0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Cronin Matter” Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar is pulled in to protect a gorgeous and valuable necklace with diamonds and emeralds, known as the “Circle Of Fire” ; Parts 4 & 5. (Original air dates December 8 and 9, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - The Marriage
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn star; Elizabeth wants a more meaningful life. (Original air date November 15, 1953.)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Belle’s Back” A woman named Belle has returned to Dodge, after living with a gunman. (Original air date September 9, 1956. CBS network.)

1:20:00 - Oscar Brand’s Folk Song Festival, excerpt featuring Doc Watson (Original air date 1970. WNYC station.)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Break” As slippery a devil as Friday and Romero have ever encountered. (Original air date December 14, 1950. NBC network.)

2:00:00 - You Are There
“The Trial Of Anne Hutchinson“ Puritans put the first American feminist on trial in 1637. (Original air date September 26, 1948. CBS network.)

2:30:00 - The Private Files Of Rex Saunders
“High Dividends Or Shallow Graves” Rex Harrison stars as a “gentleman detective”. (Original air date May 30, 1951. NBC network.)

3:00:00 - The NBC University Theatre
“Hedda Gabler” Ibsen’s classic play portrays hardship and life troubles faced by women during 19th century. (Original air date August 27, 1950. NBC network.)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cronin Matter" Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar is pulled in to protect a gorgeous and valuable necklace with diamonds and emeralds, known as the "Circle Of Fire" ; Parts 1, 2, and 3. (Original air dates December 5, 6 and 7, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - It's Time To Smile, excerpt Guest Betty Hutton wows the crowd on Eddie Cantor's show, also starring Rudy Vallee. (Original air date January 27, 1943. NBC Red.)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke "Old Pal" A man is murdered, and the Wells Fargo money stolen; suspicion circles around a young woman trying to leave town. (Original air date September 02, 1956. CBS network.)

1:30:00 - Dragnet "The Big Picture" Sergeant Friday breaks a vicious Los Angeles pornography ring. (Original air date December 07, 1950. NBC network.)

2:00:00 - The Ford Theatre "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" Mason Adams stars. The Mark Twain classic: a satire of chivalry, monarchy, religion, and superstition, celebrating American democratic values and ingenuity. (Original air date October 05, 1947. NBC network.)

2:30:00 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries "Tempo In Blood" A murderer introduces himself to the murderee, and a piano player plays a wrong note! (Original air date January 12, 1948. CBS network.)

3:00:00 - What Must Be Done "Education" Part two. A special series and fascinating discussion about the scourge of racism in the late '60s, and how it affects public education. Panel discussion lead by Percy Sutton. (Original air date July 8 1968. WLIB Radio, New York.)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Henderson Matter" Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar investigates a death in the exotic locale of… Montana? ; Parts 4 and 5 (Original air dates December 1 and 2, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - Rogers Of The Gazette Will Rogers, Jr. stars as newspaper editor in a small town, and has been receiving letters from a mysterious "A. Lincoln". (Original air date November 11, 1953. CBS.)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke "No Sale" Two bullies demand that Kitty sell them the Long Branch Saloon, but she's not going down without a fight. (Original air date August 26, 1956. CBS network.)

1:20:00 - One Out Of Seven "Equality, A Most Wonderful Thing". Jack Webb does all the voices in this program, except for the singing of baritone Joseph James; program explores racial equality in post-war America. (Original air date March 20, 1946. KGO station.)

1:30:00 - Dragnet "The Big Car" Someone has been robbing food markets, but not the person who confesses. (Original air date November 30, 1950. NBC network.)

2:00:00 - An Open Letter On Race Hatred Peabody Award winning broadcast written and directed by William N. Robson, detailing the 1940s Detroit race riots. (Original air date July 24, 1943. CBS network.)

2:30:00 - Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was "Civil Rights and Let's Have Church" In the fifties and sixties, Black DJs did more than play music — they were among the first messengers of the civil rights movement. In the second half of the hour, we hear about the importance of religious broadcasting to the Black community. (Original air date January 1996. PRX.)

3:00:00 - X Minus One "Dwellers In Silence" Twenty years after mankind abandoned the Earth, a spaceship from Mars lands. (Original air date November 10, 1955. NBC network.)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Henderson Matter" Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar investigates a death in the exotic locale of… Montana? ; Parts 1, 2 and 3 (Original air dates November 28, 29, and 30, 1955. CBS network.)

0:35:00 - Our Miss Brooks Miss Brooks tries to get Mr. Boynton to take her out to dinner for Valentine's Day. (Original air date February 19, 1950. CBS.)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke "Annie Oakley" A woman's love is being fought for – at least she claims it is. (Original air date August 19, 1956. CBS network.)

1:20:00 - Rate Your Mate, excerpt Host Joey Adams questions a husband and wife team on this radio precursor to the popular TV show The Newlyweds. (Original air date August 5, 1950. CBS network.)

1:30:00 - Dragnet "The Big Betty" A gang of swindlers has selling worthless junk to relatives of dearly departed, using obituaries as their entry point. (Original air date November 23, 1950. NBC network.)

2:00:00 - Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was 25th Anniversary Edition, Hour Two: "Jack Cooper & Al Benson" and "WDIA, The Goodwill Station" A brilliant documentary chronicling the history of African Americans and their representation in radio from the earliest days through the 1940s and 1950s. (Original air date January, 1996. PRX.)

2:30:00 - Let George Do It "The Eight Ball" Detective Valentine is mixed up in a mystery involving a dead man — who is also named George Valentine! (Original air date April 2, 1951. Mutual network.)

3:00:00 - Destination Freedom "The Heart Of George Cotton" The story of Dr. Ulysses Dailey and Daniel Hale Williams and their pioneering efforts in heart surgery. (Original air date August 8, 1948. Station WMAQ.)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Valentine Matter” Parts 1, 2 and 3. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. An attempt on Dan Valentine’s life … who is a retired bootlegger. (Original air date October 31 and November 1 and 2, 1955. CBS network.)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“The Pacifist” A peaceful man only wants to be left alone, but two men try to settle a Civil War debt with him. (Original air date June 3, 1956. CBS network.)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Death” A man decides to kill his wife. (Original air date September 28, 1950. NBC network.)

2:15:00 - The Adventures of Nick Carter
“Nick Carter’s Christmas Adventure” Detective Nick Carter attempts to turn one man’s heart towards the Christmas spirit. (Original air date December 25, 1943. Mutual network.)

3:00:00 - The Lux Radio Theatre
“It’s A Wonderful Life” A Big Broadcast tradition, the radio adaptation of the 1946 film with original cast members Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it’s like never to have been born. (Original broadcast date March 10, 1947. CBS network.)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Alvin Summers Matter” Parts 4 and 5. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. (Original air date October 27 and 28, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny
Jack goes Christmas shopping for a gopher trap. (Original air date December 14, 1952. CBS network.)(Running time 27:31)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Man Hunter” A deputy sheriff from Arizona has come to Dodge to arrest a man for murder. (Original air date May 27, 1956. CBS network.) (Running time 21:17)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Pair” A couple run a racket of selling all the furniture in the houses of families out of town. (Original air date September 21, 1950. NBC network.)(Running time 26:09)

2:00:00 - Suspense
“The Screaming Woman” Margaret O’Brien stars with Agnes Moorehead in this chilling post-Thanksgiving story about a little girl who hears a screaming woman — buried alive. (Original air date November 25, 1948. CBS network.)(Running time 25:32)

2:30:00 - Richard Diamond, Private Detective
“A Christmas Carol” The famous story by Charles Dickens, but done by Richard Diamond, the private detective, and his friends. (Original air date December 24, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 29:30)

3:00:00 - The Lux Radio Theatre
“Miracle On 34th Street” A Big Broadcast tradition, the radio adaptation of the 1947 film with original cast members Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and — as Kris Kringle — Edmund Gwenn. (Original broadcast date December 20, 1948. CBS network.)(Running time 53:55)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Alvin Summers Matter” Parts 1, 2, and 3. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Johnny travels to Mexico, to track down an embezzler. (Original air date October 24, 25, and 26, 1955. CBS network.)

0:45:00 - The Couple Next Door Problems arise with a twenty-eight-pound turkey at 3:00 A.M. (Original air date November 24, 1960. CBS network.) (Running time 12:43)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Sunday Supplement” Newspapermen visit Dodge with a desire to report on gruesome stories. (Original air date June 24, 1956. CBS network.) (Running time 21:00)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Make” Sgt. Friday tracks down a robber at Stendahl’s Bakery Shop. (Original air date September 14, 1950. NBC network.)(Running time 26:16)

1:50:00 - Lum and Abner
A listener favorite Thanksgiving episode; Abner has grown sentimental about his turkey, named Chester. (Original air date November 28, 1946. ABC network.)(Running time 10:04)

2:00:00 - The Columbia Workshop
“Psalm For A Dark Year” Norman Corwin paints a vivid word picture of America and an idealized American way of life. (Original air date November 9, 1941. CBS network.)(Running time 29:19)

2:30:00 - Father Knows Best
Sometimes called “Thanksgiving Prayer”, Jim Anderson shares Benjamin Franklin’s gratitude prayer with the family. (Original air date November 22, 1951. NBC network.)(Running time 28:18)

3:00:00 - excerpt of Elgin Thanksgiving Day Greeting To America
The seventh program of this star-studded celebration, featuring Mario Lanza, Jimmy Durante and Gary Moore, Jack Benny and Andre Previn, hosted by Don Ameche. (Original broadcast date November 25, 1948. NBC network.)(Running time 1:00:45)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Parts 4 and 5. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Johnny’s Baltimore mystery takes him out to Denver chasing a dead man. (Original air date October 20 and 21, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - Our Miss Brooks
A rival high school is trying to steal away Madison High’s star football player Stretch Snodgrass. (Original air date October 2, 1949. CBS network.) (Running time 29:34)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Cows and Cribs” An orphan’s life hangs in the balance, and a cattle thief is selling stolen meat. (Original air date May 13, 1956. CBS network.) (Running time 21:03)

1:20:00 - Radio Retrospective: BBC Centennial with excerpts from London After Dark, a joint venture radio program between CBS Radio and BBC Radio during the London Blitz, August 24, 1940.

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Poison” An elderly couple has disappeared, and the clues lead to a suspicious family member. (Original air date September 7, 1950. NBC network.)(Running time 26:32)

2:00:00 - Favorite Story
“The Bottle Imp” Robert Louis Stevenson’s story about a magic bottle that grants its owner all their wishes, at a terrible cost. (Original air date October 28, 1947. ZIV Syndication.)(Running time 27:22)

2:30:00 - Murder at Midnight
“The Ace Of Death” A chilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s story “The Suicide Club”. (Original air date August 9. 1946. Station KFI.)(Running time 25:17)

3:00:00 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“The Final Problem” John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes, Orson Welles as Dr. Moriarty, and Ralph Richardson as Watson star in this three-hander adaptation of Sherlock’s final chase. (Original BBC broadcast date December 21, 1954. U.S. rebroadcast date: April 13, 1973.)(Running time 27:41)

3:30:00 - Escape
“Poison” Roald Dahl’s suspenseful tale about a bigot who awakens to a deadly snake sleeping in the bed with him, starring Jack Webb and William Conrad. (Original air date July 28 1950. CBS network.)(Running time 29:30)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Chesapeake Fraud Matter” Parts 1, 2 and 3. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Johnny investigates the death of a man, but his wife doesn’t want the inquiry! (Original air date October 17, 18 and 19, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - Radio Retrospective: Nixon Concession Speech November 7, 1962

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“The Photographer” A photographer comes to Dodge to document “the violence of the west.” (Original air date May 06, 1956. CBS network.) (Running time 21:06)

1:20:00 - Radio Retrospective: 75th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s Farewell speech April 27, 1947

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Check” Friday and Romero track down a check forger who passes dozens of small checks. (Original air date August 31, 1950. NBC network.)(Running time 26:31)

1:55:00 - Radio Retrospective: Campaign songs of Nixon and Kennedy

2:00:00 - Bright Star
Irene Dunne as newspaper editor Susan decides to run for the office of mayor, much to the objection of her star reporter, played by Fred MacMurray. (Original air date October 30, 1952. ZIV Syndication.)(Running time 26:53)

2:30:00 - The Six-Shooter
James Stewart as the roaming six-shooter, who finds himself elected mayor of a western town, without running for the office! (Original air date June 10, 1954. NBC network.)(Running time 28:27)

3:00:00 - The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program
Gracie Allen is running for president, and she explains her platform, and her “Surprise Party”. (Original air date March 27, 1940. CBS network.)(Running time 27:34)

3:30:00 - The Lone Ranger
A crooked election leads to the murder of the Lone Ranger! (Original air date September 18, 1940. Syndicated.)(Running time 29:01)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Molly K Matter” Parts 4 and 5. Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Johnny’s mystery in San Francisco investigating the sinking of a ship. (Original air date October 13 and 14, 1955. CBS network.)

0:30:00 - Superman
“A Mystery For Superman” Part 5. The culmination of Clark Kent’s mystery — surprise! (Original air date March 9, 1942.) This is part of our exploration of children’s programming from the Golden Age of Radio.

0:45:00 - Lights Out
“The Dark” this recording is a recreation from the album “Drop Dead” from Capitol Records in 1962; recreation of an original 1937 radio play.

0:55:00 - The Martha Meade Society Program
Radio homemaker Martha Meade gives advice on how to throw a Halloween party for kids, in the middle of the Great Depression. (Original air date October 17, 1933. Syndicated.) (Running time 5:17)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Doc’s Reward” Doc kills a stranger trying to stop him from seeing a patient. (Original air date April 29, 1956. CBS network.) (Running time 20:51)

1:20:00 - “Night of Bald Mountain” from Saturday Night Fever

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Jump” A man is on a thirteenth floor ledge, threatening to jump. (Original air date January 11, 1951. NBC network.)(Running time 26:43)

2:00:00 - Suspense
“Ghost Hunt” Ralph Edwards plays a disc jockey spends the night in a haunted house…with surprising results. (Original air date June 23, 1949. CBS network.)(Running time 26:09)

2:30:00 - Escape
“Three Skeleton Key” Vincent Price stars in this suspenseful fan favorite — three men are trapped in a lighthouse as man-eating rats force them into increasingly smaller rooms. (Original air date March 17, 1950. CBS network.)(Running time 28:49)

3:00:00 - The Mercury Radio Theatre On the Air
“War of The Worlds” A landmark in American cultural history, Orson Welles’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’s The War Of the Worlds. (Original air date October 30, 1938. CBS network.)(Running time 59:21)