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Vintage Radio Shows brings you the golden age of entertainment with classic comedies, mysteries, dramas, westerns, and serials from the 1930s–1950s. Enjoy restored recordings from over 40,000 episodes of old time radio, plus historic newsreels, film serials, and vintage cartoons.
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VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Mystery — The Whistler: "The Man Who Died Twice" (1945) | Full Episode
The Whistler was a popular American radio mystery drama that aired from May 16, 1942, to September 22, 1955. Known for its suspenseful storytelling and twist…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Horror — Quiet Please: "A Red And White Guideon" (1948) | Full Episode
Quiet Please was an old-time radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, who was also known for creating 'Lights Out.' The show is celebrated…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Philip Marlowe: "The Final Payment" (1950) | Full Episode
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a popular radio detective series that aired from 1947 to 1951. Based on the works of Raymond Chandler, the show followed…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — The Falcon: "Murder Is a Family Affair" (1945) | Full Episode
The Falcon was a popular radio drama series that aired from 1943 to 1954. The series followed the adventures of a suave, debonair private detective known as…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Adventure — Challenge of the Yukon: "The Puppy" (1947) | Full Episode
Challenge of the Yukon was an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ station. It is an example of a Northern genre story and followed the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — A Case for Dr Morelle: "The Black Ruby" (1957) | Full Episode
A Case for Dr Morelle was a British radio drama series that aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1957. The show followed the adventures of Dr. Morelle, a…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Adventure — Superman: "The Mystery Of The Letter-Part 2" (1948) | Full Episode
The Adventures of Superman was a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951. The show featured the DC Comics character Superman, who…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Nero Wolfe: "The Tell-Tale Ribbon" (1951) | Full Episode
The Adventures of Nero Wolfe was a radio drama series that brought the famous fictional detective created by Rex Stout to the airwaves. The show featured the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Sci-Fi — Dimension X: "No Contact" (1950) | Full Episode
Dimension X was an NBC radio program that aired from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The show is considered a pioneer in the science fiction genre on…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Mystery — The Shadow: "The League Of Terror" (1938) | Full Episode
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas that originated as a mysterious narrator character on radio in the 1930s. The show developed into a popular…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Mystery — Box 13: "Double Mothers" (1948) | Full Episode
Box 13 is a classic radio drama series that aired from 1948 to 1949. The series follows the adventures of Dan Holiday, a former newspaper reporter turned…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "George Quan The Jade Thumb Rings" (1949) | Full Episode
Dragnet was an influential radio series that aired from 1949 to 1957. The show was a police procedural drama that followed the dedicated Los Angeles police…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Philip Marlowe: "The Fifth Mask" (1950) | Full Episode
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a classic American radio detective series that captivated audiences of the mid-20th century. The series starred Gerald…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Thriller — Suspense: "It's All In Your Mind" (1958) | Full Episode
Suspense was a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1942 through 1962. Known as one of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, it was…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Gunsmoke: "Kitty's Killing" (1958) | Full Episode
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. The series originally aired on…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — California Melodies: "First Song Song Of The Islands" (1941) | Full Episode
California Melodies was a radio variety show that aired from 1940 to 1942. It featured composer and conductor David Rose, known for his lush orchestral…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — The Saint: "Real Gone Guy" (1950) | Full Episode
Adventures Of The Saint was a radio adventure program that aired in the United States, featuring the character Simon Templar, also known as 'The Saint'. Simon…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Gunsmoke: "Laughing Gas" (1958) | Full Episode
Gunsmoke was a highly regarded American radio drama series that aired from 1952 to 1961. The series was set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the 1870s, a time of…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Academy Award Theater: "The Maltese Falcon" (1946) | Full Episode
Academy Award Theater was a radio anthology series that aired in 1946. It featured 30-minute adaptations of films, plays, and novels, often with original stars…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Nero Wolfe: "Killer Cards" (1951) | Full Episode
The radio show 'Nero Wolfe' is based on the detective book series written by Rex Stout. The series follows the adventures of the eccentric and brilliant…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Broadway Is My Beat: "The Jimmy Dorn Murder Case" (1949) | Full Episode
Broadway Is My Beat was a radio crime drama that aired on CBS from February 27, 1949, to August 1, 1954. The series was set in New York City and followed…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Adventure — Adventure Ahead: "Inside the FBI" (1944) | Full Episode
Adventure Ahead was a radio drama series that aired in 1944. It was primarily a children's program that featured stories adapted from great adventure fiction…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "Spring Street Gang Juveniles" (1949) | Full Episode
Dragnet was a pioneering radio series that debuted on June 3, 1949, and concluded on February 26, 1957. Created and produced by Jack Webb, the series is…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Ellery Queen: "The Adventure Of The World Series Crime" | Full Episode
Ellery Queen was a radio detective program in the United States that captivated audiences with its intriguing mystery plots and interactive format. The series…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Mystery — The Shadow: "The Death Triangle" (1937) | Full Episode
The Shadow was a popular American radio drama that aired from 1937 to 1954. The show was based on a character from pulp novels created by Walter B. Gibson. It…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Night Beat: "Zero aka An Untimely Death" (1950) | Full Episode
Night Beat was a radio drama series that aired on NBC from 1950 to 1952. The show centered around Randy Stone, a reporter for the Chicago Star, who worked the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Sherlock Holmes: "The Burmese Goddess" (1949) | Full Episode
The Sherlock Holmes radio series featuring John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes aired from 1947 to 1949. This version of the show was part of the long-running…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Pat Novak For Hire: "Johnny Brown Gambling Ring" (1947) | Full Episode
Pat Novak For Hire was an old-time radio detective drama series known for its gritty noir style and hardboiled dialogue. The show originally aired from 1946 to…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Comedy — Our Miss Brooks: "Baseball Uniforms" (1950) | Full Episode
Our Miss Brooks is an American sitcom that originated as a radio show before transitioning to television. The show stars Eve Arden as the witty and sardonic…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade: "A Night of Great Music" | Full Episode
In the episode titled 'A Night of Great Music', listeners were treated to a selection of classic songs performed by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, showcasing…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Gunsmoke: "Father and Son" (1961) | Full Episode
The radio show "Gunsmoke" was an American western drama series that aired from 1952 to 1961. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Philip Marlowe: "The Soft Spot" (1950) | Full Episode
"The Soft Spot" is the 99th episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, originally aired on September 1, 1950. In this episode, Marlowe is hired by a frantic…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — 33 Half Moon Street: "Chips for the Fish Monger" (1965) | Full Episode
"Chips for the Fish Monger" is the second episode of 33 Half Moon Street, which aired on May 20, 1965. In this episode, Investigator Aubrey Mason takes on a…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Philip Marlowe: "Heir for G-String" (1951) | Full Episode
In this episode, Marlowe navigates the seedy underbelly of the city, involving themes of Main Street, a burlesque house, Skid Row, wine, women, and murder, as…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Nero Wolfe: "The Slaughtered Santas" (1950) | Full Episode
In this episode, Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin are called to solve a series of murders. A wealthy benefactor of a charity, who poses as Santa…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Tales of the Texas Rangers: "The Trigger Men" (1950) | Full Episode
'Tales of the Texas Rangers' is a Western old-time radio drama that blends the adventure of the Western genre with the intrigue of police procedural. The show…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Comedy — Our Miss Brooks: "Free TV from Sherrys" (1950) | Full Episode
This episode's specific details could not be found. However, typical episodes follow the everyday exploits of Connie Brooks, an English teacher at Madison High…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Have Gun Will Travel: "Lucky Penny" (1960) | Full Episode
The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold again, and Paladin smells a rat. The episode revolves around this mystery. 🎧 Hundreds more classic…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Comedy — Fibber McGee and Molly: "Losing Mrs Uppington's Diamond" | Full Episode
Specific details about the episode's plot, key events, and guest appearances are not available. However, given the episode's title, it can be inferred that the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "Sullivan Kidnapping" (1949) | Full Episode
"Sullivan Kidnapping" is an episode of Dragnet that originally aired on September 10, 1949. In this episode, a character named "The Wolf" kidnaps a girl and…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Philip Marlowe: "Nether Nether Land" (1951) | Full Episode
In this episode, six heirs arrive at an ugly house on a rain-swept island to hear a madman's will, but the situation turns murderous. Further details about the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Boston Blackie: "Joe Adams Drowned" (1947) | Full Episode
In this episode, a man named Joe Adams is drowned in a bathtub by two gangsters. His body is later found in the sea lion pool at a zoo, leading Boston Blackie…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — Gunsmoke: "One for Lee" (1958) | Full Episode
Gunsmoke is an American Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. The "One for Lee" episode typically revolves around…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Academy Award Theater: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | Full Episode
The 'Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs w-W Disney' episode of the 'Academy Award Theater' radio program is a radio adaptation of the famous Disney movie with the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Nero Wolfe: "Deadly Sell-Out" (1951) | Full Episode
In the 'Deadly Sell-Out' episode, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are expecting a prospective client who has misplaced his prizefighter and wants Nero to find…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Adventure — The Man Called X: "The Oil Refinery" (1947) | Full Episode
In this episode, FBI secret agent Ken Thurston investigates instances of sabotage at oil refineries, possibly in the Middle East. A ship which was travelling…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Johnny Dollar: "The Sealegs Matter-part 1" (1956) | Full Episode
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a private investigator drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949 to September 30, 1962. With over a decade on-air, it…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Comedy — Abbott & Costello: "Missing Script with Blondie and Dagwood" | Full Episode
In this episode, Blondie and Dagwood are collecting for the Waste Paper Drive and accidentally take Abbott and Costello's radio script with them. Abbott and…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Biography in Sound: "His Finest Hour Winstin Churchill" (1954) | Full Episode
This episode is an audio biography of Sir Winston Churchill, produced on the eve of his eightieth birthday. It likely discusses Churchill's life and…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Thriller — Suspense: "Back Seat Driver" | Full Episode
Fibber McGee and Molly cross genres to play the couple caught in the urban legend of the killer in the back seat. After listening you'll always check the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Lux Radio Theater: "It's a Wonderful Life" (1947) | Full Episode
Lux Radio Theater -- It's a Wonderful Life The word 'classic' never fit a story quite so well as it does "It's a Wonderful Life." This 1947 production for Lux…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Western — The Six Shooter: "Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol" | Full Episode
The Six Shooter -- Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol Jimmy Stewart was brought in to this project, a folksy Western drama, to bring some star power to a fading…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Adventure — John Steele, Adventurer: "Cargo Unknown" | Full Episode
John Steele, Adventurer -- Cargo Unknown A romp thorough the life of adventure as led by John Steele, played by Don Douglas, this series produced some…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Horror — The Sealed Book: "Out of the Past" | Full Episode
The Sealed Book -- Out of the Past Heard Sundays at 10:30 on the Mutual network in 1945, The Sealed Book was, from today's perspective, one of the more campy…
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Old Time Radio Comedy — Abbott & Costello: "Nuts & Bolts" | Full Episode
Abbott & Costello -- Nuts & Bolts Ah, the sound of laughter, music to the comedian's ear. Few jokesters ever heard more of this music than the tandem of Bud…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Thriller — The Clock: "Reference, Please" | Full Episode
The Clock is a riveting mystery and suspense series, capturing the essence of human drama through the metaphor of time. "Reference, Please" is an episode that…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Drama — Stroke of Fate: "If Fate Prevented the Norman Conquest" | Full Episode
Stroke of Fate -- If Fate Had Prevented The Norman Conquest This is a new addition to our VintageRadioShows.com catalogue, an alternative history show called…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Boston Blackie: "Blackie Breaks into Prison" (1947) | Full Episode
Boston Blackie -- Blackie Breaks into Prison One of our favorite detective series, Blackie is a hard knuckled fighter for the downtrodden and favorite with the…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — Sam Spade: "The Vaphio Cup Caper" | Full Episode
The Adventures of Sam Spade -- The Vaphio Cup Caper One of our all-time favorite series, Sam Spade was well-acted, well-produced, and well-written. The…
VintageRadioShows.comOld Time Radio Detective — The Casebook of Gregory Hood: "Murder in Celluloid" | Full Episode
Gregory Hood, an antiques dealer specializing in rare treasures finds his way into a crime related to the articles that come into his possession. Hounded by…