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:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published (1865) BORN: Giuseppe Garibaldi patriot (1807) DIED: William Byrd composer (1623)
Quote:
It is pleasant at times to play the madman. (Seneca)
Fact:
In 1837 Charles Babbage designed a programmable mechanical computer that he called "The Analytical Engine". It was never fully built
Word:
nitid (adjective) 1) Bright; shining; glossy; lustrous 2: Spruce; fine (said of people)
Fortune Cookie:
If your desires are not extravagant they will be granted
Poem:
I did but look and love awhile, / 'Twas but for one half-hour; / Then to resist I had no will, / And now I have no power. (Otway)
Joke:
I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.
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A shotgun wedding in Dodge, but with a twist. The groom gets shot if he marries the girl...and also if he doesn't. What about Crazy Beulah? The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on March 1, 1958
Space Patrol agents have been vainly trying to find out how members of a highly-organized gang of space bandits communicate with each other without use of space-a-phones. Reports of mysterious activity in the Atlas Mountains of Venus have spurred Commander ...
A small colony, cut off from Earth for generations, must prove they are a model of Earth culture when a ship arrives to effect their 'reclamation'. They strive to provide archetypes of Earth society, including a town criminal. Story by: Robert Sheckley
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