Perry Mason (TV Audio)

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Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. At one time, the show was "television's most successful and longest-running lawyer series."[3] Another series starring Monte Markham as Mason ran from 1973 to 1974, and Burr returned as Mason in thirty made-for-TV movies that aired from 1985 to 1995.

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Sky King

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Sky King is a 1940s and 1950s American radio and television adventure series. The title character is Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler (or Skyler) "Sky" King. The series was likely based on a true-life person, Jack Cones, the Flying Constable of Twentynine Palms during the 1930s.

The radio show, based on a radio story by Roy Winsor, was the brainchild of Robert Morris Burtt and Wilfred Gibbs Moore, who also created Captain Midnight, first aired in 1946. Several actors played the part of Sky, including Earl Nightingale and John Reed King.

Like many radio shows of the day there were many "radio premiums" offered to listeners. On November 2, 1947 in the episode titled "Mountain Detour" the Sky King Secret Signalscope was used. Listeners were advised to get their own for only 15 cents and the inner seal from a jar of Peter Pan Peanut Butter (produced by sponsor Derby Foods). The Signalscope included a glow-in-the-dark signaling device, whistle, magnifying glass and Sky King's private code. With the Signalscope you could also see around corners and trees.[1] The premiums were innovative, such as the Sky King Spy-Detecto Writer, which had a "decoder" (cipher disk), magnifying glass, measuring scale, and printing mechanism in a single package slightly over 2 inches long. Other notable premiums included the Magni-Glo Writing Ring, which had a luminous element, a secret compartment, a magnifier, and a ballpoint pen all in the crownpiece of a "fits any finger" ring. The radio show ran until 1954, being aired simultaneously with the television version.

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The television version stars Kirby Grant as Sky King and Gloria Winters as his teen-aged niece Penny. Other regular characters included his nephew Clipper, played by Ron Hagerthy, and Mitch the sheriff, played by Ewing Mitchell. Unlike many "lawman-acquaintance" characters on other shows, Mitch was competent, intelligent and skilled. He was always coming to Sky for help, due to friendship and recognizing the utility of Sky's flying skills. Other recurring characters included Jim Bell, the ranch foreman, played by Chubby Johnson as well as Sheriff Hollister played by Monte Blue and Bob Carey played by Norman Ollestad.

Many of the storylines would parallel those used in such dramatic potboilers as Adventures of Superman with the supporting cast repeatedly finding themselves in near death situations and the hero rescuing them with seconds to spare. Penny was particularly adroit at falling into the hands of spies, bank robbers (the best place to hide stolen loot was apparently in the Arizona desert) and other n'er-do-wells.

Like most TV cowboy heroes of the time, Sky never killed the bad guys, even though one episode had him shooting a machine gun into his own stolen plane.

Largely a show for kids, although it sometimes aired in primetime, Sky King became an icon in the aviation community. Many pilots (including American astronauts) who grew up watching Sky King name him as an influence.

Though plot lines were often simplistic, Grant was able to bring a casual, natural treatment of technical details which led to a level of believability not found in other TV series involving aviation or life in the American West. Likewise, villains and other characters were usually shown as intelligent and believable, rather than as two-dimensional. The writing was generally well above the standard for contemporary half-hour programs, though sometimes the acting was not.

The later episodes of the television show were notable for the dramatic opening with an air-to-air shot of the sleek, second Songbird banking sharply away from the camera and its engines roaring, while the announcer proclaimed "Out of the blue of the Western sky comes . . . Sky King!" The short credit roll which followed was equally dramatic, with the Songbird swooping at the camera across El Mirage Dry Lake, California, then pulling up into a steep climb as it went away. The end title featured a musical theme, with the credits superimposed over an air-to-air shot of the Songbird, cruising at altitude for several moments then banking to the left and turning away (similar to the opening shot).

The show also featured low-level flying, especially with the later Songbird. Many shots showed the Cessna "down amongst the rocks and the trees," a way to show the speed of the plane as the desert flashed by in the background.








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Sky King episode 2.mp4

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Dad's Army (BBC)

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Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show. The series regularly gained audiences of 18 million viewers and is still repeated world wide.

The Home Guard consisted of local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, usually owing to age, and as such the series starred several veterans of British film, television and stage, including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Arnold Ridley and John Laurie. Relative youngsters in the regular cast were Ian Lavender, Clive Dunn (who was made-up to play the elderly Jones), Frank Williams, James Beck (who died suddenly during production of the programme's sixth series, despite being one of the youngest cast members) and Colin Bean.

In 2004, Dad's Army was voted into fourth place in a BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. Previously, in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, it was placed thirteenth. The series has had a profound influence on popular culture in the United Kingdom, with the series' catchphrases and characters well known. It is also credited with having highlighted a hitherto forgotten aspect of defence during the Second World War. The Radio Times magazine listed Captain Mainwaring's "You stupid boy!" among the 25 greatest put-downs on TV.

Originally intended to be called The Fighting Tigers, Dad’s Army was based partly on co-writer and creator Jimmy Perry’s real-life experiences in the Local Defence Volunteers (later known as the Home Guard). Perry had been 17 years old when he joined the 10th Hertfordshire Battalion and with a mother who did not like him being out at night and fearing he might catch cold, he bore more than a passing resemblance to the character of Frank Pike. An elderly lance corporal in the outfit often referred to fighting under Kitchener against the "Fuzzy Wuzzies" and proved to be a perfect model for Jones. Other influences were the film Whisky Galore!, and the work of comedians such as Will Hay whose film Oh, Mr Porter! featured a pompous ass, an old man and a young man which gave him Mainwaring, Godfrey and Pike. Another influence was the Lancastrian comedian Robb Wilton, who portrayed a work-shy husband who joined the Home Guard in numerous comic sketches during WW2.

Perry wrote the first script and gave it to David Croft while working as a minor actor in the Croft-produced sitcom Hugh and I, originally intending the role of the spiv, Walker, to be his own. Croft was impressed and sent the script to Michael Mills, Head of Comedy at the BBC. After addressing initial concerns that the programme was making fun of the efforts of the Home Guard, the series was commissioned.

In his book, Dad's Army, Graham McCann explained that the show owes a lot to Michael Mills. It was he who renamed the show Dad's Army. He did not like Brightsea-on-Sea so the location was changed to Walmington-on-Sea. He was happy with the names for the characters Mainwaring, Godfrey and Pike but not with other names and he made suggestions: Private Jim Duck became Frazer, Joe Fish became Joe Walker and Jim Jones became Jack Jones. He also suggested adding a Scot to the mix. Jimmy Perry had produced the original idea but was in need of an experienced man to see it through. Mills suggested David Croft and so the successful partnership began.

The show was set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, on the south coast of England (the exterior scenes were mostly filmed in and around Thetford, Norfolk). Thus, the Home Guard were on the front line in the eventuality of an invasion by the enemy forces across the English Channel, which formed a backdrop to the series. The first series had a loose narrative thread, with Captain Mainwaring’s platoon being formed and equipped—initially with wooden guns and LDV armbands, and later on full army uniforms; the platoon were part of the The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

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Parsley Sidings (BBC)

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Parsley Sidings was a BBC Radio sitcom created by Jim Eldridge. It starred Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender (who were also starring in the television wartime sitcom Dad's Army at that time), together with Kenneth Connor from the Carry On films.

The scripts are by Jim Eldridge (who would later go on to write for many more series, the most successful being the BBC's King Street Junior). The show is set in a sleepy out of the way railway station on the main line between London and Birmingham, in the Midlands.

The main characters are the station master, Mr Horace Hepplewhite (played by Arthur Lowe); his son, Bertram (Ian Lavender); station porter Percy Valentine (Kenneth Connor); Mr Bradshaw, the signalman (also played by Kenneth Connor); and station tanoy announcer Gloria Simpkins (Liz Fraser, who was also in the Carry On films, and appeared in the Dad's Army feature film). The guest cast in some episodes included Bill Pertwee and Roger Delgado. The announcer for the programme was Keith Skues.

The series was produced by Edward Taylor, and was broadcast on BBC Radio 2. Due to the BBC's former practice of wiping tapes after the broadcast of a show, only a minority of the 21 episodes produced are still in their archives - Goodbye, Parsley Sidings and The Entente Cordial are aired on BBC 7 occasionally and have always been in the BBC archives, while A Night Out, A Bird in the Hand and The Secret Agent were recovered between 2001 and 2003 as off-air recordings from members of the public. These episodes too have been aired, in early 2007, on BBC 7. Other episodes are known to exist in private hands.

In 2008, more episodes were discovered, including the pilot. Only one episode, "The New Level Crossing", is still missing. It is not yet known whether these other episodes will be repeated.

COSMOS

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Carl Edward Sagan (English pronunciation: /ˈseɪɡən/) (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science popularizer and science communicator in the space and natural sciences. During his lifetime, he published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he advocated skeptical inquiry and the scientific method. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

Sagan became world-famous for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote.

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Four Star Playhouse

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Four Star Playhouse aired on radio from NBC on Sunday nights at 8:00 PM for 13 episodes. Premiere episode was on 1949-07-03 and the final episode was 1949-09-25. The series was primarily an anthology type drama. The shows starred Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Loretta Young and Robert Cummings.

The series was brought back as Four Star Playhouse as a television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.

Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character (eight episodes) of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino.

The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here (under that title, 25 February 1954), as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat (titled "Search in the Night," 5 November 1953).

Guest stars included Dayton Lummis, as a warden in "Vote of Confidence" and as Whit Lonigan in "A Championship Affair" (both 1954).






Four Star Playhouse s03e13 The Answer.mp4 (Aired: 12/23/1954)




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A cynical Hollywood writer returns to his hometown. At a bar he meets a drunken, disillusioned playwright. The writer challenges the playwright to relate his play, which he does, holding the audience rapt in his gripping recital.






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Guest Star

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Guest Star was a syndicated long running public service series from the Treasury Department. Just about any major star or actor from the era you can name appeared on the series.

Johnny Cash Radio Show

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John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), born J. R. Cash, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

In 1954, Cash moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he sold appliances while studying to be a radio announcer. At night he played with guitarist Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant. Perkins and Grant were known as the Tennessee Two.

Here is a rare recording of "The Johnny Cash Radio Show" from around 1954 at a radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. The show aired at 4 P.M. I believe this is the very first episode of his radio show.

The Johnny Cash Radio Show 54-xx-xx (01) First Song - Wide Open Road
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Sunny Valley

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Sunny Valley is about the lives of people who lived in a serene little town with music from The Sunny Valley Boys and Jed and Ma Simpkins who run a general store.

The show was broadcast from Los Angeles, California and sponsored by The Friendly Dentist Dr. Cowan. It was written and produced by Noreen Gammill.

Private Files Of Rex Saunders

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The Private Files of Rex Saunders aired Wednesdays at 10:30 P.M. on NBC starring Britain's Rex Harrison in the role of a Manhattan amateur detective along with his sidekick Alec played by Leon Janney. The show was produced and directed by Hyman Brown along with the writing talent of Ed Adamson. RCA sponsor.

Rogers Of The Gazette

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Rogers of the Gazette aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS Radio starring Will Rogers Jr.(October 20, 1911–July 9, 1993), son of legendary humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935).

Homespun, slow-spoken Will is the friendly editor of a country newspaper who struggles against the pressures and prejudices of small-town life. He drops gems of wisdom in his razzing voice, perhaps in a questioning manner, of his humorist father.

Jeff Regan Investigator

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Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet. It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful.

Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950. Both versions were 30 minutes, but the day and time slot changed several times. (Thrilling Detective)

Hearts in Harmony

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“Hearts in Harmony” was a five day a week soap opera syndicated in the mid-West from 1941 into the 1950s sponsored by grocery store chain, Kroger. It's the story of a poor young man, Steve Parker, who wants to be a composer and falls in love with a young beautiful singer named Penny from a wealthy family.. Drama and heartbreak follow and of course lots of music. A true dramatic soap opera serial.

Lux Radio Theater (SA)

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• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 57-xx-xx (xxx) Detectives Are Not Always Right.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 62-xx-xx (xxx) The Cruel Sea.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 67-11-13 (916) Sacred Flame.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 68-06-05 (xxx) Dodo In Love.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 69-06-16 The Well Dressed Man.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 69-10-06 The Sound of Murder.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 69-10-20 Trap for a Lonely Man.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 70-03-02 (xxx) Non Stop To Victoria (2).mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 70-03-16 The Late Edwina Black.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 70-xx-xx (xxx) The Man Upstairs.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 71-03-08 (xxx) Goodnight Mrs Puffin.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 71-07-12 (xxx) Hallelujah Corner.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 71-12-13 (xxx) Home And Beauty.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 71-12-27 (xxx) Waters Of The Moon.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 72-01-23 (xxx) Camile.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA 77-xx-xx (xxx) Sellout.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) An Act Of Mercy.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Ask Me No Questions.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Autumn.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Brief Encounter.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Collection For Mis Kitterege.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Dark Victory.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Desperate Hours.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Five Finger Exercise.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) In The Day The Unicorns Dance.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Jane Eyre.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Lame Dogs In The Living Room.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Mr. Harrington's Washington.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Portrait In Black.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Quadrille.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Robber And The Priest.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) Sixteen Lives Of A Drunken Dreamer.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) The Gift.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx (xxx) The Rose Without A Thorn.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Brief Encounter.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Home at Seven.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Man Upstairs.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Night Was Our Friend.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Non Stop to Victoria.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Out of the Rain.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Public Prosecutor.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Return Journey.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Sailor Beware.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Stranger in the House.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx Take Care on Wednesday.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx The Desperate Hours.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx The Meyerling Affair.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx The Night Run.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx The Story of Jacqueline.mp3
• Lux Radio Theatre - SA xx-xx-xx You're Not The Woman I Married.mp3

Vale Of Darkness, The (SA)

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A 30 part South African series titled Vale of Darkness. It is a story of violence and intrigue set against the backdrop of the last days of World War II in Yugoslavia.

Claudia

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Claudia and David was a drama based on the Redbook magazine stories by Rose Franken and William Brown Meloney It began as a skit on the Kate Smith Hour June 6, 1941, a month before becoming a full summer series. Claudia was played by Patricia Ryan and David was played by Richard Kollmar.

Claudia was still in her teens when she fell in love with David; much of the conflict derived from the possessiveness of her mother, with the "everyday drama" focusing on counting pennies, balancing checkbooks and repairing items around the house. The skits on the Smith show developed the romance; the couple would actually wed at "City Hall" in the second regular episode, July 11.

A syndication attempt in 1947-48 sponsored by Coca Cola starred Kathryn Bard as Claudia, and Paul Crabtree as David.

NPR - Country Music Legends Interviews

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NPR Fresh Air collection of its best interviews featuring  country music's legendary songwriters and performers.

 All Shows

npr_country_music_interviews_1-2.zip
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 Single Shows

Dolly Parton: Singing Songs From The Heart And Soul
Charlie Rich: The Silver Fox With A Big Country Sound
Carolina Chocolate Drops And A String Band Tradition
Doc Watson: An Old-Time Folk Musician With Soul
John Doe: A Punk Rocker Goes A Little Country

Ricky Skaggs: A Bluegrass Musician Returns To Roots
Charlie Louvin: A Louvin Brother Carries On
Waylon Jennings: An Outlaw Opens Up Musically
Willie Nelson: The Songwriter Reflects On His Hits
George Jones: A Wild Reputation, A Big Texas Sound

Bobby Braddock: Spelling Success With Country Songs
Merle Haggard Reflects On His Outlaw Country Past
Jimmie Dale Gilmore: A Honky-Tonk Sound From Texas
Charlie Haden: A Bassist With A Country Pedigree
Johnny Cash: A Ghost Rider, Still Stirring Souls
Willie Nelson: The Songwriter at 75
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Counterspy

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Counterspy was an espionage drama radio series that aired on the NBC Blue Network (later the ABC) and Mutual from May 18, 1942 to November 29, 1957.

David Harding (Don MacLaughlin) was the chief of the United States Counterspies, a unit engaged during World War II in counterespionage against Japan's Black Dragon and Germany's Gestapo.

With spies still lurking in the post-war years, as well as the Communist threat, the adventures continued apace well after World War II ended.

Scriptwriters for the series included Milton J. Kramer, Emile C. Tepperman and Stanley Niss.

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Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air

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The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air was a musical-variety radio series for children, sponsored by Pepsodent and heard on NBC. Broadcast from the Disney Little Theater on the RKO lot from January 2 to May 15, 1938, the program was created to promote the February 1938 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In addition to Snow White (January 9, 1938), other shows in the series included "Mother Goose Land," "Cinderella," "King Neptune," "The Pied Piper," "The Old Woman in the Shoe" and "Old MacDonald."

Walt Disney did the voice of Mickey Mouse for the first four episodes. Other Disney characters featured on the program were Donald Duck (Clarence Nash), Minnie Mouse (Thelma Boardman), Goofy (Stuart Buchanan) and Clara Cluck (Florence Gill).

Music was provided by the Felix Mills Orchestra, Donald Duck's Swing Band and The Minnie Mouse Woodland Choir. The opening theme music was "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?". John Hiestan was the announcer for this Sunday afternoon program.






Episode List

1. Robin Hood (January 2, 1938)
2. Snow White Day (January 9, 1938)
3. Donald Duck's Band (January 16, 1938)
4. The River Boat (January 23, 1938)
5. Ali Baba (January 30, 1938)
6. South of the Border (February 6, 1938)
7. Mother Goose and Old King Cole (February 13, 1938)
8. The Gypsy Band (February 20, 1938)
9. Cinderella (February 27, 1938)
10. King Neptune (March 6, 1938)
11. The Pied Piper (March 13, 1938)
12. Sleeping Beauty (March 20, 1938)
13. Ancient Egypt (March 27, 1938) (guest appearance by Snow White)
14. Mother Goose and The Old Woman in a Shoe (April 3, 1938)
15. Long John Silver (April 10, 1938)
16. King Arthur (April 17, 1938)
17. Who Killed Cock Robin? (April 24, 1938)
18. Cowboy Show (May 1, 1938)
19. William Tell (May 8, 1938)
20. Old MacDonald (May 15, 1938)

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Crime Club

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The Crime Club aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System as a half-hour weekly radio series, beginning on December 2, 1946 and continuing until October 16, 1947, a run of 47 episodes. It aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. through December and then on Thursdays at 10 p.m. It was also heard on Wednesdays and Sundays on some stations.

Each installment was introduced by the series host, The Librarian, portrayed by Barry Thomson and Raymond Edward Johnson (who was perhaps better known as the host of Inner Sanctum Mysteries). The series featured murder and mystery dramas, some of which had already been published by the Doubleday Crime Club. A new Crime Club book was made available to the public each week and distributed though local newsstands and bookstores.

Each show in the series began the same way. The telephone rings and the Librarian answers "Hello, I hope I haven't kept you waiting. Yes, this is the Crime Club. I'm the Librarian. (name of the program)? Yes, we have that Crime Club story for you. Come right over. (The organist plays a creepy tune). The doorbell chimes. "Ah you're here. Good. Take the easy chair by the window. Comfortable? The book is on this shelf." (The organist plays a scary chord). Here it is - (name of the program, the author and a very brief summary). "Let's look at it under the reading lamp." The Librarian begins reading the prologue for the tale, and another Crime Club offering begins.

Barry Thompson and Raymond E. Johnson played the mild-mannered, albeit ominous, Librarian. Roger Bower produced and directed most of the episodes. Stedman Coles and Wyllis Cooper (Lights Out, Quiet Please) did most of the scripts, adapted from the Crime Club books.

Death Blew out the Match

13.6M

Mr Smith's Hat

13.8M

Fear Came First

6.4M

Dead Man Control

13.4M

Silent Witnesses

13.5M

The Sun Is a Witness

6.8M

The Grey Mist Murders

13.4M

The Topaz Flower

13.4M

Epitaph for Lydia

6.7M

The Corpse Wore a Wig

14.0M

Murder On Margin

6.7M

Murder Makes a Mummy

6.7M

Murder Rents a Room

6.7M

Death Is a Knockout

6.6M

Hearses Don't Hurry

6.6M

Death Never Doubles

6.6M

Death at 7 -10

6.7M

Coney Island Nocturne

6.7M

Death Deals a Diamond

13.1M

Serenade Macabre

13.1M

Self Made Corpse

6.9M

A Pitch in Time

13.3M

The Gypsy Sings of Death

13.8M

A Deed Indeed

13.9M

Death Swims at Midnight

14.1M

Sometimes a Sucker Wins

6.9M

Fish for Entree

14.2M

No Time for Murder

13.5M

Cowhide

6.7M

Sentence of Death

6.8M

Cupid Can Be Deadly