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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price ▲
	Magic Collection 39 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes magic themed old time radio shows from multiple genres including comedy, drama, mystery and detective shows.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Your Playhouse of Favorites 7 Episodes 1 Volume features classic and memorable stories and novels from classic literature.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cavalcade of Kings 50 Episodes 1 Volume features the radio dramatization of the fascinating history of the British Monarchy.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is Civil Defense 13 Episodes 1 Volume entertaining and informative broadcast created during the Red Scare to teach the public how to act in the case of a disaster such as flooding, tornados, food shortages, and nuclear attack.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Worlds Greatest Short Stories 18 Episodes 1 Volume features dramatizations of classic shorts stores like Tell Tale Heart, The Pickwick Papers, The Little Wife and more.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas on the Blue Network 4 Episodes 1 Volume This very special Christmas old time radio show includes skits, music, and the voices of real WWII servicemen from the battle front.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Upper Room (So You Want to Stay Married) 6 Episodes 1 Volume Written by Carlton E Morse, this old time radio show reveals the secret trials and tribulations in your average 1940s marriage.The show begins with the question "So, you want to stay married?"	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Order in the Court 10 Episodes 1 Volume is a dramatic old time radio show that gives the tale of fictional courtroom stories.Any given court case has a history behind it and the best ones are surrounded by dramatic tales of misfortune and mystery.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	I Devise and Bequeath 5 Episodes 1 Volume is an old time radio show about the stories of "strange wills from strange people" based on true life stories of last wills and testaments from around the world.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tonight at Nine-Thirty (9:30) 12 Episodes 1 Volume This San Francisco-based radio drama includes a variety of entertainment from suspenseful thrillers to lighthearted comedies utilizing the local writing and acting talent from the city by the bay.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Titanic Recordings 9 Episodes 1 Volume Included episodes from Adventures in Research, The Cavalcade of America, and historic sound clips referring to the tragedy.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Men at Sea 20 Episodes 1 Volume The "Beans, Bullets, and Oil" that won the War, and the Brave Merchant Sailors when moved them across the Oceans	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Famous Jury Trials 20 Episodes 1 Volume This courtroom drama takes its cases from real life. The stories and testimonies are sometimes presented as flashback. Famous Jury Trials lets the listener decide guilt or innocence.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Freedom USA 47 Episodes 1 Volume A fascinating and unique drama show which attempts to give a dramatic inside view of United States Senate happenings from the honest and good hearted Senator Dean Edward.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Adventures of the Abbotts 17 Episodes 1 Volume The Adventures of the Abbotts stars Claudia Morgan and Les Damon as the husband and wife detective team, Jean and Pat Abbott. In each episode, Jean helps her husband, a well-renowned San Franciscan private eye, to solve yet another mystery.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presenting Charles Boyer 11 Episodes 1 Volume Michel is The Man with Many Identities and electrifying Stories	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lives of Great Men 26 Episodes 1 Volume Most Radio programs expect the listener to simply absorb entertainment, but Dr. Edward Howard Briggs and his Lives of Great Men presents a chance to learn something, as well.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Civil War 28 Episodes 1 Volume There are stories of bravery and sacrifice, honor and cowardice, desperation and hope from both sides of the conflict.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Saddest Old Time Radio 41 Episodes 1 Volume Grab your tissue and get ready for a good cry, these are the Saddest Episodes in Old Time Radio.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	We The People 17 Episodes 1 Volume "Anybody's and everybody's soap box" - We The People is an entertaining old time radio show featuring human interest stories from the 1930's and 1940's.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Myrt and Marge 24 Episodes 1 Volume Popular nighttime drama cum daytime soap, Myrt and Marge was created by an over-the-hill vaudevillian.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rat Pack 35 Episodes 1 Volume Post release of the Rat Pack Movie, Oceans 11 -- This compilation has choice appearances by members of The Rat Pack in Old Time Radio including Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, and more!	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cavalcade of America Christmas 9 Episodes 1 Volume Produced by DuPont to improve its public image, Cavalcade of America Christmas features drama shows.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Human Adventure 12 Episodes 1 Volume An education radio program that was a collaboration between the Columbia Broadcasting System and the University of Chicago.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wife Wanted 20 Episodes 1 Volume The show uses recurring characters to present an ongoing expose' of the Lonely Heart's industry.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Listeners Playhouse 6 Episodes 1 Volume The "playhouse format" was one which NBC was very familiar, having used it for several different dramatic presentations, including their successful NBC University and Great Plays series.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Heroes of Civilization 24 Episodes 1 Volume This collection of biographical sketches of pioneers in the medical field was produced syndication in 1936.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dick and Jeanie 24 Episodes 1 Volume Produced with just a boy, a girl, an organist and starring "canteen girl" Phyllis Creore as Jeannie was a small town girl who came to the big city to be a singer.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Modern Romances 7 Episodes 1 Volume Modern Romances was a pulp magazine that marketed to "good girls", the magazine featured articles on how to get a man and how to keep a man.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of Lux Radio 25 Episodes 1 Volume Over the years, there were 900+ episodes of Lux Radio Theatre and we've handpicked the best for this original collection!	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cancer and Tumors 19 Episodes 1 Volume By the time of the Golden Age of Radio, cancer was still feared but there was growing hope that the disease could be treated, controlled, and eventually cured through the efforts of the American Cancer Society.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Continental Celebrity Club 9 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring John Charles Daly, this is a true variety show with drama shorts, orchestra music, celebrity guests, and comedy.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Burlesque 28 Episodes 1 Volume Burlesques are saucey variety shows that often include a playful strip tease and bawdy, but topical jokes.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Medical Milestones 10 Episodes 1 Volume The American Medical Association, along with local medical societies, presented a series of short syndicated broadcasts in 1961 titled Medical Milestones which described many of those advances.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood Star Time 49 Episodes 1 Volume Herbert Marshall hosts and Alfred Newman is the conductor. The musical reigns; Hollywood Star Time is worth listening to for the score alone. The show had a big budget, great musical score, and great stars. Hollywood Star Time started out as an extended ad for RKO pictures, broadcasting from the studio lunch room, later it aired movie adaptations with the stars reprising their roles on the radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Abroad with the Lockharts 9 Episodes 1 Volume This 1930s vacation travel serial takes listeners on a journey to the old world.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Drama of the Courts 17 Episodes 1 Volume A well written courtroom procedural drama a la Perry Mason, Defense Attorney, Indictment, and A Life In Your Hands.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	If Freedom Failed 52 Episodes 1 Volume A well-produced example of Cold War propaganda, AFRTS was able to tap considerable acting talent including Gregory Peck, Raymond Burr, and Richard Whitmore.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brain 61 Episodes 2 Volume The human brain is one of the most marvelous objects in nature, and we are still learning its secrets. It is a case where fact can be as fascinating as fiction, and science fiction has always held the brain in special regard.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Drama 123 Episodes 2 Volume Because the intimacy between player and listeners can be so intense, the Radio may be considered the best medium of all for Drama.	123	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Living 86 Episodes 2 Volume Presented drama-documentaries on a variety of topics and was conceived as a conceived as a "radio mirror" for society.	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Tales of Tragedy 73 Episodes 2 Volume The catharsis of a well-written tragedy gives us more than "a good cry", it can help us to process the setbacks in our own lives.	73	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Greatest Story Ever Told 98 Episodes 2 Volume Just like the 1965 movie with the same name, The Greatest Story Ever Told featured events from the life of Jesus Christ as told in the Gospels.	98	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Arctic Expeditions 79 Episodes 2 Volume Brrrrrrr these radio shows from a variety of old time radio genres will get your teeth chattering!	79	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best Plays 46 Episodes 2 Volume Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence! The radio series is hosted by the drama critic of New York's Daily News, John Chapman.	46	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Mercury Theater 41 Episodes 2 Volume Orson Welles' Popular Dramatic Anthology of short stories, as well as comedy and variety abound, with a sprinkling of popular singers.	41	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Suspense 104 Episodes 2 Volume With more than 900 available episodes there is a lot of "Suspense" to get through, we have selected just over 100 of our favorite "Suspense" episodes.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Alan Ladd 82 Episodes 2 Volume This collection represents some of the best performances of Alan Ladd (born Alan Walbridge Ladd) during the golden age of radio. Of slight build (five feet, five inches tall), he never considered himself to be a handsome actor. In a quote is said, "I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight."	82	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Chase (The Chase) 59 Episodes 2 Volume The Chase is an Exciting escapade show that always involves a wild Chase!	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Amnesia and Memory Loss 83 Episodes 2 Volume A compilation of old time radio shows featuring amnesia and memory loss which was a common plot device in all genres of radio from comedy to detective shows.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Curtain Time 71 Episodes 2 Volume The radio really is a theater as the usher asks for your tickets on Curtain Time. Each night's play is a romantic story of Boy Meets Girl.	71	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hallmark Hall of Fame 72 Episodes 2 Volume Presented dramatizations of true stories, "A true story about real people."	72	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Shakespeare on the Radio 58 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, As You Like It, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra and variations there of.	58	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Stars Over Hollywood 73 Episodes 2 Volume Twinkle in the glow of the Star on this Early Saturday Morning show!	73	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Ford Theater 30 Episodes 2 Volume The Ford Theater began as a low budget project to bring movie adaptations to the air using lower scale NY actors. In order to increase car sales, the show was reformatted using A-List Hollywood talent.	30	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	MGM Theatre 34 Episodes 2 Volume Enjoy these radio adaptations of great hollywood movies!	34	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Adventures in Research 194 Episodes 2 Volume "Learn! Investigate! Instruct!" written by physicist, Dr. Phillips Thomas, this historically accurate series includes recordings about the invention of the typewriter, automobile, penicillin, machine gun, skyscraper, and more!	194	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	You Are There 93 Episodes 2 Volume This series takes historic events and dramatizes them with "live radio" coverage. Many of the announcers on You Are There were wartime correspondents in World War II.	93	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Heartbeat Theater 97 Episodes 2 Volume sponsored by the Salvation Army, gives dramatic accounts of regular people helping others through illness, tragedy, and heartbreak.Episodes illustrate problems can be solved with faith, optimism, and the help of good Samaritans.	97	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Atomic Radio 109 Episodes 2 Volume OTRCAT original collection featuring radio shows inspired by the Atomic Age. A blast from the past, this collection includes a bombardment of shows from all genres including Science Fiction, comedy, horror, detective, and drama.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Arch Oboler Plays 60 Episodes 2 Volume Enjoy some of the best works of author Arch Oboler dramatic plays starring Joan Crawford and more.	60	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Submarines 109 Episodes 2 Volume As a machine of war, submarines were the first attack platforms with stealth capabilities and were great plot devices in old time radio. Dive in today!	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Jimmy Stewart 89 Episodes 3 Volume One of the best loved and most respected stars Hollywood ever produced, James Stewart made plenty of radio appearances, usually in support of his films, but also in public service appearances and his own show, The Six Shooter.	89	3	Add To Cart: $10.00
	CBS Radio Workshop 86 Episodes 2 Volume The CBS Radio Workshop called "radio's distinguished series to man's imagination" was an experimental old time radio show and varied in its genre. The first two shows starred Aldous Huxley narrating an interpretation of 'Brave New World.'	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Campbells Playhouse 52 Episodes 2 Volume Mmm, Mmm, Dramatic Concoction ... Campbell Playhouse stars Orson Welles and his wondrous Mercury Theater troupe.	52	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Agnes Moorehead 83 Episodes 2 Volume Known as "The Lavender Lady", Agnes Moorehead had a long life in the entertainment industry. Best known as a mystery and suspense performer on the radio. Her best known work was with Orson Welles on Mercury Theater, but she also played the lead role in Sorry Wrong Number. Television audiences will remember her as the mother-in-law from Bewitched, but also appeared in Citizen Kane, The Twilight Zone, and many others.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Good News 66 Episodes 2 Volume Many in the industry saw Radio as competition for movies, but Maxwell House Coffee and MGM studios mixed the two very well on Good News.	66	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	South African Rarities 86 Episodes 2 Volume Fill your Bakkie Full of Your Favorite Okes and Padkos and Listen to these Rare Radio shows from the Rainbow Nation!	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Ann Sothern 99 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes every available old time radio appearances of Ann Sothern including her signature role as the liberated American "dame" from Brooklyn in 'Adventures of Maisie'	99	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Dana Andrews 94 Episodes 3 Volume Known as "face of noir", Dana Andrew's signature role included the obsessed detective in "Laura." This collection contains his guest appearances in various broadcasts and his star role as Matt Cvetic in "I Was a Communist for the FBI."	94	3	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Anthology 56 Episodes 2 Volume presents "A selections of readings from poets, past and present and the music to accompany their poetry." Recordings include star-packed casts with poetry readings by Bing Crosby, Helen Hayes, Frank Lovejoy, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston, and many more.	56	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Inheritance 50 Episodes 2 Volume This highly patriotic show revisits amazing people, times, and events in American History.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Lauren Bacall 65 Episodes 2 Volume Statuesque and sultry Lauren Bacall splashed on the Hollywood Scene at the age 19 when she starred opposite her soon to be husband Humphrey Bogart.	65	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	First Responders 117 Episodes 2 Volume Firefighters, police officers, and heroes of all kinds are represented in this exciting old time radio collection.	117	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Lux Radio (South African) 41 Episodes 2 Volume South Africas take on everyones favorite old time radio dramatic anthology Lux Radio Theater	41	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Election Collection 84 Episodes 2 Volume old time radio shows take on elections, voting and ballots taken from all genres including comedy, drama, western, news programs, and more.	84	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Christmas Dramas 65 Episodes 2 Volume The miracle of Christmas will lift your spirits in these touching old time radio dramas. Also included in this collection are Lux Radio Theater versions of your favorite classic Christmas movies.	65	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Halls of Ivy 92 Episodes 2 Volume This old time radio series follows famed actor Ronald Coleman as the president of a small Midwest college.	92	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Patriotic Recordings 74 Episodes 2 Volume Red, white, and blue, patriotic radio shows just for you! OTRCat presents some of our favorite Patriotic Radio Episodes. Included are Historical Dramas, WWII episodes, AFRS Programming, Family Comedy, and Baseball Stories.	74	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hollywood Theater of Stars 55 Episodes 2 Volume One of Hollywood's most popular dramatic daytime old time radio shows sponsored by LaRosa's macaroni and noodles.	55	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rarities from the 1930s 83 Episodes 2 Volume This unique compilation includes rare dramas, comedy, and unique radio broadcasts from the 1930's.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Radio City Playhouse 69 Episodes 2 Volume A relative late-comer to the Radio Anthology genre, Radio City Playhouse set new standards of quality for radio anthologies. By the late 1940’s, the center of radio network production had moved to the West Coast, but there was still a lot of talent in New York to be featured on the anthology Radio City Playhouse.	69	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Lionel Barrymore 94 Episodes 2 Volume Typecast as a grumpy old man, Lionel Barrymore is best know for his roles in the Doctor Kildare, Mayor of the Town, Command Performance, Kraft Music Hall, Lux Radio Theater, and Lionel Barrymore Concert Hall	94	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Movietown Theater 71 Episodes 2 Volume Every week there was an original story played by Hollywood up-and-comers on Your Movietown Radio Theater. The series featured Hollywood stars and starlets in a variety of 30 minute shows. Tune in each week for a different genre from comedy to drama each with a unique twist.	71	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Academy Award Theater 57 Episodes 2 Volume Hollywood's finest films adapted into old time radio shows with many of their original stars reprising their roles!	57	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Favorite Story 89 Episodes 2 Volume Favored Celebrities recommend their Favorite Stories for this Syndicated Hit starring Ronald Colman	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Blind Tales in Old Time Radio 125 Episodes 3 Volume Old Time Radio episodes featuring blindness as a plot device or characters who have visual impairment.	125	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Doctors Hospitals Healthcare in OTR 112 Episodes 3 Volume Going into medicine is one of the highest callings to aspire to.	112	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	New Years Eve 142 Episodes 3 Volume Celebrate the New Year all over again with your favorite old time radio stars, Burns and Allen, Milton Berle, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, Jack Benny and many more. Get out your noisemakers and top hat; it's an old time radio New Year celebration!	142	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Lux WWII 56 Episodes 3 Volume The Second World War was the defining event of the Twentieth Century and provided a huge amount of content for Radio, Hollywood, and LUX Radio Theatre.	56	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Mr President 160 Episodes 3 Volume This old time radio series tells the untold tales the Commanders-in-chief's everyday life. In order to challenge the audience to guess his identity, the President's name was not revealed until the end of the show.	160	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Doctor Christian 183 Episodes 4 Volume Jean Hersholt is an actor who specialized in gentle, intelligent roles that called for warmth and feeling in Dr Christian. This series is that kind of show and can be enjoyed as drama, as nostalgia, and as just plain old radio entertainment.	183	4	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Studio One 64 Episodes 3 Volume Studio One is an excellent series turning short stories, novels, and plays into radio drama bliss.	64	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Revenge 157 Episodes 3 Volume Revenge can be sweet...and entertaining in this old time radio collection.	157	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Thanksgiving 150 Episodes 3 Volume This festive collection contains thirty hours of Thanksgiving-themed episodes from a variety of old time radio series. Primarily comedy and variety shows (and a few detective series), the shows are bound to keep you in the mood for Thanksgiving cheer!	150	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Philip Marlowe 106 Episodes 3 Volume Raymond Chandler's action-packed hard boiled detective drama starring Vah Heflin and Gerald Mohr!	106	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	John Nesbitt 66 Episodes 3 Volume Carefully crafted storytelling in The Passing Parade and the Wilson-Nesbitt Summer Show.	66	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Weather Collection 110 Episodes 3 Volume all shows have extreme weather from snow storms to hurricanes as a central plot device in the story line.	110	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Norman Corwin 120 Episodes 3 Volume One of the greatest creative minds that has ever floated through the airwaves, Norman Corwin's poetic personality left an impression on listeners everywhere.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Drama Collection 219 Episodes 3 Volume A sensational sampling of OTRCAT's drama radio shows with classic stars and unforgettable productions--An OTRCAT exclusive collection.	219	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
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