engagement_defense_01_14_1945.mp3 Gildersleeve is trying to get out of a breach of promise suit filed against him by Miss Del Rey. original air date 01/14/1945 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__spending_10_dollar_gift_certificate_12_30_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__spending_10_dollar_gift_certificate_12_30_1947.mp3 A 10 dollar gift certificate from Aunt Sarah prompts a shopping spree at the Bon Ton. original air date 12/30/1947 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__christmas_fund_11_20_1953.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__christmas_fund_11_20_1953.mp3 Molly as been at a meeting of the Ladies Club. They have discussed raising money for a needy childrens Christmas fund. original air date 11/20/1953 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__fifty_thousand_dollars_in_bonds_02_09_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__fifty_thousand_dollars_in_bonds_02_09_1949.mp3 A man disappears from the roof of a building and turns up dead in a ditch, miles away. original air date 02/09/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__palmers_dock_racket_02_16_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__palmers_dock_racket_02_16_1949.mp3 Blackie breaks up a waterfront racket and uncovers a murder. original air date 02/16/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__professor_thorndyke_10_21_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__professor_thorndyke_10_21_1940.mp3 The Famous psychiatrist Professor Alvin W. Thorndyke has had Gracie under observation all week. In fact he is been living at the Allen home trying to find out how a mind of her type functions. According to the theory of psychiatry one can tell the inner workings of a mind by watching the persons reactions but Gracie rarely says a sane word. original air date 10/21/1940 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, 01 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__something_for_nothing_04_28_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__something_for_nothing_04_28_1950.mp3 A handsome ex movie actor witnesses a murder and sees a nice extortion scheme. original air date 04/28/1950 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 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep970_hate_mongers_organization_p25_05_20_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep970_hate_mongers_organization_p25_05_20_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/20/1946 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 Jan 2012 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__ep969_hate_mongers_organization_p24_05_17_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep969_hate_mongers_organization_p24_05_17_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/17/1946 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 Jan 2012 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__bad_blood_04_08_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__bad_blood_04_08_1951.mp3 A vicious murder with a frying pan has occurred, the victims friend is the likely suspect. Based on the events of September 14, 1950. original air date 04/08/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitt_lost_12_25_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitt_lost_12_25_1954.mp3 Kitty has disappeared, and so has a dude named Jim Rachmil. They were both last seen riding off for a moonlight buggy ride. original air date 12/25/1954 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 Dec 2011 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__till_death_do_us_part_04_14_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__till_death_do_us_part_04_14_1948.mp3 A crooked art dealer sells forged manuscripts to the wife of a dying man. original air date 04/14/1948 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__enormous_radio_05_11_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__enormous_radio_05_11_1956.mp3 A newly purchased radio picks up voices from neighboring apartments instead of regular broadcasts. original air date 05/11/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep121_preparing_for_battle_02_19_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep121_preparing_for_battle_02_19_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 121 original air date 02/19/1938 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 Dec 2011 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__ep150_new_years_eve_12_31_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep150_new_years_eve_12_31_1944.mp3 A quiet New Years Eve at home for Gildersleeve and Leila Ransom. original air date 12/31/1944 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mrs_uppingtons_window_p1_01_13_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mrs_uppingtons_window_p1_01_13_1942.mp3 The Case of The Pulverized Pane or Who Threw A Rock Through Mrs. Uppingtons Window. Part one of two. original air date 01/13/1942 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mrs_uppingtons_window_p2_01_20_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mrs_uppingtons_window_p2_01_20_1942.mp3 The Case of The Pulverized Pane or Who Threw A Rock Through Mrs. Uppingtons Window. Part two of two. original air date 01/20/1942 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__john_frawley_01_26_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__john_frawley_01_26_1949.mp3 John Frawley cannot prove his identity because everyone who can recognize him has been killed. original air date 01/26/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__marys_cousins_song_02_02_1949mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__marys_cousins_song_02_02_1949.mp3 Murder in Tin Pan Alley. Blackie sings along. original air date 02/02/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__last_minute_christmas_shopping_12_18_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__last_minute_christmas_shopping_12_18_1947.mp3 George put off his Christmas shopping until this week and then he was caught in that final frantic stampede of women shoppers and almost trampled to death. original air date 12/18/1947 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, 25 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__shanghai_document_04_21_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__shanghai_document_04_21_1950.mp3 A good adventure yarn set in central China aboard a river steamer loaded with intrigue. original air date 04/21/1950 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep968_hate_mongers_organization_p23_05_16_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep968_hate_mongers_organization_p23_05_16_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/16/1946 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 Dec 2011 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__ep967_hate_mongers_organization_p22_05_15_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep967_hate_mongers_organization_p22_05_15_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/15/1946 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 Dec 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__pressure_04_01_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__pressure_04_01_1951.mp3 Lucifer confesses to killing Mike Redford, but Jace Pearson has his doubts. original air date 04/01/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__magnus_12_18_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__magnus_12_18_1954.mp3 Chesters uncivilized brother has arrived in Dodge. original air date 12/18/1954 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 Dec 2011 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__what_makes_murder_04_07_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__what_makes_murder_04_07_1948.mp3 There comes a time when a meek stock broker gets fed up with his humdrum life and chucks it all for romance and adventure in Florida. original air date 04/07/1948 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__toledo_war_opera_05_04_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__toledo_war_opera_05_04_1956.mp3 cbs radio workshop original air date 05/04/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep120_in_the_nick_of_time_02_12_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep120_in_the_nick_of_time_02_12_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 120 original air date 02/12/1938 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 Dec 2011 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__ep149_christmas_eve_program_12_24_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep149_christmas_eve_program_12_24_1944.mp3 An old fashioned Christmas at the water commissioners. original air date 12/24/1944 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mouse_in_the_house_06_16_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mouse_in_the_house_06_16_1942.mp3 There is a mouse in the house, and McGee is out to trap it. original air date 06/16/1942 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__old_friend_homer_pays_a_debt_06_17_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__old_friend_homer_pays_a_debt_06_17_1947.mp3 A visit from Fibbers old pal, Homer Vickery. original air date 06/17/1947 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__broken_clock_murder_01_12_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__broken_clock_murder_01_12_1949.mp3 A dead man with 40,000 dollars on his body is found in Blackies apartment, and every clock in the place is broken. original air date 01/12/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__a_boat__the_viking_is_on_01_19_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__a_boat__the_viking_is_on_01_19_1949.mp3 A movie publicity stunt backfires when a body is found on a boat parked in the middle of town. original air date 01/19/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracies_christmas_12_23_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracies_christmas_12_23_1937.mp3 Gracie has done all her Christmas shopping, oh except for buying the presents. She is going to do her shopping after Christmas on account of you do not know what people need until the day after Christmas original air date 12/23/1937 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, 18 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__golden_snake_04_14_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__golden_snake_04_14_1950.mp3 An exciting story of supernatural Mayan priests and a lost temple of gold in the Yucatan. original air date 04/14/1950 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep966_hate_mongers_organization_p21_05_14_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep966_hate_mongers_organization_p21_05_14_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/14/1946 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 Dec 2011 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__ep965_hate_mongers_organization_p20_05_13_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep965_hate_mongers_organization_p20_05_13_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/13/1946 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 Dec 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blind_justice_03_11_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blind_justice_03_11_1951.mp3 A seeing eye dog leads Jace Pearson to an interesting story of murder and a 40,000 dollar treasure in the desert wilderness. Based on events of March 6, 1940. original air date 03/11/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__bone_hunters_12_11_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__bone_hunters_12_11_1954.mp3 It appears as if Noley Meeker has murdered Bill Zant. The two buffalo bone hunters had been trying to kill each other in Dodge. original air date 12/11/1954 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 Dec 2011 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__bird_of_prey_03_31_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__bird_of_prey_03_31_1948.mp3 J. C. Raven is a reclusive writer in Havana and the target of a desperate journalist. A talented secretary helps the hack writer assume Ravens identity. original air date 03/31/1948 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__record_collectors_04_27_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__record_collectors_04_27_1956.mp3 John Dehner interviews two record collectors who play some items from their collections. original air date 04/27/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep119_lil_has_to_warn_jim_02_05_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep119_lil_has_to_warn_jim_02_05_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 119 original air date 02/05/1938 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 Dec 2011 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__ep148_dodging_a_process_server_12_17_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep148_dodging_a_process_server_12_17_1944.mp3 Gildy goes to great lengths to avoid the suit he is sure Miss Del Rey is starting against him. original air date 12/17/1944 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__white_christmas_tree_12_18_1945.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__white_christmas_tree_12_18_1945.mp3 Fibber paints his Christmas tree white. original air date 12/18/1945 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__losing_mrs_uppingtons_diamond_03_14_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__losing_mrs_uppingtons_diamond_03_14_1939.mp3 fibber mcgee and molly original air date 03/14/1939 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__killer_lightning_12_08_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__killer_lightning_12_08_1948.mp3 A scheming couple commit the perfect murder by using lightning to kill. original air date 12/08/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__mystery_of_the_four_floors_01_05_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__mystery_of_the_four_floors_01_05_1949.mp3 A crooked gambling casino has the ability to disappear at will. original air date 01/05/1949 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__kansas_city_06_06_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__kansas_city_06_06_1944.mp3 It is morning in Burnss home and while Gracie sips her after breakfast coffee George stares gloomily in to space. On his plate are a couple of untouched cold fried eggs, which look much happier than he does. original air date 06/06/1944 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, 11 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__ambassador_of_poker_04_07_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__ambassador_of_poker_04_07_1950.mp3 An adventure yarn about a Virginia gentleman adept at cards, who matches wits with a motley band of Chinese cutthroats and war lords. original air date 04/07/1950 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep964_hate_mongers_organization_p19_05_10_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep964_hate_mongers_organization_p19_05_10_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/10/1946 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 Dec 2011 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__ep963_hate_mongers_organization_p18_05_09_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep963_hate_mongers_organization_p18_05_09_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/09/1946 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 Dec 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__trap_02_25_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__trap_02_25_1951.mp3 tales of the texas rangers original air date 02/25/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cholera_12_04_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cholera_12_04_1954.mp3 An outbreak of Cholera complicates a feud between two neighbors out on the prairie. original air date 12/04/1954 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 Dec 2011 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__dark_room_03_24_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__dark_room_03_24_1948.mp3 A brilliant attorney kills the prosecutor after acquitting a note forger. original air date 03/24/1948 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__portrait_of_a_tycoon_04_20_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__portrait_of_a_tycoon_04_20_1956.mp3 A sound portrait of William Zeckendorf, a New York real estate magnate. original air date 04/20/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep118_jim_has_another_plan_01_29_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep118_jim_has_another_plan_01_29_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 118 original air date 01/29/1938 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 Dec 2011 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__ep147_breach_of_promise_12_10_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep147_breach_of_promise_12_10_1944.mp3 Judge Hooker is planning to propose to Miss del Rey, the Latin dance instructor. Gildersleeve plans to save the judge from the gold digger. original air date 12/10/1944 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__wistful_vista_auto_show_10_11_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__wistful_vista_auto_show_10_11_1937.mp3 A fun visit to the Wistful Vista auto show. original air date 10/11/1937 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__zither_lessons_05_16_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__zither_lessons_05_16_1939.mp3 Fibber has taken up the zither and hopes to take up some buried treasure as well. original air date 05/16/1939 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kingstons_office_building_09_08_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kingstons_office_building_09_08_1948.mp3 Multimillionaire Charles Kingston one of Boston Blackies closest friend buys a fifteen story office block, which disappears overnight. original air date 09/08/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__joe_gatlings_one_dollar_inheritance_10_06_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__joe_gatlings_one_dollar_inheritance_10_06_1948.mp3 Joe Gatling offers to sell Bill Weaver a one dollar bill for 50,000 dollars. Weaver tries to take it by force. Fearing for his life Gatling pretends to put the bill in the bank. Weaver robs the bank for the bill finds that it is not there then later kills Gatling but still the bill is missing. original air date 10/06/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracies_mother_05_20_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracies_mother_05_20_1948.mp3 Last week Gracies mother arrived at the Burns house for an extended visit and she is made it very clear that she does not approve of her son in law being in show business. She keeps telling Gracie that she should have married a plumber or an electrician or someone who would be useful if anything needed fixing around the house. original air date 05/20/1948 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, 04 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__green_splotches_03_31_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__green_splotches_03_31_1950.mp3 A scientific expedition in South America is captured by super intelligent plants from another planet who travel in a flying saucer at the speed of light. original air date 03/31/1950 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep962_hate_mongers_organization_p17_05_08_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep962_hate_mongers_organization_p17_05_08_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/08/1946 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 Dec 2011 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__ep961_hate_mongers_organization_p16_05_07_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep961_hate_mongers_organization_p16_05_07_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/07/1946 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 Dec 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__hatchet_02_11_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__hatchet_02_11_1951.mp3 The murder of a high school teacher leads Ranger Jace Pearson to a cattle water tank and the murder weapon at the bottom of it. original air date 02/11/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cooter_11_27_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__cooter_11_27_1954.mp3 Kitty mentions that she plans on staying at the Long Branch for a while. Ben Sisle uses a hired gun and then simple minded Cooter Smith to be his bodyguard. original air date 11/27/1954 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 Dec 2011 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__human_catalyst_03_17_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__human_catalyst_03_17_1948.mp3 A lovesick teenager starts a chemical reaction leading to murder. original air date 03/17/1948 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 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__jacobs_hands_04_13_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__jacobs_hands_04_13_1956.mp3 A story about a farm hand who discovers he has the power to heal. original air date 04/13/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep117_signal_fire_01_22_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep117_signal_fire_01_22_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 117 original air date 01/22/1938 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 Nov 2011 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__ep146_A_date_with_miss_del_rey_12_03_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep146_A_date_with_miss_del_rey_12_03_1944.mp3 Judge Hooker is planning to propose to Miss del Rey, the Latin dance instructor. Gildersleeve plans to save the judge from the gold digger. original air date 12/03/1944 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__summoned_by_the_IRS_02_19_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__summoned_by_the_IRS_02_19_1952.mp3 Fibber gets a letter from Internal Revenue. original air date 02/19/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__umbrella_stand_10_04_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__umbrella_stand_10_04_1949.mp3 The McGees visit the Bon Ton store to return an unwanted umbrella stand. original air date 10/04/1949 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__trilling_maid_murdered_08_18_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__trilling_maid_murdered_08_18_1948.mp3 Blackie breaks up a strange gang that murders the maids of rich women. original air date 08/18/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__wife_poisoned_over_phone_08_25_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__wife_poisoned_over_phone_08_25_1948.mp3 A man manages to poison his wife by remote control. original air date 08/25/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__thanksgiving_show_11_18_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__thanksgiving_show_11_18_1940.mp3 Gracie could not make it to the show on account of her Grandaddy being sick and it is not that George needs Gracie to do the show but he decides if she can not come in he will to go to her house. George tells Gracie that tonights show is about Thanksgiving and then has to explain to her what it is. original air date 11/18/1940 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, 27 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__dang_matecumbe_03_24_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__dang_matecumbe_03_24_1950.mp3 A Florida drifter is given a job impersonating a famous author and finds himself in a frame for murder. original air date 03/24/1950 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep960_hate_mongers_organization_p15_05_06_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep960_hate_mongers_organization_p15_05_06_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/06/1946 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 Nov 2011 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__ep959_hate_mongers_organization_p14_05_03_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep959_hate_mongers_organization_p14_05_03_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/03/1946 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 Nov 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__loggers_larceny_02_04_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__loggers_larceny_02_04_1951.mp3 tales of the texas rangers original air date 02/04/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__how_to_kill_a_woman_11_20_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__how_to_kill_a_woman_11_20_1954.mp3 The stage has been robbed and a passenger murdered in cold blood. Suspicion falls on Nate Pilcher, a friend of Jesse Daggett. original air date 11/20/1954 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 Nov 2011 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__return_engagement_03_10_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__return_engagement_03_10_1948.mp3 A theatrical performance of love, hatred and a special performance. original air date 03/10/1948 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__speaking_of_cinderella_04_06_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__speaking_of_cinderella_04_06_1956.mp3 A well done, fun look at the old story told the conventional way, and then a modern Madison Avenue style version. original air date 04/06/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep116_disposing_of_the_guards_01_15_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep116_disposing_of_the_guards_01_15_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 116 original air date 01/15/1938 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 Nov 2011 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__ep145_reception_aftermath_11_26_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep145_reception_aftermath_11_26_1944.mp3 Leroy has gotten A grades in several places on his report card, while the consequences of the disastrous party for Dolores del Ray are still felt. original air date 11/26/1944 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__stork_05_23_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__stork_05_23_1939.mp3 Fibber and Molly have a date with the Stork. original air date 05/23/1939 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__street_car_motorman_mcgee_04_20_1936.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__street_car_motorman_mcgee_04_20_1936.mp3 Fibber becomes a street car motorman. original air date 04/20/1936 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__alistair_disappears_07_28_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__alistair_disappears_07_28_1948.mp3 A well dressed man disappears in the middle of the vacant lot. original air date 07/28/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__who_killed_davis_08_04_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__who_killed_davis_08_04_1948.mp3 A racketeer commits a double-murder and uses Boston Blackie for an alibi. original air date 08/04/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_treats_george_05_15_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_treats_george_05_15_1947.mp3 Gracie wants to do something for George to make up for all the grief shes given him. original air date 05/15/1947 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, 20 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__three_skeleton_key_03_17_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__three_skeleton_key_03_17_1950.mp3 The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. original air date 03/17/1950 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep958_hate_mongers_organization_p13_05_02_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep958_hate_mongers_organization_p13_05_02_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/30/1946 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 Nov 2011 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__ep957_hate_mongers_organization_p12_05_01_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep957_hate_mongers_organization_p12_05_01_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 05/01/1946 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 Nov 2011 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_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blood_harvest_01_21_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blood_harvest_01_21_1951.mp3 Two rustlers round up stolen alfalfa hay instead of cattle. Caught in the act, they kill the farmer. original air date 01/21/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__wrong_man_11_13_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__wrong_man_11_13_1954.mp3 Sam Rickers claims a 1000 dollar reward for the dead body of outlaw Bob Hulburt. However, the body was not Bob Hulburts, and it does have a bullet in the back. original air date 11/13/1954 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 Nov 2011 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__boiling_point_03_03_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__boiling_point_03_03_1948.mp3 A real estate salesman is made into a success by his wife Janice, but then along comes Vera. An idea develops which involves a bridge, until the boiling point is finally reached. original air date 03/03/1948 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__exurbanites_03_30_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__exurbanites_03_30_1956.mp3 A chilling horror story about the problems of living in the suburbs. original air date 03/30/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep115_connie_and_bob_escape_01_08_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep115_connie_and_bob_escape_01_08_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 115 original air date 01/08/1938 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__potted_plant_and_pet_show_04_29_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__potted_plant_and_pet_show_04_29_1952.mp3 Fibber has entered his potted geranium in the Wistful Vista Potted Plant and Pet Show. original air date 04/29/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__sandwich_parlor_03_07_1939.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__sandwich_parlor_03_07_1939.mp3 fibber mcgee and molly original air date 03/07/1939 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__john_cummings_case_07_14_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__john_cummings_case_07_14_1948.mp3 Blackie is framed for the Cummings murder and thrown in jail. His only alibi is then murdered. original air date 07/14/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__sweepstakes_case_07_21_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__sweepstakes_case_07_21_1948.mp3 A counterfeit sweepstakes racket and a movie star lead Blackie to murder. original air date 07/21/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_sends_sam_spade_to_jail_02_10_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_sends_sam_spade_to_jail_02_10_1949.mp3 George Burns and Gracie Allen have a special guest, Howard Duff as Sam Spade. Gracie is also responsible for Sam Spade being where he is today, you see George and Sam Spade are both in jail. original air date 02/10/1949 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, 13 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__port_royal_03_10_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__port_royal_03_10_1950.mp3 A salvage ship recovers nearly 1 million dollars in loot with no trouble, except for infectious greed among the crew. original air date 03/10/1950 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep956_hate_mongers_organization_p11_04_30_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep956_hate_mongers_organization_p11_04_30_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/30/1946 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 Nov 2011 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__ep955_hate_mongers_organization_p10_04_29_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep955_hate_mongers_organization_p10_04_29_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/29/1946 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__deadhead_freight_01_07_1951.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__deadhead_freight_01_07_1951.mp3 A dead body is found in a duffle bag in an empty freight car. The trail leads to an Italian shoemaker and a bootlegger named Rosie. Based on events of August 27, 1938. original air date 01/07/1951 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__smoking_out_the_beedles_11_06_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__smoking_out_the_beedles_11_06_1954.mp3 Thorpe has been shot in the back and killed. Holly Fanshaw says Fly Hoyt is the killer, Mr. Hoyt has a different opinion. original air date 11/06/1954 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 Nov 2011 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__decision_12_24_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__decision_12_24_1947.mp3 Carol Cameron has come into Dr. Paul Evans life. She asks the doctor to treat her husband who is suffering from angina. When the husband dies suddenly, the doctor suspects that the wife was poisoning him. original air date 12/24/1947 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__legend_of_jimmy_blue_eyes_03_23_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__legend_of_jimmy_blue_eyes_03_23_1956.mp3 A great New Orleans style jazz band is featured. A story of a low down man who played the blues, told in verse. original air date 03/23/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep114_jim_has_a_plan_01_01_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep114_jim_has_a_plan_01_01_1938.mp3 jungle jim, episode 114 original air date 01/01/1938 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__picnic_in_the_orchard_05_16_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__picnic_in_the_orchard_05_16_1950.mp3 Fibber and Molly decide to go on a picnic, on a golf course. original air date 05/16/1950 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__polishing_docs_car_11_25_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__polishing_docs_car_11_25_1952.mp3 fibber mcgee and molly original air date 11/25/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep144_reception_for_miss_del_rey_11_19_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep144_reception_for_miss_del_rey_11_19_1944.mp3 Gildersleeve and Judge Hooker throw a reception in honor of Dolores del Ray and her new dancing school. original air date 11/19/1944 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__professor_beasley_case_06_30_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__professor_beasley_case_06_30_1948.mp3 Professor Beasley is murdered when Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater. original air date 06/30/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kingston_diamond_robbery_07_07_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kingston_diamond_robbery_07_07_1948.mp3 Three diamond thieves rob the Kingston diamonds and knock out Blackie while doing it. One of the thieves named Danny Morris is found murdered the next day, but Mike Graves and Joey Sometimes have airtight alibis. original air date 07/07/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_joins_literary_club_04_11_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_joins_literary_club_04_11_1946.mp3 Gracie is planning on joining the literary club, she is making the house look cultural by spreading classic books around before Mrs Randolph visits to see if Gracie qualifies. Gracie then tries to pass George off as Scottish writer Robert Burns great grandson. original air date 04/11/1946 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, 06 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__man_who_won_the_war_02_28_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__man_who_won_the_war_02_28_1950.mp3 A war story about the British naval officer who actually won the first World War while on land. original air date 02/28/1950 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep954_hate_mongers_organization_p9_04_26_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep954_hate_mongers_organization_p9_04_26_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/26/1946 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 Nov 2011 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__ep953_hate_mongers_organization_p8_04_25_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep953_hate_mongers_organization_p8_04_25_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/25/1946 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__devils_share_12_31_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__devils_share_12_31_1950.mp3 tales of the texas rangers original air date 12/31/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__patsy_10_30_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__patsy_10_30_1954.mp3 Thorpe has been shot in the back and killed. Holly Fanshaw says Fly Hoyt is the killer, Mr. Hoyt has a different opinion. original air date 10/30/1954 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 Nov 2011 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__professor_and_the_fox_12_03_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__professor_and_the_fox_12_03_1947.mp3 A woman dies of asphyxiation from a carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher. original air date 12/03/1947 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__cops_and_robbers_03_16_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__cops_and_robbers_03_16_1956.mp3 A crime is solved on the air. Real cops and not so real robbers. original air date 03/16/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep113_spy_reports_to_ibor_12_25_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep113_spy_reports_to_ibor_12_25_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 113 original air date 12/25/1937 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__perilous_horoscope_04_08_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__perilous_horoscope_04_08_1952.mp3 There is a warning in Fibbers horoscope, so he decides to not move all day. original air date 04/08/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__picnic_at_dugans_lake_05_06_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__picnic_at_dugans_lake_05_06_1952.mp3 It is a perfect day for a picnic out at Dugans lake. original air date 05/06/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep143_spanish_dancing_teacher_11_12_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep143_spanish_dancing_teacher_11_12_1944.mp3 Judge Hooker is in love with Dolores Del Rey, Gildy is smitten as well. original air date 11/12/1944 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 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__tom_walton_escaped_killer_03_31_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__tom_walton_escaped_killer_03_31_1948.mp3 Tom Walton, a killer on his way to the electric chair, escapes to kill Boston Blackie for revenge. original air date 03/31/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__who_killed_clyde_winston_04_07_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__who_killed_clyde_winston_04_07_1948.mp3 Photographer Clyde Winston has been murdered with a shotgun. The main suspect is Evelyn Anderson, a beautiful model. original air date 04/07/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_buys_a_live_turkey_11_17_1942.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__gracie_buys_a_live_turkey_11_17_1942.mp3 The Burns are cutting their budget down to help the economy during the war but maybe saving a few dollars by buying a live turkey for Thanksgiving day is not such a good idea. original air date 11/17/1942 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, 30 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__red_mark_02_21_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__red_mark_02_21_1950.mp3 At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, Monsieur De Nou, the islands executioner, is about to guillotine a young pick pocket accused of manslaughter. original air date 02/21/1950 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep952_hate_mongers_organization_p7_04_24_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep952_hate_mongers_organization_p7_04_24_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/24/1946 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 Oct 2011 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__ep949_hate_mongers_organization_p4_04_19_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep949_hate_mongers_organization_p4_04_19_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/19/1946 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__cactus_pear_12_17_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__cactus_pear_12_17_1950.mp3 A cowboy is gunned down with a shotgun. The clues are a shotgun shell and a cast of a horse shoe. Based on events of March 28, 1947. original air date 12/17/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__ma_tennis_10_23_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__ma_tennis_10_23_1954.mp3 After Andy Tennis kills an unarmed man and is arrested by Marshal Dillon, Ma Tennis comes to town with her shotgun. original air date 10/23/1954 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 Oct 2011 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_of_billings_11_26_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__body_of_billings_11_26_1947.mp3 A dead body is found floating with a five thousand pound cheque in his pocket. original air date 11/15/1947 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__report_on_ESP_03_09_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__report_on_ESP_03_09_1956.mp3 Dramatizations of true cases of telepathy and discussions of investigations into the possibilities of extra sensory perception. original air date 03/09/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep112_bob_confronts_ibor_12_18_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep112_bob_confronts_ibor_12_18_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 112 original air date 12/18/1937 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__pancake_day_02_26_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__pancake_day_02_26_1952.mp3 Fibber is promoting Pancake Day in Wistful Vista. original air date 02/26/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__passenger_pigeon_04_27_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__passenger_pigeon_04_27_1948.mp3 Fibber and the Passenger Pigeon. original air date 04/27/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep142_election_day_bet_11_05_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep142_election_day_bet_11_05_1944.mp3 Election day has finally come to Summerfield, and everyones interested in the outcome. original air date 11/05/1944 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__william_larson_extortion_case_03_17_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__william_larson_extortion_case_03_17_1948.mp3 When William Larson refuses to pay further blackmail, he is found shot twice in the head. Larsons niece and nephew hated him, and so did the housekeeper. original air date 03/17/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__tiny_mountainous_wrestler_03_24_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__tiny_mountainous_wrestler_03_24_1948.mp3 Big Tiny Mountain has wrestled Stretcher Lewis and killed him. Blackie gets a hammer lock on the clues and solves the murder. original air date 03/22/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_writes_a_newspaper_column_09_23_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_writes_a_newspaper_column_09_23_1940.mp3 George has been asked to write a guest column for newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan and asks Gracie if she knows of any gossip he can write about. George unwittingly writes about a gangster who turns up to rub him out. original air date 09/23/1940 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, 23 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__two_if_by_sea_02_14_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__two_if_by_sea_02_14_1950.mp3 An English journalist attempts to rescue his Russian wife, a famous ballerina, who is being held captive is Moscow. original air date 02/14/1950 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep948_hate_mongers_organization_p3_04_181946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep948_hate_mongers_organization_p3_04_181946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/18/1946 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 Oct 2011 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__ep947_hate_mongers_organization_p2_04_17_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep947_hate_mongers_organization_p2_04_17_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/17/1946 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__lucky_dollar_12_10_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__lucky_dollar_12_10_1950.mp3 A store keeper is murdered by a robber who shuts off the electricity inside the store. A special kind of dollar leads the Rangers to a young Mexican girl and a Dandy suspect. Based on events of August 14, 1945. original air date 12/10/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitty_caught_10_16_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__kitty_caught_10_16_1954.mp3 The Karp Brothers rob the bank in Dodge and take Kitty with them as a hostage. original air date 10/16/1954 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 Oct 2011 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__man_of_distinction_10_15_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__man_of_distinction_10_15_1947.mp3 A crooked antiques dealer sells a phoney Renaissance breakfront to the wrong customer. original air date 10/15/1947 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__voice_of_new_york_03_02_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__voice_of_new_york_03_02_1956.mp3 New York is a city of sound and that sound is the voice of the city, the voice of New York. Tony Swartz with his portable tape recorder has recorded the voice of New York and leads you through a unique venture in to the dramatic form and poetic mood to the actual sounds of New York City. original air date 03/02/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep111_trapped_in_the_old_monks_cell_12_11_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep111_trapped_in_the_old_monks_cell_12_11_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 111 original air date 12/11/1937 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_fire_truck_04_19_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_fire_truck_04_19_1949.mp3 Fibber has won a contest during a used clothing drive and the prize is a ride on the Wistful Vista fire engine. original air date 04/19/1949 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_house_for_olie_05_10_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_house_for_olie_05_10_1949.mp3 The Elks Club is building a new house for Ole, and Fibber is in charge of the construction. original air date 05/10/1949 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep141_new_water_commissioner_10_29_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep141_new_water_commissioner_10_29_1944.mp3 Gildersleeve lines up a job with International Bolt and Screw, based on his knowledge of hydraulics. original air date 10/29/1944 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__five_deadly_bullets_02_18_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__five_deadly_bullets_02_18_1948.mp3 Don Anderson has been shot and Blackie has been seen leaving the scene of the crime with a gun in his hand. Five bullets and a flat nail gives Blackie the needed clues. original air date 02/18/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__twin_murders_02_25_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__twin_murders_02_25_1948.mp3 boston blackie original air date 02/25/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_tries_to_get_out_of_doing_broadcast_10_28_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_tries_to_get_out_of_doing_broadcast_10_28_1940.mp3 George Burns has a date with Fi Fi from the Folies Bergere but in order to keep it he has to get out of doing his broadcast. original air date 10/28/1940 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, 16 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__outer_limit_02_07_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__outer_limit_02_07_1950.mp3 A famous science fiction story about a test pilot who gets a warning from beyond. original air date 02/07/1950 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep946_hate_mongers_organization_p1_04_16_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep946_hate_mongers_organization_p1_04_16_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/16/1946 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 Oct 2011 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__ep945_story_of_the_century_p11_04_15_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep945_story_of_the_century_p11_04_15_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/15/1946 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__hanging_by_a_thread_11_26_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__hanging_by_a_thread_11_26_1950.mp3 George Hawks has committed suicide. Based on events of May 5, 1947. original air date 11/26/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__love_of_a_good_woman_10_09_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__love_of_a_good_woman_10_09_1954.mp3 Coney Thorn plans to kill Marshal Dillon. Coney is sick however, so first Abby Twilling has to nurse him back to health. original air date 10/09/1954 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 Oct 2011 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__career_man_10_08_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__career_man_10_08_1947.mp3 A ambitious businessman makes a hard hitting speech about safe driving, and promptly becomes involved in an hit and run accident. Blackmail and murder follow soon after. original air date 010/08/1947 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__interview_with_shakespeare_02_24_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__interview_with_shakespeare_02_24_1956.mp3 Dr. Frank C. Baxter who was a professor of English at the University of Southern California interviews the distinguished author William Shakespeare as if he were alive in 1956 to ascertain who wrote the works of Shakespeare. original air date 02/24/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep110_easy_entry_12_04_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep110_easy_entry_12_04_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 110 original air date 12/04/1937 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__money_in_a_shoebox_01_18_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__money_in_a_shoebox_01_18_1949.mp3 Fibber finds 5000 dollars in a shoebox. original air date 01/18/1949 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_fire_alarm_box_04_13_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__new_fire_alarm_box_04_13_1948.mp3 Fibber and the fire alarm box. original air date 04/13/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep140_job_contact_10_22_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep140_job_contact_10_22_1944.mp3 Gildersleeves loses faith in Fibbers mousetrap and decides to try and get a job. original air date 10/22/1944 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__record_collector_01_28_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__record_collector_01_28_1948.mp3 A gang is using disc jockey Jack Lescoulie to broadcast cues for their next job. original air date 01/28/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__wind_blows_west_02_11_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__wind_blows_west_02_11_1948.mp3 boston blackie original air date 02/11/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_sees_green_eyed_monster_04_15_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_sees_green_eyed_monster_04_15_1948.mp3 Joe Bagley was a big hit at the party last night and George is feeling jealous especially when he gets it in to his head that Gracie is going to leave him and team up with Bagley for a television program. original air date 04/15/1948 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, 09 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__present_tense_01_31_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__present_tense_01_31_1950.mp3 A strange story of murder, execution, and perhaps a time warp. original air date 01/31/1950 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep944_story_of_the_century_p10_04_12_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep944_story_of_the_century_p10_04_12_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/12/1946 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 Oct 2011 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__ep943_story_of_the_century_p9_04_11_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep943_story_of_the_century_p9_04_11_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/11/1946 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blood_relative_11_12_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__blood_relative_11_12_1950.mp3 A young ex convict comes to town and threatens the life of a store owner, who is found shot to death the next day. Based on events of June 26, 1949. original air date 11/12/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__matt_gets_it_10_02_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__matt_gets_it_10_02_1954.mp3 Dan Grat comes to Dodge on the lam from Amarillo. After shooting the sheriff of Amarillo, he faces Marshal Dillon in a gunfight. original air date 10/02/1954 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 Oct 2011 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__curtain_call_08_27_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__curtain_call_08_27_1947.mp3 Murder takes a bow on the Broadway stage, as an actor dabbles in death, and then takes a curtain call. original air date 08/27/1947 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__season_of_disbelief_02_17_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__season_of_disbelief_02_17_1956.mp3 Season And Disbelief and Hail And Farewell are two unusual and provocative character studies by Ray Bradbury. For CBS Ray Bradbury also narrates these stories. original air date 02/17/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep109_fuel_for_a_future_fire_11_27_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep109_fuel_for_a_future_fire_11_27_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 109 original air date 11/27/1937 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_toothache_05_25_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_toothache_05_25_1948.mp3 Molly has a toothache, so Fibber decides to break into Kramers drugstore for aspirin. original air date 05/25/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_twisted_ankle_04_08_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_twisted_ankle_04_08_1947.mp3 Fibber is sure Molly has twisted her ankle and is determined to help her with the Spring cleaning. original air date 04/08/1947 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep139_job_hunting_10_15_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep139_job_hunting_10_15_1944.mp3 Gildersleeves loses faith in Fibbers mousetrap and decides to try and get a job. original air date 10/15/1944 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__invention_worth_a_killing_01_14_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__invention_worth_a_killing_01_14_1948.mp3 boston blackie original air date 01/14/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kids_killer_01_21_948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__kids_killer_01_21_948.mp3 boston blackie original air date 01/21/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_owes_money_09_09_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_owes_money_09_09_1940.mp3 George has won the 200,000 dollar case against Elsie Trellafas and today is the last day to pay the 25 dollar court fees. Gracie tells him not to pay it as she knows someone who can get them off with it. However trying to track him down costs thousands of dollars in phone calls. original air date 09/09/1940 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, 02 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__treasure_incorporated_01_24_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__treasure_incorporated_01_24_1950.mp3 On a tourist island, a crazy hermit sees to it that the customers get their moneys worth. original air date 01/24/1950 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep942_story_of_the_century_p8_04_10_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep942_story_of_the_century_p8_04_10_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/10/1946 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 Oct 2011 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__ep941_story_of_the_century_p7_04_09_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep941_story_of_the_century_p7_04_09_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/09/1946 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 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__white_suit_11_05_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__white_suit_11_05_1950.mp3 A convict escapes from a small jail. The manhunt is aided by the prisoners white jail clothes and a small walkie talkie. Based on the events of June 23, 1947. original air date 11/05/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__helping_hand_09_27_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__helping_hand_09_27_1954.mp3 Steve Elser is just about to be lynched for cattle rustling, but is saved by Marshal Dillon. Matt gives young Elser a chance, but this might be a mistake. original air date 09/13/1954 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 Oct 2011 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__two_lives_of_colby_fletcher_07_09_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__two_lives_of_colby_fletcher_07_09_1947.mp3 A man deliberately runs down a pedestrian with his car, trying to complete his scheme to fake his own death. original air date 07/09/1947 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__storm_02_10_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__storm_02_10_1956.mp3 CBS Radio Workshop present a graphic and dramatic account of one of natures most terrifying phenomenon, Storm from the famous book by George Stewart. original air date 02/10/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep108_connie_and_bob_still_resist_11_20_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep108_connie_and_bob_still_resist_11_20_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 108 original air date 11/20/1937 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__missing_umbrella_11_18_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__missing_umbrella_11_18_1952.mp3 fibber mcgee and molly original air date 11/18/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_easter_dress_03_23_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mollys_easter_dress_03_23_1948.mp3 Molly has won the Wistful Vista I Like To Patronize Local Merchants Because contest. The prize is an Easter frock. original air date 03/23/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep138_jolly_boys_club_is_formed_10_08_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep138_jolly_boys_club_is_formed_10_08_1944.mp3 When Leroy and his friends get into trouble, Gildersleeve organizes a singing club for them called, The Jolly Boys, which turns into a long running tradition for Gildersleeve and his three pals. original air date 10/08/1944 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__murder_by_the_book_12_03_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__murder_by_the_book_12_03_1947.mp3 boston blackie original air date 12/03/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__riding_stable_01_07_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__riding_stable_01_07_1948.mp3 boston blackie original air date 01/07/1948 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_needs_a_guest_09_16_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_needs_a_guest_09_16_1940.mp3 Georges sponsors have suggested that now the new fall season has started George should get a guest on his show to get ahead with the listeners. He has to get Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore and Ronald Colman but George cant afford to get them so he finds a mimic instead. original air date 09/16/1940 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, 25 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__sure_thing_01_17_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__sure_thing_01_17_1950.mp3 The cthe earth. original air date 01/17/1950 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep940_story_of_the_century_p6_04_08_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep940_story_of_the_century_p6_04_08_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/08/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__ep939_story_of_the_century_p5_04_05_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep939_story_of_the_century_p5_04_05_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/05/1946 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__soft_touch_10_29_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__soft_touch_10_29_1950.mp3 An elderly farm couple is found beaten to death, by an assailant who knew what he was doing, Based on the events of August, 1949. original air date 10/29/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_F_U_09_20_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__the_F_U_09_20_1954.mp3 It appears that Al Clovis has shot Onie Becker in the back, killing him. But, Clovis leads Marshal Dillon and Chester out of town for another reason. original air date 09/20/1954 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 Sep 2011 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__hasty_conclusion_05_19_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__hasty_conclusion_05_19_1947.mp3 A college professor tries a little blackmail when he discovers that the head of the department has plagiarized the research of a dead graduate student. original air date 05/19/1947 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__brave_new_world_p2_02_03_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__brave_new_world_p2_02_03_1956.mp3 The conclusion of the famous story of the future, narrated by the author. Aldous Huxley. original air date 01/27/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep107_explaining_to_OP_11_13_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep107_explaining_to_OP_11_13_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 107 original air date 11/13/1937 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_pressed_pants_10_05_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_pressed_pants_10_05_1948.mp3 Nothing much seems to be happening in Wistful Vista, until Fibber surrenders his pants to the tailors. original air date 10/05/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_win_79_wistful_vista_08_26_1935.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_win_79_wistful_vista_08_26_1935.mp3 Fibber and Molly invest 2 dollars in a lottery ticket and win their home at 79 Wistful Vista. original air date 08/26/1935 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep137_house_is_sold_10_01_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep137_house_is_sold_10_01_1944.mp3 Gildersleeve is tricked into selling his house and finds himself in need of a new house. original air date 10/01/1944 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__old_show_clue_11_05_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__old_show_clue_11_05_1947.mp3 boston blackie original air date 11/05/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__murdock_gang_11_26_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__murdock_gang_11_26_1947.mp3 boston blackie original air date 11/26/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_is_on_trial_09_02_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_is_on_trial_09_02_1940.mp3 Tonight we find George and Gracie about to leave for the courthouse where Elsie Trelafas the girl whom George promised to put on the radio is suing him for 200,000 dollars for breach of contract. original air date 09/02/1940 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, 18 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__vanishing_lady_01_10_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__vanishing_lady_01_10_1950.mp3 The classic suspense story about a young girl in Paris, whose mother has vanished from the face of the earth. original air date 01/10/1950 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep938_story_of_the_century_p4_04_04_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep938_story_of_the_century_p4_04_04_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/04/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__ep937_story_of_the_century_p3_04_03_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep937_story_of_the_century_p3_04_03_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/03/1946 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__dead_giveaway_10_15_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__dead_giveaway_10_15_1950.mp3 A woman and her four month old baby are both murdered. The husband is a prime suspect, but he has an airtight alibi. original air date 10/15/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__dooley_surrenders_09_13_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__dooley_surrenders_09_13_1954.mp3 A buffalo skinner named Emmett Dooley confesses to Marshal Dillon that he has killed a man, but Matt has a good reason for refusing to put him in jail. original air date 09/13/1954 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 Sep 2011 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__sheriff_assistant_04_07_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__sheriff_assistant_04_07_1947.mp3 A man rids himself of a clinging woman by killing her, claiming not to have left his bedroom for a week. The law gets a clue from an unlikely source. original air date 04/07/1947 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no the whistler,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__brave_new_world_p1_01_27_1956.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_cbs_radio_workshop__brave_new_world_p1_01_27_1956.mp3 The first show of the series. The classic story of the future, narrated by the author. Aldous Huxley. original air date 01/27/1956 The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. It was a revival of the earlier Columbia Workshop, broadcast by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and it used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of American network radios last attempts to hold onto, and perhaps recapture, some of the demographics they had lost to television in the post World War Two era. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no cbs radio workshop,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep106_jim_is_hit_11_06_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep106_jim_is_hit_11_06_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 106 original air date 11/06/1937 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_fruit_punch_11_11_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_fruit_punch_11_11_1952.mp3 fibber mcgee and molly original air date 11/11/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_lucky_day_12_14_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_lucky_day_12_14_1948.mp3 It is McGees lucky day. original air date 12/14/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep136_bankers_son_09_24_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep136_bankers_son_09_24_1944.mp3 Gildy gets Marjorie to cultivate a romance with Everett, the bankers son. Gildersleeve wants to borrow 10,000 dolars to start a mousetrap factory. original air date 09/24/1944 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__mid_air_diamond_theft_10_22_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__mid_air_diamond_theft_10_22_1947.mp3 Detective Jack Evans is murdered a mile up in the air, the pilot nearly crashes while landing, and Henry Wilsons million dollar diamond has been stolen. original air date 10/22/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__framed_by_a_fin_10_29_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__framed_by_a_fin_10_29_1947.mp3 boston blackie original air date 10/29/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__sound_and_the_unsound_09_15_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__sound_and_the_unsound_09_15_1951.mp3 A strange tapping noise leads Marlowe to a shooting. original air date 09/15/1951 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 Sep 2011 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_burns_and_allen__george_is_kidnapped_09_30_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_is_kidnapped_09_30_1940.mp3 Last week George Burns was taken for a ride by Hughie Sallis that notorious gangster. Nobody has been heard from him since and fears that the worst has happened. Well the show must go on so Gracie Allen appears alone in mourning in a black dress specially designed for her. original air date 09/30/1940 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, 11 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__pistol_01_03_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__pistol_01_03_1950.mp3 An action packed western about the first Colt six shooter, the California gold fields, and a double crossing dance hall queen. original air date 01/03/1950 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep936_story_of_the_century_p2_04_02_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep936_story_of_the_century_p2_04_02_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/02/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__ep935_story_of_the_century_p1_04_01_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep935_story_of_the_century_p1_04_01_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 04/01/1946 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__living_death_10_08_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__living_death_10_08_1950.mp3 Narcotics smuggling and murder on the Texas Mexico border. original air date 10/08/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__promise_09_06_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__promise_09_06_1954.mp3 Hank Springer has been shot in the leg, but manages to strangle a deputy sheriff and avoid being taken in for trial. original air date 09/06/1954 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 Sep 2011 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__with_my_own_eyes_12_09_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__with_my_own_eyes_12_09_1946.mp3 A woman claims to have seen a muder take place, but the killer turns out to be the Police Commissioner. original air date 12/09/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__lost_horizon_09_10_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__lost_horizon_09_10_1950.mp3 The definitive visit to the Valley Of The Blue Moon. original air date 09/10/1950 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 Sep 2011 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__ep105_bob_catches_an_eavesdropper_10_30_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep105_bob_catches_an_eavesdropper_10_30_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 105 original air date 10/30/1937 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_political_worker_06_10_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_political_worker_06_10_1952.mp3 Senator Selesco has sent a telegram to Fibber, asking him to handle his next campaign. original air date 06/10/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_annual_checkup_05_27_1952.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgees_annual_checkup_05_27_1952.mp3 It is time for Fibbers annual physical exam, so Fibber tries to avoid Doc Gamble. original air date 05/27/1952 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep135_mcgees_invention_09_17_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep135_mcgees_invention_09_17_1944.mp3 McGees invention original air date 09/17/1944 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__dead_aunt_sarah_10_08_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__dead_aunt_sarah_10_08_1947.mp3 Robert Williams hires a man to provide an alibi for him whenever his Aunt Sarah is killed. But his alibi is murdered too. original air date 07/30/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__hired_killer_10_15_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__hired_killer_10_15_1947.mp3 Arnold Peterson hires a notorious killer named Joe Crain, with instructions to tie him up and kill his wife. Crain double crosses Peterson, who is murdered by Bill Smith. Smith plans to use Blackie as an alibi. original air date 10/15/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__medium_was_rare_09_08_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__medium_was_rare_09_08_1951.mp3 adventures of philip marlowe original air date 09/08/1951 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 Sep 2011 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_burns_and_allen__george_is_finally_getting_a_new_car_04_29_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_is_finally_getting_a_new_car_04_29_1948.mp3 Three years ago George put his name on the waiting list for a new car and at long last that glorious moment has arrived. He ca not wait to get it and drive past the Bagleys house. original air date 04/29/1948 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, 04 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__seeds_of_greed_12_27_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__seeds_of_greed_12_27_1949.mp3 Two men on a boat in the South Pacific are after a treasure in pearls, and both with a fatal case of greed. original air date 12/27/1949 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep934_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p10_03_28_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep934_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p10_03_28_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/28/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__ep933_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p9_03_27_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep933_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p9_03_27_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/27/1946 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 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__clean_up_09_30_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__clean_up_09_30_1950.mp3 Murder in the oil field, just the tip of a very dirty iceberg. Based on events in Killman, Texas. original air date 09/30/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__obie_tater_08_30_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__obie_tater_08_30_1954.mp3 Two tough guys rough up Obie Tater to force him to tell where his gold is hidden. When that fails, Obie finds himself suddenly married. original air date 08/30/1954 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 Sep 2011 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__bind_impulse_12_02_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__bind_impulse_12_02_1946.mp3 A womans wealthy father is not dying after all. He may live another twenty years before she inherits his money. original air date 12/02/1946 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 Sep 2011 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__hedda_gabler_08_27_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__hedda_gabler_08_27_1950.mp3 The famous story of the beautiful Hedda who schemes to rid herself of her unloved husband. Author Henrik Ibsen. original air date 08/27/1950 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 Sep 2011 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__ep104_lamasery_10_23_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep104_lamasery_10_23_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 104 original air date 10/23/1937 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_artist_05_08_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_artist_05_08_1951.mp3 The Businessmens Art Class is meeting tonight, and the Norman Rockhead of Wistful Vista is getting ready. original air date 05/08/1951 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_census_taker_04_04_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_the_census_taker_04_04_1950.mp3 Fibber is the census taker. original air date 04/04/1950 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep134_the_rainmaker_09_10_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep134_the_rainmaker_09_10_1944.mp3 Gildersleeve wins the election and becomes mayor of Summerfield. original air date 09/10/1944 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__poetry_in_my_soul_07_30_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__poetry_in_my_soul_07_30_1947.mp3 boston blackie original air date 07/30/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__lighthouse_ghost_09_10_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__lighthouse_ghost_09_10_1947.mp3 A ship owner loses four ships near the same lighthouse, for very mysterious reasons. original air date 09/10/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__nether_nether_land_09_01_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__nether_nether_land_09_01_1951.mp3 adventures of philip marlowe original air date 09/01/1951 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 Aug 2011 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_burns_and_allen__whats_wrong_with_gracie_10_14_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__whats_wrong_with_gracie_10_14_1940.mp3 Tonight joining the fun with George Burns and Gracie Allen Artie Shaw plays the clarinet beautifully accompanied by his orchestra. original air date 10/14/1940 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, 28 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__figure_a_dame_12_20_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__figure_a_dame_12_20_1949.mp3 A double murder on the train to Calcutta and a missing 150,000 dollar emerald. original air date 12/20/1949 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep932_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p8_03_26_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep932_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p8_03_26_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/26/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__ep931_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p7_03_25_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep931_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p7_03_25_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/25/1946 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__open_and_shut_09_23_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__open_and_shut_09_23_1950.mp3 A young Mexican is obviously the killer of a young accountant in Lovers Lane. original air date 09/123/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__young_man_with_a_gun_08_23_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__young_man_with_a_gun_08_23_1954.mp3 Shortly after Marshal Dillon is forced to kill Sam Kertcher, young Peyt Kertcher comes to Dodge, to kill Marshal Dillon. original air date 08/23/1954 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, 27 Aug 2011 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__two_year_plan_11_25_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__two_year_plan_11_25_1946.mp3 The lawyer of a wealthy old man is astounded when his client marries a beautiful 24 year old woman who seems to have no desire for her husbands fortune. original air date 11/25/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__A_high_wind_in_jamaica_08_20_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__A_high_wind_in_jamaica_08_20_1950.mp3 A group of young children are kidnapped by pirates, Author Richard Hughes. original air date 08/20/1950 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 Aug 2011 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__ep103_followed_on_the_trail_10_16_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep103_followed_on_the_trail_10_16_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 103 original air date 10/16/1937 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_makes_a_vase_04_20_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_makes_a_vase_04_20_1948.mp3 Fibber becomes a potter and makes a vase for Molly. original air date 04/20/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_quits_smoking_10_12_1948.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_quits_smoking_10_12_1948.mp3 Fibber gives up smoking. original air date 10/12/1948 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep132_election_day_06_25_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep132_election_day_06_25_1944.mp3 Gildersleeve wins the election and becomes mayor of Summerfield. original air date 06/25/1944 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__construction_gang_07_16_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__construction_gang_07_16_1947.mp3 Investigating a street crew making noise in the middle of the night, Blackie becomes involved in a bank robbery right across the street from his house. original air date 07/16/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__blackie_in_wax_07_23_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__blackie_in_wax_07_23_1947.mp3 blackie in wax original air date 07/23/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__heir_for_g_string_08_25_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__heir_for_g_string_08_25_1951.mp3 A startled corpse, a blue eyed woman and a cryptic message scrawled by a dying man with the pieces of a Chinese puzzle that wouldnt fit together, until Marlowe found out what was deadly about the orange dog. original air date 08/25/1951 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 Aug 2011 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_burns_and_allen__sweeping_into_office_05_29_1940 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__sweeping_into_office_05_29_1940 This is the final part of the gimmick that began Gracies 1940 Presidential Campaign. It was expected to only last a short time but actually ran over 3 months. original air date 05/29/1940 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__border_town_12_13_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__border_town_12_13_1949.mp3 A tale of intrigue, counterfeiting, shanghaiing, general mayhem, and a Chinaman named OToole. original air date 12/13/1949 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, 21 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep930_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p6_03_22_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep930_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p6_03_22_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/22/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__ep929_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p5_03_21_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep929_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p5_03_21_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/21/1946 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__white_elephant_07_15_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__white_elephant_07_15_1950.mp3 A deserted motel is the hiding place for stolen goods and a murderer or two. Based on events of January 16, 1950. original air date 07/15/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__mavis_mccloud_08_16_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__mavis_mccloud_08_16_1954.mp3 Young and beautiful Mavis arrives in Dodge looking for a husband. Finding one in a short time, her troubles are just beginning, and so are Marshal Dillons. original air date 08/16/1954 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, 20 Aug 2011 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__deadly_penny_11_11_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__deadly_penny_11_11_1946.mp3 the deadly penny original air date 11/11/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthurs_court_08_06_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthurs_court_08_06_1950.mp3 The classic story about a 19th century American living back in the days of chivalry. Author Mark Twain. original air date 08/06/1950 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 Aug 2011 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__ep102_searching_for_connie_and_bob_10_09_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep102_searching_for_connie_and_bob_10_09_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 102 original air date 10/09/1937 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_builds_a_fireplace_02_07_1938.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_builds_a_fireplace_02_07_1938.mp3 Mcgee builds a fireplace. original air date 02/07/1938 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_declared_well_04_03_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__mcgee_declared_well_04_03_1951.mp3 Fibber is back from the hospital, at home, and enjoying his ill health. original air date 04/03/1951 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep131_eves_mother_stay_on_06_18_1944.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_great_gildersleeve__ep131_eves_mother_stay_on_06_18_1944.mp3 Throckmorton is running for Mayor and trying to get rid of his future mother in law at the same time. original air date 06/18/1944 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no great gildersleeve,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__johnny_burns_woolens_07_02_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__johnny_burns_woolens_07_02_1947.mp3 Johnny Cash Burns sells imported woolens, and he is allbusiness. He also uses a helicopter and post hypnotic suggestions. original air date 07/02/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__death_comes_to_the_harmonica_man_07_09_1947.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_boston_blackie__death_comes_to_the_harmonica_man_07_09_1947.mp3 Harmonica player Henry Peterson is shot by his girlfriend and dies, but then walks into a police station, playing the harmonica. original air date 07/09/1947 Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no boston blackie,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__young_mans_fancy_08_18_1951.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_philip_marlowe__young_mans_fancy_08_18_1951.mp3 A hot day, and a visit to a Yugoslav American friend who runs a fruit stand, leads Marlowe to a confrontation with a young man with a problem. original air date 08/18/1951 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 Aug 2011 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_burns_and_allen__george_disguises_10_07_1940.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_burns_and_allen__george_disguises_10_07_1940.mp3 Hughie Sallis the gangster has been threatening to kill George. To avoid been recognised George dresses in Gracies clothes and pretended he was her aunt Clara. original air date 10/07/1940 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no burns and allen,otr,old time radio,botar,george burns, gracie allen www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__command_12_06_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_escape__command_12_06_1949.mp3 A good story about the U. S. Cavalry being menaced by hostile Indians. original air date 12/06/1949 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, 14 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no escape,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep928_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p4_03_20_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep928_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p4_03_20_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/20/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__ep927_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p3_03_19_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_adventures_of_superman__ep927_mystery_of_the_dragons_teeth_p3_03_19_1946.mp3 adventures of superman original air date 03/19/1946 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no adventures of superman,dc comics,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__trigger_man_07_29_1950.mp3 http://libsyn.com/media/botar/OTR_tales_of_the_texas_rangers__trigger_man_07_29_1950.mp3 The vicious Gordon brothers leave a trail of death behind them as they head for the Mexican border. Based on events of May 27, 1947. original air date 07/29/1950 Joel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty minute western adventure series. The shows are all reenactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no tales of the texas ranger,joel mccrea,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__joe_phy_08_09_1954.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_gunsmoke__joe_phy_08_09_1954.mp3 Marshal Joe Phy is running the town of Elkader with an iron fist, until Matt Dillon comes to town. original air date 08/09/1954 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, 13 Aug 2011 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__weak_sister_10_14_1946.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_the_whistler__weak_sister_10_14_1946.mp3 Captain Ethan has been poisoned. The sheriff suspects two old maid sisters of poisoning his peaches. original air date 10/14/1946 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 Aug 2011 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__trents_last_case_07_29_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_nbc_university_theatre__trents_last_case_07_29_1950.mp3 Dan OHerlihy stars in this radio adaptation of one of the most unusual novels in detective fiction E. C. Bentleys classic novel Trents Last Case, which was first published in England in 1913. original air date 07/29/1950 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 Aug 2011 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__ep101_A_note_10_02_1937.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_jungle_jim__ep101_A_note_10_02_1937.mp3 jungle jim, episode 101 original air date 10/02/1937 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 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0700 Old Time Radio no jungle jim,OTR,old time radio,botar www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__man_hole_cover_04_18_1950.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__man_hole_cover_04_18_1950.mp3 A part seems to have fallen off the McGees car. original air date 04/18/1950 Fibber McGee and Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan ,real-life husband and wife Vaudevillians, played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGees junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:02:12 -0700 Old Time Radio no fibber mcgee and molly,botar,OTR,old time radio www.botar.us http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__man_of_the_year_swindle_12_13_1949.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/botar/OTR_fibber_mcgee_and_molly__man_of