Show Name Genre Length Network # of Files
1st Nighter Drama anthology 30 min Blue Network 22
10th Man


15
20th Century Fox Movie Promos


6
21st precinct Police Drama 30 min CBS 92
50 Greatest OTR Shows


60
100 Radio Show Sampler


107
500 Radio Show Sampler


502
Theater 1030


10
2000 plus Science Fiction 30 min Mutual 14
2000 Show sampler


2208
ABC Mystery Time


9
A Date with Judy Teen situation comedy 30 min NBC 6
A Life in your hands Murder Melodrama 30 min NBC/ABC 19
A Man called X Espionage Melodrama 30 min CBS 7
Amazing Mr. Malone


11
Abbott & Costello Comedy 30 min NBC 86
Abroad with the Lockharts


8
Academy Award Theater


41
Ace Williams


5
Adventures by Morse Adventure thriller 30 min Syndication 164
Adventures in Research


83
Adventures of Danny Marsdon


14
Adventures of Frank Merriwell Juvenile adventure 15 min NBC 41
Adventures of Frank Race Adventure melodrama
Syndication 44
Adventures of Maisie


53
Adventures of Phillip Marlowe Detective Drama 30 min NBC 100
Adventures of the Sea Hound Adventure serial 15 min Blue/ABC 12
Afloat with Henry Morgan


53
Afraid of the Dark


26
Afternoon Theater


4
Agatha Christie BBC Radio


82
Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen Juvenile adventure serial 15 min transcribed 124
Al Jolson


11
Alan Young Situation comedy 30 min NBC 47
Aldrich Family Teen situation comedy 30 min NBC 110
Aliens in the Mind


7
All Star Western Theater


96
American Theater


4
American Trail


13
Amos and Andy Comedy 15 min Various networks 300
An Evening With Groucho


42
Ann of the Airlanes


25
Arch Obolers Plays Dramatic anthology 30 min NBC 53
Archie Andrews Teen situation comedy 15-25 min Blue Network 69
Arthur C. Doyle/ H. G. Wells


35
Australian Radio Classics


104
Authors Playhouse Drama anthology 30 min Blue/Red Network 38
Avalon Time Comedy-variety 30 min NBC 43
Avengers South Africa


105
Avenger Crime melodrama 30 min WHN (new york) 30
Baby Snooks Situation comedy 60 min CBS 114
Barry Craig Confidential Investigator Detective Drama 30 min NBC 76
Batman


52
Bergen and McCarthy


63
Best of Ray Bradbury


34
Beulah Situation comedy 30 min CBS 25
Beyond Tomorrow Science Fiction Drama 30 min CBS 6
Bickersons Situation comedy 30 min NBC 153
Big Jon and Sparkie Children's Variety 30 min ABC 99
Big Show Variety 90 min NBC 27
Big Story True Crime 30 min NBC 14
Big Town Crime Drama 30 min CBS 83
Bill Sterns Sports Reel


23
Bing Crosby Musical Variety 15 min CBS 264
Birdseye Open House


43
Black Book


8
Black Castle Mystery terror 15 min Mutual 3
Black Chapel


3
Black Flame of the Amazon


60
Black Mass


19
Black Museum Crime Drama 30 min BBC 55
Blackstone The Magic Detective Mystery-trick show 15 min WOR-Mutual 56
Blair of the Mounties


23
Bleak House


9
Blondie and Dagwood Situation comedy 30 min CBS 43
Blue Beetle


25
Blue Ribbon Town comedy variety 30 min CBS 6
Bob and Ray comedy and satire 30 min WHDH (Boston) 275
Bob Hope Comedy 30 min Blue Network 133
Bold Venture Adventure 30 min Syndication 34
Boston Blackie Detective Drama 30 min NBC 181
Box 13 Mystery adventure 30 min WOR 53
Bradbury 13


14
Breakfast In Hollywood


32
Breaking Point


7
Bright Star Comedy Drama 30 min Syndication 33
British Shows


474
Broadway is my beat Crime Drama 30 min CBS 24
Buck Rogers Juvenile science fiction 15 min CBS 55
Bulldog Drummond Crime Drama 30 min Mutual 23
Burns And Allen Comedy 30 min CBS 259
Cabin B13 Mystery anthology 30 min CBS 4
Calling All Cars Police Drama 30 min CBS 290
Calling All Detectives Mystery/quiz show 30 min Mutual 13
Can You Top This Joke swapping panel show 30 min NBC 13
Candy Matson Detective Drama 30 min NBC 15
Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theatre


6
Captain Midnight Juvenile aviation adventure serial 30 min Mutual/blue 50
Carter Brown Mysteries


37
Casebook of Gregory Hood Mystery Drama 30 min Mutual 15
Case Dismissed


14
Casey Crime Photographer Mystery 30 min CBS 78
Cavalcade of America Historical dramatic anthology 30 min CBS 294
CBS Radio Mystery Theater Dramatic Mystery Anthology 60 min CBS 1404
Challenge of Space


8
Challenge of the Yukon Juvenile adventure 15 min WXYZ (Detroit) 320
Chandu the Magician Juvenile adventure
Syndication 169
Charlie Chan Mystery 30 min Blue Network 18
The Chase Dramatic adventure anthology 30 min NBC 56
Chesterfield Chicago Theater of the Air


26
Chet Chetters Tales from the Morgue


21
Chicago Theatre of the Air Opperetta 60 min WGN (Chicago) 20
Chicken Man


351
Cisco Kid Juvenile Western Adventure 30 min Mutual 168
Cloak and Dagger Foreign intrigue 30 min NBC 23
Clock Dramatic Suspense Anthology 30 min ABC 30
Columbia Workshop Experimental Dramatic Anthology 30 min CBS 105
Command Performance Spectacular wartime variety 30 min CBS 186
Commercials of Old Time Radio


470
Couple Next Door Serialized Comedy Drama 15 min WGN (Chicago) 148
Creaking Door


32
Crime and Peter Chambers Detective Drama 30 min NBC 23
Crime Classics Historical crime drama 30 min CBS 54
Crime Does Not Pay Crime Drama 30 min WMGM (new york) 63
Crime files of Flammond Psychological crime drama 30 min Mutual 8
Cruise of the Poll Parrot


41
Curtain Time Romantic Drama 30 min Mutual 20
Damon Runyon Theater Drama anthology 30 min Syndication 33
Danger Dr. Danfield Detective Melodrama 30 min ABC 28
Dangerous Assignment Globetrotting Adv/general espionage 30 min NBC 20
Dangerously Yours


15
Danial Boone Indian Scout


4
Danny Kaye


20
Dark Fantasy


78
Dave Harding Counter Spy


36
Dead Reckoning


10
Dennis Day


57
Devil and Mr O


29
Dick Cole


19
Dick Tracy Juvenile Police serial 15 min NBC 75
Dimension X Science Fiction Dramatic anthology
NBC 52
Dinah Shore Musical Variety 15 min Blue Network 21
Doc Savage


27
Dr. Christian Light drama 30 min CBS 47
Dr. Kildare Medical Drama 30 min Syndication 63
Dragnet Police Drama 30 min NBC 206
Duffys Tavern Situation comedy 30 min CBS 169
Easy Aces Situation comedy/comedy drama/skits 15 min KMBC (kansas)/CBS 287
Eddie Cantor comedy variety 60 min NBC 38
Edger Bergen and Charlie McCarthy comedy variety 60 min NBC 294
Ellery Queen files


111
Escape Dramatic adventure anthology 30 min CBS 238
Ethel And Albert Comedy 15 min Blue Network 14
Exploring Tomorrow Science Fiction 25 min Mutual 24
Falcon Mystery/detective 30 min Blue Network 91
Family Doctor


41
Family Theater Drama anthology 30 min Mutual 526
Fantastic Four


14
Fat Man Detective Drama 30 min ABC 30
Father Brown


5
Father Knows Best Situation comedy 30 min NBC 111
Fibber McGee And Molly Comedy 30 min Blue Network 487
First Nighter Drama anthology 30 min Blue Network 23
Five Minute Mysteries


47
Flash Gordon Juvenile science fiction 15 min transcribed 25
Ford Theatre On The Air Drama anthology 60 min NBC 26
Fort Laramie Western Drama 30 min CBS 29
Frances Langford


27
Fred Allen Comedy 30 min CBS 198
Frontier Fighters


41
Frontier Gentlemen Western Adventure Drama 30 min CBS 44
Frontier Town


48
Future Tense


17
G. I. Journal


21
Gangbusters Dramatic Crime Anthology 30 min NBC 59
Gasoline Alley Comedy serial 15 min NBC 32
General Mills Radio Adventure Theater


53
Ghost Corpse


27
Ghost Stories


105
Ghost Zone


6
Goldbergs Serialized Comedy Drama 15 min Blue Network 431
Grand Marquee Light drama 30 min NBC 15
Great Gildersleeve Situation comedy 30 min NBC 524
Green Hornet Juvenile crime drama 30 min wxyz (Detroit) 92
Guest Star


106
Guilty Party


13
Gunsmoke Western Drama 30 min CBS 485
Hall of Fantasy Horror-supernatural drama 30 min Mutual 36
Hallmark Playhouse Drama anthology 30 min CBS 77
Halls Of Ivy Situation comedy 30 min NBC 91
Harold Peary


39
Haunting Hour Mystery-horror anthology 30 min transcribed 27
Have Gun Will Travel Western adventure 30 min CBS 107
Heartbeat Theater


26
Hedda Hoppers Hollywood gossip talk 15 min CBS 36
Henry Morgan Comedy 15 min WOR (new york) 34
Heritage Over The Land


14
Hermits Cave Horror anthology 15-30 min WJR (Detroit) 58
H. G. Wells


19
History Shows


24
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy


14
Holiday Shows


997
Hollywood Is On The Air


35
Hollywood Star Playhouse Dramatic anthology 30 min CBS 10
Honest Harold Situation comedy 30 min CBS 39
Hop Harrigan Juvenile aviation adventure serial 15 min Blue/ABC 154
Hopalong Cassidy Western Adventure Drama 30 min transcribed 106
Humphrey Bogart Shows


40
I Hate Crime


13
I Love A Mystery Adventure-Mystery serial drama 15 min NBC 132
I Love Adventure Thriller Drama 30 min ABC 14
I was a communist for the FBI Espionage-thriller drama 30 min transcribed 66
In the name of the law


14
Incredible But True


81
Information Please Quiz program 30 min Blue Network 217
Inner Sanctum Horror anthology 25 min Blue Network 149
Inspector Thorne Crime Drama 30 min NBC 12
Isaac Asimov


17
It pays to be Ignorant quiz program spoof 30 min Mutual 39
Jack Armstrong All American Boy Juvenile adventure serial 15 min CBS 220
Jack Benny Comedy 30 min Blue Network 767
Jack Carson Comedy-variety 30 min CBS 35
Jack Paar Situation comedy 30 min NBC 13
Jeff Regan Detective Drama 30 min CBS 26
Jerry at Fair Oaks


66
Jerry of the Circus


128
Jimmy Durante Musical comedy 60 min NBC 44
Johnson Family dialect comedy 15 min WTAR (norfolk) 28
Judy Canova Comedy-variety 30 min CBS 55
Jungle Jim Juvenile adventure serial 15 min transcribed 432
Kay Keiser Musical quiz 30 min WGN (Chicago) 22
Komedie Kapers


50
Kraft Music Hall Variety show
NBC 38
Let George do it Detective Drama
Mutual 293
Lets Pretend (Childrens show) Children's theater 30 min CBS 55
Life of Riley Situation comedy 30 min Blue/ABC 261
Life with Luigi Situation comedy 30 min CBS 80
Lightning Jim


42
Lights Out Horror drama 15-30 min WENR (chicago) 90
Little Orphan Annie Juvenile serial adventure 15 min WGN (Chicago) 73
Lone Ranger Juvenile western thriller drama 30 min WXYZ (Detroit) 1718
Louella Parsons gossip 15 min CBS 20
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone Western Drama 25 min CBS 18
Lum and Abner dialect comedy 15 min KTHS (Hot springs ARK) 1647
Lux Radio Theatre drama based on popular films 60 min Blue Network 459
Ma Perkins Soap Opera 15 min WLW (Cincinnati) 140
Macabre


9
Mail call


40
Maisie Situation comedy 30 min CBS 73
Majestic Master of Mysteries


8
Man Called X Espionage Melodrama 30 min CBS 7
Man from Homicide Police Drama 30 min ABC 4
Matinee Theater


24
Mausoleum Club


14
Maxwell House Coffee Time


15
Mayor of the Town Comedy Drama 30 min NBC 23
Meet the Meeks


71
Mel Blanc Situation comedy 30 min CBS 43
Melody Ranch


44
Mercury Theater Drama anthology 60 min CBS 25
Michael Shayne Detective Melodrama 30 min Mutual-Don Lee 32
Mickey Mouse Theatre Music and talk for kids 30 min NBC 9
Milton Berle Comedy 30 min CBS 38
Mind Webs


99
Misadventures Of Si And Elmer


77
Misc


32
Miss Pinkerton Inc


3
Miss Sherlock


3
Molle Mystery Theatre Crime drama and mystery 30 min NBC 17
Monster 1


102
Monster 2


68
Moon Over Africa


27
Moran And Mack Two Black Crows


17
Mr Ace and Jane


35
Mr and Mrs Blandings Situation comedy 30 min NBC 7
Mr and Mrs North Mystery Melodrama 30 min NBC 38
Mr Keen Tracer Of Lost Persons Detective Melodrama 15 min Blue Network 57
Mr Moto


15
Murder at Midnight Mystery-horror drama 30 min WJZ (new york) 28
My Favorite Husband Situation comedy 30 min CBS 111
My Friend Irma Situation comedy 30 min CBS 102
Myrt and Marge Soap Opera 15 min CBS 84
Mysterious Traveler Drama anthology 30 min Mutual 69
Mystery in the Air Crime series 30 min NBC 9
Mystery is My Hobby


79
NBC Short story


19
The New Adv. Of Nero Wolfe


26
Nick Carter Detective Crime melodrama 30 min Mutual 89
Night Beat adventure drama 30 min NBC 29
Nightfall


110
Old Gold Comedy Theatre


15
Omar Wizard of Persia Juvenile adventure serial 25 min Mutual 13
On Stage Drama anthology 30 min CBS 43
Orson Welles Collection


198
OTR Related


4
Our Miss Brooks Situation comedy 30 min CBS 113
Ozzie and Harriet Situation comedy 30 min CBS 76
Pacific Story Documentary 30 min NBC 96
Pat Novak Detective Drama 30 min ABC 30
Perry Mason Crime serial 15 min CBS 491
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Situation comedy 30 min NBC 381
Philo Vance Detective Melodrama 30 min NBC 78
Philip Marlowe Detective Drama 30 min NBC 107
Ports of Call


38
Price of Fear


21
Psychedelic Promos/Radio Spots


127
Quiet Please Outstanding Dark Fantasy 30 min Mutual 90
Radio City Playhouse Drama anthology 30 min NBC 42
Radio Hall Of Fame Musical variety with drama 60 min Blue/ABC 92
Railroad Hour Musical drama 45 min ABC 49
Raaleigh Kool Program Musical Variety 30 min Blue Network 19
Red Ryder Juvenile Western Adventure
Blue/Mutual 57
Red Skelton Comedy 30 min NBC 201
Richard Diamond Detective Drama 30 min NBC 113
Ripley's Believe it Or Not


417
Rocky Fortune adventure drama 30 min NBC 21
Rocky Jordan adventure drama 30 min CBS 94
Rogers Of The Gazette Light drama 30 min CBS 20
Rogues Gallery Detective Drama 30 min NBC 21
Romance of Helen Trent Soap Opera 15 min CBS 17
Roy Rogers western variety music and drama 30 min Mutual 80
Rudy Vallee Variety 60 min NBC 7
Saint Detective Drama 30 min NBC 64
Sam Spade Detective Drama 30 min ABC 118
Screen Guild Theater Hollywood dramatic anthology 30 min CBS 67
Sealed Book Mystery terror 30 min Mutual 27
Sealtest Variety Theater Musical Variety 30 min NBC 42
Secrets of Scotland Yard


59
Shadow of Fu Manchu


38
The Shadow Crime melodrama 30 min CBS 551
Shell Chateau Variety hour 60 min NBC 22
Sherlock Holmes Mystery detective drama 30 min NBC 289
Silent Men Dramatic intrigue 30 min NBC 29
Six Shooter Western Drama 30 min NBC 44
Sleep No More


11
Smiley Burnette Show


7
Smiths Of Hollywood Situation comedy 30 min Syndication 41
Space Patrol Juvenile space adventure 30 min ABC 102
Spike Jones Musical madness 30 min NBC 65
Stand By For Crime


27
Star Wars


31
Story Lady (not for kids)


200
Straight Arrow Juvenile Western Adventure 30 min Don Lee Network 10
Strange Dr. Weird Mystery Melodrama 15 min Mutual 33
Superman Juvenile adventure serial 15 min transcribed 1429
Superstition


40
Suspense Crime anthology 30 min CBS 929
Tales From The Diamond K


38
Tales of The Texas Rangers Police with western flavour 30 min NBC 93
Tarzan of the Apes


358
Terry And The Pirates Juvenile adventure serial 15 min NBC 172
That Hammer Guy Detective Drama 30 min Mutual 13
Thin Man Comedy thriller 30 min NBC 9
Tom Corbett Space Cadet Juvenile science fiction 30 min ABC 58
Tom Mix Juvenile Western Adventure 15 min NBC 27
True Detective Mystery Crime Drama 30 min CBS 21
Unexpected Terror melodrama 15 min transcribed 24
Vanishing Point


121
Vincent Price A Graveyard of Ghost Tales


10
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen High adventure drama 30 min Mutual 33
Weird Circle


79
The Whistler Crime melodrama 30 min CBS 15
The Whisperer


474
Whitehall 1212 Crime Drama 30 min NBC 44
Wild Bill Hickock Juvenile Western Adventure 30 min Mutual 283
Witchs Tale Horror melodrama 30 min Mutual 42
World Adventures Club


32
Worlds Greatest Novels classic dramtizations 30 min WMAQ, Chicago, NBC 5
World War II Broadcasts


785
X Minus One science fiction anthology 30 min NBC 129
Your Hit Parade Popular music 60 min NBC 210
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Detective Drama 30 min CBS 590
You Bet Your Life Comedy quiz 30 min ABC 3
Zero Hour Mystery adventure drama 30 min Syndication 131
Zorro


8