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Sponsored by General Electric to increase interest and layman's knowledge of science Update: 42 additional recordings

"Learn! Investigate! Instruct!" written by physicist, Dr. Phillips Thomas, this historically accurate series includes recordings about the invention of the typewriter, automobile, penicillin, machine gun, skyscraper, and more! Update: 4 additional recordings and many sound upgrades

Music and variety shows for teenie boppers were often set in the location of an old time Soda Parlor at the corner drugstore. Update: 6 additional recordings

The Allied counterpart of the infamous Tokyo Rose, GI Jill was played by girl next door Martha Wilkerson. Update: 1 additional recording

Magazine Lively Dramas from One of America's Favorite Magazines Update: sound quality improvements

Starring Robert Young, Father Knows Best is one of the first and best-loved All-American sweet-hearted family situation comedies. Update: sound quality improvements

Based on what is published in the weekly paper, The Comic Weekly Man entertains us with a dramatized reading of the Sunday comics, complete with sound effects and music. Young and old alike would follow along with the print copy in hand. Update: 4 additional rare recordings

This old time radio show was aired to entertain those making a strong and better America for us all. Update: 21 additional recordings

sponsored by the Salvation Army, gives dramatic accounts of regular people helping others through illness, tragedy, and heartbreak.Episodes illustrate problems can be solved with faith, optimism, and the help of good Samaritans. Update: 8 additional recordings

Recording a full day's broadcast in 1939 was a technological and historical feat! The day the Nazis invaded Poland is seen as the beginning of the Second World War. The staff of WJSV recorded the entire days broadcast, so we can learn about the events as they unfold. Update: sound quality improvements

With such greats as Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman, One Night Stand was a popular musical program that lasted for over two decades on the radio. Update: 36 additional recordings and many sound upgrades

Laugh with this old time radio comedic variety hour starring Alan Young, Francis Langford, Dick Powell, Milton Berle, Frank Sinatra, and many others! Update: 1 additional episode and many sound upgrades

My Friend Irma tells the story of a extremely dim-witted blonde stenographer named Irma Peterson, played by Marie Wilson, and the daily high-jinx that she gets into with her screwy friends. Update: 2 additional recordings

Basil Rathbone was a British actor known for playing Sherlock Holmes in 1930s-1940s films. He appeared in over 70 films and had a successful stage career. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Listening to sweet jazz and dance music should make you want to fire up a refreshing smoke... It's Chesterfield Time! Update: 6 additional recordings

This flying adventure with mysterious Captain Midnight and his pals Chuck Ramsey and Patsy Donovan was sponsored by Skelly Oil and took an exciting and melodramatic view of aviation adventure. Update: 1 additional rare recording

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established by executive order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 6, 1935. The WPA was a work relief program that provided jobs for many individuals who had become unemployed during the Depression. Update: 4 additional recordings

During the months before Pearl Harbor, FDR appointed Elmer Davis to head up the Office of War Information. From this bully pulpit, Davis helped to whip the Nation into a fury over the aggressions of the Nazi's in Europe. Update: 1 additional rare recording

A master of disguise, Mr Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featuring the winning combination of murder, millionaires, and mayhem. Update: 2 additional recordings

Best known as "Singin' Sam the Lawnmower Man" then "Singin' Sam the Barbasol Man", Harry Frankel's musical performances were later sponsored by Coca-Cola. This collection includes recordings from 1911 to the 1940s, including the Reminiscing with Singin Sam, Refreshment Time with Singin' Sam, 70 musical tracks, and more. Update: 2 additional recordings

American politician and businessman, Mitt Romney is a former governor of Massachusetts and the GOP's nominee for US President in the 2012. He has also served as a United States Senator from Utah since January 2019. Update: 2 additional recordings

This collection celebrates the first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Update: 15 additional recordings 2006-2024

Jazz Greats Perform for Future US Navy and Navy Reservists! Update: 2 additional rare recordings

Billed as the "first science fiction old time radio show of science-fictioneers, by science- fictioneers, and for science-fictioneers," includes about the future of Mankind, Space Travel, and the World's Beyond. Update: 4 additional recordings, many sound quality improvements and filename fixes

Comedy duo, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, star in their own show as radio's favorite zany lampooners. Update: 4 additional recordings vol 4

Enjoy the hijinks of Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve and his family in this classic sit-com. Like Fibber McGee & Molly, from which it spun off, The Great Gildersleeve created realistic characters and situations -- and became another treasure of Old Time Radio. Update: 1 additional rare recording and huge sound quality improvements vol 6-7-8-9

This classic police drama is one of the earliest of the genres. A precursor to the popular police drama Dragnet, Calling All Cars portrayed the true crime stories of the Los Angeles Police Department. Update: sound quality improvements vol 2

Riding out of the sunny back lots of Hollywood, All Star Western Theatre delivered Republic Western-style entertainment with chuck wagon sized doses of fine music, broad humor and guest appearances by the best of the West. Update: 6 additional recordings and many sound upgrades

"The Best Show that the American Public Never Heard", Command Performance and other AFRS Programs were only heard by Servicemen at Overseas postings. This series has WWII comedy, music and drama its star-studded finest! Update: 2 additional recordings

Some would argue that the high point of English Theatre happened when the Bard performed his plays at the Old Globe Theatre in Elizabethan London. The Globe Theatre does their best to bring the same experience to Old Time Radio. Update: 1 additional rare recording

The drama of life under the Big Top has always made for great radio stories from all genres. Update: 32 additional rare recordings covering Ringling with Fitch 1943-1944, WGAR Circus Broadcast, and A Day at Ringling Barnum Circus

The Senate and the House of Representatives each go about their business of making laws independent of each other, however, there are several important occasions when both Houses meet in Joint Session. Update: 1 additional recording

Heavily influenced by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, the Woody Herman's Herd was known for lively arrangements that combined swing rhythms and bebop themes. Update: 1 additional rare recording

After a long career in radio writing and directing, Burrows took a break to perform songs he wrote at nightclubs. These songs became so popular that he was invited to start his own old time radio show. Update: 1 additional recording

A foreign correspondent, Robert Arden made insightful commentary about current events of WWII. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Listen to the great stars of stage and screen talk about where they came from and the exciting, "never-to-be-forgotten" moment they knew they made it as an actor...their Show Stopper !

His career started in a way that you would think an American political dynasty would, as a Senator in Waiting until he was 30 years old to take over the seat of his older brother, John F. Kennedy. Update: 1 additional recording

Also known as The Rudy Vallee Show where stars like Burns and Allen, Milton Berle, Alice Faye, the Mills Brothers, and Kate Smith were first introduced to the world. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Before AFRS could broadcast a program donated by the networks, the show had to be "decommercialized". Sometimes this meant changing the show title and cutting out the sponsor pitch. Update: 1 additional rare recording

US Army recruiting show features dramatized stories from Army veterans, fictional stories, and amazing music. Update: 2 additional recordings

Featuring everyone's favorite old time radio Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone, in a comedic and educational program. Update: 5 additional recordings

Advertised in Young Dr Malone Sponsored by General Food and Post Cereals, this cereal serial has it all – love, jealousy, hate, crippling diseases, rich philanthropists, treacherous characters, death and marriage. Update: 2 additional recordings

Music Program with DJ Bruce Barnett spinning the Top Hits with Sinatra, Dorsey, Kyser, Herman, Goodman Stafford and more! Update: 2 additional recordings

These star-packed love letters to the troops, from Hollywood during WWII. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Old Doc Adams spends more time dealing with small town rumors and scandals than treating sick people. This early soap opera contains a complete drama in each episode, so don't worry if you miss a few days. Update: null

All of the glory and grandeur of a Broadway premier brought to your radio on First Nighter, starring "radio's first sex symbol", Don Ameche. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Aloha! This collection includes old time radio shows from all genres from ting-ting steel guitar music to epic Hawaiian Adventure and detective stories to supernatural Tiki tales. Update: 1 additional recording of Hawaii Calls

Direct from the sands of Waikiki, Hawaii Calls treats us to the gentle music of paradise and calls us to visit the Islands in a time before “Five-O”, before jet travel, even before the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Update: 1 additional rare recording

The fifteen minute format lends itself to quickly drawn weird stories, with a twist ending, so that the listener gets a sudden shock, like all good scary tales should deliver. Update: 1 additional rare recording and many sound upgrades

This collection contains his early old time radio appearances and recordings from his political career and presidency. Update: 3 additional recordings

Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom during WWII and great orator, wrote his own speeches and delivered them on many radio broadcasts. Update: 1 additional rare recordings from 1965

Orson Welles originally starred in and wrote for Ceiling Unlimited after returning from Latin America in 1942. It was a Patriotic drama series and recounted the heroic efforts of the Allied service men of WWII. Update: 8 additional recordings and many sound upgrades

This collection is a reminder to the about the violence in America. Hopefully learning from history someone can piece together an idea to reduce violence in America. Update: 2 additional recordings 1999-2024

A great music program that gives listeners a daily time out to recharge and move on with their day. Update: 2 additional recordings

Officially a speech made from the US President to Congress; however, the advent of radio made the State of the Union a public speech heard by Americans everywhere. Update: 1 additional recording

Stan Kenton's outfit was one of the most popular bands playing on the West Coast and this series feature band remotes performing on the road. Update: 3 additional recordings

AFRS WWII jazz program Downbeat had different performers come into the studio to play and comment on their records. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Cows and audiences alike are content when listening to this rare and fine musical program by Carnation Milk. This long-running series features great performers such as Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Jo Stafford, and Dick Hymes. Update: 1 additional recording

Airing toward the end of the Golden Age of Radio, My Little Margie actually started as a hilarious TV sitcom. Update: 2 additional recordings

Sometimes a teenage daughter can seem like nature's way of getting revenge on a successful man. Discover how Harry Archer deals with the world when you Meet Corliss Archer. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Barrymore hosts "Concert Hall," a classical music variety show from the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Update: 2 additional recordings

Sports can make a politician feel human and have a personal connection with the voters. Update: 1 additional recording with Nixon

Celebrate the first woman Vice President, Kamala Harris with this collection. Follow her career as a San Francisco District Attorney to California's Attorney General to California's Junior United States Senator to Vice President of the United States. Update: 42 additional recordings

This collection begins in 1972 the day after Joe Biden's 30th birthday being sworn in as a Senator through his Presidency in 2021. Update: 298 additional recordings 1983-2024

Former business man and television personality, Donald Trump is the 45th US president. Update: 77 additional recordings 2015-2024

one of the first news shows to send famed correspondents, Edward R Murrow, John Charles Daly, and William L. Shirer, around the world to give American eyewitness accounts to some of the most dramatic events in history. Update: 1 additional recording and sound upgrades

When the US Treasury Department was working to sell War Bonds to fund the Second World War, they turned to the best of Hollywood’s talent to create Treasury Star Parade. Update: 6 additional recordings

The Witching Hour is a great time to be awake, listening to the radio and being frightened out of your wits, because there is usually Murder at Midnight. Update: 1 additional recording

Ride along on shocking cases with the "Man from Homicide," a classic hard-boiled crime drama from the early 1950's. Update: 1 additional rare recording

This well-done, star-studded factual show is a wonderful resource for those interested in historical highlights. Update: 7 additional recordings 1937-1952

this serial follows world famous imperious explorer Harold Noice as he traveled through jungles of South America during the 1930s. Update: sound quality improvements

Enjoy the classic sounds of some of the biggest names in music from the 1940s and then listen to them do their part for the war effort by promoting Victory Bonds to help finance the war. Update: 2 additional recordings

Produced by the Hummerts, this detective series is one of radio's longest running shows. Update: 1 additional rare recording

Monty Woolley stars in this fun fish out of water sit-com. Update: 7 additional recordings

Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, and one of the most controversial. In 1974, he became the only US President to resign from office. Update: 1 additional recording

An Orchestral Treat from a Master of Easy Listening Music. Update: 1 additional rare recording

features Phil Spitalny and His Hour of Charm All Girl Orchestra and Choir with Evelyn and "Her Magic Violin".Evelyn actually "magically" helped form the all-girl orchestra by auditioning over 1000 female performers.Twenty-two piece charming female musicians were members, all of whom played multiple instruments and sang in the choir. Update: 3 additional recordings

Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies! Update: 2 additional recordings

Before the advent of Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s, polio (infantile paralysis) was a real fear every summer, prompting President Franklin Roosevelt to launch the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and its fundraiser, the March of Dimes. Update: 20 additional recordings

Ma Perkins was one of the most successful radio Soaps, running for 27 years starring Virginia Payne for the entire run. Ms. Payne was just 23 years old when she started playing the no nonsense Ma. Update: 134 additional recordings

This old time radio broadcast was renown for dramatized news events. Update: 3 additional recordings

The election of Ronald Reagan would usher in a new conservative movement that has gone on for the better part of 40 years. Update: 52 additional recordings

The Land of the Lost is a children's deep-sea adventure program about two children who travel "in that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea."Lead by Red Lantern, the "wisest fish in the sea", Billy and Isabel discover lost objects on the ocean floor. Update: 8 additional recordings

Boston Blackie is too good natured to be hard boiled. Often accused by bungling cops, Boston Blackie is obligated to solve the case! Update: minor date fix