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Classic Radio Theater for May 4, 2021 Hour 1 - The Heavenly Jeep May 03, 2021

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Arch Oboler’s Lights Out, originally broadcast May 4, 1943, 78 years ago, The Heavenly Jeep. A story that's "literally out of this world."

Classic Radio Theater for May 4, 2021 Hour 2 - Friday and the Big Stop May 03, 2021

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Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 4, 1954, The Big Stop. A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 4, 1953, Lum decides to become a bread baker.

Classic Radio Theater for May 4, 2021 Hour 3 - Worth its salt May 03, 2021

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Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, Worth it’s Salt. Ed Craig is running for the office of delegate to Congress, representing Arizona. He also buys a salted gold mine which is secretly owned by his opponent. Also Part 5 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 4, 1956. The answer lies with a 3000 year old Greek.

Classic Radio Theater for May 3, 2021 Hour 1 - Steve Wilson investigates a Fatal Alibi May 02, 2021

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Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast May 3, 1949, 72 years ago, Fatal Alibi. Rip Rawson has knifed a truck driver on the docks. Sam Miller is forced to give him a false alibi.

Classic Radio Theater for May 3, 2021 Hour 2 - Irma is sick...love sick! May 02, 2021

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My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 3, 1948. Irma's not feeling very well. The doctor diagnoses a case of love sickness. Al has the perfect medicine, an engagement ring formerly owned by Jane's grandmother. He actually puts the ring on her finger! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 3, 1960, Letter to the Editor.

Classic Radio Theater for May 3, 2021 Hour 3 - Terry Murphy has been caught trying to steal a pistol May 02, 2021

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The Story of Dr Kildare starring Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast May 3, 1950, Terry Murphy. Drs. Kildare and Gillespie try to help youngfrom a sporting goods store. Terry is then accused of stealing a scalpel! Also Part 4 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 3, 1956. Callicles was a Greek, maybe the greatest Greek of them all!

Classic Radio Theater for May 2, 2021 Hour 1 - The Margaret Royce Murder Case May 01, 2021

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Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast May 2, 1953, 68 years ago, The Margaret Royce Murder Case. Margaret Royce is missing...as reported by her very strange sister and her even stranger companion.

Classic Radio Theater for May 2, 2021 Hour 2 - Russia steals the secrets of the A-Bomb! May 01, 2021

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This is Your FBI, originally broadcast May 2, 1952, The Courier. The basic secrets of nuclear fission have been stolen. The show features a rare guest star (George Murphy) in a drama based on the film, "Walk East On Beacon" The story tells how Russia gained knowledge of the making of an atomic bomb. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 2, 1960, Washing a Drip-Dry Suit.

Classic Radio Theater for May 2, 2021 Hour 3 - No Coffin For The Dead. May 01, 2021

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 2, 1945, No Coffin For The Dead. Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk. Also Part 3 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 2, 1956. Trouble comes early and stays late.

Classic Radio Theater for May 1, 2021 Hour 1 - The Trouble with Women Apr 30, 2021

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Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast May 1, 1949, 72 years ago, The Trouble With Women starring Ray Milland. An adaptation of a 1947 comedy about a professor of psychology with an interesting theory on how to handle women...beat them up! A girl reporter decides to challenge this novel approach.

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