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Showcase #S9 – Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Todd Matter

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. This week we feature one of the best of the Yours Truly Johnny Dollars serials (with all five episodes in the one download). The Todd Matter provides […]

Showcase #S8 – Suspense – Ghost Hunt

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Suspense, having a reputation for its clever and experimental stories, presented “Ghost hunt”, an early example of the “found footage” genre. Showcase #Sp08 (27.4 Mb) Right-click and […]

Showcase #S7 – Lights Out – Death Robbery

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Here we present Death Robbery from Lights out, a tale of mummies and curses. Showcase #Sp07 (6.67 Mb) Right-click and select “Save Target As” to Download. Don’t […]

Showcase #S6 – Have Gun Will Travel – The Outlaw Manfred Holt

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Have Gun Will Travel began on television and made the unlikely transition to radio where it flourished. It was designed as adult fare as the somewhat tragic […]

Showcase #S5 – The Six Shooter – Britt Ponsett’s Christmas Carol

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. The Six Shooter, starring James Stewart was a little known, yet high quality and innovative, show. This episode, a western retelling of the Dickens classic, showcases these […]

Showcase #S4 – Gunsmoke – The Blacksmith

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. The Gunsmoke episode, The Blacksmith, provides a look at racism and revenge as measured by the code of the old west. Showcase #Sp04 (5.75 Mb) Right-click and […]

Showcase #S3 – Gunsmoke – Home Surgery

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Home surgery is one of the grittier episodes of Gunsmoke and shows off the quality of the show’s writing to good effect. Showcase #Sp03 (6.62 Mb) Right-click […]

Showcase #S2 – Winston Churchill – We Shall Fight on the Beaches

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Winston Churchill’s “fight them on the beaches” speech is credited with galvanising the United Kingdom into resisting German aggression.  While the speech was never broadcast live (as […]

Showcase #S1 – Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Tip-Off Matter

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. On September 30 of 1962 the last ever episode of “Yours Truly Johnny Dollar” was aired.  In the eyes of many this marked the official death of […]

Showcase #32 – Columbia Workshop – On a Note of Triumph

Hi folks, This is our audio drama showcase where we discuss great public domain audio dramas on a weekly basis. If you are subscribed to our newsletter and registered on our site you will have free access to these great audio downloads. As a bookend to Norman Corwin’s famous “We hold these Truths” broadcast (showcased […]

Showcase #28 – The Columbia Workshop – We Hold These Truths

Hi folks, This is our audio drama showcase where we discuss great public domain audio dramas on a weekly basis. If you are subscribed to our newsletter and registered on our site you will have free access to these great audio downloads. We’ve got something a little bit different for you today. In 1941 Norman […]

Audio Showcase # 17 – Arch Oboler’s Plays – Johnny Got His Gun

Hi folks, This is our audio drama showcase where we discuss great public domain audio dramas on a weekly basis. If you are subscribed to our newsletter and registered on our site you will have free access to these great audio downloads. Today we showcase the genius of Arch Obler, one of the truly great […]

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