The Spirit of Radio Past
The Dragnet Radio Series starring Jack Webb started as a radio show in June 1949 and later transferred to television. 314 original Dragnet episodes were broadcast from 1949 through 1957. The series was broadcast on NBC and starred Jack Webb
Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a BBC sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove. The pilot was broadcast on the 14th August 1995. The show ran for two series from 8 July 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on
Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953 (see 1953 in radio). The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts. Frank
Parsley Sidings was a BBC Radio sitcom created by Jim Eldridge. It starred Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender (who were also starring in the television wartime sitcom Dad’s Army at that time), together with Kenneth Connor from the Carry On films. The scripts are by Jim Eldridge (who would later go on to write for many more
During the 1940s and early 1950s, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis created some of the most memorable hilarity in the history of entertainment. The Martin and Lewis Radio Show aired on NBC Radio from 1949 through 1953. The comedy team
Duffy’s Tavern was a popular American radio situation comedy which ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941–1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–1944; NBC, 1944–1951), concluding with the December 28, 1951 broadcast. The program often featured celebrity guest stars but always
During WW2, there was a radio show for the Services called “Merry Go Round which comprised of three separate series: one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Royal Air Force. These rotated, so that each
Ray Bradbury, one of the world’s greatest science-fiction writers, has died at the age of 91. Famed for penning titles such as ‘Fahrenheit 451’, ‘The Martian Chronicles’ and ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’, Bradbury passed away on Tuesday night in
X-Minus 1 was a 30 minute science fiction radio drama series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 on NBC. It ran for a total of 125 episodes (episode guide) with one pilot or audition story. Initially a
The facts surrounding the multi-decade, multi-generational success of Bob Hope are irrefutable. He was a resounding success — a true star — on the Broadway stage, in movies, on radio, and television, staying with NBC in the latter two ventures