This radio drama anthology series first aired in 1948 as
a summer replacement show, but proved so popular that it made the
regular rotation and ran until 1950. While each week it had a new
story, characters, and setting, the starring roles often went to
John Larkin and Jan Miner. Miner did such a good job in the suspenseful
premiere episode “Long Distance” that she was brought
back frequently, and it gave her career a bit of a jump start. (Many
of us know her for her role as “Madge” the manicurist
in those 1970s Palmolive commercials.) The episodes usually dealt
with tense life and death situations, often with complex moral issues
at stake. Radio City Playhouse has been favorably compared to such
old time radio classics as Suspense and Lux Radio Theater. And with
writers such as: Paul Gallico, Cornell Woolrich, Ray Bradbury, Stephen
Vincent Benet, Cornell Woolrich, and Agatha Christie its little
wonder why. The show was narrated and directed by Harry W. Junkin.
If you want high quality ½ hour dramas, this
is a great program to listen to. There is no substitute for a fine
story expertly told.
All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You
can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3
players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play
them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly.
Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the
volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can
be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples
to get a feel for how the programs sound.
You can purchase these episodes on CD or you can
download them.
To purchase on CD:
To download:
Click on the Buy on CD button. A few dollars will be added
for shipping depending on your zip code and how many CDs you
order. Pay with Paypal (you can use a credit card even if you
do not have a Paypal account). You will receive a receipt from
Paypal. We will mail you the CD(s) within a few days. Usually
we get the CDs in the mail the next day. Shipping usually takes
2-3 days via USPS. The episodes will be in mp3 format.
You save money on the cost of the episodes and you don't
pay any shipping.
Click on the Download button. Pay with Paypal (you can use
a credit card even if you do not have a Paypal account).
After you pay you will be returned to our site to a page
with a series of links to zip files. Click on the links to
download the zip files. These episodes are downloadable in
large zip files.
To open a zip file you need software to "unzip"
it. Your computer may already have unzip software, if this
is the case, just click on the file and your software will
automatically open up and you can unzip the files. If your
computer doesn't have an unzip program, you can get one from
the internet. The most popular is probably winzip (www.winzip.com),
however, we use Zip Wizard by Coffeecup Software because its
pretty good, easy to use, and free. (http://www.coffeecup.com/zip-wizard/)
The files are large - it will take you a few minutes to
download each file. Each zip file is around 40MBs. A full
CD worth of episodes takes about 14 large files. if you are
on a dial-up connection, we highly recommend you buy a CD.
You will receive an e-mail receipt from Paypal, and we will
send you an additional e-mail with the links.
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