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Journey Into Space
was a BBC Radio science fiction program and was written by BBC producer
Charles Chilton. There were three series were produced.
The first series was created in 1953, soon after Riders of the Range, which
was a popular Western and also written by Chilton, ended its six seasons on
the BBC Light Program. Michael Standing, then Head of the BBC Variety
Department, asked Chilton if he could write a sci-fi program, and Journey to
the Moon (later known as Operation Luna) was
the result. The second series, The Red Planet,
followed the adventures of the crew in their first attempt to reach and
explore Mars. Several new characters were introduced, the most notable of
which were Frank Rogers and James Edward Whitaker, the two original crewmen
of freighter #2. Series three of Journey Into Space,
The World in Peril, followed Jet Morgan and his crew's return to Mars
in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
So take a Journey into Space and enjoy over 24 hours and 55 episodes of this
wonderful sci-fi series.
Dark Fantasy was an American Radio
supernatural thriller anthology. It had a short run of 31 episodes,
debuting on November 14, 1941 and ending on June 19, 1942. Its
writer was Scott Bishop, also known for his work on The Mysterious
Traveler. It originated from station WKY in Oklahoma City, and was
heard Friday nights on NBC stations. Even though it only had a short
run, the stories were quite imaginative for their day, found a
nationwide audience almost immediately, and were way ahead of their
time. Unfortunately some of the episodes were
lost. However, we are very lucky to have 24
of the 31 episodes broadcasted, so sit back, and be prepared to feel
those shivers and goose bumps while you listen to almost 10 hours
and 24 episodes of Dark Fantasy.
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was a radio detective drama
which was heard on NBC from October 3, 1951 to June 30, 1955. Detective
Barrie Craig (William Gargan) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office.
So sit back, for the next 25 hours and about 60 episodes, and be as amazed
as I was as I listened to this wonderful old time radio show.
Phil Harris-Alice Faye
Show - The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show was a comedy radio program which
ran on NBC from 1948 to 1954. It evolved from an earlier music and
comedy variety program, The Fitch Bandwagon. Singer-bandleader Phil
Harris and his wife, actress-singer Alice Faye, became the earlier
show's breakout stars, and the show was retooled into a full
situation comedy, with Harris and Faye playing fictionalized
versions of themselves as a working show business couple raising two
daughters in a slightly madcap home. With
better then 50 hours, and over 120 episodes you can laugh each and
every day.
Bing Crosby - A musical variety show, The Bing Crosby Show was broadcast from
1930 to 1956 on both CBS and NBC . The show involves singing and
short comedy skits. Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was born May 3, 1903
, and was lost to us on October 14, 1977. Bing was a popular
American singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half
a century from 1926 until his death. Crosby was the best-selling
recording artist until well into the rock era, with over half a
billion records in circulation. So sit back with one of America’s most
popular singer and actor, and enjoy over 75 hours and 210 episodes
of musical variety and comedy all wrapped into one enjoyable
package.
Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast from April 8, 1950 to
September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the
remainder were pre-recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the
directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator (his
famous opening: "Adventures in time and space, told in future tense..."). So sit back with the precursor to X Minus One, and enjoy over
23 hours, 50 episodes of science fiction written by some of the best science fiction
writers ever.
Space Patrol is a science fiction adventure, aimed at juvenile
audiences of the early 1950s via television, radio, and comic books. The
success of the TV show spawned a radio version, which ran from 18
September 1950 to 19 March 1955. The same cast of actors performed
on both shows.
So sit back, and for the next 40 hours and over
90 episodes, listen
to the science fiction adventure that is prized by Old Time Radio
collectors today as one of radio's most enjoyable adventures.
Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police was a radio adventure
series written by Virginia Cooke. It was centered on the adventures of
Speed Gibson, a fifteen year old pilot who, through his uncle Clint
Barlow, becomes a member of the International Secret Police. Speed was
described as “a typical American boy: interested in short wave radio,
aviation and most of all - The International Secret Police.”
So sit back, and enjoy the next 40 hours and 178 episodes of adventure
with Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police.
