Amazing World of Radio

Strange Willls: Crosswinds (AWR0308)

Condemned murderer Patrick “Killer” Malone escapes from prison and secretly stows away aboard a freighter bound for South America. Also aboard is Margaret Liebering, whos

Lux Radio Theater: The Paradine Case (AWR0307)

London barrister Anthony Keane takes on the defense of the beautiful Maddalena Paradine, who is accused of poisoning her wealthy, blind husband. As Keane prepares for tri

Family Theater: Juaqin Murrieta (AWR0305)

Today’s Story: During California’s Gold Rush, the legendary outlaw Joaquin Murrieta finds himself torn between vengeance and the possibility of a new life after an unexpe

Lux Radio Theater: Angels in the Outfield (AWR0304)

Today’s Story: A down-on-his-luck baseball manager receives some extraordinary help after the prayers of a young orphan are answered. As the Pittsburgh Pirates begin an i

Suspense: The Pit and the Pendulum (AWR0303)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight José Ferrer. Ferrer stars as a French arti

Cavalcade of America: Winner Takes Life (AWR0302)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Jackie Cooper. Cooper stars as a young sol

Hollywood Star Playhouse: The Envelope (AWR0301)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Richard Basehart. Basehart stars as a succ

Lux Radio Theater: It Happened Tomorrow (AWR0300)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Anne Baxter. Baxter stars opposite Don Ame

Suspense: The Log of the Marne (AWR0299)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Ray Milland. Milland stars as Lieutenant C

Lux Radio Theater: The Pied Piper (AWR0298)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Roddy McDowall. McDowall stars as young Ro

The Eternal Light: A Segment of My TImes (AWR0297)

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Ross Martin. Martin delivers a memorable p

Great Scenes from Great Plays: The Farmer Takes a Wife (AWR0296)

  Welcome to another summer miniseries on The Amazing World of Radio! This time around, we’re featuring actors who played memorable killers on Columbo and revisiting thei

Quiet Please: Shadow of the Wings (AWR0295)

Today’s story: The angel death comes for a little girl lying in a hospital bed. Original Radio Broadcast date: April 17, 1949 Originating in New York Starring Cecille Roy

Burns and Allen: Gracie Buys George an Easter Outfit (AWR0295)

Today’s Story: For a change, Gracie decides to get George a new outfit for the Easter parade. Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brough

Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293)

Today’s Episode: The classic story of the March sisters coming of age. Original Air Date: December 23, 1945 Starring Katherine Hepburn as Jo Marsh, Elliott Reid, Frances

Hawaii Calls 1949 New Years Eve Program (AWR0292)

  Today: A broadcast of the most beloved Hawaiian songs of 1949 as the popular series bids aloha to 1949. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1949 Originating fro

Campbell’s Playhouse: A Christmas Carol (AWR0291)

Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer’s life-changing encounter with three spirits on Christmas Eve. Original Air Date: December 24, 1939 Narrated by Orson Welles Sta

The Comic Weekly Man: Wishing a Merry Christmas (AWR0290)

The Comic Weekly Man comes for a weekly visit right before Christmas and reads strips from Puck: The Comic Weekly, including Flash Gordon, Dick’s Adventures, Rusty Riley,

Screen Guild Theater: Christmas in Connecticut (AWR0289)

Today’s Story: A writer who has cast herself as America’s favorite homemaker in her columns faces ruin when her publisher and a war-hero sailor are set to visit her non-e

Theatre Guild on the Air: State Fair (AWR0288)

Theatre Guild on the Air’s 1950 production of State Fair offers a gentle, nostalgic journey into the heart of Midwestern life, carried by the warmth of its performances a