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December 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Shrinking and Miniatures

Shrinking and Miniatures

15 Episodes
1 Volume

These shows about small things offer some huge entertainment.

15 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Chuck Mulkern

Chuck Mulkern

8 Episodes
1 Volume

Rootin'-Tootin' cowboy tunes with an accordion back up.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Johnson Family

Johnson Family

29 Episodes
1 Volume

One-man Show put on by Jimmy Scribner, who Plays All African American Characters in the Southern Town of Chickazola! Update: 2 additional recordings

29 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

69 Episodes
2 Volume

An actor who truly enjoyed acting, Richard Widmark avoided public exposure, insisting that his work would speak for itself.

69 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Orson Welles Christmas

Orson Welles Christmas

7 Episodes
1 Volume

A man of many hats, Orson Welles was a gifted and venerated actor, writer, director who used his talents to bring more magic to Christmas Radio Dramas.

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Texaco Town

Texaco Town

78 Episodes
2 Volume

Starring Deanna Durbin and more: Texaco Town is a variety show filled with the vaudeville zaniness. Update: sound improvements

78 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Civil War

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. Update: 4 additional recordings (veteran interviews)

28 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Bing Christmas

Bing Christmas

44 Episodes
1 Volume

For many of us, the real signal that the Christmas Season has begun is hearing Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" on the radio. Update: 3 additional recordings

44 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

9 Episodes
1 Volume

By becoming the first aviator to fly non-stop from New York to Paris, Charles Lindbergh became a driving force in the practical acceptance of aviation.

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas News

Christmas News

16 Episodes
1 Volume

For most of the world the winter Holiday Season is the most joyous time of the year, but real-life marches on.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Gypsies

Gypsies

44 Episodes
1 Volume

Travelling constantly and always on the edge of society, the exotic Gypsies have always added spice to OTR stories.

44 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas Couples

Christmas Couples

50 Episodes
1 Volume

Christmas is about family, and the foundation of the family unit is the love between a married couple.

50 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


November 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Fay Wray

Fay Wray

11 Episodes
1 Volume

During the most brutal period of the Great Depression, Hollywood came up with a new female "type", the Scream Queen.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Saddest Old Time Radio

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
March of Time

March of Time

43 Episodes
1 Volume

This old time radio broadcast was renown for dramatized news events. Update: 14 additional recordings

43 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Man Behind the Gun

Man Behind the Gun

10 Episodes
1 Volume

Sensationalized Documentary on the Soldiers of WWII. Update: 2 additional recordings

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
FBI In Peace and War

FBI In Peace and War

102 Episodes
2 Volume

This long running series starred crime-fighter Martin Blaine as the infallible Field Agent Sheppard. This realistic crime fiction is told from the perspective of the criminal and the FBI hunted him down. Update: sound quality improvements

102 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Soldiers of the Press

Soldiers of the Press

40 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy 15-minute dramatic capsules of war correspondents' "on-the-scene" eye witness accounts. Update: additional recordings sound improvements

40 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
WWI Great War Recordings

WWI Great War Recordings

22 Episodes
1 Volume

The Great War was just a memory by the time commercial radio had become an important medium, but the experience shaped America as well as many of the personalities involved in Old Time Radio.

22 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Steve Allen Show

Steve Allen Show

16 Episodes
1 Volume

Likable Funny Comedian in his Early Work! Update: 1 additional recording

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


October 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Brain

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
Witch Doctors

Witch Doctors

20 Episodes
1 Volume

There are many things in the natural world that can make you sick or injured, there are even more in the Supernatural World.

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Rare Mystery

Rare Mystery

44 Episodes
1 Volume

Deep from the vaults of old time radio history, some of these rare mystery shows haven't been heard widely in decades. These Rare Mystery Programs are filled with whodunits which you may have never heard before!

44 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
All American Sports Show

All American Sports Show

8 Episodes
1 Volume

Celebrates all of these elements through by dramatizing great moments in sport and the background which led up to them. Update: 2 additional recordings

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

5 Episodes
1 Volume

One of the most handsome men in Hollywood and he was a leading in romantic comedies. Update: additional recording

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Nelson Olmsted

Nelson Olmsted

46 Episodes
1 Volume

Known as the network's resident storyteller, Nelson Olmsted got his start making dramatized Edgar Allen Poe radio shows. Update: 2 additional recordings

46 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Tales of Tragedy

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
Graveyards

Graveyards

73 Episodes
2 Volume

The grave is a place that everyone is just dying to go.

73 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
EG Marshall

EG Marshall

799 Episodes
26 Volume

A star of stage and screen, E.G. Marshall made many radio appearances most memorably as the host of CBSRMT.

799 26
Add To Cart: $130.00
Doppelgangers and Evil Twins

Doppelgangers and Evil Twins

28 Episodes
1 Volume

Identical Twins seem so cute when they are young and both wearing the same jammies, but things get very uncomfortable when one or both twins turn out to be Evil.

28 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Zombies in Old Time Radio

Zombies in Old Time Radio

14 Episodes
1 Volume

Most of the Old Time Radio stories about Zombies involve the traditional Voodoo Zombies, but it can never hurt to be prepared for when the people next door develop a taste for brains. Update: 1 additional recording

14 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Babysitting

Babysitting

40 Episodes
1 Volume

Ever since there were kids, there was a need for babysitters to lend a helping hands.

40 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


September 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Indian Trails

Indian Trails

21 Episodes
1 Volume

Created by radio producer Robert E. Callahan to showcase a positive vision on Native Americans. Update: additional recording

21 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Studio One

Studio One

64 Episodes
3 Volume

Studio One is an excellent series turning short stories, novels, and plays into radio drama bliss. Update: additional recordings

64 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

79 Episodes
2 Volume

Nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, Irene Dunne became movie royalty.

79 2
Add To Cart: $5.00
Eddy Duchin Show

Eddy Duchin Show

13 Episodes
1 Volume

One of America's best loved musicians joined the Navy at the height of the U-Boat campaign. Update: 9 additional recordings

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
We The People

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. Update: additional recordings

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
1945

1945

63 Episodes
1 Volume

Marking the end of WWII with the deaths of the world's most notorious dictators and the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, 1945

63 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Grandparents

Grandparents

12 Episodes
1 Volume

The relationship between Grandparents and kids is one of the most special and important in all our lives.

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Pacific Story

Pacific Story

171 Episodes
4 Volume

One of the many lessons of WWII was how the countries of the Pacific would grow in importance on the world scene, as profiled in The Pacific Story. Update: additional recording on volume 3

171 4
Add To Cart: $20.00


August 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Squibb Show

Squibb Show

61 Episodes
1 Volume

Features music Lyn Murray and The Squibb Orchestra from the House of Squibb, makers of Squibb Tooth Powder. Update: additional recording

61 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Moon River

Moon River

39 Episodes
1 Volume

"A lazy stream of dreams, where vain desires forget themselves in the loveliness of sleep." A program aimed to aid in sleep, broadcast late at night with WLW station Cincinnati. Update: 5 additional recordings

39 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Captain Stubby and the Buckaneers

Captain Stubby and the Buckaneers

5 Episodes
1 Volume

with Tiny, Sonny, Tony, and Jerry play music that's "sweet", "fast", and "quiet and restful", but all of the tunes have a feel good feelin' in this rare old time radio show. Announcer Jack Stillwell Cap't Stubby and Buccaneers sound similar to a barbershop quartet with first-rate harmonies and style. Update: 2 additional rare recordings

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Major Bowes

Major Bowes

8 Episodes
1 Volume

Thousands from All Over the Country Flocked to Join this Gong-style Talent Show. Update: additional rare recording

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Myrt and Marge

Myrt and Marge

24 Episodes
1 Volume

Popular nighttime drama cum daytime soap, Myrt and Marge was created by an over-the-hill vaudevillian. Update: 3 additional recordings

24 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

15 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy popular dance and dinner music on the Manhattan Merry Go Round! Update: additional rare recording

15 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


July 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Swimming

Swimming

57 Episodes
1 Volume

Escape the summer heat by taking a dip and listening to these great OTR episodes. This original collection of old time radio shows from all genres about humans in water.

57 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Douglas Fairbanks Jr

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

64 Episodes
2 Volume

Avoiding the swashbuckling roles so he wouldn't be compared to his father, Douglas Fairbanks Jr was Hollywood royalty before serving in WWII.

64 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Ward Bond

Ward Bond

13 Episodes
1 Volume

Good friends with John Wayne from their days playing football at USC, Ward Bond was a natural authority figure, and he was usually typed as a friendly cop or a menacing tough guy.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Wolfman Jack

Wolfman Jack

83 Episodes
1 Volume

As a DJ, he played a rowdy combination of Rock and Rhythm and Blues, and his trademark raspy voice conveyed an unending sense of mischief.

83 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Whats My Line

Whats My Line

11 Episodes
1 Volume

One of the most popular and longest running game shows in entertainment history featuring famous mystery guests. Update: version date added manually 2023-08

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas in July

Christmas in July

6 Episodes
1 Volume

Radio shows about the Christmas Spirit during the other 364 days of the year other than December 25th. Update: additional recording

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

23 Episodes
1 Volume

Known as "First Lady to the World", Eleanor Roosevelt was the legs and face of FDR's presidency, appearing where and when he could not.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Log Cabin Jamboree (Jack Haley)

Log Cabin Jamboree (Jack Haley)

19 Episodes
1 Volume

Song and dance man Jack Haley hosts Log Cabin Jamboree a fun variety and music show. Update: 3 additonal recordings

19 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Francis Bushman

Francis Bushman

85 Episodes
2 Volume

The original "King of the Movies" in the silent era, Francis X. Bushman commanded attention on the big screen and turned to radio in his later years.

85 2
Add To Cart: $5.00
Rat Pack

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! Update: additional SD Jr recording

35 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

16 Episodes
1 Volume

Began working with his brother as a circus acrobat to support his family, French revues and his way with the ladies gave him is start in entertainment.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

2 Episodes
1 Volume

Billed as "the handsome bad man of the screen", Lawrence Tierney was a Hollywood bad boy on and off screen.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


June 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Carole Landis

Carole Landis

21 Episodes
1 Volume

She was ready for Hollywood after her divorce when she was a meer 15 years old, Carole Landis' breakout role was Loana in One Million BC Update: sound upgrade

21 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

11 Episodes
1 Volume

Classic Hollywood Bad Boy, The American Film Institute's list of "100 Years ... 100 Stars" lists Robert Mitchum as the 23rd greatest male star of Hollywood's Golden Era.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Penny Singleton Show

Penny Singleton Show

8 Episodes
1 Volume

A sitcom about a pretty single mother living in a small town who has lost her husband to the War and has two suitors wooing for her hand.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Did Justice Triumph

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. Update: 7 additional recordings

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
VJ Day

VJ Day

54 Episodes
1 Volume

Japan officially surrendered from WWII on the deck of the USS Missouri (BB-63) on September 2, 1945.

54 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Richard Burton

Richard Burton

3 Episodes
1 Volume

Although he built a reputation as one of the greatest British Actors of the post-War period, Richard Burton lived a life beset with scandal and debauchery.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Sewing and Knitting

Sewing and Knitting

22 Episodes
1 Volume

Often thought as women's work, sewing and knitting stories appear in all genres of radio. Knitting in variety and comedy old time radio shows like Fibber McGee and Molly and more that will have you in stitches! Update: 18 additional recordings

22 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Fathers Day

Fathers Day

71 Episodes
2 Volume

Dad says, "Forget the tie; I want the Father's Day Collection from OTRCAT.com!" Well kids, Father does know best. Update: additional recording

71 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Summer

Summer

88 Episodes
2 Volume

For most, the most golden times in our memories are those languid months of June, July, and August. The collection covers it all: summer jobs, heat, camping, vacations, and summer romances.

88 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

19 Episodes
1 Volume

Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history, much of his music was used in many films are considered classics. Update: additional recording

19 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


May 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
KEX Scrapbook of Sounds

KEX Scrapbook of Sounds

11 Episodes
1 Volume

Portland's KEX began broadcasting in 1926 and hired an ambitious vaudevillian from San Francisco named Mel Blanc.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

47 Episodes
2 Volume

The Most Versatile Actress Who Never Won an Oscar! Update: 15+ additional recordings

47 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

12 Episodes
1 Volume

One of the first Singing Cowboys to join Gene Autry in Hollywood, Tex Ritter was one of the few to transition from screen to recording success.

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Teachers

Teachers

138 Episodes
3 Volume

Featuring teachers in old time radio shows from various genres from Western to Comedy to history.

138 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Chiquita AFRS

Chiquita AFRS

10 Episodes
1 Volume

The Armed Forces Radio Service began to directly serve its Hispanic audience with the Chiquita program, hosted by Chiquita Juarez.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Scientists and Inventors

Scientists and Inventors

221 Episodes
4 Volume

Commercial radio was just one result of the efforts of scientist over the years. Radio also explored the contributions of scientists and inventors whether they were trying to create a better world or destroy the one we have. This compilation contains a wide variety of radio shows dealing with science and understanding the world we live in. Update: 40+ additional recordings

221 4
Add To Cart: $20.00


April 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Grammar

Grammar

5 Episodes
1 Volume

Radio and Movies, later Television, have been major influences in unifying what has become known as "General American" English.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Jimmie Fidlers Hollywood

Jimmie Fidlers Hollywood

29 Episodes
1 Volume

Gossip columnist known for tattling on the stars about their tantrums, foibles, affairs, births and divorces. Update: 24 additional recordings

29 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
HV Kaltenborn Edits the News

HV Kaltenborn Edits the News

39 Episodes
1 Volume

History repeats itself when H. V. Kaltenborn provides vivid commentary and pointed insight into world affairs and politics in the 1940s and 1950s. Update: additional recording and sound improvements

39 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 27

Random Rarities 27

44 Episodes
1 Volume

Our latest batch of Rarities with even more unclassifiable broadcasts to astound and delight listeners.

44 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Baseball in Old Time Radio

Baseball in Old Time Radio

40 Episodes
1 Volume

This collection is full of fun and varied shows from all different series with a baseball themed episodes. Update: additional rare recording

40 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


March 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Gospel

Gospel

34 Episodes
1 Volume

Based on the first four books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

34 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Adrienne Ames

Adrienne Ames

1 Episodes
1 Volume

Although her film career was only a decade long, Adrienne Ames generated enough tabloid fodder for three starlets.

1 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Superman

Superman

1205 Episodes
12 Volume

From 1939 right up into the atomic 1950's, Superman was on call in Metropolis. He fought the good fight through WWII, facing Nazi spies and Japan-based spies and saboteurs, he uncovered run-of-the-lab evil-genius types with their latest beta-tests, he faced beings from other planets both humanoid and robotic as well as the common criminal and the Klu Klux Klan. Update: sound quality improvements volume 1

1205 12
Add To Cart: $60.00


February 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Peabody Winners

Peabody Winners

17 Episodes
1 Volume

Distinguished and meritorious service in radio and television similar to the Pulitzer's prize journalistic excellence.

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Doctor Tim Detective

Doctor Tim Detective

9 Episodes
1 Volume

Dr. Tim, Detective is a great lesson in medicine and health issues for kids, disguised as a detective show. Education is more fun if you get it while solving mysteries! Update: 2 additional rare recordings

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Lets Go To Town

Lets Go To Town

117 Episodes
2 Volume

The music in is top rate with big name performers like Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Les Paul and Mary Ford and the biggest names in bands also appeared on the old time radio show including the orchestras of Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Sammy Kaye. Update: 4 additional rare recordings

117 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Random Rarities 26

Random Rarities 26

49 Episodes
1 Volume

Increasingly more Random than Rare, this 26th edition comes to us from every corner of the nation and from the beginning to the end of the Golden Age of Radio.

49 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ten-Two-Four Ranch (10-2-4 Ranch)

Ten-Two-Four Ranch (10-2-4 Ranch)

78 Episodes
1 Volume

Music Variety at Dr. Pepper Time: Did you ever wonder why the numbers 10, 2 and 4 were on the label of a Dr Pepper soda pop? Those are the times the Dr prescribes a drink of this marvelous elixir. Any time is a good time to enjoy the great Western music played on The Ten Four Two Ranch Show. Update: 2 additional rare recordings

78 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Nick Carter Master Detective

Nick Carter Master Detective

154 Episodes
4 Volume

Look Smart, Patsy! Detective Nick Carter now has better audio and additional episodes! Update: sound quality improvements

154 4
Add To Cart: $20.00


January 2018

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

11 Episodes
1 Volume

There are many tall tales about frontiersman Davy Crockett, the truth is even greater than the legends.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Keyboard Immortals

Keyboard Immortals

10 Episodes
1 Volume

Audiophile and electronics pioneer Joseph Tushinsky had a refurbished Vorsetzer in his home and over the years collected some 2,800 Welte piano rolls and created this radio show in his living room.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 25

Random Rarities 25

46 Episodes
1 Volume

Now for something completely different, More Random Rarities! Enjoy our Twenty-fifth collection of Programs which are beyond classification.

46 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Kay Fairchild Stepmother

Kay Fairchild Stepmother

14 Episodes
1 Volume

This soap opera tells the tale of a woman trying to fit into her new family but it proves to be challenging for the new mother. Update: 1 additional recording

14 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

88 Episodes
3 Volume

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestras bandleader. Update: 1 additional rare recording

88 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Just For You

Just For You

12 Episodes
1 Volume

One of the biggest obstacles to WAAC recruitment was the fact that the Army uniform for women was decidedly unattractive compared to the other services. Army Services Forces countered this problem with radio programs like Just For You.

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard

7 Episodes
1 Volume

For singer Slim Gaillard, his instrument was less his voice than the language styling he used while performing.

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Arctic Expeditions

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
Enchantment of Music

Enchantment of Music

18 Episodes
1 Volume

Classical music was a staple programming choice on Armed Forces Radio and Television Services broadcasts and became rather popular during the 1950's.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Supper Club

Supper Club

4 Episodes
1 Volume

During the 1930s and 1940s, many former roadhouses in the American Central and Western States began converting to supper clubs bringing this relaxed atmosphere to the radio waves.

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00