Keith Heltsley

You Are There – Retro Radio Podcast

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Sharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.

Author

Keith Heltsley

Category

Kids

Podcast website

retro-otr.com

Latest episode

Mar 14, 2026

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Episodes

You Are There – Last Day Of Pompei, 79AD. 470825. 25.08.2020

Festivities abound through the land as CBS reporters take you back to Pompei. It’s Navy day, and the Roman fleet is in port. Speakers provide witness of the tollerant and…

You Are There – The Alamo, 1836AD. ep6, 470818. 18.08.2020

A small band of Americans hold out for a stand off against the entire Mexican Army. CBS reporters take us there to witness the events as they unfold at the…

You Are There – Defeat Of The Spanish Armada, 1588AD. 470811. 11.08.2020

Sir Francis Drake and the Brittish fleet are at sea. CBS reporters interview him to discuss the tactics in making contact with the Spanish Armada that threatens London. Meanwhile in…

You Are There – Columbus Discovers America, 1492AD. 470728. 28.07.2020

The date is October 12, 1492, and CBS reporters in London are breathlessly awaiting news from the ships at sea in search of a new land. It has been days…

You Are There – William Penn Trial, 1670AD. ep88, 500514 14.05.2020

Before Pennsylvania was a state, it’s founder faced losing it all in a courtroom battle. Charged of conducting an unlawful assembly, the facts of the case are layed before the…

You Are There – Fall Of Troy 1185BC. 480425. 20.04.2020

CBS Reporters go back to 1184BC to deliver the facts about the Fall of Troy. Inside the walls of Troy we learn a little background of the ten year siege,…

You Are There – The Rise Of Alexander The Great – Battle For Asia, 331BC. 490313. 13.03.2020

The Greeks are set to battle with the much larger Persian army. CDS takes you back over a thousand years to be there as Alexander the Great seeks mastery of…

You Are There – Womens Rights, 1853AD. ep89, 500611. 11.06.2019

As a delegation of women gather to fight for their right to vote, their male counterparts try to keep them in their place at home, and out of the world…

You Are There – The Rise Of Alexander The Great – Peace Offer, 331BC. ep66, 490306. 06.03.2019

Alexander the Great decides whether to accept terms of peace with Persia. if he does, the war will be over between the Greeks and the Persians, if not, The Greeks…

You Are There – Julius Caesar Killed, 44BC. 480215. 15.02.2019

In the Roman Senate, it’s the Ides of March as government officials gather, and CBS reporters take you there. The day that shook the Roman Empire and changed the course…

You Are There – The Dreyfus Case 1899 AD. 480208 08.02.2019

A high profile case of betrayal is played out, and CBS reporters are on hand to take you there. Reporters interview the players in the courtroom drama, and learn a…

You Are There – The Burr Hamilton Duel, 1804AD. ep13, 480111. 11.01.2019

Two political rivals settle a personal score in the early morning. Duelling was even then illegal, but was still accepted as a legitimate way of settling a personal offense. CBS…

You Are There – Witchcraft Trials At Salem, 1692AD. 480104. 04.01.2019

An 80 year old grandmother goes on trial as a witch, and CBS reporters await the verdict. alt=”Thousands of old time radio shows in reach — click here for today’s…

You Are There – Napoleon Captured And Exiled. ep15, 481114 14.11.2018

The mighty Napoleon is held captive abourd a Brittish Warship, just after Waterloo. The mighty war eagle has been caged with beak, wings, and talons clipped, but now what will…

You Are There – Lee And Grant At Appomattox, 1865AD. 481107 07.11.2018

When General Lee rides to meet General Grant at Apomattox, it can only mean one thing, the Army of Northern Virginia is about to surrender to Grant’s Union Army. What…

You Are There – The Trial Of Marie Antoinette (1793AD). ep46, 481017 17.10.2018

CBS reporters stand by to bring the drama of the events of the trial of Marie Antoinette. The people of France face a grim, but inevitable decision. The French prosecutor…

You Are There – Radio, The Listening Years. 471106 16.12.2013

The final stop through the historic presentations that CBS Reporters take you through. Radio has only been around for the past 27 years at this time, and CBS reviews some…

You Are There – Perrys Dash To The North Pole 1909AD. ep71, 490410 06.12.2013

It has been 6 days since the world heard from Admiral Perry, but his last known whereabouts had him moving at about 25 miles per day, and drawing close to…

You Are There – Oklahoma Land Rush 1889 AD. 480307 18.11.2013

Pioneers line up on the border of the Oklahoma territory, and CBS reporters are on hand to share the exciting moments on the scene of land hungry homesteaders. Soldiers enforce…

You Are There – The Surrender Of Sitting Bull 1881AD. ep28, 480502 11.11.2013

The little fort at the gateway of the West sits anxiously awaiting, to witness whether Sitting Bull and his party of 200 squaws and braves will consent to surrender. CBS…

You Are There – Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson, 1868AD. 14.01.2013

John Daily and the CBS reporters stand by as the nation awaits word on whether President Andrew Johnson will be impeached. Witness the closing moments of the trial for crimes…

You Are There – Maximillian Is To Be Executed, 1867AD. 480523 13.11.2012

Unless the new governor of Mexico grants a stay of execution, Archduke Maximillian faces a firing squad at sunrise. Pleas, and protests pour in from royalty and dignitaries all around…

Command Performance – Herbert Marshall, Marilyn Maxwell. 450622 12.10.2012

Herbert Marshal is host, and introduces Marilyn Maxwell, who then sings, Kiss Goodnight. Jack Haley enters to joke around with the cast. Learn a little about the theatrical training of…

You Are There – Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln, 1865AD. 470707 30.09.2012

After the recent surrender, and end of the Civil War, the night is festive as president Lincoln prepares for a night on the town. CBS reporters interview key players as…

You Are There – Battle Of Ghettysburg, 1863AD. 480222. 27.05.2012

The Civil War has been raging on for a couple of years now, and CBS reporters are gathered with the forces converging at Ghettysberg. Listen in and learn some of…

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