One Mans Family – Book 72, Chapter 10 – The Family Must Make Its Decision 491204
The Christmas season approaches, but the drama with Paul continues. Fannie tries to get her husband Henry out of the dumps. Will a discussion of what to buy for the…
Adventures By Morse – The City Of The Dead 7 of 10. 440219
On the morning of the third day in the cemetery known as the city of the Dead, Captain Friday reviews the story thus far. A trail of bones, members in…
Screen Guild Theater (CBS) – Holiday Inn, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore. 430111
A radio portrayal of Bing's hit film about a nightclub with a holiday theme. Bing, Jim Hardy, wants to marry Lila and settle down on the farm. She doesn't want…
This Is Your FBI – The Innocent Santa Claus. 511121
An out of work vaudeville actor tries his best to raise his little girl on his own. Always keeping up a positive front for her, and seemingly always performing for…
Hallmark Playhouse (CBS) Room For A Stranger Frank Sinatra. 461219
A Navy flier was home for Christmas 1943. While travelling, he gets a telegram that calls him back to duty at Great Lakes. Time is tight, but a fellow traveler…
Matinee Theater (NBC) A Stable In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 441224
A cantankerous, skeptical, old man complains of the ulterior motives people have in their gift giving. He scoffs at the false good will, and predicting people will be back to their rat race, with the holiday and tinsel fading into a lost memory. The lonely old gents complain its all a wasted expense.
Lux Radio Theater (CBS) Wizard of Oz. 501225
Do I really need to write show notes on this one? Maybe I should just let listeners of the podcast, and readers of the blog fill in the comments with…
Fred Allen (Linit Bath Club Review) The Mammoth Department Store. 321225
This 30-minute episode gets started right after a musical number, Fred is introduced and his skit about shopping at the Mammoth Department Store begins. Dealing with a marketing consultant who…
Burns and Allen – Gracie Writes a Play. 401216
As they often do, George and Gracie enter to joke about dating other people, and their fashionable nightlife. Topics also include Christmas shopping, and Senor Lee's crazy butchering of the…
Bob Hope (Pepsodent Show) Guests: Dagwood And Blondie. 381220
Gearing up for the Christmas season, the weather, and rain, is the topic. Not to mention Santa in a nudist colony. Jokes on gifts turn to Bob's relatives who are…