Audio Time Travel

Today we travel back in time to the 1950's to hear Bogey and Bacall working together with unmistakable chemistry in the syndicated show Bold Venture. This is the first episode of the series.

Today we travel back in time to April 6, 1946 for the Academy Award presentation of the story Kitty Foyle.

Today we travel back in time to February 9, 1936 for another episode of the Jack Benny program.

Today we travel back in time to April 26, 1950 for an episode of the fantastic science fiction anthology 2000 Plus.

Today we travel back in time to September 2, 1942 for this excellent episode of an incredibly good anthology series.

Today we travel back in time to July 31, 1940 to an episode of Abbott and Costello with guest star Madame Lazonga, who was played by the stunning Mexican actress Lupe Velez.

Today we travel back in time to May 24, 1952 for another very high quality episode of one of the best shows in the history of old time radio.

Today we travel back in time to August 5, 1964 for an episode of Theater Five, an ABC radio attempt at reviving the radio drama.

Today we travel back in time to March 30, 1946 for this adaptation of the movie Jezebel.

Today we travel back in time to January 19, 1936 for another episode of the Jack Benny Show.

Today we travel back in time to May 6, 1950 for another science fiction gem from Dimension X.

Today we travel back in time to July 14, 1947 for another exciting episode of the CBS anthology series Escape, which is widely considered one of the best shows to ever hit the air waves.

Today we travel back in time to September 19, 1948 to enjoy some time with Our Miss Brooks and her zany cast of friends.

Today we travel back in time to September 27, 1953 for another episode of the excellent show "The Six Shooter," starring James Stewart in the title role. For a man known as a gunfighter, the main character Britt rarely uses his gun. Instead, he uses his wits to get out of tight spots and he shows a lot of concern for others along the way.

Today we travel back in time to 1948 for the syndicated show Box 13 and their third episode, "Blackmail is Murder." Box 13 starred Alan Ladd (star of the classic movie "Shane") as a writer on the lookout for story ideas and adventures ensue.

Today we travel back in time to June 15, 1936 for another Lux Radio Theater production. This time, the show is "Burlesque" and it stars Al Jolson, who was one of the huge stars of the day.

Today we travel back in time to January 6, 1935 for this installment of the Jack Benny program. The sound is rough for about 30 seconds in the beginning but smooths out nicely. The episode is shorter than normal because extra musical numbers have been cut out, unfortunately. This episode is a great example of the formula Benny would use for the next 20 years on radio, followed by another 20 on TV.

Today we travel back to April 29, 1950 for another fascinating episode of Dimension X.

Today we travel back to August 19, 1942 for the 10th episode of the long-running show Suspense.

Today we travel back in time to July 19, 1948 for the first real episode of this long-running comedy starring Eve Arden as the title character.

Today we travel back in time to May 10, 1952 for the third episode of Gunsmoke, a long-running and very high quality series.

Today we travel back to August 8, 1964 for the second episode of Theater Five. This was part of an ABC anthology show which was an attempt to revive the radio drama. This was known as Theater Five because an episode aired each weekday at 5:00 (drive time) and there were five episodes each week. These episodes are about 20 minutes each so the rest of the half hour time slot could be filled with ads...

Today we travel back in time to June 8, 1936 for a presentation of The Thin Man. This is a radio adaptation of the wildly popular movie starring the original movie leads, William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Today we travel back to November 3, 1935 for the first show featuring singer Kenny Baker. The formula that would carry Benny and team through the next 35 years is evidenced here. Jack and team allude to themselves being on the radio or needing to be somewhere to be on the radio. There is also a somewhat offensively (for our time) stereotypical (for the original time) portrayal of an Italian immigr...

Today we travel back in time to April 22, 1950 to a story set "in the future" of 1960. In this episode, a professor describes the force he has named "dynamopsychism." Today, we call it telekinesis. The episode features topics on everyone's minds at the times, nuclear war, robots, science moving too fast for its own good.