Popular and rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "The Wolfe Case" August 9, 1950 NBC Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Carnival Murder" August 16, 1950 NBC
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Louis Spense" March 05, 1950 NBC Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Joyce Wallace" March 12, 1950 NBC
Richard Diamond the Singing Detective Richard Diamond, Private Detective "The Stolen Purse" May 22, 1949 NBC Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Charles Walsh and Bob Wells" July 9, 1949 NBC
The Alan Young Show "Mother's Day Contest" May 9, 1947 NBC Family Theater "Vacation for Mom" November 12, 1952 Mutual
Dragnet "The Big Pug" May 18, 1949 NBC Dragnet "The Big Pug" May 18, 1949 NBC
Dragnet "The Big Grab" June 29, 1950 NBC Dragnet "The Big Threat" April 12, 1951 NBC
Easter Show Burns and Allen "Gracie Buys George a New Suit" March 25, 1948 NBC The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet "Easter Sunrise Service" April 17, 1949 NBC
The Adventures of The Falcon "The Case of the Rich Racketeer" November 5, 1950 NBC The Adventures of The Falcon "The Case of the Puzzling Pinup" November 19, 1950 NBC
The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe "Birds on the Wing" November 26, 1949 CBS The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe "The Face to Forget" June 14, 1950 CBS
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "The Green Flame" March 26, 1949 CBS The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "The Last Laugh" April 02, 1949 CBS
Raymond Chandler's detective The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "Red Wind" September 26, 1948 CBS The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "Old Acquaintance" December 26, 1948 CBS
The Fat Man "The Pearl" January 21, 1946 ABC The Fat Man "Murder Plays Hide and Seek" January 2, 1948 ABC
Suspense "Don't Call Me Mother" January 4, 1959 CBS starring Agnes Moorhead Suspense "Time On My Hands" September 25, 1960 CBS
The Fat Man Detective created by Dashiell Hammett The Fat Man "Black Angel" July 8, 1946 ABC The Fat Man "Nightmare Murder" January 17, 1951 ABC
Lux Radio Theater "Goodbye Mr Chips" November 20, 1939 CBS starring Laurence Olivier
Valentines Day Fibber McGee and Molly "Valentine's Candy" February 10, 1942 NBC The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet "Valentine" February 13, 1949 NBC
Lux Radio Theater "Seven Keys to Baldpate" September 26, 1938 CBS Jack Benny, Mary Livingston and Cecil B DeMille
Lux Radio Theater "Captain Blood" February 22, 1937 CBS Errol Flynn Olivia De Havilland
The Railroad Hour "The Mikado" December 5, 1949 NBC The Railroad Hour "Revenge With Music" October 23, 1950 NBC
Lux Radio Theater "Algiers" July 7, 1941 CBS starring Hedy Lamarr and Charles Boyer
The Frank Morgan Show "Guest Richard Neutra" January 7, 1948 Armed Forces Radio Service The Railroad Hour "Brigadoon" January 30, 1950 NBC
Suspense "Return Trip" June 27, 1946 CBS Suspense "Infanticide" October 11, 1959 CBS
Christmas Family Theater "Star of Wonder" December 26, 1951 Mutual Hanukkah The Eternal Light "The Top that Ran Away" December 10, 1950 NBC
Lux Radio Theater "Miracle on 34th Street" December 22, 1947 CBS Natalie Wood
Christmas Show Good News of 1938 December 22, 1938 NBC
Campbell Playhouse "A Christmas Carol" Dec 24, 1939 CBS Orson Welles
Thanksgiving Lum and Abner "Thanksgiving Dinner" November 21, 1948 CBS Bing Crosby Philco Radio Show November 26, 1947 ABC Guest star Frankie Laine
Thanksgiving Our Miss Brooks "Thanksgiving Turkey" November 19, 1950 CBS Life with Luigi "Thanksgiving Dinner" November 20, 1951 CBS
Lux Radio Theater "Swing High, Swing Low" February 26, 1940 CBS starring Rudy Vallee and Virginia Bruce
The Lux Radio Theatre "Conversation Piece" November 16, 1936 CBS Noel Coward musical
Halloween Chase and Sanborn Hour Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy October 29, 1944 NBC guest star Orson Welles Fibber McGee and Molly "Gildy's Halloween Party" October 24, 1939 NBC
Halloween The Witch's Tale "Graveyard Mansion" March 6, 1933 Mutual The Witch's Tale October 26, 1937 Mutual
Suspense "Dark Journey" April 25, 1946 CBS by Lucille Fletcher Suspense "Dead Ernest" August 8, 1946 CBS
Halloween Suspense "Banquo's Chair" June 1, 1943 CBS Suspense "The Yellow Wallpaper" July 29, 1948 CBS
Halloween Quiet Please "Whence You Came" February 16, 1948 Mutual Quiet Please "Northern Lights" January 30, 1949 ABC
Halloween Escape "Country of the Blind" March 20, 1949 CBS Escape "Bloodbath" June 30, 1950 CBS Starring Vincent Price
The Lawrence Welk Show from Hollywood with guest Mack Sennett September 21, 1949 ABC Dance Time USA number 53 and 96 with Lawrence Welk Voice of America during the 1940s
Lux Radio Theater "Tonight or Never" January 25, 1937 CBS starring Jeanette MacDonald
The Mario Lanza Show first song "I've Got You Under My Skin" August 19, 1951 CBS The Mario Lanza Show first song "Sweet Mystery of Life" August 26, 1951 CBS
Back to School Show Honest Harold "First School Day" March 28, 1951 CBS Our Miss Brooks "Heat Wave" August 7, 1949 CBS
The Lone Ranger "Blackjack Martin" May 06, 1938 syndicated through Mutual The Lone Ranger "The Little Red Schoolhouse" September 07, 1938 syndicated through Mutual
The Lone Ranger "Stage to Dalton" May 06, 1938 syndicated through Mutual The Lone Ranger "Women of the Wagon Train" July 29, 1938 syndicated through Mutual
Death Valley Days "Sam Bass" ugust 27, 1936 NBC Death Valley Days "Shoo Fly" June 16, 1939 NBC
Have Gun Will Travel "The Colonel and the Lady" April 12, 1959 CBS Have Gun Will Travel "No Visitors" December 28, 1958 CBS
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "San Fernando Valley" September 19, 1948 CBS Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Fred Wallace and the Black Arrow Gang" CBS and AFRS
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Champion, a Horse No Man Could Ride" December 3, 1949 CBS Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Lonesomest Cowboy" September 17, 1949 CBS
Gunsmoke "Gentleman's Disagreement" July 26, 1952 CBS Gunsmoke "Slade's Saloon" May 24, 1952 CBS
Fourth of July The Campbell Playhouse "The Things We Have" first broadcast May 26, 1939 on CBS Orson Welles playing many different characters in this Cavalcade of America
Gunsmoke "Billy the Kid" April 26, 1952 CBS Gunsmoke "The Boughten Bride" July 12, 1952 CBS
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar "Milford Brooks III" December 7, 1948 CBS audition episode starring Dick Powell Yours Truly Johnny Dollar "Howard Arnould" October 27, 1953 CBS starring John Lund
Father's Day Duffy's Tavern "Father's Day" June 15, 1950 NBC Cavalcade "Children, This is Your Father" October 15, 1945 NBC