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Saturday
4/6/2013
8:00 PM
 130406A

The Lone Ranger
During a storm The Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter a girl with a gun in "Trouble on the Rio Grande." Originally aired 5/21/41

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Saturday
4/6/2013
8:30 PM
 130406B

Fibber McGee
In Fibber McGee's "Backyard Barbeque," Harlow Wileep sells evaporated milk. Originally aired in 9/12/ 50.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
9:00 PM
 130406C

Fireside Chats
Virginia Payne as "Ma Perkins," is the owner of a lumber yard in Rushville Center. Originally aired w/ Fireside Chats.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
9:30 PM
 130406D

Dragnet
In "Man Shot Down in the Street," Mr. Radford will be the first to warn you about his wife, Mrs. Radford. She escapes after shooting her husband, but is traced by timing a streetcar heard in the background of her phone calls. Originally aired in 4/3/52.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
10:00 PM
 130406E

Shadow
Reverend Calby attempts to wrestle his daughter Isabelle, the "Bride of Death," from the clutches of a self-described prophet who lives in a cliffside mansion. What peril awaits him and his parishioners? Originally aired in 3/18/38.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
10:30 PM
 130406F

WHA Players
"This Side of Eternity" features WPR's own Karl Schmidt in a tour-de-force narration about an apocalyptic, post-atomic town. Originally aired in 7/15/48.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
8:00 PM
 130331A

The Lone Ranger
In the town of "Eureka," near the border, The Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Dan encounter a storm, take refuge in a cave in Rock Creek Canyon, and come across a Chinese-smuggling Operation.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
8:30 PM
 130331D

Broadway Is My Beat
"The Hope Anderson Murder Case," a tale of a dead girl, blackmail and a crooked love triangle. Originally aired 3/31/50.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
9:00 PM
 130331B

Life with Luigi
Life with Luigi's "April Fool's Joke" features J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Shipp, Hans Conried, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Jody Gilbert and Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum. Originally aired 3/27/51.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
9:30 PM
 130331C

Information Please
"Information Please" with Alban Barkley begins with questions about ties . . . including the ones the contestants are wearing. Originally aired 3/31/50.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
10:00 PM
 130331E

Man Called X
In "The Man Called X," Ken Thurston travels to Italy after a series of floods to find out why the Italians hate Americans, where the U. S. relief supplies have disappeared to, and who killed the relief administrator.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
10:30 PM
 130331F

Inner Sanctum
In "Death is a Double-Crosser," a diamond-cutter and wife-murderer tells the tale of an old New York brownstone. Originally aired 3/26/46.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
8:00 PM
 130330A

Frontier Gentlemen
In The Frontier Gentlemen's "Claim Jumpers," J-B Kendall befriends a young prospector who strikes it rich then finds that keeping the gold is harder. Originally aired 03/09/58.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
8:30 PM
 130330B

Fibber McGee
In "McGee's Citizenship," Fibber McGee finds that he has no way to prove his citizenship. Originally aired 06/03/47.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
9:00 PM
 130330C

Studio One
In Studio One's 'Topaz' the good-natured Mr. Topaz falls in with a bunch of rogues, who set Topaz up as the head of a dummy corporation. Originally aired 5/6/47.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
10:00 PM
 130330D

Escape
In H.G. Wells' "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," George W. Fartheringay discovers that he can work miracles . . . the miracle would be getting his name right.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
10:30 PM
 130330E

Inner Sanctum
In Inner Sanctum's "Mind Over Murder," Grace Denning's father has sold his brain to Dr. Tarleton, who appears to have a fatal accident in his lab. Then she has an appointment at the dissecting lab with Mr. Macabre. Originally aired 8/22/49.

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Sunday
3/24/2013
8:00 PM
 130324A

Lux Radio Theatre
John Wayne as the bad guy? In 'Red River,' he's the tyrannical boss of a trail drive from Texas to Missouri--a western based on the seafaring classic "Mutiny on the Bounty."

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Sunday
3/24/2013
9:00 PM
 130324B

Bickersons
Blanche Bickerson has bought a $50 ticket from a race track "trout."

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Sunday
3/24/2013
9:30 PM
 130324C

Janet Dane's Cancer Treatment
In "Janet Dane's Cancer Treatment," Dr. Kildare treats a young artist who is apathetic about her throat cancer, even though new treatments are available. The patient develops a crush on Kildare, but then the guinea pigs start to die...

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Sunday
3/24/2013
10:00 PM
 130324D

Escape
A fascinating story about a young woman, about to die, who is given an experimental serum, and becomes an indestructible monster.

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Sunday
3/24/2013
10:30 PM
 130324E

X-Minus One
The race track is a device for aliens to put an end to the human race.

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Saturday
3/23/2013
8:00 PM
 130323A

Cisco Kid and Fred Allen
Ride with the Cisco Kid and Pancho and stop by Allen's Alley with Fred Allen and guest Sydney Greenstreet in a broadcast from 1946.

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Saturday
3/23/2013
9:00 PM
 130323B

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse takes you to Italy in the year 1500 as Douglas Fairbanks stars in the 1951 Screen Director's Playhouse production of "Prince of Foxes."

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Saturday
3/23/2013
10:00 PM
 130323C

Suspense
Boston Blackie stumbles into a case at a Skating Rink in a episode from 1946, and Suspense from 1959 recreates the classic story of The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
8:00 PM
 130317A

Gunsmoke and Fibber McGee and Molly
Matt Dillon has job competition Gunsmoke from 1956. And Fibber McGee is under threat of legal action because of a dog license in a show from 1940.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
9:00 PM
 130317B

Hallmark Playhouse and Pat Novak for Hire
Hallmark Playhouse brings you a touch of the Irish for St. Patrick's Day with " O'Halloran's Luck". Then, a man fished out of the bay leads to danger for Pat Novak for Hire in a story from 1949.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
10:00 PM
 130317C

X-Minus One and The Witch's Tale
Every day is June 15 when X-Minus One brings you "Tunnel Under the World" from 1956. Then, love goes beyond life in The Witch's Tale and "The Troth of Death" from 1937.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
8:00 PM
 130316A

The Lone Ranger and The Life of Riley
Ride with The Lone Ranger in adventure from 1950. And drop in on America's favorite bumbling father on The Life of Riley.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
9:00 PM
 130316B

Romance and Escape
Hear the strange story of Bill Gunn's Mermaid from Romance. Then, follow a Navy pilot as he flies into an unknown world in "Conqueror's Isle" from 1949.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
10:00 PM
 130316C

Frank Race and Philip Marlowe
Gerald Mohr puts in an appearance as a French detective in The Adventures of Frank Race from 1949, then he returns to star as Philip Marlowe in a case from 1951.

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Sunday
3/10/2013
8:00 PM
 130310A

Hopalong Cassidy and Mark Trail
Hopalong Cassidy and California ride into danger in "The Cold Country" from 1951. And in the deep South, Mark Trail encounters "The Killer That Strikes from the Sky."

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Sunday
3/10/2013
9:00 PM
 130310B

Phil Harris and This Is Your FBI
Phil Harris worries about whether Jack Benny will renew his contract in a broadcast from 1947. And, in a case from 1952, This Is Your FBI takes a cross-country train trip in pursuit of a fugitive.

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Sunday
3/10/2013
10:00 PM
 130310C

Suspense and Dark Fantasy
A man harbors a fugitive in order to rid himself of his wife in Suspense from 1946. Then, Dark Fantasy from 1942 tells of a strange twist of fate in "Superstition Be Hanged."

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Saturday
3/9/2013
8:00 PM
 130309A

Frontier Twon and The Great Gildersleeve
Frontier Town from 1952 leads to The Seminole Strip. And, also from 1952, The Great Gildersleeve . . . disappears.

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Saturday
3/9/2013
9:00 PM
 130309B

Mr. and Mrs. North and Of Human Bondage
Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into a case arising from Fool's Gold in a broadcast from 1951. Then, NBC University Theater from 1948 brings you the Somerset Maugham classic, "Of Human Bondage".

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Saturday
3/9/2013
10:00 PM
 130309C

Of Human Bondage and The Fat Man
After "Of Human Bondage" it's a case for the Fat Man.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
8:00 PM
 130303A

Wild Bill Hickok and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Wild Bill Hickok goes after the killers of buffalo hunters in a story from 1953. Then, Tom Corbett and the crew encounter The Asteroid of Danger in outer space adventure from 1952.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
9:00 PM
 130303B

Tom Corbett, Lum and Abner, and Fred Allen
After Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, it's a down-to-earth visit to Pine Ridge with Lum and Abner. Then, the comedy continues with Fred Allen and company in a broadcast from 1943.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
10:00 PM
 130303C

Mr. and Mrs. North and The Clock
Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into crime in an episode from 1952. And The Clock from 1947 tells a strange story of reincarnation..

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Saturday
3/2/2013
8:00 PM
 130302A

Lone Ranger and The Mel Blanc Show
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride on an Outlaw Manhunt in western action from 1940. And, in a broadcast from 1946, Mel Blanc uses a few of his 400 voices in The Mel Blanc Show, with guest Spike Jones.

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Saturday
3/2/2013
9:00 PM
 130302B

Suspense and Nero Wolfe
Suspense brings you the gripping tale "My Own Murderer" from 1945. And, from 1951, Nero Wolfe opens the case of The Disappearing Diamonds.

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Saturday
3/2/2013
10:00 PM
 130302C

Mercury Theater
The Mercury Theater from 1938 presents Orson Welles in one of the great radio dramas . . . Dracula.

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Sunday
2/24/2013
8:00 PM
 130224A

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone and I Love Lucy
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone encounters a Duel On The Trail from 1958. And, it worked for TV . . . could it work for radio? It's I Love Lucy from 1952.

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Sunday
2/24/2013
9:00 PM
 130224B

Lux Radio Theater
Lux Radio Theater from 1939 presents an all-star cast in "Stage Door."

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Sunday
2/24/2013
10:00 PM
 130224C

The Saint, The Inner Sanctum
Vincent Price is The Saint in a story from 1951. Then, sleepwalking leads to murder . . . or a frame-up . . . in The Inner Sanctum.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
8:00 PM
 130223A

Lone Ranger and Green Hornet
Ride with The Lone Ranger in adventure from 1941. Then, check in with the latter day Lone Ranger . . . The Green Hornet . . . in a story of big city crime from 1942.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
9:00 PM
 130223B

Our Miss Brooks and Escape
A bad habit brings comedy with Our Miss Brooks from 1950. Then, it's Escape from 1949.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
10:00 PM
 130223C

X-Minus One and the Weird Circle
X-Minus One ventures into the remote past with Project Mastodon from 1956. And venturing into The Weird Circle from 1943 reveals The Vendetta.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
8:00 PM
 130217A

Have Gun Will Travel and Father Knows Best
We'll get some insight into Paladin's love life when Have Gun Will Travel from 1959 brings you "The Return of Dr. Thackeray". Then, Father Knows Best from 1951 follows a Valentine's Day that gets out of hand.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
9:00 PM
 130217B

Father Knows Best, Boston Blackie
After Father Knows Best, it's a case for Boston Blackie from 1948.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
10:00 PM
 130217C

X-Minus One and The Whistler
X-Minus One brings you science fiction with "Field Study" from 1957. And The Whistler from 1945 opens a gateway to danger.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
8:00 PM
 130216A

Frontier Gentleman and The Great Gildersleeve
Venture into the wilds of Wyoming with Frontier Gentleman in a story from 1958. And stop in on The Great Gildersleeve, who has a rebellion on his hands in an outing from 1952.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
9:00 PM
 130216B

Our Miss Brooks and Escape
How does she do it? Our Miss Brooks has a Cow in the Closet in a broadcast from 1954. And an Oriental adventure awaits you with Escape from 1949.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
10:00 PM
 130216C

Nero Wolfe and X-Minus One
Nero Wolfe breaks into the Case of the Party for Death from 1951. And science fiction awaits you from X-Minus One with "Skulking Permit" from 1956.

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Sunday
2/10/2013
8:00 PM
 130210A

Lone Ranger and Burns and Allen
The Lone Ranger crosses the Shadow of Death in a story from 1952. And Gracie Runs for the presidency of "The Beverly Hills Uplift Club" on Burns & Allen from 1943.

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Sunday
2/10/2013
9:00 PM
 130210B

The First Nighter and Box 13
The First Nighter serves up romantic comedy from 1948. And Alan Ladd stars in "Box-13" from 1949.

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Sunday
2/10/2013
10:00 PM
 130210C

Sleep No More and The Haunting Hour
Nelson Olmstead weaves a spell with two stories from Sleep No More from 1957. And The Haunting Hour from 1945 tells the story of twin brothers, a piano, and jealousy.

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Saturday
2/9/2013
8:00 PM
 130209A

Frontier Gentleman and Duffy's Tavern
The Frontier Gentleman has a rendezvous with history in western adventure from 1958. And the refreshments may be suspect, but a visit to Duffy's Tavern always yields a good time.

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Saturday
2/9/2013
9:00 PM
 130209B

Green Hornet and The Clock
It's another noir adventure for the Green Hornet in a case from 1946, and the Clock from 1947 tells the tale of Dr. Carter's Experiment.

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Saturday
2/9/2013
10:00 PM
 130209C

Inner Sanctum and Once Upon a Midnight
Venture into The Inner Sanctum for the story of Elixir Number 4 from 1946, and Malice Aforethought comes your way from Once Upon a Midnight, vintage 1945.

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Sunday
2/3/2013
8:00 PM
 130203A

Six-Shooter and Our Miss Brooks
James Stewart is the Six-Shooter in "The Apron-Faced Sorrel" from 1954, and a missing electric heater wreaks havoc for Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden.

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Sunday
2/3/2013
9:00 PM
 130203B

Halls of Ivy and The Bickersons
Can Professor Hall answer one question that will bring an important Shakespeare expert to Ivy College? We'll find out during a 1950 broadcast of The Halls of Ivy. And Drene Time from 1947 includes a round with America's favorite dysfunctional couple, The Bickersons.

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Sunday
2/3/2013
10:00 PM
 130203C

Mr. Keene and Weird Circle
An encounter in an art museum leads to a case for Mr. Keene, Tracer of Lost Persons, and there are dark doings in the Weird Circle with Niche of Doom from 1944.

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Saturday
2/2/2013
8:00 PM
 130202A

Frontier Town and Jack Benny
Poisoned water spells trouble for Frontier Town in a story from 1952. Then, Jack Benny and the gang do a send-up of the melodrama "I Stand Condemned" in a broadcast from 1947.

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Saturday
2/2/2013
9:00 PM
 130202B

Richard Diamond and Sherlock Holmes
Richard Diamond takes on The Dixon Case . . . but when it's over . . . will he sing? And, Sherlock Holmes comes to terms with "The Out-of-Date Murder" in a broadcast from 1945.

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Saturday
2/2/2013
10:00 PM
 130202C

Frank Race and Escape
Frank Race looks for "The Vanishing President" in a 1949 episode. Then, Escape, also from 1949, follows the story of "The Lost Special."

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Sunday
1/27/2013
8:00 PM
 130127A

Have Gun Will Travel and the Life of Riley
A killer hires Paladin to keep himself from being lynched until he can stand trial in Have Gun Will Travel from 1959. And when Babs Quits School, Riley goes into paternal overdrive in a broadcast from 1948.

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Sunday
1/27/2013
9:00 PM
 130127B

CBS Radio Workshop and Suspense
Henry Morgan stars as a man whose sense of humor gives his wife no rest when CBS Radio Workshop from 1957 presents "The Crazy Life." And Dame May Witty plays a woman whose classified ad turns deadly in "Suspense"from 1946.

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Sunday
1/27/2013
10:00 PM
 130127C

Richard Diamond and Journey Into Space
Dick Powell is wisecracking detective Richard Diamond in a case from 1950. And the crew tries time-travel to get back on track in "Operation Lune" from Journey into Space" from 1953.

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Saturday
1/26/2013
8:00 PM
 130126A

Lone Ranger and Lux Radio Theater
The Lone Ranger rides again in an adventure from 1953. And the western action continues as Alan Ladd stars in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater production of "Shane."

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Saturday
1/26/2013
9:00 PM
 130126B

Lux Radio Theater and the Great Gildersleeve
After the western classic "Shane," it's The Great Gildersleeve with comedy from 1942. Then, the famous story of a phone conversation gone bad in "Sorry, Wrong Number."

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Saturday
1/26/2013
10:00 PM
 130126C

Suspense, Nero Wolfe, and the Strange Dr. Weird
After "Sorry Wrong Number," it's a case for America's favorite armchair detective, Nero Wolfe. Then, a twisted tale from The Strange Dr. Weird.

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Sunday
1/20/2013
8:00 PM
 130120A

Gunsmoke and Life with Luigi
Matt and Chester pursue an escapee through a blizzard . . . knowing full well that the judge might let him off . . . in Gunsmoke from 1957. And a surprise party has everything but the guest of honor, in "Life with Luigi" from 1949.

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Sunday
1/20/2013
9:00 PM
 130120B

Quiz Kids and Philip Marlowe
Quiz Kids come to grips with tough questions in a broadcast from 1943. And Philip Marlowe is drawn into the treachery of a wealthy family in a case from 1950.

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Sunday
1/20/2013
10:00 PM
 130120C

The Shadow and Escape
The Shadow encounters The Society of the Living Dead in a story from 1938. And Escape from 1948 takes you into a world of jazz and voodoo in the dark recesses of New Orleans.

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Saturday
1/19/2013
8:00 PM
 130119A

Fibber McGee and Frontier Town
Fibber McGee discovers the source of Man's Untapped Energy in a broadcast from 1947. And Chad Remington goes to the aid of a victim of claim jumping in Frontier Town.

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Saturday
1/19/2013
9:00 PM
 130119B

NBC University Theater, Lord Jim
NBC University Theater from 1948 presents the Joseph Conrad classic story of a man coming to terms with his past, "Lord Jim."

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Saturday
1/19/2013
10:00 PM
 130119C

Gangbusters and Philip Marlowe
It's real life crime-stopping with Gangbusters. And Philip Marlowe takes on The Case of The Black Halo from 1949.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
8:00 PM
 130113A

Pinto Pete, Challenge of the Yukon, Romance of t...
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Hands celebrate the songs of the West. In the far North, take up the Challenge of the Yukon. Then, go down to Southern California to hear about The Romance of the Ranchos in a true story from 1942.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
9:00 PM
 130113B

Fibber McGee and Sam Spade
Fibber McGee invents a special radio that may actually work in an outing from 1940. And Howard Duff is Sam Spade in the jaw-dropping, fast-moving story, "Betrayed in Bumpass Hell" from 1949.

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Sunday
1/13/2013
10:00 PM
 130113C

Let George Do It, Inner Sanctum
An Oriental idol spells trouble for George Valentine in Let George Do It from 1952. Then, the mad monk Rasputin casts a shadow across The Inner Sanctum in "The Edge of Death" from 1946.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
8:00 PM
 130112A

Fort Laramie, Terry & the Pirates, Buck Rogers
Raymond Burr stars in Fort Laramie from 1956. Then, it's off to Hong Kong with Terry and the Pirates . . . and into the future with Buck Rogers.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
9:00 PM
 130112B

Jack Benny and Suspense
A trip to the famous vault is in store for Jack Benny in a broadcast from 1949. And Suspense from 1950 tells the story of a murderer who likes to attract crowds.

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Saturday
1/12/2013
10:00 PM
 130112C

Nero Wolfe and The Shadow
Nero Wolfe takes up the case of the tell-tale ribbon from 1951. And Orson Welles is The Shadow in "The League of Terror" from 1938.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
8:00 PM
 130106A

Lone Ranger and Bright Star
The Lone Ranger rides again in an adventure from 1946. And Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunn star in the comedy "Bright Star" from 1953.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
9:00 PM
 130106B

You Bet Your Life and Philo Vance
Groucho Marx asks the tough questions . . . not necessarily part of the quiz . . . during You Bet Your Life from 1951. Then, Philo Vance opens The Magic Murder Case.

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Sunday
1/6/2013
10:00 PM
 130106C

NBC Short Story and X-Minus One
NBC Short Story dips into the writings of James A. Michener. And X-Minus One presents the post-apocalyptic story "The Moon is Green" from 1957.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
8:00 PM
 130105A

Challenge of the Yukon and Fibber McGee and Moll...
Venture into the far north for the Challenge of the Yukon. And join Fibber McGee and Molly when they build a dog house in an outing from 1940.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
9:00 PM
 130105B

Great Gildersleeve and Mr. and Mrs. North
The Great Gildersleeve throws a big New Year's costume ball in a broadcast from 1947. And, in a story from the same year, Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into crime.

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Saturday
1/5/2013
10:00 PM
 130105C

Texaco Town Follies and Suspense
Eddie Cantor holds forth for the Texaco Town Follies from 1937. Then it's Suspense from the first week of 1945.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
8:00 PM
 121230A

Cisco Kid and Duffy's Tavern
Cisco Kid and Pancho come to the aid of Ned Dobson's Niece in western adventure from 1952. And Archie cuts prices to give a competitive edge for Duffy's Tavern in a broadcast from 1950.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
9:00 PM
 121230B

Big Town and Horatio Hornblower
A New Year's resolution turns deadly in Big Town from 1948. Then, Horatio Hornblower attempts a daring escape from France in a seagoing adventure from 1952.

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Sunday
12/30/2012
10:00 PM
 121230C

Dragnet and Journey Into Space
Jack Webb stars in real life police drama from Dragnet, and Journey Into Space from 1953 gets closer to the truth behind Operation Luna.

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Saturday
12/29/2012
8:00 PM
 121229A

Hopalong Cassidy and Dr. Kildare
Hopalong Cassidy rides afte the Killers of Lion Canyon in western action from 1951. And Dr. Kildare comes to terms with an unusual case of pneumonia in a story from 1950.

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Saturday
12/29/2012
9:00 PM
 121229B

Screen Director's Playhouse and Alias Nick Beale
Ray Milland stars as the Great Tempter in Screen Director's Playhouse 1950 production of "Alias Nick Beale."

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Saturday
12/29/2012
10:00 PM
 121229C

Mysterious Traveler and Sam Spade
The Mysterious Traveler tells another strange story, "If You Believe" from 1946. And Sam Spade takes on "The Prodigal Panda Caper" from 1950.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
8:00 PM
 121223A

Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower
Fibber McGee has to figure out how to deal with a lost key ring in an outing from 1947. And it's high-seas adventure with Horatio Hornblower and McCool's Irish Plot.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
9:00 PM
 121223B

Campbell Playhouse "A Christmas Carol"
The 1939 Campbell Playhouse classic: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" stars Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore.

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Sunday
12/23/2012
10:00 PM
 121223C

Jack Benny and Suspense
Jack Benny does some last-minute Christmas shopping and Suspense from 1950 tells the story of "A Christmas for Carol."

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Saturday
12/22/2012
8:00 PM
 121222A

Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower.
Fibber McGee and Horatio Hornblower.

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Saturday
12/22/2012
9:00 PM
 121222B

Father Knows Best, Hallmark Playhouse
After comedy from Father Knows Best, it's Hallmark Playhouse from 1948 with the Christmas story "And the Desert Shall Rejoice."

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Saturday
12/22/2012
10:00 PM
 121222C

Boston Blackie, Burns & Allen
After a case for Boston Blackie, Gracie Allen visits the North Pole in the Burns and Allen Show from 1942.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
8:00 PM
 121216A

The Aldrich Family
the Aldrich Family has a house party in a broadcast from 1948.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
9:00 PM
 121216B

Jimmy Durante and The Scarlet Queen
Jimmy Durante talks Christmas, politics, and the Colorado River in a broadcast from 1947. And the Voyage of the Scarlet Queen finds Oriental intrigue with The Wandering Master and the Warlord at Rest.

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Sunday
12/16/2012
10:00 PM
 121216C

Everyman's Theater and Nero Wolfe
Everyman's Theater tells a story of love and war in "The Women Stayed at Home" from 1940, and Nero Wolfe opens the case of "The Girl Who Cried Wolfe" from 1950.

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Saturday
12/15/2012
8:00 PM
 121215A

Life of Riley, 9XM Players Christmas
Take up the Life of Riley in comedy from 1950.

Then, the 9XM Players will recreate two Christmas classics, beginning with "Berlin 1945," from Quiet Please. (This program is also available for Download from our 9XM Player's page at www.wpr.org/otr/radioplays.cfm )


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