Old Time Radio
Old Time Radio brings you a curated collection of classic drama, mystery, comedy, crime, suspense, science fiction, Westerns, horror, and adventure from the golden age of broadcasting. Discover legendary programs, unforgettable performers, and timeless stories from radio’s greatest era. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. From famous radio classics to forgotten gems, Old Time Radio celebrates the voices, stories, and sound that entertained generations before television. Rediscover classic old time radio shows, vintage radio drama, golden age radio, mystery, comedy, crime, Westerns, sci-fi, horror, and otr adventure. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support.
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September 27, 2026 • 24 mins
X Minus One, episode 19, “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” originally broadcast September 22, 1955. This NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles story, with a radio script by Ernest Kinoy and narration by Norman Rose.
After three Earth expeditions vanish on Mars, Captain Wilder leads a fourth mission to a silent, ancient Martian city. As the explorers confront the t...
After three Earth expeditions vanish on Mars, Captain Wilder leads a fourth mission to a silent, ancient Martian city. As the explorers confront the t...
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September 25, 2026 • 60 mins
Screen Directors Playhouse presents “The Damned Don’t Cry,” episode 97, originally broadcast on NBC on April 5, 1951. Joan Crawford stars with Frank Lovejoy in this hour-long adaptation of the 1950 Warner Bros. crime drama, with the film’s director, Vincent Sherman, appearing as guest screen director.
A woman from the Texas oil fields reinvents herself as the glamorous Lorna Hansen Forbes and enters a...
A woman from the Texas oil fields reinvents herself as the glamorous Lorna Hansen Forbes and enters a...
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September 22, 2026 • 29 mins
Gunsmoke, “Billy the Kid,” originally broadcast April 26, 1952, is episode 1 of the CBS Radio Network western series. Written by Walter B. Newman and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon.
When Clay Richards is murdered in Dodge City, suspicion falls on a Dutchman and an angry crowd begins to demand its own brand of justice. Dillon must keep a lynch mob at...
When Clay Richards is murdered in Dodge City, suspicion falls on a Dutchman and an angry crowd begins to demand its own brand of justice. Dillon must keep a lynch mob at...
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September 20, 2026 • 30 mins
Escape presents “The Man Who Could Work Miracles - 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 31, 1950. Episode 139 adapts H. G. Wells’s classic short story, with Ben Wright as the mild-mannered Mr. Fotheringay and Lou Krugman as Reverend Maydig.
In a quiet English village, the skeptical Fotheringay discovers he can make things happen simply by willing them. As he tests his remarkable gift and seeks the re...
In a quiet English village, the skeptical Fotheringay discovers he can make things happen simply by willing them. As he tests his remarkable gift and seeks the re...
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September 18, 2026 • 25 mins
Suspense presents “The Well-Dressed Corpse,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 13, 1957. This is episode 720 of the long-running radio thriller series.
Margaret Whiting stars as Ruth Franklin, a successful, fashion-conscious business executive whose attachment to prominent businessman Roy Mason, played by John Dehner, brings unexpected emotional pressure. Written by E. Jack Neuman and John Michael Hayes and ...
Margaret Whiting stars as Ruth Franklin, a successful, fashion-conscious business executive whose attachment to prominent businessman Roy Mason, played by John Dehner, brings unexpected emotional pressure. Written by E. Jack Neuman and John Michael Hayes and ...
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September 15, 2026 • 60 mins
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Captain Blood,” episode 121, originally broadcast on CBS on February 22, 1937. This Lux Soap-sponsored adaptation of the 1935 Warner Bros./First National film is based on Rafael Sabatini’s swashbuckling tale.
In 1685, Irish physician Peter Blood is swept into a world of injustice, Caribbean slavery, romance, and high-seas adventure. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Rat...
In 1685, Irish physician Peter Blood is swept into a world of injustice, Caribbean slavery, romance, and high-seas adventure. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Rat...
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September 13, 2026 • 30 mins
Academy Award Theater presents “A Star Is Born,” episode 14, originally broadcast on CBS on June 29, 1946. This radio adaptation of the 1937 Hollywood drama stars Fredric March, reprising his film role as screen idol Norman Maine.
Aspiring actress Esther Blodgett heads to Hollywood, where an encounter with Maine opens the door to a new identity as Vicki Lester and a life shaped by ambition, celebrity, and the pre...
Aspiring actress Esther Blodgett heads to Hollywood, where an encounter with Maine opens the door to a new identity as Vicki Lester and a life shaped by ambition, celebrity, and the pre...
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September 11, 2026 • 30 mins
The Whistler, “Burden of Guilt,” originally broadcast January 29, 1950, is episode 400 of the CBS Pacific mystery anthology. Bill Forman stars as the ominous host and narrator, with the series produced and directed by George Allen.
Trusted secretary Warren Coates has quietly diverted $50,000 from his fabulously wealthy employer, Manuel Romeros. A parting gift appears to clear the way for Warren’s escape, bu...
Trusted secretary Warren Coates has quietly diverted $50,000 from his fabulously wealthy employer, Manuel Romeros. A parting gift appears to clear the way for Warren’s escape, bu...
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September 8, 2026 • 30 mins
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Heart of Gold,” episode 5, originally broadcast on CBS on October 24, 1948. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, Philip Marlowe.
A Sunday-afternoon bookkeeping session is interrupted by a special-delivery letter and a $50 advance. The assignment leads Marlowe to an apparent suicide, a heart-shaped locket, and a dangerous trail ...
A Sunday-afternoon bookkeeping session is interrupted by a special-delivery letter and a $50 advance. The assignment leads Marlowe to an apparent suicide, a heart-shaped locket, and a dangerous trail ...
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September 6, 2026 • 23 mins
X Minus One presents “Shanghaied,” episode 16, originally broadcast on NBC on September 1, 1955. Written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Daniel Sutter, this sustaining-program science-fiction drama remade Kinoy’s earlier 1950 Dimension X play of the same name.
On the eve of his wedding, wealthy Bostonian Jeff Coffin wakes from a bachelor-party drink aboard a deep-space freighter already bound on a fifteen-y...
On the eve of his wedding, wealthy Bostonian Jeff Coffin wakes from a bachelor-party drink aboard a deep-space freighter already bound on a fifteen-y...
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September 4, 2026 • 30 mins
Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Whispering Smith,” episode 34, originally broadcast on September 16, 1949. Alan Ladd stars in this radio adaptation of the 1948 Paramount Western, with Jeff Chandler and Dan Riss also featured. Film director Leslie Fenton introduces the broadcast.
Railroad detective Luke “Whispering” Smith follows a violent train-robbery operation through Rocky Mountain railroad co...
Railroad detective Luke “Whispering” Smith follows a violent train-robbery operation through Rocky Mountain railroad co...
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September 1, 2026 • 58 mins
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Wonderman,” episode 520, originally broadcast on March 25, 1946. This CBS presentation, sponsored by Lux Soap, adapts the 1945 Samuel Goldwyn comedy-fantasy film.
Danny Kaye recreates his dual screen roles as Edwin Dingle, a quiet scholar, and Buzzy Bellew, his flamboyant nightclub-entertainer twin. When Buzzy’s ghost seeks Edwin’s help, the reluctant brother is pulled into...
Danny Kaye recreates his dual screen roles as Edwin Dingle, a quiet scholar, and Buzzy Bellew, his flamboyant nightclub-entertainer twin. When Buzzy’s ghost seeks Edwin’s help, the reluctant brother is pulled into...
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August 30, 2026 • 30 mins
Escape, “Leiningen Versus the Ants,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 23, 1948. This is episode 42, starring William Conrad as the determined plantation owner Leiningen, with Jay Novello as the district commissioner.
On a remote plantation in Brazil’s Amazon jungle, Leiningen is warned that a vast and destructive army of ants is approaching. Refusing to surrender the estate he and his workers have built, ...
On a remote plantation in Brazil’s Amazon jungle, Leiningen is warned that a vast and destructive army of ants is approaching. Refusing to surrender the estate he and his workers have built, ...
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August 29, 2026 • 29 mins
Academy Award Theater presents “Lost Angel,” originally broadcast December 18, 1946. This final broadcast of the series is episode 39, adapted from the 1943 MGM comedy-drama.
Margaret O’Brien reprises her film role as Alpha, a brilliant orphan raised within an Institute of Child Psychology. When newspaper reporter Mike Regan, played by Ira Grossel—later known as Jeff Chandler—enters her carefull...
Margaret O’Brien reprises her film role as Alpha, a brilliant orphan raised within an Institute of Child Psychology. When newspaper reporter Mike Regan, played by Ira Grossel—later known as Jeff Chandler—enters her carefull...
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August 28, 2026 • 30 mins
Suspense presents “Holiday Story,” episode 320, originally broadcast on CBS on December 23, 1948. Herbert Marshall stars as Professor Wilfred Carpenter in this adaptation of John Collier’s “Back for Christmas,” adapted for radio by Robert “Bob” Tallman and directed by Anton M. Leader.
During Christmas week in England, a mild-mannered botanist prepares for an Atlantic trip to America ...
During Christmas week in England, a mild-mannered botanist prepares for an Atlantic trip to America ...
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August 27, 2026 • 23 mins
Gunsmoke, “I Thee Wed” (episode 334), originally broadcast on CBS Radio on August 31, 1958. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear; the script was written by Les Crutchfield and produced by Norman Macdonnell.
In Dodge City, Dillon is drawn into a troubling domestic situation involving Hester Lackett and her intimidating husband. As fear and reluctance compl...
In Dodge City, Dillon is drawn into a troubling domestic situation involving Hester Lackett and her intimidating husband. As fear and reluctance compl...
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August 26, 2026 • 30 mins
Dimension X presents “The Lost Race,” episode 7, originally broadcast on NBC on May 20, 1950. This early live science-fiction drama adapts Murray Leinster’s 1949 story, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy and narration by Norman Rose.
When a future space freighter carrying an archaeologist is forced down on an uncharted planet, Captain Wharton and his crew discover the remains of a civilization that once ...
When a future space freighter carrying an archaeologist is forced down on an uncharted planet, Captain Wharton and his crew discover the remains of a civilization that once ...
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August 25, 2026 • 61 mins
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Swing High Swing Low,” episode 252, originally broadcast on CBS on February 26, 1940. Produced by Cecil B. DeMille and sponsored by Lux Toilet Soap, this adaptation of the 1937 Paramount film stars Rudy Vallee and Virginia Bruce.
In Panama, small-time singer Skid Johnson meets Maggie King when her travel plans go awry. Joined by Skid’s pianist friend Harry and Maggie’s comp...
In Panama, small-time singer Skid Johnson meets Maggie King when her travel plans go awry. Joined by Skid’s pianist friend Harry and Maggie’s comp...
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August 24, 2026 • 30 mins
Escape presents “Orient Express,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 19, 1949. Episode 56 is a suspenseful adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1932 novel Stamboul Train, published in the United States as Orient Express.
A businessman bound for Istanbul aboard the Orient Express encounters a beautiful woman and a mysterious passenger claiming to be a fellow American. As the train speeds through the European n...
A businessman bound for Istanbul aboard the Orient Express encounters a beautiful woman and a mysterious passenger claiming to be a fellow American. As the train speeds through the European n...
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August 23, 2026 • 60 mins
Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Cluny Brown,” episode 78, originally broadcast on November 23, 1950. This hour-long NBC adaptation stars Dorothy McGuire and Charles Boyer, with Billy Wilder appearing as guest screen director.
Adapted from Ernst Lubitsch’s 1946 film, itself based on Margery Sharp’s novel, this light British comedy-romance follows independent plumber Cluny Brown and penniless refug...
Adapted from Ernst Lubitsch’s 1946 film, itself based on Margery Sharp’s novel, this light British comedy-romance follows independent plumber Cluny Brown and penniless refug...
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