Pirates of Old Time Radio

An OTRCAT original, The Pirate Old Time Radio Collection includes a listener's treasure chest of "arrghs", "aye, mateys", "ahoys" and wild pirate-themed adventure.

Raise your hook-hand and tap your peg-leg, all pirate fans will enjoy the wide variety of old time radio shows from Suspense, Dangerous Assignment, You Are There, Escape, Burns and Allen, Voyage of a Scarlet Queen, Mercury Theater, andmuch more.

• A psychic woman who dreams of dead people is visited by the spirits of pirates. Frequently in the episode she describes an ivory object as "evil, evil, evil!" but he husband insists that it will help find Blackbeard's hidden treasure. (Suspense 620429 923 Blackbeards Ace)
• We witness Captain Kidd's execution in 1712 in London England. The 56 year old man condemned to death for piracy. (You Are There 481219 55 Hanging Of Captain Kidd)
• Steve Mitchell on Dangerous Assignment dons a diving suit and heads to Trinidad to look for a pirate's treasure. (Dangerous Assignment 500410 13 Pirate Loot)
• A ship lands in Manila in 1790 in the Escape old time radio show Misfortune Isle. The show includes swashbuckling, a beautiful maiden, headhunters, "a wooden ship and an iron man." (Escape 480321 044 Misfortune Isle)

Get on your eye patch and slap a parrot on your shoulder; it's time to venture through the loot of the pirates' treasure of old time radio shows.

Be sure to read more in Tim Deforest's article, Pirates in Old Time Radio.  

See also: Adventures of Sea Hound, Afloat with Henry Morgan, and Terry and the Pirates.