List of old-time radio programs
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Listed below are vintage radio programs associated with old-time radio
, also called Radio's Golden Age.
Old-time radio
Old-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...
, also called Radio's Golden Age.
Post-OTR U.S. radio programs
- The Cabinet of Dr. FritzThe Cabinet of Dr. FritzThe Cabinet of Dr. Fritz was a 1984-85 binaural radio drama series produced by Thomas Lopez and the ZBS Foundation. At the beginning of each show, it was suggested that listeners wear headphones....
- CBS Radio Mystery TheaterCBS Radio Mystery TheaterCBS Radio Mystery Theater was a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS affiliates from 1974 to 1982....
- EarplayEarplayEarplay was the longest-running of the formal series of radio drama anthologies on National Public Radio, heard from 1972 into the 1990s. It approached radio drama as an art form with scripts written by such leading playwrights as Edward Albee, Arthur Kopit, Archibald MacLeish and David...
- The Firesign TheatreThe Firesign TheatreThe Firesign Theatre is an American comedy troupe consisting of Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Philip Proctor. Their brand of surrealistic humor is best known through their record albums, which acquired a cult following in the late 1960s and early '70s.The troupe began as live radio...
- The Fourth Tower of InvernessThe Fourth Tower of InvernessThe Fourth Tower of Inverness is a 1972 radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation. It is the first of the Jack Flanders adventure series, and combines elements of Americana and Old-time radio with metaphysical concepts such as past life regression, Sufi wisdom, Tibetan Buddhism and shamanistic...
- Man of the People: The Only-Recently Discovered Secret Political Recordings of Acting Mayor Francis "Woody" WoodsonMan of the People (web series)Man of the People: is a weekly audio web series consisting of the fictional "found" tapes of a small-town mayor, secretly audiotaping his every political move....
- NPR PlayhouseNPR PlayhouseNPR Playhouse was a series of radio dramas from National Public Radio. The series was a successor to the NPR series Earplay and was discontinued in September 2002....
- Sears Radio TheaterSears Radio TheaterSears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast.In 1980, the program...
- The Zero HourThe Zero Hour (Rod Serling series)The Zero Hour was a 1973-74 radio drama anthology series hosted by Rod Serling. With tales of mystery, adventure and suspense, the program aired in stereo for two seasons...
- Imagination TheaterImagination TheaterImagination Theater is an American syndicated radio drama program produced by Jim French Productions. It airs on FM and AM radio stations across the United States and also on XM satellite radio. It features modern radio dramas, the most popular of which are The Adventures of Harry Nile and The...
Golden Age-emulating Canadian radio programs
- Nero Wolfe (a.k.a. Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe)
- NightfallNightfall (CBC)Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from...