Adventures of Gracie Allen – Gracie in New Orleans. 361209
George and Gracie talk about rumors. Tony Martin complains about his movie that he's making with Alice Fay. Poor guy, he has to kiss her all day long in those…
Dad’s Army (BBC) Broadcast to the Empire. 721225
The Christmas broadcast is about to go out, and the Home Guard members get ready to do their part in relaying greetings to and from troops serving across the Channel.…
Jack Benny – NBC Gala Benefit For Jack’s Tenth Anniversary. 410509
Note: This live affair may not have been intended for radio, since a few words sneak in that censors wouldn't have allowed. Starting in the old fashioned way of singing…
Fred Allen Show – From Nipper To Nobody. ep29, 400417 (retro687)
First. Consider sponsoring a show. All the details for either a one time donation, or ongoing support is on the Donate page. Audio is good, but opening, commercials, and musical…
Behind The Mike – Script Writers. ep17, 410112
Catherine Seymore may be young, but she's a pioneer in script writing. She tells a little of how she got started. She and Graham swap stories of their early days…
Behind The Mike – Weird Prospective Guest Interview. ep16, 410105
Graham MacNamee is back. Behind the scenes at Behind the Mike shares an odd moment with one of their comedy writers, and an interviewew with Harry Morgan. The busy restaurant…
Red Skelton – Salute to National Paperboy Day. 481001
Red offers congradulations to Rod about his newborn baby girl. Rod mentions saluting Newspaper Boy Day, and conversation turns down that lane. The Four Knights sing, Walking with My Shadow.…
Retro OTRDiary 26 Happy Birthday Betty Hutton. A Musical Salute. (retro560)
Playlist Blue Skies. 1945 Bushel and a Peck, with Perry Como. 1950 Dixie Dreaming. Do You Know About Swinging. 1939 Don't Tell Me That Story. I Can't Stop Talking About…
Retro OTR Diary 18 First, And Favorites Of the Great Gildersleeve, 1942
Though this is the second season of the Great Gildersleeve show, it starts off with a lot of firsts, and features that have come to define the show. The first…
Glenn Miller Salute (retro500)
A sampling of some of the top tunes in Swing music. Glenn Miller had a relatively short csareer, but his music is far reaching, zand among the most memorable in…