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2000 Plus (8:30 AM)
2000 Plus was an American SF radio anthology series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System network from March 15, 1950, to January 2, 1952. It was arguably the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing around one month prior to the better known Dimension X.
X Minus One (9:00 AM)
X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from 24 April 1955, to 9 January 1958, in various timeslots on NBC. Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any medium
Exploring Tomorrow (9:30 AM)
Exploring Tomorrow is an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 4 December 1957, until 13 June. An advertisement described it as the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change.
Dimension X (10:00 AM)
Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre.
The Saint (10:30 AM)
The Saint was a radio adventure program in the United States that featured a character who was "a swashbuckling, devil-may-care Robin Hood type who, in his attempt to help people, remained just one step ahead of the police and crooks—both of whom he combatted".Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (11:00 AM)
Each case usually started with a phone call from an insurance adjuster, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim: a suspicious death, an attempted fraud, a missing person, or other mysterious circumstances. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations.
Bold Venture (11:30 AM)
Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Humphrey Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel, Shannon's Place, sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries, and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Lauren Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana.
Escape (12:00 N)
Escape brings together everything that was good about old-time radio drama rolled into one. The title itself almost sums up the very essence of what radio drama is all about. Each of the episodes was a micro drama carefully planned to capture the listeners attention for thirty minutes
Suspense (12:30 PM)
Suspense was a radio series broadcasted on the CBS Radio Network in the early 1940’s that featured many of the era’s famous Hollywood stars. Most notable among them are the highly talented Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Orson Welles and Marlene Dietrich to name a few.
The Six Shooter (1:00 PM)
Jimmy Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Episodes ranged from straight Western drama to whimsical comedy. A trademark of the show was Stewart's use of whispered narration during tense scenes that created a heightened sense of drama, and relief when the situation was resolved.
Have Gun Will Travel (1:30 PM)
The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter played by John Dehner, who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled.
Frontier Gentleman (2:00 PM)
Frontier Gentleman is different from other radio westerns in that the story centered not around some colorful character out of the old West, but it is about a foreigner. An Englishman who came to America to experience firsthand what it is like to live in the still wild and untamed frontier. As the series goes on, we'll find that Kendall is as good with a gun as he is with a pen.
Fort Laramie (2:30 PM)
Fort Laramie depicted what life must have been like on a cavalry post during the late 19th Century. The fort had 400 soldiers, along with many wives. The command was charged with supervising 4,000 Sioux Indians on a nearby reservation.
Gunsmoke (3:00 PM)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
Bob Hope Show (4:30 PM)
The Bob Hope Show was one of the longest running radio programs in the history of the golden age of American radio. The serialization aired from 1935 until 1955 and is considered one the all-time greats when it comes to old time radio comedy.
Father Knows Best (5:00 PM)
Created by Ed James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield.
Life of Riley (5:30 PM)
The Life of Riley starring William Bendix as lovable, blundering, Chester A. Riley, was a radio situation comedy broadcast during and after wartime 40s.
The Aldrich Family (6:00 PM)
The Aldrich Family, a popular radio teenage situation comedy (July 2, 1939 – April 19, 1953),[1] was also presented in films, television and comic books. In the radio series' opening exchange, awkward teen Henry's mother called, "Hen-ry-y-y-y! Hen-ry Al-drich!", and he responded with a breaking adolescent voice, "Com-ing, Mother!"
Fibber McGee and Molly (6:30 PM)
Fibber McGee and Molly (1935–1959) was a longtime[3] husband-and-wife team radio comedy program.
The Great Gildersleeve (7:00 PM)
The Great Gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the United States from 1941 to 1958. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. The series was built around Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly.
Harold Peary Show (7:30 PM)
The Harold Peary Show featured a radio show within a radio show. The main character, Harold Hemp -- called "Honest Harold," was host of a program called "The Happy Homemaker". As one would expect from a situation comedy, humor arose from Hemp's interaction with other characters in the episodes. They included his mother, his nephew, a marshal, a doctor, the radio station's switchboard operator, and girlfriends.
The Halls of Ivy (8:00 PM)
The Halls of Ivy featured Ronald Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and Benita Hume as his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes feels the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends, and college trustees.
2000 Plus (8:30 PM)
2000 Plus was an American SF radio anthology series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System network from March 15, 1950, to January 2, 1952. It was arguably the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing around one month prior to the better known Dimension X.
X Minus One (9:00 PM)
X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from 24 April 1955, to 9 January 1958, in various timeslots on NBC. Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any medium
Exploring Tomorrow (9:30 PM)
Exploring Tomorrow is an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 4 December 1957, until 13 June. An advertisement described it as the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change.
Dimension X (10:00 PM)
Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre.
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Back of the Mike (1938)
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Behind Your Radio Dial (1948)
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Independent Radio (1951)
Military training film on a New York radio station, WMCA, owned by the Nathan Straus family, showing its ownership, management and activities. Good view of radio in the era when most stations were locally owned and operated.
Hear and Now (1958)
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