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Radio programs of yesteryear were the dominant medium, all things old become new again.  Imagination is the best filmstrip. Click on the show titles below for program summaries and free streaming audio. 
Here are some smaples of what you will find...
Show NamePlayMB Length
PlanetMan_002

2.7 MB11:38 min
Fd401102 Fdr 0029 Campaigning
(1940-11-02)

0.7 MB6:12 min
AVENGER450615e0232-22-m27m42sTheMysteryoftheGiantBrain

6.3 MB27:43 min
47-04-08-BobHopeShow_470408_wAlJolson

5.2 MB30:10 min

World News Today

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Original Radio Drama Shows

World News Today was (and is still) a current affairs news programme produced by BBC News. It was originally conceived as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by George Alagiah, but later expanded to 6 editions a day aimed at different markets.

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Fireside chats with FDR

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Original Radio Drama Shows

The fireside chats were a series of thirty evening radio speeches given by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944.

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A Date With Judy

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Original Radio Drama Shows

A Date with Judy was a comedy radio series aimed at a teenage audience which had a long run from 1941 to 1950. The show began as a summer replacement for Bob Hope's show, sponsored by Pepsodent and airing on NBC from June 24 to September 16, 1941, with 14-year-old Ann Gillis in the title role.

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The Shadow

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Original Radio Drama Shows

The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante with psychic powers.

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