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We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 "Batman" TV series. This week we feature Ethel Merman, who played Lola Lasagna.



We feature an episode of Supsense, "Never Follow a Banjo Act," where Merman plays a mature singer paired up with a hot young male talent, whose previous partner died under mysterious circumstances. When she discovers a dark side to the young star, will she be the next to go?



Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 1, 1954



Cast: Ethel Merman as Rosie; Paul Frees; Jerry Hausner; Joseph Kearns; Shepard Menken; Jess Kirkpatrick; Ben Wright



After listening to discussing the program, we talk about the Season 3 two-part story, "The Sport of Penguins" and "A Horse of Another Color," featuring Ethel Merman as Lola Lasagna.



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We continue our look at actors who portrayed villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week we turn to Burgess Meredith, who played the Penguin and we present an episode of Theater Guild on the Air.



In this episode, we step back in time to the bustling streets of pre-war London and the peculiar happenings at Mrs. Beam's boarding house. Paulette Goddard and Burgess Meredith star in a comedic caper that twists and turns through the lives of romantic crooks and their unwitting hosts. From high-society scandals to the threat of the infamous Bluebeard, join us for an adventure that's as charming as it is chaotic.



Original Radio Broadcast: October 28, 1945



Cast: Burgess Meredith,Paulette Goddard, Brenda Forbes



After talking about the episode, we discuss the Batman two-parter, "Hizzonner the Penguin" and "Dizzoner the Penguin" from Season 2.



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We begin a series looking at radio performances by actors who played villains in the 1960s Batman TV series. This week, we focus on Barbara Rush, who was the guest villain in the Season 3 episode "Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club".



For this week's old time radio program, we bring you the Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Great Expectations, in which Barbara Rush plays a featured role.



An eccentric and twisted elderly woman takes an interest in an orphaned boy. When he grows up, he receives an unexpected inheritance.



Starring: Rock Hudson as Pip; Barbara Rush as Estella; William Conrad; Jeanette Nolan; Alan Reed; Peter Votrian; Susan Seaforth; Christopher Cook; Parley Baer, Vivi Janis; James McCallion; Lillian Buyeff; Norman Field; Howard McNear; Leo Britt; Edward Marr



Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 12, 1954



We then discuss the controversial "Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club".



Discussed: Podcast episode: To the Batpoles: Tying Ourselves in Knots.



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An adaptation of Lew Wallace's classic novel of Judah Ben-Hur, a 1st Century Jewish man unjustly imprisoned by the decree of his ambitious best friend.



Original Radio Broadcast: April 10, 1952



Originating in Hollywood



Starring: Jeff Chandler as Ben-Hur; William Conrad; Virginia Gregg; Lurene Tuttle; Herb Butterfield; Richard Beals



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Today's Story:



Phil's plans for Easter go awry when, instead of using the sponsor's product, he shampoos his hair with leftover easter egg dye that turns his hair bright red just before church.



Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 28, 1948



Starring: Phil Harris and Alice Faye; Elliot Lewis as Frankie Remley. Anne Whitfield plays their daughter, Phyl, and we discuss her life and legacy in light of her recent passing.



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Today we hear the story of Eliza Ann Brooks who, in 1852, set off alone with her children to make the perilous journey to California.



Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 3, 1939



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