(1947-1954)
"Tired of the everyday grind?....Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure?.... We offer you-- ESCAPE!"
So began a typical opening of this long-running series hosted and starring (for the most part) William Conrad, a voice almost as synonymous with OTR as Orson Welles. A spinoff series from Suspense, Escape ran on CBS from 1947 to 1954, broadcasting a wide range of stories-- science fiction, horror, murder mysteries-- though it seemed to display a fondness for adventure tales set in the tropics or on the high seas.
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.
Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with the introduction, intoned by Paul Frees and William Conrad: Tired of the everyday routine? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!?
Escape 470324 000 Aud2 Dead Of Night Escape 470707 001 The Man Who Would Be King Escape 470714 002 Operation Fleur De Lis Escape 470721 003 A Diamond As Big As The Ritz Escape 470728 004 Typhoon Escape 470804 005 Sire De Maletroits Door Escape 470811 006 Ring Of Toth Escape 470818 007 The Fourth Man Escape 471001 008 The Most Dangerous Game Escape 471015 010 A Shipment Of Mute Fate Escape 471022 011 The Fall Of The House Of Usher Escape 471029 012 Pollack And The Porrah Man Escape 471105 013 Evening Primrose Escape 471112 014 The Young Man With The Cream Tarts Escape 471119 015 Casting The Runes Escape 471126 016 Country Of The Blind Escape 471203 017 Taboo Escape 471210 018 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Escape 471217 019 Wild Oranges Escape 471224 020 Back For Christmas Escape 471231 021 Confession Escape 480107 022 EC The Second Class Passenger Escape 480110 023 WC The Second Class Passenger Escape 480114 024 EC Leiningen Versus The Ants Escape 480117 025 WC Leiningen Versus The Ants Escape 480121 026 EC Papa Benjamin Escape 480124 027 WC Papa Benjamin Escape 480128 028 EC Three Good Witnesses Escape 480131 029 WC Three Good Witnesses Escape 480201 030 EC The Vanishing Lady Escape 480207 031 WC The Vanishing Lady Escape 480208 032 EC Snake Doctor Escape 480214 033 WC Snake Doctor Escape 480215 034 EC Ancient Sorceries Escape 480221 035 WC Ancient Sorceries Escape 480222 036 EC How Love Came To Professor Guildea Escape 480228 037 WC How Love Came To Professor Guildea Escape 480229 038 EC The Grove Of Ashtaroff Escape 480307 040 EC Jimmy Goggles The God Afrs Op Escape 480314 042 EC The Log Of The Evening Star Escape 480321 044 EC Afrs Misfortune Isle Escape 480328 046 A Shipment Of Mute Fate Escape 480404 047 Action Escape 480411 048 The Brute Escape 480418 049 Drums Of Fore And Aft Escape 480425 050 The Fourth Man R Escape 480502 051 John Jock Todd Escape 480509 052 The Time Machine Escape 480516 053 The Match Escape 480523 054 Leiningen Versus The Ants Escape 480606 055 Beau Geste Escape 480627 056 The Country Of The Blind Escape 480704 057 A Tooth For Paul Revere Escape 480711 058 She Escape 480718 059 Habit Escape 480801 060 The Man Who Would Be King (R) Escape 480815 061 The Fugitive Escape 480822 062 Ss San Pedro Escape 480829 063 The Diamond As Big As The Ritz (R) Escape 480905 064 Dream Of Armageddon Escape 480912 065 Evening Primrose (R) Escape 480919 066 The Man Who Could Work Miracles Escape 490212 067 The Lost Special Escape 490219 068 Orient Express Escape 490226 069 Red Wine Escape 490305 070 Conqueror's Isle Escape 490312 071 He Who Rides The Tiger (Afrs) Escape 490313 072 A Shipment Of Mute Fate Escape 490319 073 Finger Of Doom Escape 490320 074 Country Of The Blind (R) Escape 490326 075 Adaptive Ultimate Escape 490327 076 The Diamond As Big As The Ritz Escape 490402 077 Confidential Agent Escape 490409 078 When The Man Comes, Follow Him Escape 490416 079 The General Died At Dawn Escape 490423 080 The Great Impersonation Escape 490707 081 The Fourth Man Escape 490714 082 The Drums Of The Fore And Aft Escape 490721 083 Action (R) Escape 490728 084 Second Class Passenger (R) Escape 490804 085 Leiningen Versus The Ants (R) Escape 490811 086 Red Wine (R) Escape 490818 087 Snake Doctor Escape 490825 088 Evening Primrose Escape 490921 089 The Fortune Of Vargas Escape 490928 090 Wild Oranges (R) Escape 491015 092 The Sure Thing Escape 491022 093 Night In Havana Escape 491101 095 Flood On The Goodwin Escape 491108 096 Plunder Of The Sun Escape 491115 097 Three Skeleton Key Escape 491122 098 Maracas Escape 491129 099 Letter From Jason Escape 491206 100 Command Escape 491213 101 Border Town Escape 491220 102 Figure A Dame Escape 491227 103 Seeds Of Greed Escape 500103 104 The Pistol Escape 500110 105 Vanishing Lady (R) Escape 500117 106 The Sure Thingend Music Cut Escape 500124 107 Treasure, Inc Escape 500131 108 Present Tense Escape 500207 109 Outer Limit Escape 500214 110 Two If By Sea Escape 500221 111 The Red Mark Escape 500228 112 The Man Who Won The War Escape 500310 113 Port Royal Escape 500317 114 Three Skeleton Key (R) Escape 500324 115 Danger At Matecumbe Escape 500331 116 Green Splotches Escape 500407 105 Ambassador Of Poker Escape 500407 117 Ambassador Of Poker Escape 500414 118 The Golden Snake Escape 500421 119 Shanghai Document Escape 500428 120 Something For Nothing Escape 500505 121 The Man Who Stole The Bible Escape 500512 122 Rim Of Terror Escape 500519 123 Pass To Berlin Escape 500526 124 Command (R) Escape 500602 125 Mars Is Heaven Escape 500616 127 Serenade For A Cobra Escape 500623 116 Sundown Escape 500630 117 Blood Bath Escape 500714 119 Shark Bait Escape 500721 120 Yellow Wake Escape 500728 121 Poison Escape 500804 122 Two Came Back Escape 500811 123 Red Forest Escape 500818 124 The Footprint Escape 500825 125 Crossing Paris Escape 501006 126 Sleeping Draught Escape 501013 127 Roulette Escape 501020 128 Power Of Hammer Escape 501103 130 Seven Hours To Freedom Escape 501105 131 Earth Abides 1o2 Escape 501110 144 Earth Abides Part I Escape 501112 132 Earth Abides 2o2 Escape 501117 145 Earth Abides Part Ii Escape 501119 133 Journey Into Fear Escape 501124 146 Journey Into Fear Escape 501126 147 Funeral Fires Escape 501203 148 This Side Of Nowhere Escape 501210 149 A Passenger To Bali Escape 501217 150 Wild Jack Rhett Escape 501224 138 The Cave Escape 501229 151 The Cave Escape 510105 152 The Man Who Could Work Miracles Escape 510107 140 Conquest Escape 510112 153 Conquest Escape 510114 141 A Bullet For Mr Smith Escape 510119 154 A Buliet For Mr. Smith (Afrs 41) Escape 510211 155 Killer Mine Escape 510216 142 Killer Mine Escape 510218 156 The Follower Escape 510223 143 Follower Escape 510711 157 The Island Escape 510718 158 Macao Escape 510725 159 The Earthmen Escape 510801 160 The Gladiator Escape 510808 161 Up Periscope Escape 510815 162 A Rough Shoot Escape 510822 163 The Silent Horror Escape 510829 164 The Man Who Stole The Bible (R) Escape 521012 165 Gringo Escape 521019 153 Price Of The Head Escape 521026 197 Robert Of Huntington Escape 521102 198 The Running Man Escape 521109 169 The Return Escape 521116 170 The Loupgarou Escape 521207 173 Incident In Quito Escape 521214 174 Four Went Home Escape 521221 175 The Man Who Liked Dickens Escape 530111 178 Conqueror's Isle Escape 530118 179 A Matter Of Conscience Escape 530125 180 Diary Of A Madman Escape 530201 181 A Study In Wax Escape 530208 182 Jetsam Escape 530215 183 Wild Jack Rhett Escape 530222 184 I Saw Myself Running Escape 530301 185 The Tramp Escape 530308 186 The Island Escape 530315 187 The Man With The Steel Teeth Escape 530322 188 Pressure Escape 530329 189 The Invader Escape 530405 190 A Sleeping Draught (R) Escape 530412 191 Classified Secret Escape 530419 192 El Guitarero Escape 530426 193 The Derelict Escape 530503 194 Lily And The Colonel Escape 530510 195 The Vessel Of Wrath Escape 530517 196 North Of Polaris Escape 530524 184 Blue Hotel, Reenactment Escape 530531 198 A Good Thing Escape 530607 199 The Voyages Of Sinbad Escape 530614 200 Clear For Action Escape 530621 201 The Far Away Island Escape 530705 202 Source Of Irritation Escape 530712 204 The Out Station Escape 530719 205 The Open Boat Escape 530726 206 The Notebook Escape 530802 207 The Red Forest Escape 530809 208 Three Skeleton Key (R) Escape 530816 209 The 13th Truck Escape 530823 210 The Man From Tomorrow Escape 530830 211 The Game Escape 530906 212 Train From Olbiefelde Escape 530913 213 The Abominable Snowman Escape 530920 214 The Log Escape 530927 215 The Untouchable Escape 531004 216 Zero Hour Escape 531011 217 Elementals Escape 540311 218 Bird Of Paradise Escape 540318 219 Violent Night Escape 540325 220 The Second Shot Escape 540401 221 The Return (R) Escape 540408 222 The Scarlet Plague Escape 540415 223 Affair At Mandrake Escape 540506 224 The Adversary Escape 540603 225 An Ordinary Man Escape 540610 226 Benchillina And The Fisherman Escape 540617 227 Blood Waters Escape 540624 228 Judgment Day At Cripple Deer Escape 540701 229 The Dark Wall Escape 540710 230 The Birds (Alt) Escape 540710 230 The Birds (End Cut) Escape 540717 231 Eye Of Evil Escape 540724 232 Flood On The Goodwins Escape 540731 233 Night Of The Guns Escape 540807 234 The Price Of The Head (R) Escape 540814 235 The Coward Escape 540821 236 Two And Two Make Four Escape 540828 237 The King Of Owanatu Escape 540904 238 The Boiling Sea Escape 540911 239 Carnival In Vienna Escape 540918 240 The Target Escape 540925 241 The Heart Of Kali