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Showcase #49 – The Burns and Allen Show – Grandpa’s 92nd Birthday

Philip Robotham — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:33:55 +0000

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.
This week we bring you a fmaous episode from “The Burns and Allen Show” called “Grandpa’s 92nd Birthday”. The husband and wife team of George Burns and Gracie Allen were a huge hit from the 30s through to the late 50s. They began in vaudeville and brought their vaudeville sensibility to radio. Originally, the roles were a little reversed (with George playing the foolish character while Gracie played the straight role) but they found audiences responded more positively to Gracie’s dimwitted but lovable characterisations and quickly switched. This is classic Burns and Allen, riffing on the oddness of Gracie’s family for lots of laughs. Enjoy!

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Showcase #42 – The Jack Benny Program – The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Philip Robotham — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:44:20 +0000

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.
This week we turn our attention to another classic crime series; Richard Diamond Private Detective. Starring Dick Powell and written and produced by Blake Edwards, this hard-boiled detective is most famous for concluding the show by singing a song for his girlfriend Helen. Enjoy!

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Showcase #40 – Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Builds a Dog House

Philip Robotham — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:36:07 +0000

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.
This week we turn our attention to one of the longest running shows of the golden age of radio, the classic comedy series Fibber McGee and Molly. In this episode we see the rivalry between Fibber and next-door neighbour Gildersleeve break out amidst an attempt at New Year’s good cheer. The show began it’s life in the style of a vaudeville review, but gradually morphed into a recognisable sitcom with running gags such as Fibber’s one sided telephone calls and regular encounters with the neighbours. Enjoy!

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Showcase #31 – Abbott & Costello – Costello is invited to join the Yankees

Philip Robotham — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 23:50:04 +0000

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’re showcasing comedy once again. In this episode we listen as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello reprise their famous WHO’S ON FIRST sketch as part of their show. This isn’t the original performance of the sketch (it is unlikely that a recording of the original performance has survived) but this 1947 reprise performance still demonstrates why this sketch is listed as one of the comedy masterpieces of the 20th Century. A word of caution however: the tobacco advertising in this episode is genuinely disturbing.

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Showcase #30 – Baby Snooks – House Breaking

Philip Robotham — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:08:29 +0000

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’s we’re showcasing comedy once again. In this episode we listen to the wonderfully talented Fanny Brice as she plays her most famous character, Baby Snooks. Anyone whose ever had the experience of parenthood will immediately recognise the anarchic mischief that is Baby Snooks. She was the Bart Simpson of the golden age of radio and is deservedly remembered with great fondness. Baby Snooks is a master-class in packing content into a short period of time. This episode is only 6 minutes long but could easily have formed the basis of a much longer show. The economy and efficiency of the storytelling is breath-taking.

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Showcase #27 – The Great Gildersleeve – Gildy Arrives in Summerfield

Philip Robotham — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:19:25 +0000

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 haven’t showcased any comedy for a while so today we showcase The Great Gildersleeve, a highly successful spinoff from Fibber McGee and Molly. Gildy Arrives in Summerfield is the first episode in the serial and really sets the tone (both in quality and story strength) of things to come. Please Enjoy.

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