Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Intermediary” (April 14, 1975)
00:48:15.689 = The Mysterious Traveler, “No One On The Line” (September 01, 1946) ***WD
01:19:42.811 = Mystery House, “Murder For Laughs” (November 04, 1945) ***WD
01:45:09.504 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1966) ***WD
02:12:11.977 = Night Beat, “I Know Your Secret” (April 10, 1950)
02:42:35.770 = Nightfall, “Future Fear” (August 15, 1980)
03:08:23.117 = Obsession, “Dynamite” (ADU) ***WD
03:40:07.431 = Origin of Superstition, “Crossing Your Fingers” (ADU) ***WD
03:55:44.752 = Peril, “Sidewalk Empire” (ADU) ***WD
04:20:24.917 = Phillip Marlowe, “Trouble Is My Business” (August 05, 1947) ***WD
04:49:34.601 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Phantom Stop” (April 11, 1975) ***WD
00:48:01.109 = Inner Sanctum, “Death In The Depths” (February 06, 1945) ***WD
01:19:18.197 = The Key, “Seppi and Pancho” (1956) ***WD
01:46:10.970 = The Lineup, “Gas Station Robbery” (September 23, 1950)
02:10:42.575 = MindWebs, “That Only a Mother” (ADU)
02:38:03.081 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Case of the Glowing Eyes” (May 20, 1943) ***WD
03:07:49.284 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Breakdown” (June 12, 1945)
03:36:23.697 = Murder Clinic, “Tragedy at Marsden Manor” (October 06, 1942) ***WD
04:06:25.157 = Murder at Midnight, “The Man Who Died Yesterday” (December 02, 1942)
04:33:58.672 = The Black Museum, “The Old Wooden Mallet” (ADU) ***WD
04:59:49.573 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open, Introduction to “Frankenstein”
00:02:45.307 = Part 01: “The Wanderer”
00:15:41.905 = Part 02: “Strange Genesis”
00:29:00.105 = Part 03: “The Power And The Price”
00:41:59.415 = Part 04: “The Monster Returns”
00:55:37.730 = Part 05: “A Death in The Woods”
01:08:07.079 = Part 06: “The Hunter And The Hunted”
01:21:37.945 = Part 07: “The Promise”
01:34:20.406 = Part 08: “Reunion on Ornkey Island”
01:47:21.544 = Part 09: “Bitter Homecoming”
02:00:22.336 = Part 10: “Vendetta”
02:12:39.672 = Part 11: “Escape and Exile”
02:25:29.324 = Part 12: “Pursuit”
02:38:20.743 = Part 13: “The Last Death”
02:51:40.621 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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IN THIS EPISODE: The 1938 radio drama of “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, as performed by Mercury Radio Theater and Orson Welles.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THIS EPISODE…
“War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. Radio script by Orson Welles, produced by Mercury Radio Theater
“War of the Worlds: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/yyo42gpw
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Originally aired: October 30, 1938

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a 15 minute radio serial that ran for 52 episodes from September 9, 1943 to February 16, 1944 starring George Edwards. George Edwards (born as Harold Parks, 11 March 1886 in Kent Town, South Australia – 1953) was an Australian actor and producer. Edwards was a pioneer of the radio serial in Australia.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Death of Halpin Fraser” (April 10, 1975)
00:49:56.049 = Ghost Stories BBC, “Midnight Express” (ADU)
01:04:58.437 = Green Hornet, “There Was a Crooked Man” (May 24, 1938) ***WD
01:35:48.482 = Harry Lime, “Golden Fleece” (October 12, 1951)
02:02:22.025 = BBC’s Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Which One” (September 20, 1980)
02:30:40.019 = The Haunting Hour, “The Devil’s Deep” (ADU)
02:59:52.207 = Have Gun Will Travel, “No Visitors” (December 28, 1958)
03:25:18.940 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Nameless Day” (ADU)
03:51:19.392 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Snowbound” (ADU) ***WD
04:17:43.995 = Sherlock Holmes, “Purloined Ruby” (May 07, 1945) ***WD
04:48:25.205 = Incredible But True, “Enemy Unknown” (ADU)
04:51:58.096 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Benjamin Franklin Murder Case” (April 07, 1975)
00:48:43.438 = Confession, “Esther Phillips” (August 02, 1953)
01:19:41.244 = The Creaking Door, “Death On The Road” (December 07, 1964) ***WD
01:50:33.507 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Darkness” (April 03, 1942)
02:15:45.064 = Sounds of Darkness, “A Brush With Death” (September 29, 1967)
02:39:50.732 = Deep Night, “Someone Just For Me” (July 01, 2005)
03:15:32.478 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Going Down” (December 17, 1971)
03:47:21.436 = Diary of Fate, “Craig Norton” (April 20, 1948) ***WD
04:17:02.982 = Dimension X, “Beyond Infinity” (July 21, 1950) ***WD
04:48:16.999 = Doc Savage, “The Crawling Terror” (November 11, 1985)
05:12:21.302 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Roses Are For Funerals” (April 04, 1975)
00:48:32.948 = Strange Adventure, “The Badge of Courage” (ADU) ***WD
00:53:23.593 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Burntcopper Powder” (February 27, 1955) ***WD
01:24:30.763 = The Avenger, “The Wingate Heirs” (August 31, 1945) ***WD
01:54:24.164 = Beyond The Green Door, “Drake And Abominable Snowman” (ADU)
01:59:21.271 = Beyond Midnight, “The Man Who Sold His Soul” (ADU) ***WD
02:32:04.627 = Boston Blackie, “Devon Caretaker Murder” (July 28, 1044) ***WD
03:02:39.236 = Box 13, “Diamond In The Sky” (November 21, 1948) ***WD
03:30:54.585 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Conquest of the Master Constipator” (1993)
04:03:03.634 = Cloak And Dagger, “War of Words” (September 01, 1950)
04:34:26.705 = The Clock, “One Eyed Cat” (December 01, 1946) ***WD
04:58:36.593 = Show Outro
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Garrison of the Dead” (April 03, 1975)
00:49:06.398 = Theater Five, “A Caller at Midnight” (August 24, 1964) ***WD (LowQuality)
01:10:18.992 = The Whisperer, “What Ye Sow” (August 05, 1951) ***WD
01:41:18.565 = True Detective Mystery, “Nellie Lippert Case” (January 13, 1958) ***WD
02:09:10.723 = The Unexpected, “King Champion” (ADU)
02:24:25.905 = Unit 99, “Possible Purse Snatch” (September 13, 1957) ***WD
02:48:17.596 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Indian Fakir” (ADU) ***WD
03:02:20.404 = The Weird Circle, “Dr. Manette’s Manuscript” (1943)
03:30:38.809 = The Whistler, “Apparition” (November 15, 1942) ***WD
04:00:48.703 = Strange Wills, “Emeralds Come High” (August 24, 1946) ***WD
04:30:53.915 = The Witch’s Tale, “Devil Mask” (June 13, 1935) ***WD
04:56:26.269 = X Minus One, “Almost Human” (August 11, 1955)
05:20:16.695 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
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