A Funny Tuesday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Mel Blanc Show, originally broadcast April 1, 1947, 78 years ago, April Fools.  Mel plays an April Fool's Day joke on Mr. Colby by telling him that he's inherited a fortune from England. 

Followed by The Aldrich Family starring Ezra Stone and Jackie Kelk, originally broadcast April 1, 1948,  77 years ago, April Fools Day Jokes.  An April's fool joke runs amok

Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast April 1, 1949, 76 years ago, April Fool. . Who planted the lipstick-covered handkerchief in George's pocket...on April Fool's Day?

Followed by Life with Luigi starring J. Carrol Naish, originally broadcast April 1, 1952, 73 years ago, April Fools Joke. Pasquale plays an April Fool's joke on Luigi by accusing him of opening his mail. 

Finally an excerpt of The Chevrolet Show starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast April 1, 1934, 91 years ago, April Fools. 

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Comedy on a Monday

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast March 31, 1946, 79 years ago with guest Roy Rogers.  Bergen is the new truant officer! Mortimer recites "Hickory, Dickory, Dock." Charlie and Edgar join guest Roy Rogers for a visit to a ghost town. . 

Followed by the news from 79 years ago, then The Fred Allen Show, originally broadcast March 31, 1946, 79 years ago, Charlie the Chicken with Monty Woolley.  The Allen's Alley question: "How do you think new scientific developments are going to affect you?" "McGee and McGee" (the songwriters) appear in the alley. Fred is trying to buy a radio, guest Monty Woolley wants to give his away. Fred and Monty act in "Mr. Mob-Buster," a combination of "Mr. District Attorney" and "Gangbusters." Monty is trying to capture "Charlie The Chicken."

Then You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast March 31, 1958, 67 years ago, The Secret Word is Name. Wait, what is Ernie Kovacs doing with Groucho?

Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast March 31, 1957, 68 years ago, A Dogs Life.   Tony Schwartz, with his ever-present portable tape recorder decides to adopt a dog and finds that there's more to it than first appears. 

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast March 31, 1942, 83 years ago, Diogenes Leaves $10,000.   Diogenes has confessed all, says goodbye, and leaves Pine Ridge $10,000. 

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A Dramatic Sunday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast March 30, 1958, 67 years ago, the Aaron Holcomb Story.  Aaron Holcomb is looking to sell his spread, and Luke is looking at buying. Luke buys the ranch, but a couple of sidewinders go to the ranch looking for the money…and end up kicking Aaron’s wife severely with his spurs. 

Followed by Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner,  originally broadcast March 30, 1958, 67 years ago, Gentle Virtue.  Kendall wins "Gentle Virtue," a beautiful Chinese girl, in a poker game.

Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast March 30, 1958, 67 years ago, The Killers List Matter.  Everett Benton has been pushed or jumped or fell out of the window. Never try to frame a dead man!

Followed by Lights Out, originally broadcast March 30, 1938, 87 years ago, Valse Trieste.   A "gentle man" imprisons two women. One must marry him, the other must die!

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast March 30, 1942, 83 years ago, Lum Brings Back Diogenes.   While Abner plans to have a "closing out" sale and move to Mexico, Lum walks in the door, and so does Cedric and Diogenes Smith!

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Drama on a Saturday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast March 29, 1959, 66 years ago, The Jimmy Carter Matter. Johnny gets a call from a young boy in rural Massachusetts...to report a murder! By the time Johnny arrives in town, young Jimmy has disappeared!

Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast March 29, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Dream.  An old man, poorly dressed, robs a liquor store and is very apologetic about it. 

Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast March 29, 1949, 76 years ago, Death Has a Cold Breath.  A broken-down actor inherits a fortune; a tempting scenario for his agent in need of some cold cash. A cold corpse proves to be too cold. 

Followed by Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast March 29, 1949, 76 years ago, Chill of Death.  There's a chill wind of death coming down from the north...to Croc Miller, a gangster living in the Florida swamps. There's going to be a showdown, keep your eye on the father of Cora Mae!

Finally, Yankee Yarns by Alton H. Blackington, originally broadcast March 29, 1950, 75 years ago, April Fools.   Tales of April Fool's jokes of the past...and the best joke of all. John Gow is told that oil had been discovered, and is convinced he'll be rich. The elaborate pranks continued. 

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A Dramatic Friday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast March 28, 1953, 72 years ago, Quarter Horse.   Thatcher and his quarter-horse from Missouri challenges Butler to a grudge race, with his ranch as the stakes!

Followed by Murder at Midnight, originally broadcast March 28, 1947, 78 years ago, Wherever I Go.  A man poisons his wife after tricking her into writing a suicide note. And then "he" comes into the picture! 

Then Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast March 28, 1950, 75 years ago, The Ivory Murder Case.  A jungle killing, $2 million in ivory and a vengeful native lead to a classic locked-room murder. 

Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast March 28, 1952, 73 years ago, Pleasure Before Business.  Harry's beautiful partner for a Venice jewel robbery has a few ideas of her own; like love. 

Finally Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, originally broadcast March 28, 1947, 78 years ago,Last Show of the Series. Killer Kane is finally captured in a knock down-drag out radio fight.

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Drama on a Thursday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Escape, originally broadcast March 27, 1949, 76 years ago, The Diamond as Big As The Ritz.  The fascinating story about the home life of the richest family in the world.  Sam Edwards  stars.

Followed by Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast March 27, 1942, 83 years ago, Convoy for Atlantis. A "yarn of ships that disappear in the night." A voyage to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for a visit to an ancient race.

Then The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson, originally broadcast March 27, 1955, 70 years ago, The Adventure of Silver Blaze. One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse (a famous winner, owned by a Colonel Ross) on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer.

Followed by Nightbeat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast March 27, 1950, 75 years ago, Flowers on the Water.  Maritia Nowak is dying, wanting nothing more than to see her husband, Anton, once again. Randy searches for and finds Anton...but too late.

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast March 27, 1942, 83 years ago, Detective Mousey.   Mousey reports that "Operator XW9 is ready" to Fremont by way of Squire Skimp. However, Operator XW9 doesn't know much!

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A Dramatic Wednesday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast March 26, 1955, 70 years ago, The Horse Deal. Charlie Deesha's horses have been stolen, and the thief is selling them all over Dodge.

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast March 26, 1946, 79 years ago, Death is a Double Crosser starring Lawson Zerbe.  An ex-con decides to steal the huge "King Midas" diamond, by becoming an apprentice diamond cutter. 

Then Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast March 26, 1947, 78 years ago, Mastermind of Murder. One of the town's leading citizens is secretly heading a gang of thieves.

Followed by Escape, originally broadcast March 26, 1949, 76 years ago, The Adaptive Ultimate.    A young girl, about to die, is given an experimental serum. She becomes an indestructible monster.  

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast March 26, 1942, 83 years ago,Harboring a Criminal.  Lum and Cedric have disappeared. Abner is arrested for harboring a fugitive!

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Drama and Variety on a Tuesday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast March 25, 1940, 85 years ago, Remember the Night starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck.   An adaptation of the 1940 movie about a prosecutor who winds up taking a beautiful thief with him on a Christmas visit to his mother.

Followed by the Royal Gelatin Hour starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast March 25, 1937, 88 years ago.  The show features three songs from, "Shall We Dance?" The first is, "Beginner's Luck," sung by Rudy. Rudy also sings, "Never In A Million Years," "Little Old Lady," "I Can't Lose That Longing For You" and "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." Edgar Bergen tells Charlie the story of "Robinson Crusoe." Tyrone Power and Muriel Kirkland appear in, "Shadow Play" by Noel Coward. Florence Desmond impersonates Katharine Hepburn (while she's singing!), Marlene Dietrich and the ficticious Gladys Potts (the first woman pilot to fly over the North Pole with her baby). Rudy interviews Tony Sarg, a puppeteer who is credited with inventing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade giant balloons. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast March 25, 1949, 76 years ago, The last program of the series. A walk in the rain to the top of the hill. 

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A Funny Monday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Campbells Playhouse starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast March 24, 1940, 85 years ago, June Moon starring Jack Benny.  The program features the funny story about a song writer from Schenectady who arrives in New York with plans to conquer Tin Pan Alley. Jack manages to get in a remark about Fred Allen. The story is based on a story by Ring Lardner titled, "Some Like Them Cold."

Followed by A Day in the Life of Dennis Day, originally broadcast March 24, 1948, 77 years ago,  Weaverville Land Grab.  Dennis buys and runs a taxicab. He that discovers one of his passengers plans to take over the entire town. 

Then Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast March 24, 1949, 76 years ago, A Sam Shovel Mystery. The boys do a "Sam Shovel" mystery, "The Case Of The Man Who Burned His Sweetheart's Body In The Fireplace," or "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm." 

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast March 24, 1949, 76 years ago, Roger’s Surprise.   Telling Mama the news. But who bought the land?

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A Western Sunday with some Questions

First a look at the events of the day

Then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast March 23, 1958, 67 years ago, The Actress. A British actress in the old West meets death; Kendall learns her strange secret. 

Followed by the news from 67 years ago, then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad,  originally broadcast March 23, 1958, 67 years ago,  Indian.  Marshal Dillon finds an Indian tortured to death and a man with a fanatical hatred of Indians. 

Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast March 23, 1958,  67 years ago, The Homesteaders.  Colonel Everett arrives in Tombstone with a Spanish land grant to the Meeker ranch, signed by General Santa Ana himself!.

Followed by Quick As a Flash starring Ken Roberts, originally broadcast March 23, 1947, 78 years ago. Telling one of the stories this week is Lamont Cranston as…the Shadow. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast March 23, 1949, 76 years ago, Dealing for a Deed.   Claudia has a surprise for Mr. Tucker. A drive to counselor Robert Henkins with news that the land across from the Nortons has been sold. 

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