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Horatio Hornblower

Starring Michael Redgrave, this 30 minute historical action and adventure radio series first broadcast on Radio Luxumbourg in 1952.

Horatio Hornblower

70 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 28 hours, 512 min)
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"Takes On The French Fleet"



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CS Forester
Author. CS ForesterA Tower of London syndicate, Horatio Hornblower was a 30 minute historical action and adventure radio series that was broadcast on Radio Luxumbourg. It first aired in 1952 and was produced by Harry Towers and Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgravestarred Michael Redgrave. Son of the silent film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael was also known for his starring role in Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes as well as The Importance of being Ernest.

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Michael Redgrave played Horatio Hornbloweyr, a captain in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic era. The radio series was based on twelve Horatio Hornblower novels written by C.S. Forester. These novels were, and still are, well liked due to their realistic tone and historical accuracy in telling the tales of Naval life in the late 1700s through the mid 1800s. C.S. Forester was well known for his novels about military and naval life, including such fine titles as The African Queen, The Gun, The Barbary Pirates, and The General.

This series was produced all at once in England in 1952, then broadcast three times by CBS in 1953, ABC in 1954 and Mutual in 1957

See also: Adventures of Sea Hound.

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    I love Horatio stories and have a lot of videos of his adventures also .I have been a customer of OTRCAT for a long to time and have enjoyed everything I ever bought. I am 83 years old so really like oldtime radio

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    I have really enjoyed them. I transmit them over AM to my vintage radios throughout my house and the static in the background reminds me of child hood times sitting around a radio and all of the background noise that was always there and we just lived with it and thought it was normal. Ken

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    I have yet to see a better collection of variety of old time radio shows (not that i go anywhere else to look.. i have been very happy here at otrcat for YEARS!!!) the prices are very reasonable. and you have always been polite and helpful and a pleasure to contact in this age of pushing out quantity and forget the quality or the customer. i have never had a person contact me personally to see how things are going or hey this update is available or just saying hi. i will always remember early on jon emailed me on something i dont remember what it was now but i do remember being surprised and a little suspicouse at first cuz you always hear stories about people you dont know contacting you. but it did not take long to realize he really all right and cared about what he was doing. And i suspect he has good people helping him... good job to you all! sorry if i got long winded. -ed-

    Ed Verified Purchase

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    Very good show. Follows the career of Mr. Hornblower just like in the books.

    Jeff Verified Purchase

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    These shows are necessarily deeply truncated in order to fit the time available, but within that limitation they remain true to Forester's original stories. Michael Redgrave is the ideal actor to play the part of Hornblower and the series is a pleasure. I do wish the series had allowed more time, though, so that more of the action could have been incorporated.

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    70 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00. Total playtime 28 hours, 512 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 33 shows – total playtime 12 hours, 1 minutes
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    2. HHB 520707 01 The Duel.mp3
    3. HHB 520714 02 Hornblower's First Command.mp3
    4. HHB 520721 03 Prisoner of the French on the Peek.mp3
    5. HHB 520728 04 With the 43rd Marines.mp3
    6. HHB 520804 05 Spain Becomes Neutral.mp3
    7. HHB 520811 06 Exam for Lieutenant.mp3
    8. HHB 520818 07 Quartined for the Plague.mp3
    9. HHB 520825 08 Chasing the Papillion.mp3
    10. HHB 520901 09 Command of the La Mouch.mp3
    11. HHB 520908 10 Prisoner nd Rescue of Spanish.mp3
    12. HHB 521003 11 First Meeting With Bush.mp3
    13. HHB 521010 12 Planning Mutiny on the Renoun.mp3
    14. HHB 521017 13 First Attack on Haiti Fails.mp3
    15. HHB 521024 14 Attack on Haiti Fort.mp3
    16. HHB 521031 15 Yellow Feaver.mp3
    17. HHB 521107 16 Fighting the Spanish on the Renoun.mp3
    18. HHB 521114 17 Promoted to Captain of the Retribution.mp3
    19. HHB 521121 18 Horaito Deals With a Mad King.mp3
    20. HHB 521128 19 Horiato Captures the Natividad.mp3
    21. HHB 521205 20 Shakey Alliance With El Supremo.mp3
    22. HHB 521212 21 Battle Against El Surpremo.mp3
    23. HHB 521219 22 Lydia Sinks the Natividad.mp3
    24. HHB 521226 23 Damaged Lidia Heads for Panama.mp3
    25. HHB 530102 24 Return to the Fleet.mp3
    26. HHB 530109 25 Return to the Sea.mp3
    27. HHB 530116 26 Protecting the Convoy.mp3
    28. HHB 530123 27 Disguised as a French Ship.mp3
    29. HHB 530130 28 Guerilla Action.mp3
    30. HHB 530206 29 Spanish Fail to Attack.mp3
    31. HHB 530213 30 Takes on the French Fleet.mp3
    32. HHB 530220 31 A Prisoner in 1811.mp3
    33. HHB 530306 33 Horatio Captures a Ship.mp3
    34. HHB 530313 34 Rejoining the Fleet.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 37 shows – total playtime 16 hours, 7 minutes
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    2. HHB 530327 36 Into the Baltic.mp3
    3. HHB 530403 37 Chasing the Blanchie Fluer.mp3
    4. HHB 530410 38 Alliance With Russia.mp3
    5. HHB 530417 39 Reception With the Czar.mp3
    6. HHB 530424 40 Attack on Fort at Fisher's Half.mp3
    7. HHB 530501 41 Port of Riga.mp3
    8. HHB 530508 42 Delaying the French.mp3
    9. HHB 530515 43 The French are Stopped.mp3
    10. HHB 530522 44 The Spanish Leave Napoleon.mp3
    11. HHB 530529 45 Mutiny on the Flame.mp3
    12. HHB 530605 46 Disguised as the Flame.mp3
    13. HHB 530612 47 The Courtmartial of Berry McCool.mp3
    14. HHB 530619 48 The Capture of La Harve.mp3
    15. HHB 530626 49 Acting Govenor of La Harve.mp3
    16. HHB 530703 50 Barbara Joins Horatio.mp3
    17. HHB 530710 51 Napoleon Returns.mp3
    18. HHB 530717 52 Napoleon is Defeated.mp3
    19. HHB 681024 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 1 Even Chance.mp3
    20. HHB 681025 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 2 Cargo of Rice.mp3
    21. HHB 681026 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 3 Man Who Saw God.mp3
    22. HHB 681027 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 4 Exam for Lieutenant.mp3
    23. HHB 681028 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 5 Duchess and Devil.mp3
    24. HHB 681029 Lieutenant Hornblower 1 Peculiar Captain.mp3
    25. HHB 681105 Lieutenant Hornblower 2 Sealed Orders.mp3
    26. HHB 681112 Lieutenant Hornblower 3 Landing.mp3
    27. HHB 681119 Lieutenant Hornblower 4 Court of Inquiry.mp3
    28. HHB 681126 Lieutenant Hornblower 5 Home and Beauty.mp3
    29. HHB 681203 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1 Hotspur Sails.mp3
    30. HHB 681210 Hornblower and the Hotspur 2 Hotspur and Loire.mp3
    31. HHB 681217 Hornblower and the Hotspur 3 The Raid.mp3
    32. HHB 681224 Hornblower and the Hotspur 4 Blockade.mp3
    33. HHB 681231 Hornblower and the Hotspur 5 Treasure Fleet.mp3
    34. HHB 690107 Lord Hornblower 1 Mutiny.mp3
    35. HHB 690114 Lord Hornblower 2 Plan for Rebellion.mp3
    36. HHB 690121 Lord Hornblower 3 Counter Stroke.mp3
    37. HHB 690128 Lord Hornblower 4 Out of Past.mp3
    38. HHB 690204 Lord Hornblower 5 Story's End.mp3

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    70 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00. Total playtime 28 hours, 512 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 33 shows – 330 MB – total playtime 12 hours, 1 minutes
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    2. HHB 520707 01 The Duel.mp3
    3. HHB 520714 02 Hornblower's First Command.mp3
    4. HHB 520721 03 Prisoner of the French on the Peek.mp3
    5. HHB 520728 04 With the 43rd Marines.mp3
    6. HHB 520804 05 Spain Becomes Neutral.mp3
    7. HHB 520811 06 Exam for Lieutenant.mp3
    8. HHB 520818 07 Quartined for the Plague.mp3
    9. HHB 520825 08 Chasing the Papillion.mp3
    10. HHB 520901 09 Command of the La Mouch.mp3
    11. HHB 520908 10 Prisoner nd Rescue of Spanish.mp3
    12. HHB 521003 11 First Meeting With Bush.mp3
    13. HHB 521010 12 Planning Mutiny on the Renoun.mp3
    14. HHB 521017 13 First Attack on Haiti Fails.mp3
    15. HHB 521024 14 Attack on Haiti Fort.mp3
    16. HHB 521031 15 Yellow Feaver.mp3
    17. HHB 521107 16 Fighting the Spanish on the Renoun.mp3
    18. HHB 521114 17 Promoted to Captain of the Retribution.mp3
    19. HHB 521121 18 Horaito Deals With a Mad King.mp3
    20. HHB 521128 19 Horiato Captures the Natividad.mp3
    21. HHB 521205 20 Shakey Alliance With El Supremo.mp3
    22. HHB 521212 21 Battle Against El Surpremo.mp3
    23. HHB 521219 22 Lydia Sinks the Natividad.mp3
    24. HHB 521226 23 Damaged Lidia Heads for Panama.mp3
    25. HHB 530102 24 Return to the Fleet.mp3
    26. HHB 530109 25 Return to the Sea.mp3
    27. HHB 530116 26 Protecting the Convoy.mp3
    28. HHB 530123 27 Disguised as a French Ship.mp3
    29. HHB 530130 28 Guerilla Action.mp3
    30. HHB 530206 29 Spanish Fail to Attack.mp3
    31. HHB 530213 30 Takes on the French Fleet.mp3
    32. HHB 530220 31 A Prisoner in 1811.mp3
    33. HHB 530306 33 Horatio Captures a Ship.mp3
    34. HHB 530313 34 Rejoining the Fleet.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 37 shows – 443 MB – total playtime 16 hours, 7 minutes
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    2. HHB 530327 36 Into the Baltic.mp3
    3. HHB 530403 37 Chasing the Blanchie Fluer.mp3
    4. HHB 530410 38 Alliance With Russia.mp3
    5. HHB 530417 39 Reception With the Czar.mp3
    6. HHB 530424 40 Attack on Fort at Fisher's Half.mp3
    7. HHB 530501 41 Port of Riga.mp3
    8. HHB 530508 42 Delaying the French.mp3
    9. HHB 530515 43 The French are Stopped.mp3
    10. HHB 530522 44 The Spanish Leave Napoleon.mp3
    11. HHB 530529 45 Mutiny on the Flame.mp3
    12. HHB 530605 46 Disguised as the Flame.mp3
    13. HHB 530612 47 The Courtmartial of Berry McCool.mp3
    14. HHB 530619 48 The Capture of La Harve.mp3
    15. HHB 530626 49 Acting Govenor of La Harve.mp3
    16. HHB 530703 50 Barbara Joins Horatio.mp3
    17. HHB 530710 51 Napoleon Returns.mp3
    18. HHB 530717 52 Napoleon is Defeated.mp3
    19. HHB 681024 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 1 Even Chance.mp3
    20. HHB 681025 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 2 Cargo of Rice.mp3
    21. HHB 681026 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 3 Man Who Saw God.mp3
    22. HHB 681027 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 4 Exam for Lieutenant.mp3
    23. HHB 681028 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 5 Duchess and Devil.mp3
    24. HHB 681029 Lieutenant Hornblower 1 Peculiar Captain.mp3
    25. HHB 681105 Lieutenant Hornblower 2 Sealed Orders.mp3
    26. HHB 681112 Lieutenant Hornblower 3 Landing.mp3
    27. HHB 681119 Lieutenant Hornblower 4 Court of Inquiry.mp3
    28. HHB 681126 Lieutenant Hornblower 5 Home and Beauty.mp3
    29. HHB 681203 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1 Hotspur Sails.mp3
    30. HHB 681210 Hornblower and the Hotspur 2 Hotspur and Loire.mp3
    31. HHB 681217 Hornblower and the Hotspur 3 The Raid.mp3
    32. HHB 681224 Hornblower and the Hotspur 4 Blockade.mp3
    33. HHB 681231 Hornblower and the Hotspur 5 Treasure Fleet.mp3
    34. HHB 690107 Lord Hornblower 1 Mutiny.mp3
    35. HHB 690114 Lord Hornblower 2 Plan for Rebellion.mp3
    36. HHB 690121 Lord Hornblower 3 Counter Stroke.mp3
    37. HHB 690128 Lord Hornblower 4 Out of Past.mp3
    38. HHB 690204 Lord Hornblower 5 Story's End.mp3

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    70 recordings on 29 Audio CDs. Total playtime 28 hours, 8 min
    70 recordings on 29 Audio CDs
    total playtime 28 hours, 8 min
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A001

    1. HHB 520707 01 The Duel
    2. HHB 520714 02 Hornblower's First Command
    3. HHB 520721 03 Prisoner of the French on the Peek
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A002

    1. HHB 520728 04 With the 43rd Marines
    2. HHB 520804 05 Spain Becomes Neutral
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A003

    1. HHB 520811 06 Exam for Lieutenant
    2. HHB 520818 07 Quartined for the Plague
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A004

    1. HHB 520825 08 Chasing the Papillion
    2. HHB 520901 09 Command of the La Mouch
    3. HHB 520908 10 Prisoner nd Rescue of Spanish
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A005

    1. HHB 521003 11 First Meeting With Bush
    2. HHB 521010 12 Planning Mutiny on the Renoun
    3. HHB 521017 13 First Attack on Haiti Fails
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A006

    1. HHB 521024 14 Attack on Haiti Fort
    2. HHB 521031 15 Yellow Feaver
    3. HHB 521107 16 Fighting the Spanish on the Renoun
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A007

    1. HHB 521114 17 Promoted to Captain of the Retribution
    2. HHB 521121 18 Horaito Deals With a Mad King
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A008

    1. HHB 521128 19 Horiato Captures the Natividad
    2. HHB 521205 20 Shakey Alliance With El Supremo
    3. HHB 521212 21 Battle Against El Surpremo
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A009

    1. HHB 521219 22 Lydia Sinks the Natividad
    2. HHB 521226 23 Damaged Lidia Heads for Panama
    3. HHB 530102 24 Return to the Fleet
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A010

    1. HHB 530109 25 Return to the Sea
    2. HHB 530116 26 Protecting the Convoy
    3. HHB 530123 27 Disguised as a French Ship
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A011

    1. HHB 530130 28 Guerilla Action
    2. HHB 530206 29 Spanish Fail to Attack
    3. HHB 530213 30 Takes on the French Fleet
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A012

    1. HHB 530220 31 A Prisoner in 1811
    2. HHB 530306 33 Horatio Captures a Ship
    3. HHB 530313 34 Rejoining the Fleet
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A013

    1. HHB 530327 36 Into the Baltic
    2. HHB 530403 37 Chasing the Blanchie Fluer
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A014

    1. HHB 530410 38 Alliance With Russia
    2. HHB 530417 39 Reception With the Czar
    3. HHB 530424 40 Attack on Fort at Fisher's Half
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A015

    1. HHB 530501 41 Port of Riga
    2. HHB 530508 42 Delaying the French
    3. HHB 530515 43 The French are Stopped
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A016

    1. HHB 530522 44 The Spanish Leave Napoleon
    2. HHB 530529 45 Mutiny on the Flame
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A017

    1. HHB 530605 46 Disguised as the Flame
    2. HHB 530612 47 The Courtmartial of Berry McCool
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A018

    1. HHB 530619 48 The Capture of La Harve
    2. HHB 530626 49 Acting Govenor of La Harve
    3. HHB 530703 50 Barbara Joins Horatio
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A019

    1. HHB 530710 51 Napoleon Returns
    2. HHB 530717 52 Napoleon is Defeated
    3. HHB 681024 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 1 Even Chance
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A020

    1. HHB 681025 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 2 Cargo of Rice
    2. HHB 681026 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 3 Man Who Saw God
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A021

    1. HHB 681027 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 4 Exam for Lieutenant
    2. HHB 681028 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 5 Duchess and Devil
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A022

    1. HHB 681029 Lieutenant Hornblower 1 Peculiar Captain
    2. HHB 681105 Lieutenant Hornblower 2 Sealed Orders
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A023

    1. HHB 681112 Lieutenant Hornblower 3 Landing
    2. HHB 681119 Lieutenant Hornblower 4 Court of Inquiry
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A024

    1. HHB 681126 Lieutenant Hornblower 5 Home and Beauty
    2. HHB 681203 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1 Hotspur Sails
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A025

    1. HHB 681210 Hornblower and the Hotspur 2 Hotspur and Loire
    2. HHB 681217 Hornblower and the Hotspur 3 The Raid
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A026

    1. HHB 681224 Hornblower and the Hotspur 4 Blockade
    2. HHB 681231 Hornblower and the Hotspur 5 Treasure Fleet
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A027

    1. HHB 690107 Lord Hornblower 1 Mutiny
    2. HHB 690114 Lord Hornblower 2 Plan for Rebellion
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A028

    1. HHB 690121 Lord Hornblower 3 Counter Stroke
    2. HHB 690128 Lord Hornblower 4 Out of Past
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    Horatio Hornblower Disc A029

    1. HHB 690204 Lord Hornblower 5 Story's End
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