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    Favorite Story: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (AWR0273)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025


    The classic story of a mild-mannered scientist who turned into the beastly Edward Hyde. Original Air Date: October 15, 1946 Starring: William Con Read more ...

    The Greatest Story Ever Told: The Resurrection (AWR0272)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


    Today’s Story: The story of the events after the Crucifixion of Jesus leading up to Easter. Original Air Date: April 6, 1947 Go to

    Bob Burns: Easter Show (AWR0271)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 34:07


    In an Easter program with Spike Jones and his orchestra is an Arkansas Traveler sketch, in which the Traveler is asked to judge an Easter beauty conte Read more ...

    Shorty Bell: Shorty Scoops Photographer (AWR0270)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025


    A photographer is fired after Shorty turns her pictures in to an editor. Original Air Date: June 27, 1948 Starring: Mickey Rooney as Shorty Bell; Read more ...

    Shorty Bell: Crooked Hero (AWR0269)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 33:13


    Today’s Episode: Shorty goes to state prison to cover the death of an old political boss. He encounters a boxing hero, and learns something that s Read more ...

    Shorty Bell, Cup Reporter: Movie Script (AWR0268)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 32:57


    Today’s Story: Shorty sells a story to a Hollywood movie studio but lands in hot water with his editor, as he wrote it on company time. Ori Read more ...

    Hallmark Playhouse: The Desert Shall Rejoice (AWR0267)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


    The trials and tribulations of a disenchanted owner of a tourist campa on Christmas eve. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1948 Starrin Read more ...

    American Melody Hour: Special Christmas Program (AWR0266)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 33:28


    A program of Christmas program with show regulars Bob Hannon, Evelyn MacGregor, The Knightsbridge Chorus, The American Melody Orchestra. Frank Black Conducting Read more ...

    Blondie: Blondie Helps with a Christmas Party (AWR0265)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024


      After finding out that Dagwood’s boss, Mr. Dithers, bought a bunch of cheap presents for disadvantaged children at a home, the Bumsteads tr Read more ...

    Lights Out: Three Men (AWR0264)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 35:22


    Today’s story: At the end of the war, three officers from different countries find themselves as the wise men. Original Broadcast Date: Dec Read more ...

    CBS Radio Workshop: A Writer at Work (AWR0263)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024


    Actress Jan Minor hosts this program, featuring real audio tape of the writer of The Second Mrs. Burton. Hector Chevigny works with his secretary to c Read more ...

    CBS Radio Workshop: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (AWR0262)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 33:56


    A radio biography of the White House, from John Adams to Woodrow Wilson. Original Air Date: November 2, 1956 Go to

    Lux Radio Theater: The War of the Worlds (AWR0261)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 73:21


    Today’s story: Martians invade the Earth in the mid-1950s. Original Air Date: February 8, 1955 Originating in Hollywood Starr Read more ...

    Theater Five: Incident on U.S. 1 (AWR0260)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024


    A young man (James Earl Jones) gets more than he bargains for when he holds up a diner near the highway. Original Air Date: May 4, 1965 Starring: Read more ...

    Heartbeat Theater: Joy of Life (AWR0259)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024


    Today’s Story: A woman struggling with depression turns to a Salvation Army major for help. Original Air Date: October 14, 1966 Star Read more ...

    Bob Hope Show: Guest: Zsa Zsa Gabor (AWR0258)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 37:04


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. In our final week, we focus on Zsa Zsa Gabor, who played Mine Read more ...

    Mr. Chameleon: The Unwanted Child Murder Clue (EP4470)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 37:52


    Today’s Mystery: A man is murdered after having a fight with his wife over their child. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 19, 1949 Originating f Read more ...

    Screen Director's Playhouse: Lifeboat (AWR0257)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week, we focus on Tallulah Bankhead, who played the Blac Read more ...

    Edgar Bergen Show: Guest Star: Liberace (AWR0256)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 43:44


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week we focus on Liberace, who played music-based villai Read more ...

    Favorite Story: Mister Shakespeare (AWR0255)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 49:08


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week, we look at Vincent Price, who played the recurring Read more ...

    The Eternal Light: Honey on the Book (AWR0254)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week we turn our focus to Eli Wallach, a legendary chara Read more ...

    Let Yourself Go: Guest: Al Jolson (AWR0253)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 45:49


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week our focus is on Milton Berle, who played Louie the Read more ...

    Suspense: On A Country Road (AWR0252)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This time we turn to Ida Lupino, who played Cassandra Spellcr Read more ...

    The Magnificient Montague: Montague's Father (AWR0251)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 46:42


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This time, we turn to Art Carney who played the Robin Hood-inspired cr Read more ...

    Lux Radio Theater: Sangaree (AWR0250)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 84:10


        We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week, we turn to Cesar Romero, who pl Read more ...

    Screen Guild Theater: The Devil and Ms. Jones (AWR0249)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. For this week’s episode, we’re taking a look at Van Read more ...

    Suspense: Never Follow a Banjo Act (AWR0248)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 “Batman” TV series. This week we feature Ethel Merman, who played Lola Lasag Read more ...

    Theater Guild on the Air: At Mrs. Beam's (AWR0247)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024


    We continue our look at actors who portrayed villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week we turn to Burgess Meredith, who played the Penguin and w Read more ...

    Lux Radio Theatre: Great Expectations (AWR0246)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024


    We begin a series looking at radio performances by actors who played villains in the 1960s Batman TV series. This week, we focus on Barbara Rush, who Read more ...

    Hallmark Playhouse: Ben-Hur (AWR0245)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024


    An adaptation of Lew Wallace’s classic novel of Judah Ben-Hur, a 1st Century Jewish man unjustly imprisoned by the decree of his ambitious best friend.

    Fitch Bandwagon: Coloring Easter Eggs (AWR0244)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024


    Today’s Story: Phil’s plans for Easter go awry when, instead of using the sponsor’s product, he shampoos his hair with leftover easter Read more ...

    Cavalacade of America: The Pioneer Mother Eliza Ann Brooks (AWR0243)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 35:01


    Today we hear the story of Eliza Ann Brooks who, in 1852, set off alone with her children to make the perilous journey to California. Original Radio Bro Read more ...

    Gallant American Women: Women, the Providers (AWR0242)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024


    Today’s Episode: A look at the role women played in nutrition and providing quality food from the time of the pilgrims to the then-modern time.

    This is the Story: Remember Anna Zenger (AWR0241)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024


    Today’s Story: In the early 18th Century in colonial New York, Anna Zenger tries to save her husband, printer Peter Zenger, while also trying to s Read more ...

    Gallant American Women: These Freedoms (AWR0240)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024


    Today’s Episode: A look at women who fought for freedom of religion, speech, and the abolition of slavery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: O Read more ...

    Curtain Time: Romantic Development (AWR0239)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 35:14


    Today’s story: A young architect has a big break, taking charge of development in a small Connecticut town. However, a beautiful woman and her gra Read more ...

    Heartbeat Theatre: The Land of Beginning Again (AWR0238)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023


    Today’s story: In Strausburg, a Salvation Army Major tries to help a Jewish shop owner who believes his landlord is trying to drive him out. < Read more ...

    Christmas Carols for Christmas Seals (AWR0237)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 18:03


    John Charles Thomas and the Chaffey College Symphonic Choir perform traditional Christmas carols in support of Christmas Seals. Original Air Date: Decen Read more ...

    Dr. Christian: The Fugitive (AWR0236)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 35:45


    An escape German POW will die if Dr. Christian doesn’t perform emergency surgery. He’s not sure if he wants to operate. Original Radio Broad Read more ...

    1956 AFRTS Christmas Spectacular (AWR0235)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 82:57


    The AFRTS broadcasts a Christmas Specatcular which is taken from the Annual Los Angeles Examiner Christmas Benefit on December 7, 1956. Among those appe Read more ...

    Children's Thanksgiving Musical Party (AWR0234)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023


    Leopold Stoknowski hosts a Thanksgiving musical party for 1,400 children at Radio City, playing a variety of classical and popular music as well as music writt Read more ...

    Woolworth Hour (Guest: Tony Bennett) (AWR0233)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023


    The premiere of The Woolworth Hour, featuring guest appearances by Tony Bennett, Ray Walston, and Gisele MacKenzie. Features Percy Faith and Read more ...

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