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	Eternal Light 739 Episodes 15 Volume Part of NBC's Sunday Religious Programming, The Eternal Light was sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary. This well-written religious drama was created by the Jewish Theological Seminary and features stories from the Torah, the Bible, and important historical texts.	739	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Music Rarities 232 Episodes 6 Volume Collection of the best music rarities from the golden age of radio.	232	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Tallulah Bankhead 82 Episodes 5 Volume known for her wild behavior and billed as the "the glamorous, unpredictable Tallulah Bankhead," this collection contains many of her rare guest appearances and The Big Show.	82	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Cooking in Old Time Radio 76 Episodes 5 Volume A curious concoction of cooking creations are included in this OTRCAT.com exclusive collection of old time radio cooking shows such as The Mystery Chef, The Mary Lee Taylor Program, Martha Meade Society Program, Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air, and more! There are also cooking-centric episodes from different radio series like Fibber McGee and Molly, Burns and Allen, Life of Riley, and Cavalcade of America.	76	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Espionage Spies and Secrets Agents 176 Episodes 4 Volume This extensive compilation includes a sampling and many rare and popular broadcasts of "Radio Espionage" from all different genres.	176	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Rare Soap Operas 251 Episodes 4 Volume Packed with more sudsey value for your dollar, OTRCat is proud to present this compilation of rare soaps series and including some programs that are the last surviving recordings of their shows.	251	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Vox Pop 140 Episodes 3 Volume You won't want to miss this charming program featuring often spontaneous and playful interviews with citizens across the US and abroad. This extensive collection contains rare recordings previously not in circulation.	140	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Destination Freedom 104 Episodes 3 Volume The concept of African-American civil rights was not mainstream at the end of the 1940's. Shows like Destination Freedom on WMAQ helped pave the way to a better society.	104	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Magic Key 69 Episodes 3 Volume One of the earlier old time radio variety programs sponsored by RCA to encourage radios in every American household.	69	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Rare Comedy 164 Episodes 3 Volume There was a lot of competition among radio comedies, and not all of them became classics, but they sure were fun!	164	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Rare News and Current Event Shows 203 Episodes 3 Volume If the information we crave is from the distant past, it is history, if it is malicious it may be gossip, but if it is relevant and new, it is News. Old Time Radio News shows are give modern listeners a peek into the major world events of yesteryear.	203	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Pinto Pete and his Ranch Hands 104 Episodes 2 Volume This series is meant for listening to while roaming on the prairie or kicking back. The music is intermixed with Cowboy philosophy and soft thoughts from Pinto Pete including a message about faith in God and yourself.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Detective and Crime Shows 112 Episodes 2 Volume features rare and highly collectible crime shows: this compilation is a fascinating look at the different key players in crime solving including detectives, spies, private investigators, cops, FBI agents, newspaper reporters, attorneys, defense attorneys, informants, and even personnel in the emerging field forensic science.	112	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Mr Chameleon 88 Episodes 2 Volume A master of disguise, Mr Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featuring the winning combination of murder, millionaires, and mayhem.	88	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Historical 125 Episodes 2 Volume Old Time Radio is more than a report of History, OTR Programs ARE History!	125	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Show Biz 100 Episodes 2 Volume Radio and the Film Industry supported each other, and the studios loved anything which would help sell more movie tickets.	100	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
	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
	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
	Bell Telephone Hour Encores 50 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes some of the rare broadcasts known to exist and features some of the brightest stars in the day, even comedian Fred Allen.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Howdy Doody Time 14 Episodes 1 Volume What time is it, kids? Take your seat in the Peanut Gallery, It's Howdy Doody Time!	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lightcrust Doughboys 7 Episodes 1 Volume Who would have thought that the roots of Country Music would lead to a flour mill? The Light Crust Doughboys were there at the beginning of Country Swing and set many a housewives toes to tapping!	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Leonidas Witherall 7 Episodes 1 Volume Who would make a better soft-boiled detective than a New England Boy's School instructor and part time mystery writer? That is exactly what you get in The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Just Plain Bill 23 Episodes 1 Volume Just Plain Bill was one of the Hummert Radio Factory's most successful Soap Opera offerings, centered around a plainspoken character and the customers in his barber shop. With plenty of cliff hangers and long running situations, the show is closer to the mystery and suspense genre's than traditional Soap Opera.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Johnny Modero 3 Episodes 1 Volume Jack Webb early detective Favorite!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jason and the Golden Fleece 3 Episodes 1 Volume A Louisiana-based Adventure Show with Wild Boat Ride and Thrills!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Its that Man Again 6 Episodes 1 Volume Lampooning Comedy Extravaganza	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lorenzo Jones 25 Episodes 1 Volume Smile awhile, and enjoy this fine soap sud! Lorenzo Jones was a popular soap throughout its near two decade run. Each show began, "We all know couples like lovable, impractical Lorenzo Jones and his devoted wife, Belle.	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood Star Playhouse 23 Episodes 1 Volume Hollywood Star Playhouse began as a lunchtime extended advertisement for RKO Pictures, broadcast from the studio lunchroom. Later, it morphed into an anthology of movie adaptations featuring the original Stars.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood is On the Air 41 Episodes 1 Volume All Star Variety, Comedy, and Music Program!	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hitler (Adolf) Recordings 28 Episodes 1 Volume speeches from the most infamous man in history	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hilltop House 17 Episodes 1 Volume This series follows heroine Bess Johnson, a caseworker at Hilltop House orphanage.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hercule Poirot 13 Episodes 1 Volume Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective ever? Certainly a gripping favorite from Agatha Christie!	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lonesome Gal 14 Episodes 1 Volume For a non-visual medium, radio had its share of sex symbols, but few were as blatantly seductive as the Lonesome Gal.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Green Lama 5 Episodes 1 Volume After spending ten years in Tibet and becoming a mystic, Jethro Dumont returns to America to fight crime as The Green Lama.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lou Holtz Laugh Club 68 Episodes 1 Volume Keeping the shows short worked in Syndication, and few fillers were as funny as The Lou Holtz Laugh Club. The shows were just a couple of minutes long, but they could keep you chuckling for hours.	68	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Love Story 17 Episodes 1 Volume From the pages of Love Story magazine, this show is filled with tales of couples meeting, falling in love, and living happily ever after.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Major Bowes 8 Episodes 1 Volume Thousands from All Over the Country Flocked to Join this Gong-style Talent Show.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mandrake the Magician 32 Episodes 1 Volume Juvenile Adventure series, many of Mandrake's foes were agents of Fascism and Nazism and he spent more time chasing saboteurs and submarines than we would expect for a stage magician.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Manhattan Merry-Go-Round 19 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy popular dance and dinner music on the Manhattan Merry Go Round!	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	March of Time 47 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio broadcast was renown for dramatized news events.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meet Corliss Archer 7 Episodes 1 Volume Sometimes a teenage daughter can seem like nature's way of getting revenge on a successful man. Discover how Harry Archer deals with the world when you Meet Corliss Archer.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meredith Willson 44 Episodes 1 Volume Famous and Creative "Chiffon Swing" Composer!	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Missing Masters 59 Episodes 1 Volume This collection of audition programs that were good enough to be noticed but never got a green light from the sponsors to go into full production.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mr and Mrs Blanding 15 Episodes 1 Volume Real-Life Married Couple Cary Grant and Betsy Drake Star in this Funny Situational Comedy	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Murder Clinic 7 Episodes 1 Volume Famous Fictional and Mysterious Murders and the Detectives that Solved Them	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Music Depreciation 23 Episodes 1 Volume Take some pop hits, some classical themes, and take them "on a flyer".	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast Club (Don McNeil) 50 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Don McNeill, the Breakfast Club was plugged as "a get-together time for all of us who smile before breakfast and then can't break the habit all day long â€“ a place to come to when a feller needs a friend."	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Abies Irish Rose 4 Episodes 1 Volume This likable old time radio comedy show is about the marriage between a Jewish man and an Irish Catholic lass.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Academy Awards Shows 10 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy the nostalgia of Academy Awards Ceremonies of yesteryear!	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Almanac (Orson Welles) 20 Episodes 1 Volume One of the greatest anthology series in radio history, Almanac concentrated on classic literature such as " Treasure Island," "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Dracula.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American in England 6 Episodes 1 Volume Norman Corwin's visits to England during WWII. It documented war-time conditions in England from the perspective of the citizens of England, instead of those in power or of handouts from the war department.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Battle Stations 5 Episodes 1 Volume Created by the United States Navy during WWII, this old time radio program was created to "report to people of the United States on the progress of its navy in the war being fought in five oceans."	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Beat the Band 30 Episodes 1 Volume This fun, original music quiz show was a war-time radio musical-quiz program. The first season of Beat the Band was sponsored by that ready-to-eat corn cereal, Kix.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Beyond Tomorrow 3 Episodes 1 Volume The art of Science Fiction goes back to the time when a young person stepped away from the campfire, looked towards the stars and wondered "What's out there?" The Sci Fi genre gained respectability as it moved from the pages of pulp magazines to network radio programs, Beyond Tomorrow features stories from the masters of Sci Fi, including Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Biggest Heart 15 Episodes 1 Volume Weekly Contest by the Colorado Heart Association to Find the Biggest Pumping Heart in the World (figuratively)!	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Billy Jones and Ernie Hare 16 Episodes 1 Volume The Music and Comedy Duo starred in this Early Radio Show Sensation	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast with Binnie and Mike 6 Episodes 1 Volume Eat breakfast with the stars in this half hour daily morning show that invites you to share a chat in the Beverly Hills home of glamorous movie star Binnie Barnes and her husband, the movie producer and sports announcer, Mike Frankovitch.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Black Book (The Man in Black) 7 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Paul Frees, this talent filled old time radio show features the stories of almost perfect crimes asking audiences to listen for the criminal's mistake.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Black Castle and Black Chapel 4 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy these rare and scary horror series recordings.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Break the Bank 4 Episodes 1 Volume The Highest Paying Quiz Show in Radio's Golden Age!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hawk Larabee 8 Episodes 1 Volume Texas cattleman Hawke Larabee seemed determined to prove that there was more to being a cowboy than days in the saddle chasing bad hombres and strumming a guitar. There were also lots of tales to tell where the characters wore hats that were often gray rather than just black or white.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brighter Day 13 Episodes 1 Volume This series is a long running post-war soap opera that had its beginnings in Joyce Jordan, MD.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brownstone Theater 4 Episodes 1 Volume Plays from the Theater made for Radio Listening Fans!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Date with Judy 53 Episodes 1 Volume A Date with Judy evolves around the life of Judy, a teenager who spends her day on the telephone, arranging, discussing, and lamenting the lack of dates.	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Death Valley Days 5 Episodes 1 Volume Join us with Real Stories of Life in the West	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Diamond Dramas 26 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy these tales of a Girl's Best Friend in Delightful Diamond Dramas! Bling, BLING!	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Did Justice Triumph 13 Episodes 1 Volume Follow police investigators as they move through crime scenes, question witnesses and suspects, and solve real crimes in this rare crime drama.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Don Winslow Navy 2 Episodes 1 Volume Kids serials were often built around super heroes like Superman, Blue Beetle or The Green Hornet. Don Winslow's superpowers were the fact that he was in the US Navy, which is enough power to defeat all sorts of enemies!	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eddy Arnold 5 Episodes 1 Volume Eddy Arnold, "The Tennessee Plowboy, was a cowboy singer with a powerful set of lungs. Slip on your boots and start your toes tappin' because Eddy's in town and he's belting them out with gusto!	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Former Slave Interviews 8 Episodes 1 Volume Historic WPA Conversations with Former Slaves	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Game Shows 25 Episodes 1 Volume Whether you tune in to hear the drama of ordinary people competing for wonderful prizes or to challenge yourself against the competitors in the studio, Quiz Shows promise endless fun.	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Granbys Green Acres 7 Episodes 1 Volume Starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as a city couple leaves the big city to become Farmers.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	ABC Mystery Time 14 Episodes 1 Volume Thursday nights were filled with A-List talent on ABC thanks to the convenience of magnetic tape on ABC Mystery Time. Enjoy this series of mystifying tales starring Sir Laurence Olivier with these organ ripping episodes.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doorway to Life 4 Episodes 1 Volume this old time radio show focused on common issues of parenthood that people faced in the late 1940s.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hillbilly Revue 2 Episodes 1 Volume hosted by Cactus Pete (Ferlin Husky) with interviews of popular old time radio country music stars.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rarities from the 1920s 12 Episodes 1 Volume this original collection featuring very rare old time radio shows from the earliest days of radio history.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 07 50 Episodes 1 Volume an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Waltz Time 4 Episodes 1 Volume "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to dance on the air!" This orchestra and classical music standards radio show was produced by radio's power couple, Frank and Ann Hummert.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ambassadors of Melodyland 5 Episodes 1 Volume prepare for the arrival of the monarchy from this land of tunes and tone with this melodic old time radio show.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	High Moment 4 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio show from 1950s dramatizes real life events by real life individuals working to make America a better place.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	NBC Star Playhouse 6 Episodes 1 Volume This fantastic old time radio drama program used star power like Jane Wyman, Don Ameche, James Cagney and Helen Hayes to narrate famous plays.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 08 40 Episodes 1 Volume features shows that have been hidden is someone's closet for decades, a few audition shows that never took off, and more than a few "orphans" that defy classification.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Summer Replacement Shows 13 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes rare but wonderful seasonal shows that held the timeslot for some of America's best loved radio shows.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 09 43 Episodes 1 Volume Long lost in the archives for ages, these rare old time radio shows have not been heard on air for decades.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 10 49 Episodes 1 Volume Rambling, random radio shows radically reaped from the rabbit hole of radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 11 37 Episodes 1 Volume It is lucky to have saved these rare old time radios once lost in the vaults of time.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Aviation Old Time Radio Shows 40 Episodes 1 Volume Rare, hard to find aviation themed old time radio shows including Sky Blazer, Smilin Jack, Howie Wing, Flying Hutchinsons, and many more.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 13 41 Episodes 1 Volume Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	McGarry and His Mouse 2 Episodes 1 Volume Based on a series of short stories, Rookie Detective Dan McGarry and his mouse, the smart and pretty Kitty Archer, solve crime and fight bad guys in this old time radio show.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 14 39 Episodes 1 Volume The best loved shows from the Golden Age were more likely to be preserved, but we keep finding treasures in some of the "orphaned recordings".	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Joe Palooka 23 Episodes 1 Volume Joe Palooka embodied everything that people value--honesty, politeness, gentility--wrapped up in a surprising package.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meet Mr McNutley 7 Episodes 1 Volume Get an education in comedy from Ray Milland as he portrays Professor Ray McNutley, head of the English Department at Lynnhaven College for Women	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Plantation House Party 2 Episodes 1 Volume With down home "corn pone" humor and Whitey Ford, The Duke of Paducah, hosting, enjoy the music and comedy of the Plantation Party.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Roller Derby 2 Episodes 1 Volume Mayhem on Wheels! Presented on KOIL-AM, Omaha, 1938.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ronald Knox 4 Episodes 1 Volume Ronald Knox was an interesting and controversial figure in the Catholic Church in England who broadcast about many subjects on British radio.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	World Security Workshop 2 Episodes 1 Volume Powerful dramas by the United World Federalists to make the World a better and safer place.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Raffles (The Adventures of Raffles) 4 Episodes 1 Volume Listen as E. W. Hornung's gentleman thief, A. J. Raffles-London's many of mystery-solves murders and works to defeat the Nazis.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens 2 Episodes 1 Volume Hashknife Hartley and his pardner Sleepy Stevens are hard working cowboys who are called on to do detective work in the Old West. The stories have the feel of Pulp Westerns and are narrated by the author, W.C. Tuttle.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show 5 Episodes 1 Volume Hear the other dummy on the radio in this terrific Ventriloquist series.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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