Category: Amazing World of Radio

Feed for the Amazing World of Radio podcast.

AWR0062: Railroad Hour: Christmas Party

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The Railroad Hour has its Christmas Party and performs Holiday music including a portion of the Nutcracker Suite. Features Gordon Macrae.

Original Air Date: December 22, 1952

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AWR0061: Lux Radio Theater: It’s a Wonderful Life

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Faced with potential scandal and jail time, George Bailey is going to commit suicide on Christmas Eve unless an angel (Victor Moore) can stop him.

Original Air Date: March 10, 1947

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AWR0060: Suspense: A Korean Christmas Carol

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An army truck driver picks up a mysterious soldier on a road in Korea on Christmas Eve.

Original Air Date: December 22, 1959

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AWR0059: Elgin Thanksgiving Special

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The sixth annual two-hour long Thanksgiving special. Hosted by Don Ameche. Featuring Jimmy Durante, Garry Moore, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Larry Storch, and more.

Original Air Date: November 26, 1947

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AWR0058: Mister President

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A Mister President tries to keep peace but finds his son-in-law an obstacle pushing the nation towards Civil War.

Original Air Date: August 15, 1948

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AWR0057: The Quiz Kids

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An episode of the Quiz Kids begins with a question about Governor Thomas Dewey’s Presidential campaign.

Original August 15, 1948

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AWR0056: The Man Called X: The Girl Who Couldn’t Remember

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The key to a fortune in stolen art, and the well-being of starving children in Europe lies with a young woman with amnesia who is kidnapped.

Original Air Date: August 15, 1948

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AWR0055: Living: Rackets on the Doorbell

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A program that teaches listeners about popular con games through the many misadventures of Mrs. Gullible.

Original Air Date: August 15, 1948

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AWR0054: Lux Radio Theater: The Wizard of Oz

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After a tornado, Dorothy lands in the strange land of Oz to begin an unforgettable journey.

Original Air Date: December 25, 1950

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AWR0053: Lux Radio Theater: Maltese Falcon

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Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) has to solve the murder of his partner, Miles Archer but finds himself embroiled in a tussle between desperate people over the mysterious maltese falcon.

Original Air Date: February 8, 1943

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AWR0052: Lux Radio Theater: It Happened One Night

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An heiress (Claudette Colbert) is running away from home on a cross-country bus. A reporter (Clark Gable) tries to help her in exchange for a story.

Original Air Date: March 19, 1939

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AWR0051: Lux Radio Theater: Shane

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A gunslinger tries to live a peaceful life on a homestead in a Wyoming but a greedy cattle baron and his men harass the family he’s been hired to work for.

Original Air Date: February 22, 1955

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AWR0050: Lux Radio Theater: All About Eve

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An aging Broadway Star (Bette Davis) fears she’ll be a supplanted by a young actress (Anne Baxter) who first comes to her as a fan but then begins to undermine her personal and business relationships.

Rehearsal Recording: October 1, 1951
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AWR0049: Lux Radio Theater: Casablanca

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A cafe owner (Alan Ladd) meets the woman (Hedy Lamar) who left him on the day the Nazis entered Paris in wartime Casablanca.

Original Air Date: January 24, 1944

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AWR0048: Lux Radio Theater: The Jazz Singer

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A comedian/singer (Al Jolson) returns to New York for the first time since leaving home and runs into conflict with his father, the cantor at the synagogue who doesn’t approve of his career.

Original Air Date: June 2, 1947

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