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Classic Radio Theater for August 25, 2021 Hour 1 - Joe Friday and the Blitz Bandits Aug 24, 2021

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Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 25, 1949, 72 years ago, Police Academy. A gang of "blitz bandits" are committing three and four burglaries a night, eighteen liquor stores and restaurants. A young cop begins his police career at the same time.

Classic Radio Theater for August 25, 2021 Hour 2 - The REAL story of the Golden Spike! Aug 24, 2021

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The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, The Lone Analyst. A Half-hour of satire including the real story of the Golden Spike. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 25, 1948.

Classic Radio Theater for August 25, 2021 Hour 3 - Johnny Dollar and the Smokey Sleeper Matter Aug 24, 2021

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, The Smokey Sleeper Matter. A mattress warehouse owned by a shady operator has burned down. Arson? Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast August 25, 1959, Business trip to Europe.

Classic Radio Theater for August 24, 2021 Hour 1 - The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short Aug 23, 2021

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Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 24, 1950, 71 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short. The last show of a summer replacement for the "Suspense" series. The story of the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia. CBS offers a $5000 reward to solve the case of a naked woman found dead with her body cut in two.

Classic Radio Theater for August 24, 2021 Hour 2 - What's in the Sub-basement? Aug 23, 2021

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Lights Out, originally broadcast August 24, 1943, Sub Basement. A great scary story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs. Joseph Kearns and Bea Benaderet do a marvelous job! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 24, 1948

Classic Radio Theater for August 24, 2021 Hour 3 - Philo Vance and the Poetic Murder Case Aug 23, 2021

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Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast August 24, 1948, The Poetic Murder Case. Two drama critics are murdered, with a poem knifed to each of their chests. A third critic is then killed, and the main suspect is, "Longfellow!". Also Part 1 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 24, 1956. A meeting with a pearl thief, and another one planned.

Classic Radio Theater for August 23, 2021 Hour 1 - The Flying Saucers Aug 22, 2021

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2000 Plus, originally broadcast August 23, 1950, 71 years ago, The Flying Saucers. In the year 2012, a second "Zeus" rocket is about to be launched from White Sands. The saucers have been visiting for the last three months and are considered a potential threat.

Classic Radio Theater for August 23, 2021 Hour 2 - Skylark starring Ginger Rogers Aug 22, 2021

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Screen Guild Players, originally broadcast August 23, 1943, Skylark starring Ginger Rogers. A radio adaptation of the 1941 movie.

Classic Radio Theater for August 23, 2021 Hour 3 - The FBI and the Careless Kidnappers Aug 22, 2021

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This is your FBI, originally broadcast August 23, 1946, The Careless Kidnappers. An amateur trumpeter and his accomplice "Broadway" kidnap a famous trumpeter and his him for $25,000 ransom. Also an excerpt from the Amos n Andy Music Hall, originally broadcast August 23, 1959, Amos n Andy’s 30th Anniversary.

Classic Radio Theater for August 22, 2021 Hour 1 - The FBI and the Jolly Widow Aug 21, 2021

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This is your FBI starring Stacy Harris, originally broadcast August 22, 1952, 69 years ago, The Jolly Widow. A wealthy man marries a gold digger. Rather than being divorced, she wants to be a widow to get all his money.

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