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Sunday
1/20/2013
10:00 PM
 130120C

The Shadow and Escape
The Shadow encounters The Society of the Living Dead in a story from 1938. And Escape from 1948 takes you into a world of jazz and voodoo in the dark recesses of New Orleans.

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Saturday
1/19/2013
8:00 PM
 130119A

Fibber McGee and Frontier Town
Fibber McGee discovers the source of Man's Untapped Energy in a broadcast from 1947. And Chad Remington goes to the aid of a victim of claim jumping in Frontier Town.

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Saturday
1/19/2013
9:00 PM
 130119B

NBC University Theater, Lord Jim
NBC University Theater from 1948 presents the Joseph Conrad classic story of a man coming to terms with his past, "Lord Jim."

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Saturday
1/19/2013
10:00 PM
 130119C

Gangbusters and Philip Marlowe
It's real life crime-stopping with Gangbusters. And Philip Marlowe takes on The Case of The Black Halo from 1949.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
8:00 PM
 130113A

Pinto Pete, Challenge of the Yukon, Romance of t...
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Hands celebrate the songs of the West. In the far North, take up the Challenge of the Yukon. Then, go down to Southern California to hear about The Romance of the Ranchos in a true story from 1942.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
9:00 PM
 130113B

Fibber McGee and Sam Spade
Fibber McGee invents a special radio that may actually work in an outing from 1940. And Howard Duff is Sam Spade in the jaw-dropping, fast-moving story, "Betrayed in Bumpass Hell" from 1949.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
10:00 PM
 130113C

Let George Do It, Inner Sanctum
An Oriental idol spells trouble for George Valentine in Let George Do It from 1952. Then, the mad monk Rasputin casts a shadow across The Inner Sanctum in "The Edge of Death" from 1946.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
8:00 PM
 130112A

Fort Laramie, Terry & the Pirates, Buck Rogers
Raymond Burr stars in Fort Laramie from 1956. Then, it's off to Hong Kong with Terry and the Pirates . . . and into the future with Buck Rogers.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
9:00 PM
 130112B

Jack Benny and Suspense
A trip to the famous vault is in store for Jack Benny in a broadcast from 1949. And Suspense from 1950 tells the story of a murderer who likes to attract crowds.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
10:00 PM
 130112C

Nero Wolfe and The Shadow
Nero Wolfe takes up the case of the tell-tale ribbon from 1951. And Orson Welles is The Shadow in "The League of Terror" from 1938.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
8:00 PM
 130106A

Lone Ranger and Bright Star
The Lone Ranger rides again in an adventure from 1946. And Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunn star in the comedy "Bright Star" from 1953.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
9:00 PM
 130106B

You Bet Your Life and Philo Vance
Groucho Marx asks the tough questions . . . not necessarily part of the quiz . . . during You Bet Your Life from 1951. Then, Philo Vance opens The Magic Murder Case.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
10:00 PM
 130106C

NBC Short Story and X-Minus One
NBC Short Story dips into the writings of James A. Michener. And X-Minus One presents the post-apocalyptic story "The Moon is Green" from 1957.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
8:00 PM
 130105A

Challenge of the Yukon and Fibber McGee and Moll...
Venture into the far north for the Challenge of the Yukon. And join Fibber McGee and Molly when they build a dog house in an outing from 1940.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
9:00 PM
 130105B

Great Gildersleeve and Mr. and Mrs. North
The Great Gildersleeve throws a big New Year's costume ball in a broadcast from 1947. And, in a story from the same year, Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into crime.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
10:00 PM
 130105C

Texaco Town Follies and Suspense
Eddie Cantor holds forth for the Texaco Town Follies from 1937. Then it's Suspense from the first week of 1945.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
8:00 PM
 121230A

Cisco Kid and Duffy's Tavern
Cisco Kid and Pancho come to the aid of Ned Dobson's Niece in western adventure from 1952. And Archie cuts prices to give a competitive edge for Duffy's Tavern in a broadcast from 1950.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
9:00 PM
 121230B

Big Town and Horatio Hornblower
A New Year's resolution turns deadly in Big Town from 1948. Then, Horatio Hornblower attempts a daring escape from France in a seagoing adventure from 1952.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
10:00 PM
 121230C

Dragnet and Journey Into Space
Jack Webb stars in real life police drama from Dragnet, and Journey Into Space from 1953 gets closer to the truth behind Operation Luna.

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Saturday
12/29/2012
8:00 PM
 121229A

Hopalong Cassidy and Dr. Kildare
Hopalong Cassidy rides afte the Killers of Lion Canyon in western action from 1951. And Dr. Kildare comes to terms with an unusual case of pneumonia in a story from 1950.

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Saturday
12/29/2012
9:00 PM
 121229B

Screen Director's Playhouse and Alias Nick Beale
Ray Milland stars as the Great Tempter in Screen Director's Playhouse 1950 production of "Alias Nick Beale."

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Saturday
12/29/2012
10:00 PM
 121229C

Mysterious Traveler and Sam Spade
The Mysterious Traveler tells another strange story, "If You Believe" from 1946. And Sam Spade takes on "The Prodigal Panda Caper" from 1950.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
8:00 PM
 121223A

Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower
Fibber McGee has to figure out how to deal with a lost key ring in an outing from 1947. And it's high-seas adventure with Horatio Hornblower and McCool's Irish Plot.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
9:00 PM
 121223B

Campbell Playhouse "A Christmas Carol"
The 1939 Campbell Playhouse classic: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" stars Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
10:00 PM
 121223C

Jack Benny and Suspense
Jack Benny does some last-minute Christmas shopping and Suspense from 1950 tells the story of "A Christmas for Carol."

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Saturday
12/22/2012
8:00 PM
 121222A

Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower.
Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower.

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Saturday
12/22/2012
9:00 PM
 121222B

Father Knows Best, Hallmark Playhouse
After comedy from Father Knows Best, it's Hallmark Playhouse from 1948 with the Christmas story "And the Desert Shall Rejoice."

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Saturday
12/22/2012
10:00 PM
 121222C

Boston Blackie, Burns & Allen
After a case for Boston Blackie, Gracie Allen visits the North Pole in the Burns and Allen Show from 1942.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
8:00 PM
 121216A

The Aldrich Family
the Aldrich Family has a house party in a broadcast from 1948.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
9:00 PM
 121216B

Jimmy Durante and The Scarlet Queen
Jimmy Durante talks Christmas, politics, and the Colorado River in a broadcast from 1947. And the Voyage of the Scarlet Queen finds Oriental intrigue with The Wandering Master and the Warlord at Rest.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
10:00 PM
 121216C

Everyman's Theater and Nero Wolfe
Everyman's Theater tells a story of love and war in "The Women Stayed at Home" from 1940, and Nero Wolfe opens the case of "The Girl Who Cried Wolfe" from 1950.

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Saturday
12/15/2012
8:00 PM
 121215A

Life of Riley, 9XM Players Christmas
Take up the Life of Riley in comedy from 1950.

Then, the 9XM Players will recreate two Christmas classics, beginning with "Berlin 1945," from Quiet Please. (This program is also available for Download from our 9XM Player's page at www.wpr.org/otr/radioplays.cfm )


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Saturday
12/15/2012
9:00 PM
 121215B

Miracle on 34th Street and The Saint
The 9XM Players continue their Christmas celebration with a recreation of My Friend Irma. Then radio great Lurene Tuttle, stars with Vincent Price in "The Saint" from 1949.

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Saturday
12/15/2012
10:00 PM
 121215C

CBS Radio Workshop and The Whistler
What happens when the law of averages is suspended? Be listening for the CBS Radio Workshop from 1956 with "The Big Event. Then a story told on a train leads to another twisted tale from The Whistler.

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Sunday
12/9/2012
8:00 PM
 121209A

Challenge of the Yukon, Ozzie and Harriet
Take up the Challenge of the Yukon. Then, drop in on The Nelsons, where you'll find Ozzie and Harriet doing a lot of worrying . . . about worrying.

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Sunday
12/9/2012
9:00 PM
 121209B

Richard Diamond and the Whistler
Dick Powell is Richard Diamond in a case from 1951. Then, from the same year, The Whistler returns to tell the story of "The Other Hand."

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Sunday
12/9/2012
10:00 PM
 121209C

The Black Museum and Journey into Space
Orson Welles is your host for a story from the Black Museum. And
Journey Into Space from 1953 will take you further into the mystery of Operation Luna.


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Saturday
12/8/2012
8:00 PM
 121208A

Gunsmoke and Jack Benny
A courteous gunman poses a challenge for Matt Dillon and Chester in an 1953 episode of Gunsmoke. And the original super-saver, Jack Benny, goes Christmas Shopping in a broadcast from 1954.

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Saturday
12/8/2012
9:00 PM
 121208B

Cyrano de Bergerac
Gerald Bartell stars in the 1938 WHA Players production of Aaron Rostand's classic story "Cyrano de Bergerac."

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Saturday
12/8/2012
10:00 PM
 121208C

Fibber McGee and Richar Diamond
When Fibber McGee talks politics, catastrophe can't be far behind in a broadcast from 1945. And Richard Diamond finds himself a target in a story first heard in 1951.

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Sunday
12/2/2012
8:00 PM
 121202A

Lone Ranger and Father Knows Best
The Lone Ranger rides again in a story from 1945. And a French teacher turns the Anderson household upside down in Father Knows Best from 1950.

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Sunday
12/2/2012
9:00 PM
 121202B

CBS Radio Workshop and Philip Marlowe
The CBS Radio Workshop follows the adventures of a do-it-yourself home remodeling in "The Day the Roof Fell In." And Philip Marlowe picks up a case for The Kid on the Corner in a story from 1949.

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Sunday
12/2/2012
10:00 PM
 121202C

Escape and Lights Out
A vagabond pilot gets forced into a trip to "This Side of Nowhere" in Escape from 1950. And Lights Out from 1942 tells the story of a newspaper publisher who cleans house and takes a detour into the unexpected.

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Saturday
12/1/2012
8:00 PM
 121201A

Jimmy Durante and Grand Marquee
Jimmy Durante hosts the suave Charles Boyer in a broadcast from 1947. And Marquee from the same year presents Wisconsinite Don Ameche in the comedy "What Is This Thing Called Love?"

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Saturday
12/1/2012
9:00 PM
 121201B

The Life of Riley and The Saind
William Bendix stars in The Life of Riley from 1943. Then, the Saint investigates the case of "The Dame on the Doorstep" from 1950.

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Saturday
12/1/2012
10:00 PM
 121201C

X-Minus One and Mysterious Traveler
X-Minus One brings you science fiction from 1956 with "If You Was a Moklin." And the Mysterious Traveler tells the tale of "Murder in Jazz Time" from 1948.

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Sunday
11/25/2012
8:00 PM
 121125A

Gunsmoke and Jack Benny
Matt Dillon encounters a treasure-seeker of a special kind in Gunsmoke from 1960. And Jack Benny serves up a different kind of bird for Thanksgiving in a broadcast from 1939.

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Sunday
11/25/2012
9:00 PM
 121125B

Radio City Playhouse and Dragnet
A mysterious mission spells doom for an office worker during Radio City Playhouse from 1949. And knock-off goods prompt a response from Dragnet in a true story from 1950.

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Sunday
11/25/2012
10:00 PM
 121125C

Murder at Midnight and X-Minus One
Who's the serial killer? Someone close at hand? Murder at Midnight from 1946 takes you into the world of "The Creeper," and X-Minus One from 1956 tells the story of the Vital Factor.

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Saturday
11/24/2012
8:00 PM
 121124A

Lum and Abner and the Great Gildersleeve
Lum and Abner start up a money-raising scheme in a misadventure from 1949, and the Great Gildersleeve celebrates Thanksgiving 1949.

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Saturday
11/24/2012
9:00 PM
 121124B

Mr. and Mrs. North and Escape
Mr. and Mrs. North enter the world of boxing for the case of the Crooked Ring from 1953, and Escape from 1948 presents "The Fugitive."

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Saturday
11/24/2012
10:00 PM
 121124C

Suspense and X-Minus One
Suspense from 1951 brings you "Death on My Hands," and X-Minus One from 1955 offers you science fiction with "The Embassy."

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Sunday
11/18/2012
8:00 PM
 121118A

Dr. Sixgun and Burns & Allen
Dr. Sixgun sets out to keep a man from self-destruction in a story from 1954. And, Frank Sinatra visits George Burns and Gracie Allen in a 1946 broadcast.

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Sunday
11/18/2012
9:00 PM
 121118B

Let George Do It and Rocky Jordan
Bob Bailey stars in Let George Do It from 1952. And, an alleged gambling debt means danger in Cairo for Rocky Jordan.

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Sunday
11/18/2012
10:00 PM
 121118C

Haunting Hour and X-Minus One
Why are window washers suddenly dying? Find out during the Haunting Hour and "The Skyscraper Mystery". Then, visit Mars for the mystery of longevity on X-Minus One with Ray Bradbury's "Dwellers in Silence" from 1955.

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Saturday
11/17/2012
8:00 PM
 121117A

Cisco Kid and Fred Allen
The Cisco Kid and Pancho ride into Terror Town in a story from 1954. Then, Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred Allen in a broadcast from 1945.

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Saturday
11/17/2012
9:00 PM
 121117B

Skywave theater and Philip Morris Playhouse
Skywave Theater brings you three classic short stories. Then, Vincent Price stars in the 1949 Philip Morris Playhouse production of "Leona's Room."

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Saturday
11/17/2012
10:00 PM
 121117C

Weird Circle and The Man Called X
Enter the Weird Circle for the strange story of "The Tapestry Horse". Then, venture into international intrigue with Herbert Marshall as The Man Called X.

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Sunday
11/11/2012
8:00 PM
 121111A

Have Gun Will Travel and Fibber McGee and Molly
A wedding day turns dangerous for Paladin in Have Gun Will Travel from 1959. Then,
Fibber McGee and Molly go looking for new furniture in a misadventure from 1941.


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Sunday
11/11/2012
9:00 PM
 121111B

Dr. Kildare and Bold Venture
Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore star in The Story of Dr. Kildare, from 1950. Then, Bogart and Bacall sail into steamy intrigue in Havana in Bold Venture.

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Sunday
11/11/2012
10:00 PM
 121111C

Suspense and Journey Into Space
Lee J. Cobb stars as a man who makes a deadly bet in Suspense from 1945. And the crew of Journey Into Space falls captive in an alien craft in Operation Luna from 1953.

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Saturday
11/10/2012
8:00 PM
 121110A

Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight, Abbott and Costel...
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride into a ghost town in an adventure from 1941. Captain Midnight follows with a story from 1940. And, Abbott and Costello host the creepy with Peter Lorre in a broadcast from 1943.

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Saturday
11/10/2012
9:00 PM
 121110B

Lux Radio Theater
Lux Radio Theater from 1954 presents the sci-fi classic, "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

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Saturday
11/10/2012
10:00 PM
 121110C

Boston Blackie and Gangbusters
Boston Blackie finds that "Mutiny Leads to Murder" in a case from 1946. Then, Gangbusters from 1947 follows the true story of "The Tennessee Valley Killer."

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Sunday
11/4/2012
8:00 PM
 121104A

Lux Radio Theater
He has an unconventional approach to frontier law enforcement and we'll find out how well it works when James Stewart stars in the 1945 Lux Radio Theater production of Destry Rides Again.

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Sunday
11/4/2012
9:00 PM
 121104B

The Great Gildersleeve and The Scarlet Queen
The Great Gildersleeve minds the baby in a broadcast from 1941. Intrigue in Cairo follows with Rocky Jordan in a story from 1949. Then, board The Scarlet Queen for adventure and intrigue in the Far East.

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Sunday
11/4/2012
10:00 PM
 121104C

Sam Spade and Two Thousand Plus
What does S-Q-P stand for? It's up to Sam Spade to find out in a caper from 1948. Then, Two Thousand Plus presents science fiction from 1950 with "The Giant Walks."

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Saturday
11/3/2012
8:00 PM
 121103A

Duffy's Tavern and Adventures By Morse
Boris Karloff mixes it up with the denizens of Duffy's Tavern in comedy from 1945. And
Adventures By Morse from 1944 offers up "A Coffin for the Lady."


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Saturday
11/3/2012
9:00 PM
 121103B

Lux Radio Theater and Guadalcanal Diary
Lux Radio Theater from 1944 presents William Bendix and an all-star cast in "Guadalcanal Diary."

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Saturday
11/3/2012
10:00 PM
 121103C

This Is Your FBI and The Inner Sanctum
This Is Your FBI from 1945 goes after Escaped POWs. And, The Inner Sanctum from 1943 stars Peter Lorre in "The Black Seagull."

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Sunday
10/28/2012
8:00 PM
 121028A

Challenge of the Yukon and The Halls of Ivy
A friend of Sergeant Preston's has a strange dying wish in the Challenge of the Yukon from 1947. And the football coach has had enough and wants to retire, creating a crisis for The Halls of Ivy in a story from 1951.

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Sunday
10/28/2012
9:00 PM
 121028B

Studio One
Swashbuckling adventure comes your way when Clayton Collier stars in the 1948 Studio One production of " Anthony Adverse."

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Sunday
10/28/2012
10:00 PM
 121028C

Lights Out and Radio Pirates
Lights Out from 1942 ventures into the macabre with "Mungahra." And The Radio Pirates mark the 74th anniversary of a famous broadcast with a story of a pesky Martian invasion in "They Came for the Candy."

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Saturday
10/27/2012
8:00 PM
 121027A

Challenge of the Yukon and Fatehr Knows Best
Sergeant Preston and Yukon King take up The Challenge of the Yukon. Then, Robert Young stars in Father Knows Best from 1951.

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Saturday
10/27/2012
9:00 PM
 121027B

Suspense
Suspense will keep you guessing as to what's real and what's illusion in " Love's Lovely Counterfeit" from 1948.

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Saturday
10/27/2012
10:00 PM
 121027C

X-Minus One and Lights Out
X-Minus One from 1955 brings you science fiction with "Universe". And the master of the macabre, Arch Oboler, offers you "Lord Marley's Guest" when it's time for Lights Out.

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Sunday
10/21/2012
8:00 PM
 121021A

Gunsmoke and Jack Benny
The former suitor of a bride-to-be returns to Dodge, spelling danger for Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke from 1952. Then Jack Benny and the gang take the Train to L.A. in an adventure from 1941.

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Sunday
10/21/2012
9:00 PM
 121021B

This Is Your FBI and Information Please
An Indian Head penny leads to a threat to national security in This Is Your FBI. And Information Please asks the tricky questions with guest panelist Red Barber in a broadcast from 1943.

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Sunday
10/21/2012
10:00 PM
 121021C

The Shadow, Journey Into Space
She knows The Shadow's secret and she's out to destroy him in "The Temple Bells of Neban" from 1937, starring Orson Welles. Then, Journey Into Space from 1953 ventures to a strange planet . . . Earth . . . but what year?

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Saturday
10/20/2012
8:00 PM
 121020A

The Six-Shooter and Jack Benny
James Stewart stars in The Six-Shooter from 1953. And Jack Benny gets caught up in a golf match in an episode from 1947.

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Saturday
10/20/2012
9:00 PM
 121020B

Casey Crime Photographer and Escape
Casey, Crime Photographer discovers that Cupid is a killer in a case from 1949. And Escape, also from 1949, tells the gripping story "Country of the Blind."

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Saturday
10/20/2012
10:00 PM
 121020C

Philip Marlowe and The Shadow
Philip Marlowe cracks open the case of "Murder in the Mist". And Orson Welles is The Shadow in "The Black Abbot" from 1938.

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Sunday
10/14/2012
8:00 PM
 121014A

Lone Ranger, Frank Merriwell
When a sheriff suspects his son of turning outlaw, The Lone Ranger rides into danger in "Tin Star Heritage" from 1945. And a stray bulldog threatens Yale in a big game against Brown in "The Adventures of Frank Merriwell" from 1948.

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Sunday
10/14/2012
9:00 PM
 121014B

Fred Allen and Crime Classics
Fred Allen sings hillbilly music with an unlikely guest . . . Frank Sinatra . . . in a broadcast from 1945. And Crime Classics tells the true story of the Seven-Layered Arsenic Cake.

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Sunday
10/14/2012
10:00 PM
 121014C

Witch's Tale and Journey Into Space
A fight between two miners in the Old West leads to a macabre story from the Witch's Tale. Then, in an episode from 1953, Journey Into Space gets deeper into Operation Luna.

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Saturday
10/13/2012
8:00 PM
 121013A

All-Star Western Theater, Command Performance
All-Star Western Theater stars Foy Willing and The Riders of the Purple Sage in a broadcast from 1947. And Eddie Cantor hosts Command Performance with fellow comedian Danny Kaye.

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Saturday
10/13/2012
9:00 PM
 121013B

Jason and the Golden Fleece, Yours Truly Johnny ...
MacDonald Carey and William Conrad venture into tropical intrigue in Jason and the Golden Fleece. Then, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar shows once again that the life of an insurance investigator can be dangerous.

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Saturday
10/13/2012
10:00 PM
 121013C

Boston Blackie, Inner Sanctum
Boston Blackie cracks open a case from 1947. And The Inner Sanctum from 1945 offers up a creepy tale called "Dead Man's Deal."

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Sunday
10/7/2012
8:00 PM
 121007A

Wild Bill Hickok, Bright Star
Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles face an outlaw who throws a long shadow in western adventure from 1954. And Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunn get into some comic sparring in Bright Star from 1952.

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Sunday
10/7/2012
9:00 PM
 121007B

Richard Diamond
Richard Diamond takes up The Gibson Murder Case from 1949 . . . but will Rick get in a song at the end?

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Sunday
10/7/2012
10:00 PM
 121007C

NBC Short Story, X-Minus One
NBC Short Story brings you Edgar Alan Poe's, "The Oblong Box". And counterfeit money leads to an unlikely source for an extra-planetary treasury agent in "Protective Mimicry" from X-Minus One.

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Saturday
10/6/2012
8:00 PM
 121006A

Space Patrol, The Great Gildersleeve
Space Patrol from 1952 brings you the story of The Space Shark. And The Great Gildersleeve goes to the circus in an outing from 1949.

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Saturday
10/6/2012
9:00 PM
 121006B

Boston Blackie, Great Gildersleeve
Boston Blackie opens a case from 1946. Then Gangbusters encounter "The Appointment with Death."

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Saturday
10/6/2012
10:00 PM
 121006C

Escape and Dimension X
Escape from 1948 tells the story of "The Brute". Then, science fiction follows with Dimension-X and "Almost Human."

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Sunday
9/30/2012
8:00 PM
 120930A

Lux Radio Theater
Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan star in the 1940 Lux Radio Theater production of The Westerner.

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Sunday
9/30/2012
9:00 PM
 120930B

Duffy's Tavern, You Bet Your Life
Archie takes out a life insurance policy on Finnegan during an interlude at Duffy's Tavern. And Groucho Marx puts his special spin on the questions in You Bet Your Life from 1953.

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Sunday
9/30/2012
10:00 PM
 120930C

Whistler, Journey Into Space
The Whistler challenges you to keep up with the plot turns in "Jealousy" from 1942. Then, a Journey Into Space gets closer to the mysteries of the moon in Operation Luna from 1953.

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Saturday
9/29/2012
8:00 PM
 120929A

Great Gilderlseeve and Skywave Theater
The Great Gildersleeve makes a splash as a deep sea diver in an outing from 1952. And, the aquatic adventures continue with the live 9-X-M Players production of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

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Saturday
9/29/2012
9:00 PM
 120929B

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Dragne...
Our live broadcast of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea continues. Then, Joe Friday and Frank Smith go after The Big Guy in Dragnet from 1948.

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Saturday
9/29/2012
10:00 PM
 120929C

The Whistler and X-Minus One
The Whistler takes a close look at the Girl Next Door in a story from 1947. And X-Minus One brings you science fiction from 1957 with "The Inside Story."

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Sunday
9/23/2012
8:00 PM
 120923A

Have Gun Will Travel and Burns & Allen
Paladin finds that a once mild-mannered friend has undergone a dangerous transformation in Have Gun Will Travel from 1960, and Ray Milland drops in on George Burns and Gracie Allen for comedy from 1943.

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Sunday
9/23/2012
9:00 PM
 120923B

Academy Award Theater and Michael Shayne
A femme fatale threatens a family when Academy Award Theater presents "A Guest in the House," starring Kirk Douglas in a broadcast from 1946, and Jeff Chandler is New Orleans detective Michael Shayne in "The Crooked Wheel" from 1948.

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Sunday
9/23/2012
10:00 PM
 120923C

Inner Sanctum and Dimension X
A department store mannequin prompts a macabre story from the Inner Sanctum, and Dimension X from 1950 brings you a story from Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles in "And the Moon Be Still as Bright."

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Saturday
9/22/2012
8:00 PM
 120922A

Gunsmoke and Jimmy Durante
There's western action in Dodge City with Gunsmoke from 1953, and Jimmy Durante and Eddie Canter talk about the Old Days in a broadcast from 1947.

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Saturday
9/22/2012
9:00 PM
 120922B

I Love Adventure and Escape
I Love Adventure brings you "The Finishing School Kidnapping" from 1948, and Escape from 1949 follows the fortunes of a Confidential Agent in a story from 1949.

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Saturday
9/22/2012
10:00 PM
 120922C

Sherlock Holmes and X-Minus One
Sherlock Holmes uses modern crime-solving techniques, but will they be enough in the case of "The Incurable Skeptic?" And X-Minus One brings you "Castaways"-- science fiction from 1955.

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Sunday
9/16/2012
8:00 PM
 120916A

The Six Shooter and the Aldrich Family
James Stewart stars as the Six Shooter in a story about Jenny, a woman mocked by men, in a broadcast from 1953, and a party leads to chaos for the Aldrich Family in an outing from 1948.

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