1001 RADIO DAYS

Each story of the Bailey years started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced a...

Gunsmoke  is an American western  radio series , which was developed for  radio  by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The  series  ran for nine seasons and was  broadcast  by CBS. The first episode of the  series  originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories...

Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brie...

Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brie...

Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brie...

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

Each story of the Bailey years started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced a...

Each story of the Bailey years started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced a...

Father Knows Best was a hugely successful radio show that also made the transition to TV. Critics like to say that this family show presented an idealized version of life in the 50's. Chances are they didn't live in those times. Ask grandma and grandpa if the 50's were a pretty good time to grow up and you'll learn a lot. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories Fro...

The very name of this show (Father Knows Best) makes modern day critics sneer as they say "this show is an idealized version of American life in the 50's". Its time for a NEWS FLASH. In 1950 this show really did reflect the average American family complete with a mom, dad, and three kids. Dad provided the only income and the family had all they needed on an average one person income. . Mom saw her...

Newspaper man turned mystery novelist Dan Holiday decides to advertise in the paper "Adventure wanted-will go anywhere-do anything- write Box 13 Star Times" in order to get ideas for his next mystery. Its a good radio show and will keep you guessing. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-th...

Newspaper man turned mystery novelist Dan Holiday decides to advertise in the paper "Adventure wanted-will go anywhere-do anything- write Box 13 Star Times" in order to get ideas for his next mystery. Its a good radio show and will keep you guessing. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-th...

Dragnet , the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957,  Dragnet 's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of  Dragnet  can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had...

Dragnet , the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957,  Dragnet 's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of  Dragnet  can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had...

Shortly after a newlywed couple board an ocean liner for their honeymoon cruise, the man vanishes along with the fortune his wife gave him as a wedding present. She reports his disappearance to the captain and is told that there is no record of either herself or her husband as passengers..... New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppod...

Dragnet , the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957,  Dragnet 's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of  Dragnet  can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had...

Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brie...

PURSUIT (CBS 1949 - 1952) was a detective series that presented the cases of the fictional Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black. The Inspector was a dedicated policeman, a man hunter, who once on the case, would not rest until the wrongdoer was brought to justice. Black was assisted in cases by Sgt. Moffet. The series was unusual in that it featured dual narration. Starting in the Spring of 1950, B...

Our 2023 Radio Days kicks off with The Life of Riley- starring William Bendix, a hugely popular radio show which began in 1944 and lasted through 1951- when it became a feature film and then went to TV. Riley was a loving husband and father who bumbled his way into situations and somehow always found a way out. The first years episodes aired in 1944 and world war II is a common theme throughout. A...

Our 2023 Radio Days kicks off with The Life of Riley- starring William Bendix, a hugely popular radio show which began in 1944 and lasted through 1951- when it became a feature film and then went to TV. Riley was a loving husband and father who bumbled his way into situations and somehow always found a way out. The first years episodes aired in 1944 and world war II is a common theme throughout. A...

A hired gun is gunning for a witness and Dollar has to stop him. New at Twitter: @1001podcast ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a60ec356-c7d0-4535-b276-1282990e46ba/1001-radio-crime-solvers 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiN...

Two Christmas Shows with Bob Hope- the first with Frank Sinatra, the second at Long Beach Veterans Hospital with Esther Williams ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001...

The Jack Benny Program starred Jack Benny and ran on either radio or TV for more than three decades, earning Emmys for more years than not. Jack played one role throughout- as a minimally talented violinist and penny pincher who was always the butt of jokes. His wife, Mary Livingston, was his constant companion on the shows as well as Rochester, his wise-cracking butler. Jacks actual skills with t...

Cloak and Dagger was an NBC Radio series based on the book Cloak and Dagger by Carey Ford and Alister McBain, using stories of the OSS during the WWII which came straight out of the Washington files. It was the first network series to be based on actual espionage files, and it did well during its brief run. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google...

The Bishop's Wife w Cary Grant and Niven- An overworked church bishop prays for help and it appears in the form of an outspoken angel. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storyte...