In 1974 KNX brought back radio drama. And it has met with great success! These exciting, action-packed programs continue to be a popular listening habit for all ages.
For those of you listening to the Drama Hour online world-wide, please note that the programs you see in our drama hour listings will be available one day AFTER they are broadcast on the air. For example, Friday night's lineup of shows will be available Saturday, Monday night's on Tuesday, and so forth. In some cases, they may be available to hear online the same day. See below for program schedule dates.
Golden Age of Radio in 2007
Sunday 7-1
Great Gildersleeve "Gildy vs. Golf" (Willard Waterman) 11/5/52
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews Willard Waterman, 3/17/84
Monday 7-2
Life of Riley: Mash note at night school, 12/10/44
Lum and Abner: Anxiously waiting for a reply, 9/4/41
Tuesday 7-3
Screen Guild Theatre "Yankee Doodle Dandy" James Cagney, 10/19/42, based on the movie
Can You Top This? "Jokes about Requests and Hotels" 4/17/43 clip
Wednesday 7-4
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Calgary Matter" (Edmund O'Brien) 7/13/50
Adventures of Superman, Chapter 7 "The Scarlet Widow" 10/4/45
Thursday 7-5
Gunsmoke "Piano" starring William Conrad, 8/17/58
Fibber McGee and Molly 10/16/53 "Molly speaks for Fibber"
Friday 7-6
Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Creeping Man" 3/17/47
Red Skelton Show: Clem Kadiddlehopper clip, 12/3/48
Saturday 7-7
Escape "Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" 12/10/47, as reprinted in Alfred Hitchcock Magazine
Bob Hope Show 2/19/52 clip, guest Tyrone Power tricks Bob into judging a beauty contest for grandmothers, then Bob dreams that he's Tyrone and Tyrone's him
Sunday 7-8
Eddie Cantor Show 6/9/43, Guests: Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Groucho
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews Harry Von Zell
Monday 7-9
Dragnet "Garbage Chute" 12/15/49, the only clue to robbery & murder in an apartment is fingerprints inside the chute
Lum and Abner 9/5/41, Lum to marry rich widow (he thinks)
Tuesday 7-10
Green Hornet "State's Witness" 2/16/49
Drene Show 3/30/47 clip "The Bickersons" with Don Ameche, Danny Thomas
Wednesday 7-11
Lone Ranger 12/14/42, Part 1 of 6 "Heading North"
Adventures of Superman, Chapter 8: The Scarlet Widow, 10/5/45
Thursday 7-12
Our Miss Brooks "Stretch, the basketball star" 2/13/49
Burns and Allen 9/26/46 clip "Radio quiz shows"
Friday 7-13
Roy Rogers "Night Riders" 10/19/51
The Bickersons 5/9/47 starring Don Ameche & Marsha Hunt
Saturday 7-14
Halls of Ivy "Toddy plays hooky" 4/7/50, interrupted by long lineof visitors
Vic and Sade "Business trip to Chicago" 9/8/44
Sunday 7-15
Escape 3/17/50 "Three Skeleton Key" (Vincent Price) three men in a remote lighthouse surrounded by thousands of hungry rats chewing at the doors & windows. See title
Speaking of Radio 9/8/71: Chuck Schaden interviews Vincent Price
Monday 7-16
Great Gildersleeve "Peavy disappears" 5/14/47
Lum and Abner 9/8/41 "Practicing JuJitsu"
Tuesday 7-17
This is Your FBI "Fugitive Pirate" 3/14/47
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon "The Mail Team" 1/10/46
Wednesday 7-18
Lone Ranger, Part 2 of 6: Design for Murder, 12/16/42
Adventures of Superman, Chapter 9: The Scarlet Widow, 10/8/45
Thursday 7-19
Inner Sanctum "The Man from Yesterday" 12/21/41
Jack Benny Program 2/26/39 clip: Jesse James, Part 1 of 2
Friday 7-20
Big Town "The Fatal Fix" 1/25/49
Jack Benny Program 3/5/39, Part 2 of 2
Saturday 7-21
Frontier Gentleman "The Honky-Tonkers" 2/16/58
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel, 11/23/45, guest Frank Sinatra
Sunday 7-22
Jack Benny Program "Mean Old Man Radio Show" 7/18/54
Speaking of Radio 1/29/76, Chuck Schaden interviews Author Irving Fein
Monday 7-23
A Date With Judy "Dreams of Frank Sinatra" 3/20/45
Lum and Abner "Mrs. Barrington's Letter" 9/9/41 (the diamonds weren't stolen afterall)
Tuesday 7-24
Casey, Crime Photographer "Self-Made hero" 7/17/47
Charlie McCarthy Show 12/7/47 clip: guest Roy Rogers
Wednesday 7-25
Lone Ranger 12/18/42, Part 3 of 6: Rope's End
Adventures of Superman 10/9/45, Chapter 10: The Scarlet Widow
Thursday 7-26
Gangbusters "Case of Reese-Wren-Reid" 8/16/52
Red Skelton Show 1/14/49 clip: Junior, the mean little kid
Friday 7-27
Tales of the Texas Rangers "Fool's Gold" 8/19/50
Baby Snooks 11/30/39 "Insurance Exam"
Saturday 7-28
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon "Casper Mott's Adventure" 1/30/50
Charlie McCarthy Show 12/12/37 clip: Edgar Bergen and Nelson Eddy
Sunday 7-29
Adeventures of Sam Spade "Dry Martini Caper" starring Howard Duff, 8/1/48
Speaking of Radio 8/25/75: Chuck Schaden interviews Howard Duff
Monday 7-30
Casey, Crime Photographer "Acquitted" 7/3/47
Lum and Abner "Jewels missing from box" 9/11/41
Tuesday 7-31
Life with Luigi "Boys' Club" 4/25/50
Can You Top This? 4/17/43 clip, Jokes: Tramps and Misunderstanding
Wednesday 8-1
Lone Ranger 12/21/42, Part 4 of 6: "Law of the Apex"
Adventures of Superman 10/10/45, Chapter 11: The Scarlet Widow
Thursday 8-2
Suspense "Zero Hour" 4/5/55
Fibber McGee and Molly "Ribbon on finger" 10/19/53
Friday 8-3
Dimension X "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" 4/22/50
Request Performance 4/21/46 clip: Dick Powell, Abbott & Costello
Saturday 8-4
Abbott and Costello 10/15/42, guest Marlene Detrich
Sunday 8-5
Mr and Mrs North starring Alice Frost "Wheel of Chance" 6/30/53
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews Alice Frost, 8/10/76
Monday 8-6
Father Knows Best "New housekeeper" 6/22/50
Lum and Abner "Everything squared away" 9/12/41
Tuesday 8-7
X Minus One "Lulu" starring Jan Miner, 10/31/57
Exploring Tomorrow "First Contact" 1/1/58
Wednesday 8-8
Lone Ranger, Part 5 of 6: Dan's Strange Behavior, 12/23/42
Adventures of Superman, Chapter 1: Superman vs Atom Man, 10/11/45
Thursday 8-9
Burns and Allen "Meredith, the ladykiller" 12/11/47
Vic and Sade "Thimble Club meeting" 10/27/44
Friday 8-10
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Central Park Murder" 8/20/49
Red Skelton Show 12/3/48 clip: Junior at the beauty parlor
Saturday 8-11
Inner Sanctum "The Black Sea Gull" 3/7/43
Jack Benny Program 5/7/39 clip: Kentucky Derby
Sunday 8-12
Fibber McGee and Molly "Citizenship Test" 6/3/47
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews writer Phil Leslie 12/13/73
Monday 8-13
Rogue's Gallery starring Dick Powell "McDonald Murder Case" 6/24/45
Lum and Abner "Lum and the Board of Directors" 9/15/41
Tuesday 8-14
Abbott and Costello 1/20/44, guest Hal Peary as Gildersleeve
Fibber McGee and Molly "Letter to Postmaster" 10/6/53
Wednesday 8-15
Lone Ranger, Part 6 of 6: A Nephew is Found, 12/25/42
Adv. of Superman, Chapter 2: Superman versus Atom Man, 10/12/45
Thursday 8-16
Fat Man starring J. Scott Smart "Ninteenth Pearl" 1/21/46
Charlie McCarthy Show 8/1/37, guest W. C. Fields
Friday 8-17
Life with Luigi 5/2/50, Luigi tries to get rid of his cough
Red Skelton Show 5/5/42: Junior, the mean little kid
Saturday 8-18
Adv. of Nero Wolfe "Case of the Careworn Cuff" 10/27/50
Command Performance 8/30/45 clip: Victor Borge
Sunday 8-19
Life of Riley, with Paula Winslowe "Riley's promotion" 9/7/46
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews Paula Winslowe, 6/17/88
Monday 8-20
Mysterious Traveler "The Good Die Young" 2/27/44
Lum and Abner "Bank has no Charter" 9/16/41
Tuesday 8-21
Suspense "Give Me Liberty" 3/29/55
Eddie Cantor Show 3/5/41 clip: guest Humphrey Bogart
Wednesday 8-22
Great Gildersleeve, 11/5/44 "Election woes for Gildy"
Adv. of Superman, 10/15/45, Chapter 3: Superman versus Atom Man
Thursday 8-23
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, 5/20/52, Part 1 of 2: Greatest Show in the Universe
Fibber McGee and Molly, 10/7/53, Part 1 of 2: Buying a parakeet
Friday 8-24
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, 5/22/52, Part 2 of 2
Fibber McGee and Molly, 10/8/57, Part 2 of 2: Teaching the parakeet to talk
Saturday 8-25
Suspense, 12/19/46 "The Thing in the Window" starring Joseph Cotton
Fred Allen Show, 3/20/49 clip: Why are prices coming down?
Sunday 8-26
Archie Andrews, 6/27/46 "Bubble bath" starring Bob Hastings
Speaking of Radio 6/20/88, Chuck Schaden interviews Bob Hastings
Monday 8-27
Hopalong Cassidy 1/8/50 "Rainmaker of Eagle Nest Mountain"
Lum and Abner 9/18/41 "Mohammed to the Mountain"
Tuesday 8-28
Bickersons 3/2/47 "John's new suitcase"
Wednesday 8-29
My Favorite Husband, 6/11/50, Liz learns to swim
Adv. of Superman, 10/16/45, Chapter 4: Superman versus Atom Man
Thursday 8-30
Suspense, Part 1 of 2: Moonstone starring Peter Lawford, 11/16/53
Strange Dr. Weird "Tiger Cat" 1/2/45
Friday 8-31
Suspense, Part 2 of 2: 11/23/53
Strange Dr. Weird "Murder Ship" 1/9/45
Saturday 9-1
Bold Venture "One That Got Away" starring Bogart and Bacall, 2/18/52
Jack Benny Program 2/12/39 clip: Love Finds Annie Hardy
Sunday 9-2
First Nighter "Refresher Course" with Soule and Luddy, 4/27/52
Speaking of Radio: Olan Soule & Barbara Luddy interview, 2/17/75
Monday 9-3
Boston Blackie "Rockwell Diamond" starring Chester Morris, 6/23/44
Baby Snooks "Airplane trip to Washington" 3/14/40
Tuesday 9-4
Fibber McGee and Molly "The McGees go to the Carnival" 4/22/47
Vic and Sade "Muted Silver Moonbeam Chimes" 9/6/44
Wednesday 9-5
Cisco Kid "Bank Robbers in Cactus Junction" 3/26/53
Adventures of Superman, Chapter 5: Superman versus Atom Man, 10/17/45
Thursday 9-6
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Parakoff Policy" starring Charles Russell, 2/11/49
Eddie Cantor Show 9/26/46 clip: guests: Burns and Allen
Friday 9-7
Frontier Gentleman "Claim Jumpers" starring John Dehner, 3/9/58
Challenge of the Yukon "Footprints in Leather" 8/12/43
Saturday 9-8
Molle Mystery Theater "Killer Come Back to Me" starring Richard Widmark, 5/17/46
Baby Snooks "New insurance policy" 5/5/39
Sunday 9-9
Gunsmoke "Letter of the Law" with Parley Baer, 6/18/61
Speaking of Radio: Chuck Schaden interviews Parley Baer, 3/22/84
Sorry, Radio Spirits no longer has a broadcast schedules on their website for the rest of this month
They have posted this notice there: "Please note our upcoming Program Schedule is not available at this time. We hope to provide it again in the upcoming weeks." Apparently the previous host has died.
Miss a recent broadcast? You may be able to "hear it now" on your computer for up to a week after broadcast, check the archives (note: these online broadcast links haven't worked since July, only the opening 30-second RadioSpirits commercial plays)
Note: Stan Freberg hosted "When Radio Was" for 10 years. His final broadcast as host was 10/6/06. The new host is Chuck Schaden, who also has interviews some of the radio stars (recorded in the 1970s, see broadcast schedule above)
Fun fact:
Jimmy Stewart's The Six Shooter only lasted one season (he wouldn't accept a tobacco company as sponsor), and he made the Hitchcock movie "Rear Window" the same year.
Jack Benny TV clip: Gisele MacKenzie gets Jack to show her his vault
Walter B. Gibson co-created and wrote the Shadow novels. When he left The Shadow magazine after asking for more money, a became head script writer for radio's "Nick Carter, Master Detective" for awhile.
See if your favorite person, TV series or motion picture is available on video:
For those interested in more trivia facts about radio drama, we suggest the book, On The Air: An Encyclopedia Of Old Time Radio," by John Dunning. The publisher is Oxford Press. It is one of the many books used in radio drama research.
These programs are made available by a guy who's nuts about old time radio and a retired CBS executive: More
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from episodes of "24" to Star Trek, whether they're available on video/DVD or not!
