The Relic Radio Show (old time radio)

This week, the CBS Radio Workshop kicks things off with People Are No Good, an episode from September 8, 1957.  Then we Believe It Or Not with Invasion Of Normandy.  Have Gun Will Travel closes out this show with their episode from February 1, 1959 titled A Matter Of Ethics (begins at 26:25). Download RelicRadio226

This show is a bit longer than usual, and brings us two fine stories beginning with Authors Playhouse and Two Of A Kind, which first aired July 28, 1944.  Then it’s Incredible But True and Rescue At Sea.  We’ll finish off with Studio One, and Payment Deferred which aired July 8, 1947 (begins at 32:40). Download RelicRadio225

The Whistler begins our hour of radio this week with The Alibi, which first aired October 25, 1942.  Next up is Believe It Or Not with Hidden Treasure.  The Sealtest Variety Theater closes this show with a halloween party thrown by Boris Karloff which aired October 28, 1948 (begins at 30:55). Download RelicRadio224

This week, NBC Short Story begins the show with Mr. Arqularis, an episode from February 28, 1951.  Next up is Incredible But True and The Phantom Army.  We finish with Bob Barkley, Undercover Agent and Tyler Forest from 1946. Download RelicRadio223

Alan Ladd is Dan Holliday in Box 13, our first episode this week.  We’ll hear Hot Box, which first aired December 26, 1948.  Then it’s Believe It Or Not with Free Criminal.  We conclude this show with The Lloyd Mawson Entry from the Diary Of Fate.  This one aired February 7, 1948 (begins at 28:59). Download RelicRadio222

John Steele, Adventurer begins this show with Detour, which first aired February 28, 1950.  Then it’s Incredible But True and Where There’s Smoke.  We finish off with The Haunting Hour and No Escape, which aired sometime in the mid to late 40′s (begins at 33:13).  Sorry about the sound quality on that one. Download RelicRadio221

A bit of a nautical theme this week.  We begin with Bogey and Bacall in Bold Venture.  We’ll hear The Ghost Ship, from August 20, 1951.  Then it’s Believe It Or Not and Wedding Ceremony. Voyage Of The Scarlet Queen brings us the tale of The Barefoot Nymph And The Mother Hubbard Jacket, which first aired August 28, 1947 (begins at 28:44). Download RelicRadio220

The Avenger starts things off this week with The Mystery Of The Giant Brain from June 15, 1945.  Then it’s The Wolf On Bald Mountain from Incredible But True.  We finish off with Orson Welles in The Black Museum and The Pink Powder Puff (begins at 32:07). Download RelicRadio219

We’ll hear two from Suspense this week beginning with St. James Infirmary Blues which aired February 27, 1953 (I mistakenly said 1958 – scratch that).  Then it’s a brief word from Flash Pulp.  Our second serving of Suspense is titled The Copper Tea Strainer, and first aired April 21, 1949. Download RelicRadio218

This week, James Stewart stars in The Six Shooter for our first episode.  We’ll hear The Coward from September 27, 1953.  Then it’s Believe It Or Not and Dream Came True.  We finish off with Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone and Page’s Progress, which first aired March 16, 1958 (begins at 31:21). Download RelicRadio217

This week we begin with Authors Playhouse, and a humorous tale titled My Friend Merton, which first aired May 21, 1945. Then it’s Water Wheel from Incredible But True. We’ll close out with Favorite Story and The Necklace, which first aired July 3, 1948 (begins at 33:03). Download RelicRadio216

Suspense starts things off this week with their episode from July 18, 1956 titled The Man Who Threw Acid.  Next is Believe It Or Not and Great Talent.  The Whistler ends this episode with Last Request, which first aired October 17, 1954 (begins 27:25). Download RelicRadio215

This weeks show begins with NBC Short Story and Scuttlebutt, which first aired May 16, 1952.  Then it’s The Heat Of Anger from Incredible But True.  Lightning Jim closes this show out with Jesse James Helps The Marshal, also from 1952 (begins at 34:06). Download RelicRadio214

This week’s show is a bit cobbled together but here nonetheless.  First it’s The Man Called X and The Pickled Chemist from March 14, 1948.  Believe It Or Not brings us Misplaced Building, then it’s Vincent Price in The Saint.  We’ll hear Dossier On A Damsel from August 13, 1950. Download RelicRadio213

We start off with little adventure from Voyage Of The Scarlet Queen this week.  From January 28, 1948 it’s The Bubble Dance And The Buccaneers.  Then Incredible But True tells us about Familiar Streets.  The Key closes this show out with Extension Of Time from 1956 (begins at 32:45). Download RelicRadio212