Strange Tales (Old Time Radio)

This week we’ll hear from a series that first aired in the U.S. during the late 1940′s, and was then produced years later in Australia.  The Clock brings us Time In Reverse.  This episode first aired January 17, 1956. Download StrangeTales110

The Haunting Hour shares some strangeness this week with Tapping On The Window, an episode that originally aired sometime in the mid to late 1940′s. Download StrangeTales109

This week on Strange Tales we revisit the Inner Sanctum for their episode titled The Judas Clock.  This one originally aired April 17, 1945. Download StrangeTales108

Our strange tale comes from The Sealed Book this week.  Produced in 1945 as a summer replacement for The Shadow, this series aired for 26 episdoes.  We’ll hear Death Spins A Web, the third in the series, first airing April 1, 1945. Download StrangeTales107

The Creaking Door took to the air in the 1960′s in South Africa.  From it we’ll hear The Cat Woman, which first aired July 13, 1964. Download StrangeTales106

Suspense provides the strangeness this week.  We’ll hear their episode from March 2, 1944 titled Portrait Without A Face. Download StrangeTales105

Based on the short story by Carl Stephenson, Escape produced an adaptation of Leiningen Versus The Ants for their January 14, 1948 broadcast.  The story was also adapted for the film The Naked Jungle with Charlton Heston.  Sadly, Mr. Heston isn’t in this one! Download StrangeTales104

Our strange tale comes from the Columbia Workshop this week.  From December 19, 1936 here’s The Gods Of The Mountain. Merry Christmas! Download StrangeTales103

We venture past The Creaking Door once again this week for another episode from that South African series.  We’ll hear I See Ghosts which first aired May 4, 1964. Download StrangeTales102

On this episode of Strange Tales we’ll enjoy a show from the Australian production of The Clock.  The series had originated in the U.S., running from 1946 to 1948, before being reborn in Australia eight years later.  We’ll hear Ghost Story, which aired December 13, 1955. Download StrangeTales101

Our strange tale this week was adapted from the novella by George Eliot titled The Lifted Veil.  The story was first published in 1859, and this radio adaptation first aired January 9, 1944 on The Weird Circle. strongDownload StrangeTales100

Our strange tale comes from The Mysterious Traveler this week.  First airing June 17, 1952 here’s The Green Death. Download StrangeTales99

Created and produced by Himan Brown, Inner Sanctum aired for nine years producing weird little tales like the one we’ll hear today.  First airing May 1, 1945 here’s The Girl On The Gallows. Download StrangeTales98

This week, we’ll hear from Suspense for our strange tale.  This one first aired July 1, 1962 and it’s titled Black Death. Download StrangeTales97

Vincent Price plays Shakespeare in this episode from Favorite Story.  Mister Shakespeare first aired January 14, 1947. Download StrangeTales96