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The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio

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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.

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Episodes
  • Escape - "The Time Machine - Jeff Corey" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Escape - "The Time Machine - Jeff Corey" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    Sep 10 2026
    Escape presents “The Time Machine - Jeff Corey,” originally broadcast on May 9, 1948. Episode 40 adapts H. G. Wells’s classic novel, with Jeff Corey as inventor Dr. Dudley and Erik Rolf as his skeptical friend, Fowler.

    Dudley invites Fowler to test an extraordinary machine capable of traveling through time. Their experiment carries them to the year 100,080, where a beautiful garden world and its seemingly gentle people hold unsettling mysteries. Irving Ravetch adapted the story for radio, in a production directed by Norman Macdonnell.

    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
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    30:17 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
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    30 mins
  • Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

    Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
    Sep 9 2026
    Suspense presents “Dead Ernest,” episode 205, originally broadcast on CBS on August 8, 1946. Written by Merwin Gerard and Seeleg Lester and produced and directed by Bill Spier, the drama stars Wally Maher, with Junius Matthews, Robert Bailey, Cathy Lewis, and Verna Felton among the supporting cast.

    Ernest Bowers is vulnerable to cataleptic spells that can leave him appearing dead. After a street accident, the safeguards that could explain his condition are separated from him, setting off a tense race through police, hospital, and morgue procedures. Roma Wines sponsored this original production.

    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
    00:52 Original Broadcast
    30:50 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
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    31 mins
  • Dragnet - "The Big Switch" (Old Time Radio, 1954)

    Dragnet - "The Big Switch" (Old Time Radio, 1954)
    Sep 8 2026
    Dragnet presents “The Big Switch,” episode 230, originally broadcast on NBC on January 12, 1954. Jack Webb stars as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith.

    When Mona Fenton is found unconscious in a low-cost Los Angeles hotel room with the gas turned on, Friday and Smith investigate what may be more than an attempted suicide. Their Homicide Detail inquiry follows the hotel registration and the unidentified man connected with the room. The original broadcast was sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes.

    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
    00:52 Original Broadcast
    29:54 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
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    30 mins
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