Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

A musician incorporates a sacred voodoo chant into his music to revitalize his career. However, by exploiting this sacred ritual, the man incurs the wrath of a voodoo priest! *** Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of ESCAPE with the story, “Papa Benjamin!”
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Black Whale” (September 25, 1975) ***WD
00:47:58.369 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Man Who Played Dead” (May 01, 1945) ***WD
01:00:24.319 = The Creaking Door, “Imposter” (1964)
01:30:11.439 = The Eleventh Hour, “Desperado In The Rain” (1941-1946)
01:56:24.129 = Escape, “Papa Benjamin” (January 21, 1948)
02:26:44.929 = Everyman’s Theater, “Baby” (March 28, 1941) ***WD
02:51:47.319 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Country Boy” (December 18, 1957)
03:11:18.779 = Dark Fantasy, “The Man Who Came Back” (November 14, 1941)
03:36:29.419 = Diary of Fate, “Darrell James” (August 10, 1948) ***WD
04:04:15.379 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Judge’s House” (April, 1989)
04:33:54.989 = Five After The Hour, “Course of True Love of Course” (July 25, 1945)
04:58:04.258 = Show Close

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A scientist discovers his wife has been cheating on him. His revenge is to shrinking his wife and her lover to the size of dolls. *** Hear this tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of The Devil and Mr. O with the story, “Shrinking People!”
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Angels of Devil’s Mountain” (September 24, 1975) ***WD
00:47:44.279 = Strange Adventure, “Shanghaied” (1945) ***WD
00:51:43.959 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Clicking Silver Pen” (May 22, 1955) ***WD
01:21:17.189 = The Avenger, The Shot In The Dark” (November 23, 1945) ***WD
01:49:59.369 = BBC Ghost Story, “Crewe” (December, 2010)
02:19:30.309 = Beyond The Green Door, “Burt Simms” (1966)
02:24:34.629 = Box 13, “The Philanthropist” (January 30, 1949)
02:51:46.969 = Incredible But True, “Pretend Your Pavova” (1950-1951) ***WD
02:56:10.199 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Escape From The Mysterious Island” (1990s) ***WD
03:25:12.899 = The Clock, “Island of Women” (March 16, 1947)
03:50:36.389 = Sounds of Darkness, “Lights Out For Lee” (November 19, 1968)
04:15:38.599 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Shrinking People” (March 10, 1972)
04:44:56.609 = Dimension X, “No Contact” (October 28, 1950) ***WD
05:14:32.947 = Show Close

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It’s the American Revolutionary War, and General George Washington's troops prepare for the Battle of Trenton. The soldiers are unnerved by the nightly appearance of a headless horseman, dressed in a Hessian uniform. Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of CBS Radio Mystery Theater and the episode, “The Headless Hessian” from September 23, 1975!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Headless Hessian” (September 23, 1975) ***WD
00:46:46.249 = 2000 Plus, “Green Thing” (September 27, 1950) ***WD
01:17:41.889 = The Unexpected, “Silver Fox” (September 19, 1948)
01:32:57.959 = Unit 99, “Ambulance Follow-Up” (November 29, 1957) (LQ)
01:58:39.669 = Dark Venture, “Hideout” (January 07, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
02:22:52.039 = The Weird Circle, “Heart of Ethan Brand” (February 12, 1944)
02:51:08.609 = The Whistler, “Legacy of Death” (February 14, 1943)
03:21:09.769 = Strange Wills, “Crosswinds” (November 09, 1946)
03:51:44.149 = Witch’s Tale, “Altar of Hate” (November 08, 1933) ***WD
04:18:43.129 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Chinaman’s Chance” (November 30, 1959)
04:21:48.143 = X Minus One, “The Outer Limit” (November 16, 1955)
04:50:23.909 = ABC Mystery Time, “Success Story” (1957) ***WD
05:14:24.123 = Show Close

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A man en route to a Christmas dinner offers a young woman a ride home. While waiting at a train crossing, he encounters an unexpected train. Later, he's informed that no train has traversed those tracks for years and that the girl he assisted is part of local folklore! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of Strange in the story “The Ghost Train” from 1955!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Solid Gold Soldiers” (September 22, 1975) ***WD
00:47:51.699 = Richard Diamond, “The 200,000 Dollar Bundle” (September 24, 1949)
01:17:23.591 = Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, “Witch Doctor” – Part 1 (1930) ***WD
01:18:39.389 = Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, “Witch Doctor” – Part 2 (1930) ***WD
01:19:21.279 = The Saint, “Music Murder” (June 18, 1050) ***WD
01:48:37.359 = Sam Spade, “The Vafio Cup Caper” (August 22, 1948)
02:18:37.289 = The Sealed Book, “I’ll Die Laughing” (May 27, 1945)
02:48:35.969 = The Shadow, “Island of the Devil” (January 08, 1939) ***WD (LQ)
03:18:30.499 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Figures” (February 14, 1984)
03:57:45.069 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (1955)
04:11:56.629 = Suspense, “Dead Sleep Lightly” (March 30, 1943)
04:42:27.329 = Tales of the Frightened, “Voice From The Grave” (1963)
04:48:27.599 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Calling” (ADU)
04:53:33.169 = Theater Five, “Decoration” (September 09, 1964)
05:13:34.544 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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Two spinster cousins become the new owners of their ancestral manor. But the estate is haunted by the spirit of their late uncle! Hear the tale in tonight’s Old Time Radio marathon with CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s presentation of “The Third Person” from September 19, 1975!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Third Person” (September 19, 1975) ***WD
00:48:01.109 = CBC Nightfall, “A Shortwave Goodbye” (January 09, 1981) ***WD
01:17:54.059 = Mr and Mrs North, “The Norths Buy a Letter” (October 06, 1943)
01:48:28.379 = Obsession, “Faith Is The Evidence” (May 12, 1952) ***WD
02:18:22.269 = Origin of Superstition, “Bubbles in a Tea Cup” (1935) ***WD
02:33:25.199 = Mystery Playhouse, “Turnabout” (May 20, 1946) ***WD
02:56:39.169 = The Philip Morris Playhouse, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953)
03:21:14.499 = The Price of Fear, “Out of the Mouths” (June 20, 1983)
03:49:16.289 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Mischief Maker” (January 15, 1944) ***WD
04:15:40.109 = Quiet Please, “Pathetic Fallacy” (February 02, 1948) ***WD
04:46:22.439 = Radio City Playhouse, “Fanny” (August 21, 1948) ***WD
05:15:25.439 = Show Close

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A dissatisfied inventor creates a time machine to travel back to the past and murder his father, aiming to preempt his own existence! Hear this tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of MindWebs in the story “Running Around!”

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Coffin With The Golden Nails” (September 19, 1975) ***WD
00:47:56.829 = MindWebs, “Running Around / Swords of Ifthan” (1973)
01:11:09.059 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Counterfeit Politician” (1965) ***WD
01:12:14.349 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime and Punishment” (September 25, 1947)
01:38:46.539 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Beautiful Science” (February 15, 1946)
02:04:20.799 = Mr District Attorney, “Intimidated Jury” (August 23, 1944) ***WD
02:28:34.409 = Murder at Midnight, “Terror Out of Space” (February 24, 1947)
02:55:18.179 = Black Museum, “Shilling” (1952) ***WD
03:21:03.639 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Man Insects Hated” (July 27, 1947) (LQ)
03:50:30.419 = Mystery House, “A Vacation From Murder” (July 12, 1946)
04:17:33.139 = CBC Mystery Theater/Theater 1030, “The Ghost Town Hermit” (1968-1971) ***WD
04:48:45.539 = Night Beat, “Marty” (July 03, 1950)
05:12:53.418 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
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A man suffers head trauma in a train crash, and upon regaining consciousness discovers that his wife is married to a different man, and that he was declared dead six years earlier – and he’s also wanted for murder! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of Inner Sanctum with the story “Dead Man’s Holiday!”

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Prison of Glass” (September 16, 1975) ***WD
00:46:46.919 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Mystery of the Burning Light” (1945-1947) ***WD
01:11:02.999 = Sherlock Holmes, “Great Gandolfo” (October 22, 1945)
01:40:34.619 = Inner Sanctum, “Dead Man’s Holiday” (June 19, 1945)
02:11:03.769 = The Key, “Union Corruption” (1956)
02:36:58.249 = Lights Out, “Execution” (April 15, 1939)
03:06:44.019 = The LineUp, “The Senile Slugging Case” (February 08, 1951)
03:36:50.299 = Macabre, “Edge of Evil” (January 08, 1962) ***WD
04:07:29.789 = Philip Marlowe, “Easy Mark” (January 29, 1949)
04:37:50.899 = Black Mass, “Death of Halpin Fraser” (May 20, 1964) ***WD
05:08:57.270 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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The true events of the Battle of Alcatraz occurred May 2-4, 1946. Inmates attempted an escape by overpowering a guard and seizing weapons, taking hostages, and accessing the prison’s dock to steal a boat. This is the true story of how their plan failed miserably – and fatally. Hear the tale, created and produced only one week later, in this Old Time Radio marathons’ episode of Gang Busters from May 11, 1946!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Little Old Lady Killer” (September 15, 1975) ***WD
00:47:26.949 = Diary of Fate, “Rollie Andrews” (August 03, 1948) ***WD
01:15:04.429 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dead Man’s Boots” (February 01, 1991)
01:45:07.829 = Five After The Hour, “Make Out With a Poem” (July 11, 1945)
02:10:24.149 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Best Laid Plans” (1947-1950)
02:16:20.299 = Gang Busters, “Alcatraz Prison Riot” (May 11, 1946)
02:44:11.369 = The Green Hornet, “Put It On Ice” (July 04, 1939)
03:13:48.139 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD
03:38:39.809 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Two Is Company” (December 28, 1951) ***WD
04:03:27.359 = The Haunting Hour, “The Case of the Lonesome Corpse” (May 12, 1945) ***WD
04:18:29.139 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Death of a Young Gunfighter” (March 15, 1959)
04:43:05.649 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Search for Life” (1940) ***WD
05:07:44.177 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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A relentless horde of flesh-eating ants advances in the Brazilian jungle, and a plantation owner must fight them off – or be devoured alive! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of “Escape!”

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Ghost Plane” (September 12, 1975) ***WD
00:48:09.539 = The Clock, “The Good Valet” (March 09, 1947)
01:12:47.979 = Sounds of Darkness, “Snow White Seven Accidents” (January 12, 1968)
01:36:19.819 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Speed” (March 03, 1972)
02:05:22.609 = Dimension X, “And The Moon Be Still As Bright” (September 29, 1950)
02:35:46.289 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Ghost Ship” (April 24, 1945) ***WD
02:48:22.629 = The Creaking Door, “Cat Woman” (1964) ***WD
03:17:47.659 = The Eleventh Hour, “Debt” (1941-1946)
03:43:52.169 = Escape, “Leiningen Versus The Ants” (January 14, 1948) ***WD
04:13:50.429 = Everyman Theater, “The Woman Stayed at Home” (December 20, 1940) ***WD
04:39:10.569 = Dark Fantasy, “The Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941) ***WD
05:04:37.071 = Show Close

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A washed-up ventriloquist discovers the perfect dummy to revitalize his act, but the doll's maker plans to possess his soul in exchange! Hear the tale in CBS Radio Mystery Theater – part of this 5-hour Old Time Radio marathon!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Voice of Death” (September 11, 1975) ***WD
00:46:45.189 = Strange Wills, “Singapore Liz” (November 02, 1946)
01:17:22.239 = Witch’s Tale, “Physician To The Dead” (November 08, 1934) ***WD
01:47:04.069 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Stoic” (November 06. 1059) ***WD
01:50:59.349 = X Minus One, “The Dwellers In Silence” (November 10, 1955)
02:15:57.579 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ)
02:40:30.829 = Strange Adventure, “The Mail Breakthrough” (1945) ***WD
02:44:22.899 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Canary-Blonde Heiress” (May 15, 1955) ***WD
03:15:08.649 = The Avenger, “The Diploma of Death” (November 16, 1945) ***WD
03:44:32.169 = BBC Ghost Story, “All Hallows” (May 12, 2020)
04:14:11.369 = Beyond The Green Door, “George Davis’ Freak Show” (1966)
04:18:45.089 = Box 13, “Three to Die” (January 23, 1949)
04:46:14.399 = Incredible But True, “Cross of Blood” (1950-1951)
04:50:46.299 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From the Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
05:19:28.811 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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