(1947-1954)
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 this introduction, as 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!”
Of the more than 230 Escape episodes, most have survived in good condition. Many story premises, both originals and adaptations, involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits, and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense. Some of the memorable adaptations include Carl Stephenson's "Leiningen vs. the Ants", Algernon Blackwood's "Confession", Ray Bradbury's oft-reprinted "Mars Is Heaven," George R. Stewart's Earth Abides, Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz".
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Escape_530607_199_The_Voyages_Of_Sinbad.mp3 Escape_530614_200_Clear_For_Action.mp3 Escape_530621_201_The_Far_Away_Island.mp3 Escape_530705_202_Source_Of_Irritation.mp3 Escape_530712_204_The_Out_Station.mp3 Escape_530719_205_The_Open_Boat.mp3 Escape_530726_206_The_Notebook.mp3 Escape_530802_207_The_Red_Forest.mp3 Escape_530809_208_Three_Skeleton_Key.mp3 Escape_530816_209_The_13th_Truck.mp3 Escape_530823_210_The_Man_From_Tomorrow.mp3 Escape_530830_211_The_Game.mp3 Escape_530906_212_Train_From_Olbiefelde.mp3 Escape_530913_213_The_Abominable_Snowman.mp3 Escape_530920_214_The_Log.mp3 Escape_530927_215_The_Untouchable.mp3 Escape_531004_216_Zero_Hour.mp3 Escape_531011_217_Elementals.mp3 Escape_540311_218_Bird_Of_Paradise.mp3 Escape_540318_219_Violent_Night.mp3 Escape_540325_220_The_Second_Shot.mp3 Escape_540401_221_The_Return.mp3 Escape_540408_222_The_Scarlet_Plague.mp3 Escape_540415_223_Affair_At_Mandrake.mp3 Escape_540506_224_The_Adversary.mp3 Escape_540603_225_An_Ordinary_Man.mp3 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