Tuned to Yesterday

Broadway: Broadway Playhouse “The Heiress” 9/11/50 CBS.

Crime: Molle Mystery Theater “Close Shave” 5/14/48 NBC, The Whistler “Charming Hostess” 5/25/52 CBS.

Adventure: Adventures of Frank Race “Adventure of the Green Doubloon” 10/2/49 Syndicated, Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “The Derelict and the Wandering Boy” 1/7/48 MBS.

Sitcom: Adventures of Topper 8/6/45 NBC, My Favorite Husband 6/11/50 CBS / AFRS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Junkyard” 2/22/56 NBC, Lights Out “Across the Gap” 11/3/42 CBS.

True History: Biographies in Sound “Ernie Pyle, Typewriter in a Foxhole” 1/16/58 NBC

Western: Dr. Six-Gun 11/7/54 NBC / AFRS, Have Gun, Will Travel “Bring Him Back Alive” 2/7/60 CBS.

Adventure: Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “The Jewel Thieves and the Straw-Filled Dummy” 9/11/47 MBS, Dangerous Assignment “Smash Eastern European Protection Racket” 12/3/52 NBC.

Drama: Academy Award Theater “Watch on the Rhine” 8/7/46 CBS, Humphrey Bogart Presents (audition) “Dead Man” 9/17/49 Syndicated.

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective 9/24/49 NBC, New Adventures of Michael Shayne "The Case of the Blood-Stained Pearls" 1948 Syndicated.

Comedy: Red Skelton Show 10/17/51 CBS, Jack Benny Program “Guests: Vincent Price, Claudette Colbert, Fletcher Markle” 2/6/49 CBS.

Science Fiction: Armed Forces Theater “Johnny Cartwright's Camera” 7/22/44 AFRS, X Minus One “Nightmare” 7/21/55 NBC.

Western: Have Gun, Will Travel “Ella West” 12/7/58 CBS, Crime Classics “Death of a Picture Hanger” 7/20/53 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “Papa is All” 12/22/46 ABC.

Crime: Crime Classics “Russian Tragedy” 4/7/54 CBS, Dragnet “The Big Bird” 2/1/55 NBC / AFRS.

Adventure: Dangerous Assignment “Alaska” 4/24/50 NBC, Adventures of Rocky Jordan “Adventure in Zaqaziq” 4/16/50 CBS.

Sitcom: Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet “Ozzie's Short Stories” 2/27/49 NBC, Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show “The Formal Party” 10/23/49 NBC.

Drama: Sleep No More “The Escape of Dr. Trimm” 3/13/57 NBC, Lights Out “Profits Unlimited” 7/20/43 CBS.

Comedy: Ford Theater “Storm in a Teacup” 1/11/48 NBC.

Mystery: New Adventures of Nero Wolfe “The Case of the Friendly Rabbit” 12/1/50 NBC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “All Too Easy Matter” 6/17/62 CBS.

Romance: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Next Time, We Love” 3/29/51 NBC.

Horror: Creaking Door “I See Ghosts” later 1940's Syndicated, Creeps By Night “The Hunt” 5/9/44 NBC Blue.

Drama: Everyman's Theater “The Women Stayed at Home” 12/20/40 NBC, Bright Star “Oil Stock Swindle” 10/23/52 Syndicated.

Mystery: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Manor House Case” 10/15/45 MBS, Fat Man “Murder is the Medium” 7/22/49 ABC.

Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 10/9/45 NBC, Academy Award Theater “The Front Page” 6/22/46 CBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Cold Equations” 8/25/55 NBC, Beyond Tomorrow “Requiem” 4/5/50 CBS.

Western: Gunsmoke “Trojan War” 2/28/53 CBS, Frontier Gentleman “The Lost Mine” 3/2/58 CBS.

Broadway: Best Plays “Skylark” 12/7/52 NBC.

Crime: Philip Morris Playhouse “Four Hours to Kill” 5/13/49 CBS, Adventures of the Thin Man “The Case of the Suspicious Hangover” 10/6/44 CBS.

Adventure: Suspense “Salvage” 4/6/50 CBS, High Adventure “Flood Tide, Ebb Time” 12/4/48 MBS.

Sitcom: Duffy's Tavern 1/5/49 NBC / AFRS, Life of Riley 9/6/47 NBC.

Western: Lux Radio Theater “Ticket to Tomahawk” 6/4/51 CBS.

Horror: Weird Circle “The Spectre of Tappington” 3/24/44 Syndicated, Mystery House “Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!” 4/14/46 MBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Defenders” 5/22/56 NBC, Suspense “Black Death” 7/1/62 CBS.

True History: Destination Freedom “The Saga of Blanche K. Bruce” 9/4/49 WMAQ, News with Edward R. Murrow 3/6/50 CBS, Behind the Mike (Excerpt) “Cooks” 1/19/41 NBC.

Horror: Weird Circle “The Returned” 11/12/44 Syndicated, Murder at Midnight “The Man Who Died Yesterday” 7/5/46 Syndicated.

Drama: Damon Runyon Theater “The Bloodhounds of Broadway” 2/20/51 Syndicated, Dr. Christian “The Other One” 2/21/51 CBS.

Mystery: Adventures of Philip Marlowe “Where There's a Will” 10/17/48 CBS, Rogue's Gallery “Little Drops of Rain” 11/8/45 MBS.

Comedy: Jack Carson Show 2/21/45 CBS, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Terry Moore” 1/14/53 NBC.

Science Fiction: Quiet, Please “The Pathetic Fallacy” 2/2/48 MBS, Dimension X “The Last Objective” 6/3/51 NBC.

Western: Have Gun Will Travel “The Gunsmith” 4/26/59 CBS, Fort Laramie “Never the Twain” 5/6/56 CBS.

Broadway: Lux Radio Theater “To the Ladies” 7/8/40 CBS.

Crime, Official Detective “The Currency Exchange” 2/17/50 MBS, Crime Club “Cupid Can Be Deadly” 10/16/47 MBS.

Adventure: Lux Radio Theater “Intrigue” 5/10/48 CBS.

Sitcom: Aldrich Family 12/9/48 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 12/3/50 CBS.

Romance: Campbell Playhouse “Algiers” 10/8/39 CBS.

Comedy: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” 1/30/49 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 3/11/54 NBC.

Drama: Radio Guild “The Towers of Hate” 6/4/39 NBC Blue, Suspense “Night of the Storm” 7/2/61 CBS.

Mystery: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Uneasy Easy Chair” 5/13/46 MBS, Box 13 “The Clay Pidgeon” 8/7/49 Syndicated.

Horror: Dark Fantasy “The Demon Tree” 12/5/41 NBC, Mysterious Traveler “Death is the Judge” 6/15/47 MBS.

Drama: Stars Over Hollywood “Fantasy Impromptu” 4/12/52 CBS, Story of Dr. Kildare “$5,000 Stolen” 5/31/50 NBC.