Monday, December 31, 2012

Father Knows Best
Episode: New Years Sitter (12/51/1953)

Father Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s, and ran on radio from 1949 to 1954 and on television from 1954 to 1960.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Saturday Night X-Minus One Double Feature!!

Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire! [Rocket launch SFX] From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future; adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds. The National Broadcasting Company, in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of Astounding Science Fiction presents... X Minus One.



No Contact (4/24/1955)

The Parade (5/1/)1955)

Friday, December 28, 2012

The Whisperer
Episode: Tea Time for Strangers (7/8/1951)

The Whisperer was an American old-time radio program which broadcast 13 episodes on late Sunday afternoons [5:00 p.m. Eastern] as a summer replacement from July 8 to September 30, 1951 on NBC.
It was based on stories by Dr. Stetson Humphrey (in collaboration with his wife, Irene).
The tone of the show was often tongue-in-cheek, and satirized the radio crime dramas of the day.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Mysterious Traveler
Episode: The Locomotive Ghost (7/6/1943)

The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series, a magazine and a comic book. All three featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense. (1943-1952)



Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The Sealed Book
Episode: Time on my hands

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Episode: Who took the taxis for a ride (7/24/1949)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962. There were 811 episodes in the 12-year run, and more than 720 still exist today.



Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Planet Yesteryear will be broadcasting the best in Christmas Old-time radio all this month. Be sure to tune in daily for new programs from the golden age of radio! Merry Christmas Radio fans!
-Adam from PlanetYesteryear.com

Fibber Mcgee And Molly
Episode: Spending Christmas at Home (12/25/1953)