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Classic Radio Theater for April 28, 2021 Hour 3 - The Light Ship Apr 27, 2021

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The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast April 28, 1957, Light Ship. A drama about a group of men aboard a lightship in a fog face boredom, madness, and disaster on a reef. Luis Van Rooten stars. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, The Committee Meeting. What should Griff Miller do with all the money from his gold mine?

Classic Radio Theater for April 27, 2021 Hour 1 - Friday and the Big Lift Apr 26, 2021

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Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast April 27, 1954, 67 years ago, The Big Lift. A gang of shoplifters, led by the mysterious "Arthur," is specializing in suits of clothing, preying on Los Angeles department stores.

Classic Radio Theater for April 27, 2021 Hour 2 - Olan and Barbara's Refresher Course Apr 26, 2021

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The First Nighter Program starring Barbara Ruddy and Olan Soule, originally broadcast April 27, 1952, Refresher Course. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 27, 1960, Social Security Tax Problems.

Classic Radio Theater for April 27, 2021 Hour 3 - Luke Slaughter on the Death Watch Apr 26, 2021

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Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast April 27, 1958, Death Watch. Also Part 5 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lonely Hearts Matter, originally broadcast April 27, 1956.

Classic Radio Theater for April 26, 2021 Hour 1 - Death (and Steve Wilson) stalk the hunter Apr 25, 2021

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Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast April 26, 1949, 72 years ago, Death Stalks the Hunter. A big-game hunter fires his crippled wife’s caretaker in an effort to get her eliminated by his wild game menagerie.

Classic Radio Theater for April 26, 2021 Hour 2 - Jeep opens a bank account. Apr 25, 2021

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My Son Jeep, originally broadcast April 26, 1953, Aunt Sends Jeep $10 to open Bank Account. Also Calling All Detectives, originally broadcast July 26, 1948, The Girl with a Gun. Jerry Browning is hired to take a gun away from a girl aboard a train

Classic Radio Theater for April 26, 2021 Hour 3 - I'm sorry, what's my name? Apr 25, 2021

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Jeff Regan Investigator starring Paul Dubov, originally broadcast April 26, 1950, It All Comes Back. 9:00 P.M. Miss "Smith" can't remember her name. Miss Smith also had a loaded .32 calibre Smith and Wesson in her purse. Also The Origin of Superstition originally broadcast in 1935, A Black Cat Crossing Your Path. How the belief got started in Ireland many years ago.

Classic Radio Theater for April 25, 2021 Hour 1 - I Died Last Night Apr 24, 2021

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The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 25, 1950, 71 years ago, I Died Last Night. A search for the solution to the mystery of death! A newly dead man is given the chance to communicate with the living...can he do it? Eric Dressler and Bret Morrison star.

Classic Radio Theater for April 25, 2021 Hour 2 - Leroy and his Rabbits Apr 24, 2021

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The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, Rabbits. Leroy's going to make big money raising rabbits. Kay Francis makes an appeal for the Second War Loan. The president of the Kraft Cheese Company, J. L. Kraft, delivers his annual Easter message. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 25, 1960, Mr Pipers Job Threatened.

Classic Radio Theater for April 25, 2021 Hour 3 - The Secret Word is W A L L Apr 24, 2021

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You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast April 25, 1951, The secret word is Wall. Also Part 3 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lonely Hearts Matter, originally broadcast April 25, 1956. A scared girl...a shot in the dark. Did thirteen knots make a noose?

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