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The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio brings together legendary comedy, mystery, crime, suspense, science fiction, Westerns, horror, adventure, and drama from the golden age of broadcasting. Discover iconic programs, unforgettable characters, celebrated performers, and timeless stories from radio’s greatest era. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. From famous favorites to essential classics, The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows is a curated showcase of the programs that helped define vintage radio entertainment. Rediscover the best in old time radio shows, classic radio, golden age radio, mystery, comedy, crime, suspense, Westerns, sci-fi, horror, and drama. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support.

  1. 15h ago

    Dragnet - "The Big Saw Afrs" (Old Time Radio, 1954)

    Dragnet presents “The Big Saw,” episode 242, originally broadcast on April 6, 1954. Jack Webb stars as LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith, in a story written by John Robinson and directed by Webb. Assigned to Robbery Detail in Los Angeles after a bank holdup by two masked gunmen, Friday and Smith work from scant early evidence. A customer’s identification and a lead involving a car-rental agency set the detectives on the trail in this methodical, evidence-driven case. The surviving recording is an AFRS rebroadcast of the original NBC program. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 01:04 Original Broadcast 27:12 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Dragnet - "The Big Saw Afrs" (Old Time Radio, 1954)

  2. 1d ago

    Suspense - "The Kettler Method" (Old Time Radio, 1942)

    Suspense presents “The Kettler Method,” episode 12, originally broadcast on CBS on September 16, 1942. This early installment was written by Peter Barry, directed by John Dietz, and features Roger DeKoven as Dr. Kettler, with Gloria Stuart and John Gibson as Claire and Leslie Winton. Days of heavy rain have cut off Dr. Morrissey’s remote sanitarium near Culsten/Culston, where a once-renowned brain surgeon has become a patient. When the Wintons arrive amid the storm, Dr. Kettler’s consuming attachment to a past operation and the technique that bears his name turns the isolated institution into a place of mounting danger. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:56 Original Broadcast 31:03 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Suspense - "The Kettler Method" (Old Time Radio, 1942)

  3. 2d ago

    Escape - "Three Skeleton Key - Vincent Price" (Old Time Radio, 1950)

    Escape, episode 102, “Three Skeleton Key,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 17, 1950. Vincent Price stars as Jean in this James Poe adaptation of George G. Toudouze’s suspenseful short story, directed by William N. Robson. On a remote lighthouse key off the coast of French Guiana, three isolated keepers spot a drifting, abandoned sailing ship approaching their reef. What arrives from the sea turns their lonely outpost into a desperate refuge, in one of Escape’s most celebrated survival dramas. Harry Bartell and Jeff Corey co-star. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 30:25 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Escape - "Three Skeleton Key - Vincent Price" (Old Time Radio, 1950)

  4. 3d ago

    Inner Sanctum Mysteries - "Cause of Death" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Cause of Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 6, 1948. Program #399 stars Berry Kroeger as Redmond County coroner Ken Griswold and Santos Ortega as Inspector Al Hendricks. The drama was written by Bob Sloane and Edward Adamson and directed by Himan Brown. Called home from a lakeside vacation after his wife’s inexplicable death, Griswold faces a case that defies his professional knowledge. With Inspector Hendricks at his side, the coroner follows disturbing evidence through a macabre mystery of grief, guilt, and the seemingly impossible. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 25:02 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Inner Sanctum Mysteries - "Cause of Death" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

  5. 4d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre - "National Velvet" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    Lux Radio Theatre presents “National Velvet,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 3, 1947. This is episode 557, adapted for radio by Sanford Barnett from MGM’s 1944 film, itself based on Enid Bagnold’s novel. In small-town England, determined young Velvet Brown dreams of entering her remarkable horse in the Grand National. Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, and Donald Crisp reprise their film roles in this warm drama of ambition, courage, and a former jockey’s renewed sense of purpose. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 59:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Lux Radio Theatre - "National Velvet" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

  6. 4d ago

    Gunsmoke - "Robin Hood" (Old Time Radio, 1955)

    Gunsmoke presents “Robin Hood,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 8, 1955. Cataloged as episode 143, this John Meston script stars William Conrad as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester and Georgia Ellis as Kitty. When a delayed stagecoach reaches Dodge after a selective robbery at Rocky Ford, the masked thief’s unusually courtly methods earn him comparisons to Robin Hood. Matt Dillon suspects that a notorious outlaw’s polished reputation may be making him harder to catch. Norman Macdonnell directed and produced. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 30:07 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Gunsmoke - "Robin Hood" (Old Time Radio, 1955)

  7. 5d ago

    Escape - "Country of the Blind" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Escape presents “Country of the Blind” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Supplied as episode 44, this sustaining-program drama adapts H. G. Wells’s “The Country of the Blind,” with Paul Frees as mountain guide Juan Nunez and William Conrad providing Escape’s signature voice. Lost among the Andes, Nunez discovers a secluded valley inhabited by a self-contained community whose people have never known sight. John Dunkel’s adaptation follows his unsettling encounter with a society that understands the world in profoundly different terms. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Escape - "Country of the Blind" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

  8. 6d ago

    Suspense - "The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

    Suspense presents “The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1946. Episode 215 stars Edward G. Robinson in a self-referential dual role, with Verna Felton as Ada Hubbard; it was written by Lesley Raddatz and directed by William Spier. Meek, long-suffering Homer J. Hubbard becomes fixated on Robinson’s hard-boiled screen image after seeing Little Caesar. As pressures at home build, Homer’s fantasy of becoming a decisive gangster type leads to an uneasy, darkly comic encounter when the real Edward G. Robinson comes to town. The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 29:47 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Suspense - "The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
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The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio brings together legendary comedy, mystery, crime, suspense, science fiction, Westerns, horror, adventure, and drama from the golden age of broadcasting. Discover iconic programs, unforgettable characters, celebrated performers, and timeless stories from radio’s greatest era. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. From famous favorites to essential classics, The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows is a curated showcase of the programs that helped define vintage radio entertainment. Rediscover the best in old time radio shows, classic radio, golden age radio, mystery, comedy, crime, suspense, Westerns, sci-fi, horror, and drama. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-50-greatest-old-time-radio-shows-old-time-radio--7218119/support.

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