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Original Old Time Radio Compilations

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	Title ▲	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	1945 63 Episodes 1 Volume Marking the end of WWII with the deaths of the world's most notorious dictators and the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, 1945	63	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1946 56 Episodes 1 Volume Nuremberg Trials signaled the end of the Nazi regime, Operation Diana signaled the beginning of the space race, and the Baby Boom signaled a new generation of history makers.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1947 56 Episodes 1 Volume With the country on the cusp of the post-War economic boom, many elements of the past came to an end in 1947 while the future was bearing down like the beginning of the Cold War, partitioning of India and Pakistan, the development of the transistor at Bell Laboratories, breaking the sound barrier, and inventions like the Polaroid Land Camera.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1948 65 Episodes 1 Volume 1948 Olympics were austere, Gandhi was shot and killed, Czechoslovakia communist coup, and Israel was declared as an independent state.	65	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1949 58 Episodes 1 Volume B-50 Superfortress bomber became the first aircraft to fly around the globe non-stop, NATO Alliance established, Chinese Civil War continues, Soviet Union test detonated an atomic bomb, and CBS Talent Raids steal The Jack Benny Program.	58	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1950 49 Episodes 1 Volume The year 1950 was filled with boundless optimism as America came out of WWII as an economic and military powerhouse.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1951 50 Episodes 1 Volume The Post-War economic boom booms to a high point in 1951.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1952 56 Episodes 1 Volume The TV revolution gains strength in 1952, but the major advances are in International Relations.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1953 56 Episodes 1 Volume The Space Age is still a few years from beginning, but in many very real ways, the future begins in 1953.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1954 60 Episodes 1 Volume Americans in 1954 are beginning to turn away from the bluster and cruelty of McCarthyism and embracing Rock and Roll music.	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1955 51 Episodes 1 Volume The year Disneyland opens, the FDA approved the Polio Vaccine, The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, entered the seas, and many old time radio shows left the airwaves including The Jack Benny Program.	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1956 46 Episodes 1 Volume By the mid-1950s the standard of living was increasing and rock n roll grew in popularity, UnAmerican Activities Committee searched the entertainment industry for Communist Sympathizers.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1957 36 Episodes 1 Volume The "Baby Boom" reached his highest point, the Soviets launch Sputnik 1, and the "Little Rock Nine" fought against segregation.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1958 29 Episodes 1 Volume The year of the first American Satellite Explorer 1 launched, the Hula Hoop craze, the army inducts Elvis, 14 year old Bobby Fischer won the United States Chess Championship, and 1958 also saw the debut of Have Gun Will Travel.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1959 44 Episodes 1 Volume From the Red Scare to the Space Race, Alaska and Hawaii entered the Union and music died when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a fatal airplane crash.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1960 31 Episodes 1 Volume In the year 1960, it felt as though the future was about to begin as a new President would be elected, but it was also a year with many changes in Radio.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1961 23 Episodes 1 Volume John F Kennedy's inauguration in January brought in the year 1961, the Berlin Wall was built, the Bay of Pigs was an international disaster, America officially enters the Vietnam War, and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1962 19 Episodes 1 Volume John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, the world on the brink of a nuclear war with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and CBS broadcast the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar on September 30.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Abraham Lincoln 61 Episodes 2 Volume One of the most revered Presidents in American History, Abraham Lincoln was a popular figure in old time radio shows.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Airplanes and Pilots in Old Time Radio 174 Episodes 4 Volume Adults and children alike marveled at the new found reality of air adventures popularized after WWI and air travel was a huge part of America's consciousness between the two World Wars. This compilation contains episodes from all different series and genres of old time radio focused the listening audience's fascination with airplanes and pilots.	174	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Airships 14 Episodes 1 Volume Although the Age of the Airship was brought to an end by international technological competition, the great Zeppelins were an elegant way to travel	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Alaska Old Time Radio 42 Episodes 1 Volume The Forty-ninth State is "the Last Frontier" and is legendary for its wealth, ruggedness, extreme weather, and most of all for its vastness.	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Alcatraz 9 Episodes 1 Volume Alcatraz's years of operation (1934-1963) almost directly coincided with the golden age of radio and many old time radio stories were based on the prison.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American History 157 Episodes 2 Volume Famous and lesser know episodes from the birth and growth of a Great Nation presented from popular OTR sources, including Cavalcade Of America, American Trail, Frontier Fighters, Mr. President and You Are There. Great lessons and fine entertainment.	157	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Amnesia and Memory Loss 83 Episodes 2 Volume A compilation of old time radio shows featuring amnesia and memory loss which was a common plot device in all genres of radio from comedy to detective shows.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Anniversaries in Old Time Radio 184 Episodes 4 Volume Anniversaries, milestones, and more in this one-of-a-kind, genre-wide collection of Anniversaries in Old Time Radio.	184	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Apocalypse (End of the World) 103 Episodes 2 Volume Hear Duck and Cover, Plagues, Robot Attacks, Time Travel, Annihilation, Cold War Speeches, and more in this OTRCAT original collection of tales about THE END OF THE WORLD!	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Apocalypse Bundle 348 Episodes 7 Volume Survive in style the end of the world. It includes five of our favorite world's end collections!	348	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Arctic Expeditions 79 Episodes 2 Volume Brrrrrrr these radio shows from a variety of old time radio genres will get your teeth chattering!	79	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Arson 44 Episodes 1 Volume Of all the evildoers and Nogoodniks who people Old Time Radio, Arsonists and Firebugs are among the most despicable.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Assassination 48 Episodes 1 Volume Whether or not Assassination is a legitimate tool of statecraft, it is still murder.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Atomic Radio 109 Episodes 2 Volume OTRCAT original collection featuring radio shows inspired by the Atomic Age. A blast from the past, this collection includes a bombardment of shows from all genres including Science Fiction, comedy, horror, detective, and drama.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Authors Collection 53 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring the Best Classic Literature on OTR!	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Autumn 35 Episodes 1 Volume The days are getting shorter and there is a nip in the air. Autumn is a great season for warm drinks and Old Time Radio.	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Babysitting 40 Episodes 1 Volume Ever since there were kids, there was a need for babysitters to lend a helping hands.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Back To School 17 Episodes 1 Volume The beginning of the school year is an excited time for the characters in old time radio comedies and dramas.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bank Robberies 150 Episodes 3 Volume Stuff these Mystery, Dramas, Police procedural old time radio shows in your sack and run to the get-away car	150	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Baseball in Old Time Radio 40 Episodes 1 Volume This collection is full of fun and varied shows from all different series with a baseball themed episodes.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Basketball 32 Episodes 1 Volume The only equipment needed is two hoops and a ball, but Basketball is a worldwide phenomenon with important lessons.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of CBSRMT 50 Episodes 2 Volume There were 1,399 original episodes of CBSRMT recorded, and this collection is of fifty of the very best.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Dragnet 53 Episodes 1 Volume Original Compilation of OTRCAT's favorite Dragnet Episodes!	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of Escape 101 Episodes 2 Volume Featuring hand-picked radio shows from Escape, one of the best drama anthologies on the air.	101	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Gunsmoke 103 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes OTRCAT's favorite Gunsmoke episodes including "Billy the Kid", "Buffalo Hunter", "Home Surgery" and many more of the classic old time radio western.	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Horror and Mystery Bundle Pack 359 Episodes 9 Volume We've handpicked the best of shows in some of the most popular horror and mystery series. Make a pot of Lipton Tea, we've got two new surprises for you.	359	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Best of Inner Sanctum 30 Episodes 1 Volume Best Inner Sanctum shows with host Raymond."Pleasant Dreeeeeams, hmm?"	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of Lux Radio 25 Episodes 1 Volume Over the years, there were 900+ episodes of Lux Radio Theatre and we've handpicked the best for this original collection!	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of Suspense 104 Episodes 2 Volume With more than 900 available episodes there is a lot of "Suspense" to get through, we have selected just over 100 of our favorite "Suspense" episodes.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Whistler 74 Episodes 2 Volume One of the most popular and best Mystery shows in the history of old time radio, The Whistler ran for 15 straight years. This collection includes the best of The Whistler.	74	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Bicycles 29 Episodes 1 Volume Listening to Old Time Radio is a great way to feel young again, but an even better way is to take a bicycle ride.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Birdbrains Behind the Wheel 46 Episodes 1 Volume silly drivers from a variety of old time radio shows crash into fruit stands, buying lemons, and smashed judge's new cars.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Birds on the Radio 128 Episodes 2 Volume Hear from our feathered friends about birds who tell us secrets, Birds which scare us, and birds that are good to eat!	128	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Birthday Collection 209 Episodes 5 Volume Everyone. and just about everything has a birthday, and nearly every day is the important anniversary of something or someone important in your life. These fun birthday celebrations of famous celebrities, historical figures, and even Gracie Allen's grandpa.	209	5	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Blind Date 18 Episodes 1 Volume Going on a Blind Date might lead to finding your one true love, but it can also become the most uncomfortable and even frightening evening of your life!	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Blind Tales in Old Time Radio 125 Episodes 3 Volume Old Time Radio episodes featuring blindness as a plot device or characters who have visual impairment.	125	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Blind Terror 38 Episodes 1 Volume Old Time Radio horror and mystery shows about blindness, losing one's vision, and people with visual impairment.	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Boo Broadcasts (Ghost Stories) 119 Episodes 2 Volume Ghost Stories are some of the best fun in OTR, but not all the stories are for the faint-hearted. Let's get spOoooOoooooky with old time radio shows featuring Ghosts!	119	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Boogeymen in Comedy (Screamstars Playing for Laughs) 43 Episodes 1 Volume An OTRCAT original compilation: Shudder and Laugh! Our favorite screen scream stars (Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, and Vincent Price) having fun with our favorite radio comedians.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brain 61 Episodes 2 Volume The human brain is one of the most marvelous objects in nature, and we are still learning its secrets. It is a case where fact can be as fascinating as fiction, and science fiction has always held the brain in special regard.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Breakfast Bundle 172 Episodes 9 Volume Breakfast shows had the potential to reach a new demographic, while drawing in their current batch of late day listeners. Save and collect over 60 hours shows with our new Breakfast Bundle Pack.	172	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Breakfast Recordings 39 Episodes 1 Volume From comedy to cereal serials, this compilation features radio shows from a wide variety of radio programs that are sure to start your day with a stomach full of food and a belly full of laughs.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Buddha 19 Episodes 1 Volume Buddha sculptures in old time radio shows represent mystery and intrigue of the "orient."	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Burlesque 28 Episodes 1 Volume Burlesques are saucey variety shows that often include a playful strip tease and bawdy, but topical jokes.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	California 203 Episodes 5 Volume California and Californians have had a major impact in creating the America the world knows today.	203	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Camping and Cabins 98 Episodes 2 Volume Escape the pressures of everyday life into the woods with this multi genre collection featuring camping.	98	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Cancer and Tumors 20 Episodes 1 Volume By the time of the Golden Age of Radio, cancer was still feared but there was growing hope that the disease could be treated, controlled, and eventually cured through the efforts of the American Cancer Society.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cannibals and Savages 47 Episodes 1 Volume Civilized men from industrial society are sometimes at their best but often at their worst when they are faced with primitive peoples.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cats in OTR 98 Episodes 1 Volume The Cat's Out of the Bag! Requested by our Mascot cat and you, an anthology of Cat Tails and We're Not Lion!	98	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cavemen and Dinosaurs 17 Episodes 1 Volume A fun prehistoric collection from a wide variety of radio shows. An OTRCAT.com original collection.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chess 14 Episodes 1 Volume "Not all artists are chess players, but all chess players are artists" Marcel Duchamp	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Children Shows 104 Episodes 1 Volume Mom cried over the Soaps during the day and Dad would tune is some serious programming when he got home from work. But in the magic time between the end of the school day and supper-time, kids ruled the radio dial. If listening to Old Time Radio makes you feel like a kid again, you are going to love listening to these great Kids Shows.	104	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Couples 50 Episodes 1 Volume Christmas is about family, and the foundation of the family unit is the love between a married couple.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Day Programs 36 Episodes 1 Volume During the Golden Age radio shows were broadcast live, many shows and their stars made a Christmas Day broadcast a chance to give a special gift to their listeners.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Eve 140 Episodes 3 Volume Christmas Morning may be the happiest day of the Year, but the night before holds the real magic.	140	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Christmas in July 6 Episodes 1 Volume Radio shows about the Christmas Spirit during the other 364 days of the year other than December 25th.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas News 16 Episodes 1 Volume For most of the world the winter Holiday Season is the most joyous time of the year, but real-life marches on.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Circus 368 Episodes 5 Volume The drama of life under the Big Top has always made for great radio stories from all genres.	368	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Civil Defense 124 Episodes 1 Volume Fascinating PSA, recordings and episodes to save americans from a nuclear attack!	124	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Civil Rights Racism Discrimination and Prejudice in Old Time Radio 19 Episodes 1 Volume Radio not only recorded the progress of equality as it was happening, but it was a tool for bringing progress about.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Civil War 28 Episodes 1 Volume There are stories of bravery and sacrifice, honor and cowardice, desperation and hope from both sides of the conflict.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Clowns in OTR 44 Episodes 1 Volume This multi-genre collection includes clowns that make you laugh, clowns that make you cry, and clowns that make you scream.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Codes 58 Episodes 1 Volume Breaking the enemy's codes is a way to understand what they are going to do in Wartime. The same thing works when the Good Guys figure out the Bad Guy's codes.	58	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Comedians in Suspense (Scared Silly Jokesters) 65 Episodes 2 Volume An OTRCAT original compilation: Hear your favorite comedians including Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez, Ozzie & Harriet, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and more in ways that you would never expect!	65	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Communists and Cold War 155 Episodes 4 Volume This extensive collection includes radio shows, news broadcasts, psa's, and debates about The Red Scare, McCarthyism, and The Cold War which pervaded politics, cultures, life and more in second half the the 20th Century.	155	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Complete Broadcast Days 1944 Bundle 127 Episodes 2 Volume Complete broadcast day 1944 broadcasts in this bundle: You'll hear exactly what listeners heard on D-Day including filler and rare radio programs.On D-Day 1944, radio programs such as Bob Hope, Fibber McGee and Molly and more are interrupted with news bulletins updating listeners to the progress of the allied invasion.	127	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Computers and Electronic Brains 33 Episodes 1 Volume By the end of the Golden Age of Radio, computers had begun to enter the popular imagination largely through the descriptions from Science Fiction.	33	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Conspiracy 15 Episodes 1 Volume Secrets, schemes, plots and intrigue, we've conspired to make this collection a secret worth sharing.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cooking in Old Time Radio 76 Episodes 5 Volume A curious concoction of cooking creations are included in this OTRCAT.com exclusive collection of old time radio cooking shows such as The Mystery Chef, The Mary Lee Taylor Program, Martha Meade Society Program, Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air, and more! There are also cooking-centric episodes from different radio series like Fibber McGee and Molly, Burns and Allen, Life of Riley, and Cavalcade of America.	76	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Cowboys, Rodeos, and Western Roundups 90 Episodes 2 Volume this original OTRCAT collection features the best of the west: radio adaptations of great western films, comedy parodies, Captain Midnight herding cattle with an airplane, The Saint guarding a real Cowboy and more!	90	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Crazy Mamas 47 Episodes 1 Volume OTRCAT.com original collection features hand-picked episodes with a variety of crazy mama and insane mother-in-laws.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Creepiest Old Time Radio Show 143 Episodes 3 Volume An OTRCAT original compilation: Turn the lights down low and sit as close as you can to your sweetheart when this spookiest, scariest collection plays!	143	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Cuba 29 Episodes 1 Volume From Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, is just over one hundred sea miles, an ambitious day's sail apart but close enough to be very important to one another.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dangerous Dames and Dolls in Old Time Radio 28 Episodes 1 Volume Murderous Women, "Women in Red", bad girls, even "Good looking gals with brains" from mystery, horror, and detective genre of radio pepper this old time radio collection. The bad girls of old time radio; are they plotting to get rid of their husbands, rising up to a powerful position no matter what they have to do or double-cross, take a great risk for a little extra cash, or perhaps scheming revenge on a cheating lover. Willing to go outside the law to get what they want!	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Darkness and Nighttime 12 Episodes 1 Volume Mankind's oldest fear is the darkness of night and the things that go bump therein!	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Davy Crockett 11 Episodes 1 Volume There are many tall tales about frontiersman Davy Crockett, the truth is even greater than the legends.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Death Row 29 Episodes 1 Volume Capital punishment was the Law of the Land for centuries including the wild west.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Defective Detectives and Bungling Burglars 180 Episodes 3 Volume spoofs and skits of detective radio shows and bungled burglaries by some of the funniest old time radio comedians.	180	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Dentists 119 Episodes 3 Volume Look at dem chompers! A sore tooth is no fun, but it makes good fodder for old time radio	119	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Depressed and Moping 13 Episodes 1 Volume The blues hits your favorite stars who turn to their friends and family to help.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Depression Era Recordings 37 Episodes 1 Volume Old Time Radio Looks at the Great Depression, the economic crisis which began with the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and how it affected Americans everywhere.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Detective Collection 119 Episodes 2 Volume Menagerie of the best-of Detective Shows-An OTRCAT exclusive!	119	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
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