Archive for October, 2009

H202: Double Dose Of Quiet Please

Happy Halloween!  This week we’ve got two from Quiet Please beginning with an episode from April 19, 1948 titled Clarissa.  We’ll follow that up with Don’t Tell Me About Halloween from October 27, 1947.

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OW91: War Of The Worlds

Today marks the 71st anniversary of the infamous War Of The Worlds broadcast.  It’s only fitting we hear it again today.  From the Mercury Theater On The Air,  it first aired October 30, 1938.

For more information on this broadcast, and the panic it allegedly created, here are some links:

Old-Time.com article

Wikipedia

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RRT84: The Final Reckoning by Creeps By Night

We wrap up our October with Boris Karloff with this episode from Creeps By Night.  The Final Reckoning first aired May 2, 1944.

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CC138: FBI In Peace And War and The Silent Men

This week we join the FBI In Peace And War for The Fixer, which aired sometime in the 1950′s.  Then after Believe It Or Not, it’s The Silent Men and Murder In Vienna from March 26, 1952.

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H201: Chance Of A Ghost by Nightmare

Today brings our last episode of Nightmare with Peter Lorre.  This one first aired March 31, 1954 and it’s titled The Chance Of A Ghost.

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RR135: Suspense and Sam Spade

Our final Halloween inspired show begins with another episode of Suspense written by Lucille Fletcher.  This one is titled The Diary Of Saphronia Winters, and first aired April 27, 1943.  Then we Believe It Or Not with Weaponless Duel.  We’ll finish off with The Adventures Of Sam Spade and The Fairly Bright Caper from October 31, 1948.

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SF73: The Moon Or Bust by The Key

Our show this week comes from a “new” series I’ve come across called The Key.  I haven’t found much info about this series yet, and they didn’t specialize in Science Fiction, but for the sake of variety let’s give it a try!  We’ll hear The Moon Or Bust which first aired sometime in 1956.

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