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One of the most revered Presidents in American History, Abraham Lincoln was a popular figure in old time radio shows.

Hollywood's finest films adapted into old time radio shows with many of their original stars reprising their roles!

"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!

The American Troops assigned to Vietnam did what American Troops did wherever they were assigned, served with Honor, and they had the American Forces Vietnam Network to bring them a slice of Home

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.

This old time radio adventure series included the boy wonder and pilot, Jimmie Allen, his best teenage buddy, Speed Robertson, and mechanic, Flash Lewis.

As the decade wore on and 1960s started to fade into the 1970s by the resignation of President Richard Nixon due to Watergate, radio started to get much crazier.

As the 1970s became the 1980s and then the 1990s, American radio was changing. In the decades prior, your car radio, the radio in your home, or that personal radio in your bedroom started to see the death of the radio star with the birth of MTV in 1981.

Adults and children alike marveled at the new found reality of air adventures popularized after WWI and air travel was a huge part of America's consciousness between the two World Wars. This compilation contains episodes from all different series and genres of old time radio focused the listening audience's fascination with airplanes and pilots.

After immigrating to America as a young man, Al Goodman became a prolific and popular composer a musical director for Broadway Musicals.

Long time politician, businessman, and environmentalist, Al Gore served as Clinton's Vice President. Gore won the popular vote in 2000 presidential election, but lost the presidency George W Bush.

Al Jolson was a master entertainer and his performing career spanned 50 years. Jolson made a break in his career by deciding one evening to perform in "black face" at a San Francisco club; this soon became his trademark in show business. A staunch Civil Rights activist, he later helped open opportunities for African-Americans on Broadway.

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."

Alan Reed was a prolific radio actor because he could do dozens of dialects with a voice so versatile that producers used him in a variety of roles.

Actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality, Alan Young interest in acting began young when he entered a monologue contest and won a $3 prize.

"Hen-REEEE! Henry Aldrich!" … "Coming Mother!" Laugh along with Ezra Stone in this 1940's sitcom.

She began her career as a singer and dancer in Vaudeville and later became the other half of Jazzman turned funny-man, Phil Harris.

superb radio actress who co-starred on Mr. and Mrs. North for ten years and as Big Sister for five years.

includes science fiction old time radio's versions of aliens, UFOs, Martians, and little green men, including many adaptations from science fiction writers.

Most musicians, especially jazz musicians, perform better in front of an audience, particularly one that is dancing. The solution was the remote broadcast.

Riding out of the sunny back lots of Hollywood, All Star Western Theatre delivered Republic Western-style entertainment with chuck wagon sized doses of fine music, broad humor and guest appearances by the best of the West.

Every week, the nation listened as experts debated issues from communism to social security to the type of music America wanted. Modeled after New England Town Hall Meetings, each show opened with a "town crier" clanging a bell and an active audience that would "boo" panelists.

Famous and lesser know episodes from the birth and growth of a Great Nation presented from popular OTR sources, including Cavalcade Of America, American Trail, Frontier Fighters, Mr. President and You Are There. Great lessons and fine entertainment.

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.

One of most popular shows in 20th century, Amos and Andy were played by white actors. In its prime, entire towns listened to the show; Stores would close and even movie theatres would stop the film while the Amos and Andy show was played over the air.

The sound track for the War Years was Big Band Music, but the universal sweetheart was a triple threat, the lovely Andrews Sisters. More "girl next door" pretty than pin-up girl glamorous, the sister's songs were filled with the optimism and pluck that helped countless G.I.s endure for the duration.

Best known as a character actor in Western radio and TV, Andy Devine was the sidekick of the greatest stars in Hollywood.

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'

Anniversaries, milestones, and more in this one-of-a-kind, genre-wide collection of Anniversaries in Old Time Radio.

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.

Hear Duck and Cover, Plagues, Robot Attacks, Time Travel, Annihilation, Cold War Speeches, and more in this OTRCAT original collection of tales about THE END OF THE WORLD!

Survive in style the end of the world. It includes five of our favorite world's end collections!

Enjoy the great radio plays in this anthology of the eccentric horror fiction writer, Arch Oboler, who is best known for pushing the medium of radio in sound production, writing, and programming.

Enjoy some of the best works of author Arch Oboler dramatic plays starring Joan Crawford and more.

A direct spin-off of the popular teenage comic strip created by Bob Montana, Archive Andrews was one of the first wanting to win a teenage audience by doing a situation comedy show completely for them, and with them in the audience at the broadcasts.

Brrrrrrr these radio shows from a variety of old time radio genres will get your teeth chattering!

Panelists on What's My Line, Arlene Francis had a long performance history on Broadway.

He performed in on stage, movies, TV or radio often as a villain, a role he seemed to relish as a way to burn himself into the audience’s memory.

Often called a milquetoast character, Arnold Stang was a mouse whose roar could not be ignored.

Godfrey's conversational style made his show seem like a friend talking to listeners directly.

Best known for his characterization of the butler Jeeves, created by P.G. Wodehouse, the butler in Shirley Temple films, and as a recurring character of Duffy's Tavern to "classy up the place."

featured uninterrupted pop songs with the alternating performances by the Armed Forces Radio Orchestra, Milton Shrednick, Allen Roth, and many more.

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.

From the tangled skein of loves, lies and secrets, Aunt Mary weaves the people of Wakefield together in this long running, acclaimed radio soap opera.

Join the battle between authors and critics when you listen to The Author Meets the Critic.

Red Skeleton will tickle your funny bone in his first regular comedy program from 1939.

Stuff these Mystery, Dramas, Police procedural old time radio shows in your sack and run to the get-away car

Born in Hawaii, Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States serving as president between 2009-2017.

The Most Versatile Actress Who Never Won an Oscar!

William Gargan played Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator, as more laid-back and likable than other Hard-Boiled Detectives of the era.

When living in Los Angeles, Barton Yarborough became a steady player among the community of "Radio Row" actors and soon landed the role as Ben Romero on Dragnet.

This extensive collection has some great classic baseball recordings in radio history!

The music that the AFRS broadcast overseas was often better than the music they could have heard back home.

Basil Rathbone was a British actor known for playing Sherlock Holmes in 1930s-1940s films. He appeared in over 70 films and had a successful stage career.

Although Batman and Robin's radio appearances are not a frequent as Superman, The Caped Crusader was known to fly into many fun radio episodes.

As a young woman, Bea Benaderet joined the company of Orson Welles Campbell Theatre and later had many roles in radio and television.

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.

The collection now contains the comedic duo's various guest appearances on shows such as Command Performance, Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Rudy Vallee and more!

Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist who served as a US Senator from Vermont and ran for President in 2016 and 2020 on a progressive platform.

Well known for his character The Mad Russian, Bert Gordon was cut from radio during the early years of the Cold War to avoid political ambiguity.

This radio program salutes America's most important and famous composers from musical comedy, operetta, and movie scores, presenting some of their most memorable music.

There were 1,399 original episodes of CBSRMT recorded, and this collection is of fifty of the very best.

Featuring hand-picked radio shows from Escape, one of the best drama anthologies on the air.

This collection includes OTRCAT's favorite Gunsmoke episodes including "Billy the Kid", "Buffalo Hunter", "Home Surgery" and many more of the classic old time radio western.

We've handpicked the best of shows in some of the most popular horror and mystery series. Make a pot of Lipton Tea, we've got two new surprises for you.

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.

One of the most popular and best Mystery shows in the history of old time radio, The Whistler ran for 15 straight years. This collection includes the best of The Whistler.

Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence! The radio series is hosted by the drama critic of New York's Daily News, John Chapman.

One of the most prolific starlets to work on Radio Row, Betty Garde worked with Orson Welles early in his radio career and appeared regularly on The Fat Man.

A skilled professional, Betty Lou Gerson was much sought over in old time radio shows from Lux Radio Theatre, The Whistler, Mr. President, and Escape.

Many adults will be charmed by this gently humorous children's radio show.

By the early 1950's, sponsors were beginning to abandon radio for television, but nothing on the small screen had the class and sophistication of NBC's The Big Show. Although Mistress of Ceremonies, Tallulah Bankhead and her guests from the world of entertainment were definitely "upper crust", Miss Bankhead's friendly and accessible manner meant that the program was as entertaining in the parlor as it was in the garage.

This popular crime drama chronicles the stories of diligent, sober champions of justice, Steve Wilson, initially played by Edward G Robinson.

Relive the swinging 1990's through the historical speeches and radio addresses of President Clinton.

Bill Johnstone became a mainstay of Old Time Radio, starring in The Line Up and appearing in more than 180 episodes of Lux Radio Theatre, more than 100 of Cavalcade of America, and just about every detective program during the Golden Age.

Batter up! The Bill Stern Sports Reel broadcasts are one of the most entertaining sports shows of all time.

Other vaudeville stars made the transition to the airwaves as accomplished funny men while Bing remained primarily a songman and was arguably the King of Radio. He was also a crooner with a keen sense of comic timing and an uncanny ability to connect with audiences across the airwaves. He had plenty of success with his own programs like Kraft Music Hall, The Chesterfield Show, and Philco Radio Time, but he also made regular appearances on his friends' programs.

Pleasant daytime music and conversation from two of show biz's greatest talents.

fifteen minutes of dance music both to pre-war and wartime America brought to you by the "cigarette that satisfies"

Produced by Joseph O. Meyers, this old time radio series fascinated radio audiences with the biographies of Churchill, Babe Ruth, Fred Allen, WC Fields, and more.

comic sketch with everyone's best friend Dinah Shore and many guest stars including Burns and Allen as well as Groucho Marx.

Hear from our feathered friends about birds who tell us secrets, Birds which scare us, and birds that are good to eat!

Everyone. and just about everything has a birthday, and nearly every day is the important anniversary of something or someone important in your life. These fun birthday celebrations of famous celebrities, historical figures, and even Gracie Allen's grandpa.

Old Time Radio episodes featuring blindness as a plot device or characters who have visual impairment.

Comedy duo, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, star in their own show as radio's favorite zany lampooners.

Everyone's favorite investigator in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Bailey starred in a number of tough guy detective old time radio shows.

When he was asked what he did, Bob Crosby once quipped that he was Bing's brother. In fact, he had a very successful career in music and on radio. He took over for Phil Harris when the longtime band leader left The Jack Benny Program.

Bob Dole first ran for political office in 1950 and ran for president three times starting in 1980s.

primarily known as a sports announcer, a large portion of his career was spent simply interviewing famous people.

Bob Hastings Collection: Bob Hastings got his start in show business after WWII starring in Archie Andrews and was part of the crew of TV's McHale's Navy.

Bob Hope is one of the best loved entertainers of all time. He was in the business for a very long time, but Bob never forgot that he was there for the audience, not the other way around, especially when it came to the G.I.s who adopted Bob as one of their own.

Bob Sweeney successfully made the transitions from radio to television and in later years directed and produced popular tv shows.

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall appear in this great radio adventure

Ghost Stories are some of the best fun in OTR, but not all the stories are for the faint-hearted. Let's get spOoooOoooooky with old time radio shows featuring Ghosts!

Best known for his roles in horror films, Boris Karloff was billed as "Karloff the Uncanny."

Boston Blackie is too good natured to be hard boiled. Often accused by bungling cops, Boston Blackie is obligated to solve the case!

This OTRCAT original collection includes examples of boxing in all the genres of old time radio shows.

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.

Breakfast shows had the potential to reach a new demographic, while drawing in their current batch of late day listeners. Save and collect over 60 hours shows with our new Breakfast Bundle Pack.

A natural to be cast as the “heavy”, tough-guy roles Donlevy appeared on radio in support of his films on movie.