| Choose A Day |
Here is a little addition to our Yesteryear Listening Guide. We've looked at all our radio shows, and have grouped them into the day of the year they were broadcast. As a little bit fun we've also added some small snippets. See what was on the airwaves on your birthday, or other memorable dates in your year. Happy Listening!
| On This Day: | The Gestapo is established (1933) BORN: John James Audubon naturalist and illustrator (1785) DIED: John Wilkes Booth assassin (1865) |
| Quote: | Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. (Churchill) |
| Fact: | Vanilla is the extract of fermented and dried pods of orchids. |
| Word: | scop (noun) An Old English poet or bard |
| Fortune Cookie: | Soon you will be sitting on top of the world |
| Poem: | Look at the candle! / What a hungry wind it is... / Hunting in the snow! / (Haiku by Seira) |
| Joke: | Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason. |
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| Chandu the Magician 1933-04-26 298 - Aboard Wilson's Sailing Vessel | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 130 - Magnificent Obsession | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Robert Taylor & Irene Dunne | ||||||||||||
| Dick Tracy 1938-04-26 - 82) Invisible Ink | |||||||||||||
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| Buck Rogers 10 - Black Barney Is Gathering Destructive Weapons | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 33 - Donelli's Protection Racket ep6 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | "Gyp" Donnelli plants a bomb, but is foiled by Superman. Donnelli is captured and the adventure ends. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 35 - Gildy's Goat Horace | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 1601 - Death Warrant | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 393 - The Lady Has Plans | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: William Powell & Rita Hayworth | ||||||||||||
| Screen Guild Theater 141 - Casablanca | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1758 - John Ritchie | |||||||||||||
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| Abbott & Costello Show 96 - Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The Andrews Sisters threaten to sue Bud and Lou, but the boys get out of it by agreeing to appear in a movie with the Sisters. | ||||||||||||
| The Green Hornet 1945-04-26 - San Francisco Adventure | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1277 - Hate Mongers Organization ep9 | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2069 - Chicamoo Joe | |||||||||||||
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| The Judy Canova Show 1947-04-26 - 105) Opera Masquerade | |||||||||||||
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| Life of Riley 154 - Simon the Waiter, Blackmails Riley | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1731 - Crossword Puzzle Mystery ep8 | |||||||||||||
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| Dick Tracy 1948-04-26 - 1314) The Case of the Careless Crooner | |||||||||||||
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| Let George Do It 85 - The Wolf Pack | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2382 - Luke Learns a Lesson | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 613 - Dear Ruth | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Joan Caulfield & William Holden | ||||||||||||
| My Friend Irma 55 - Manhatten Magazine | |||||||||||||
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| Philo Vance 42 - Cipher Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | After a robbery the two thieves are shot at by police, one of the thieves shoots the other. The dead man has a piece of paper with 'Live On' written on it. | ||||||||||||
| 2000 Plus 7 - When Machines Went Mad | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A couple escape from and underground city dominated by machines that will ultimately wipe out humanity. Alternative: A small knot of revolutionaries challenge the tyrannical Master Controller of a future computerized city. Story by: Donald Stapleton | ||||||||||||
| Dr Kildare 13 - Philip Van Court's Amnesia | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Romance | Medical Romance | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | Phillip Van Cort has disappeared. Dr. Kildare finds him at Brighton Beach, suffering from amnesia and psychological problems. Narco-synthesis is used as a cure. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 362 - Jolly Boys' Gift | |||||||||||||
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| Jeff Regan, Investigator 54 - It All Comes Back to Me Now | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Miss "Smith" can't remember her name. Miss Smith also had a loaded .32 calibre Smith and Wesson in her purse. | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 2695 - The Silver Trail | |||||||||||||
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| Mark Trail 38 - Miracle Man of Junction Valley | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51 - The Ralph Baxter Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Jean Lawrence's body is found floating off Pier 14. A prison break by Ralph Baxter seems to be behind it. Dick Powell sings, "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake" after solving the case. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 426 - The Thirteenth Sound | |||||||||||||
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| Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 16 - D Is for Diamonds and Death | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 1 - Billy the Kid | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The first show of the series. A Dutchman draws a lynch mob after the whole town accuses him of murder. A very well-written story with a surprise ending. Georgia Ellis plays the widow of the dead man, not Miss Kitty! | ||||||||||||
| The Aldrich Family 1953-04-26 - 582) The Delivery Bicycle | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Escape 180 - The Derelict | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 878 - Detective Story | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Kirk Douglas & Eleanor Parker | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2771 - Perry Changes Time of Accident | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 549 - The Bertillion Method | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-26 - 289) A Medal for Marksmanship | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 595 - Sight Unseen | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A British story about two ordinary looking men, coming to "get" a London reporter. | ||||||||||||
| 21st Precinct 134 - The Gorilla | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The Precinct crackpot, Jenny Shandon, reports that a gorilla was in her apartment. The police find there is some truth to her claim. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 368 - The Badge | |||||||||||||
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| Have Gun, Will Travel 23 - The Gunsmith | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Paladin goes to the defense of an old gunsmith who's been beaten by a young tough. Ben Wright appears on this program as both a Chinese and a German!) | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 799 - Deep, Deep Is My Love | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 634 - Winsome Widow Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The owner of a liquor store has been killed during a robbery. His beautiful and young wife inherits everything. | ||||||||||||
