Golden Age of Radio Online

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The Radio Drama Hour

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. Click here for the background music

Golden Age of Radio Schedule

                                                       January-March 
Sunday 1-1
Casey, Crime Photographer: New Years Party - Part 2
Mysterious Traveler "They Who Sleep" 1/6/1945  

Monday 1-2
A Day in the Life of Dennis Day "Worthless Oil Property" 10/16/1948 
The Fred Allen Show: Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 1, 12/20/1942  

Tuesday 1-3
The Fred Allen Show: Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 2
X Minus One "A Logic Named Joe" 12/28/1955 (what if the internet becomes self-aware?)  

Wednesday 1-4
Escape "Figure A Dame" 12/20/1949 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Returns #2326

Thursday 1-5
The Shadow "The Cat that Killed" 12/21/1939 
Front Page "The Nine Striking Beauties" 11/5/1933  

Friday 1-6
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Yo Yo - Joan Blackwell Case" 12/17/1949 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Broderick Matter - Part 1" 11/14/1955  

Saturday 1-7
Have Gun, Will Travel "From Here to Boston" 11/27/1960 
Frontier Fighters: Program 6 - Jedediah Smith

Sunday 1-8
Quiet Please "Adam and The Darkest Day" 11/7/1948 
Origin of Superstition: Three on One Match

Monday 1-9
Life of Riley: Babs Flunks an Exam, 2/3/1950 
Burns & Allen: Guest: William Bendix - Part 1, 1/18/1944  

Tuesday 1-10
Burns & Allen: Guest: William Bendix - Part 2
The Whistler "The Thief" 1/17/1943  

Wednesday 1-11
Bright Star "Rodeo Star" 3/5/1953 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Recognizes Miss Dalton #2327

Thursday 1-12
Pete Kelly's Blues (Jack Webb) "Zelda" 8/29/1951 
Calling All Detectives "Two O'Clock in the Morning" 1/3/1949  

Friday 1-13
Adventures of Sam Spade "The Bumpass Hell Caper" 1/16/1949 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Broderick Matter - Part 2" 11/15/1955  

Saturday 1-14
Request Performance: guest Lionel Barrymore, 1/27/1946 
A Date with Judy: guest Joseph Cotton - Part 1, 2/6/1945  

Sunday 1-15
A Date with Judy - Part 2
Inner Sanctum Mysteries "Corridor of Doom" 10/23/1945  

Monday 1-16
Life of Riley "Quiet Evening by the Fireside" 1/28/1949 
Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly's Lost Diamond Ring - Part 1, 2/3/1942  

Tuesday 1-17
Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly's Lost Diamond Ring - Part 2
The Shadow "Death and the Black Fedora" 1/18/1948  

Wednesday 1-18
The Big Story "Gambling, Divorce & Murder" 1/11/1950 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Accusses Miss Dalton #2328

Thursday 1-19
Lights Out "The Projective Mr. Drogan" 1/26/1943 
Front Page "The Sword of Fate" 12/10/1933  

Friday 1-20
Rocky Fortune "Football Fix" 2/2/1954 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Broderick Matter - Part 3" 11/16/1955  

Saturday 1-21
The Bickersons "Clams are Healthy" 5/18/1947 
Dial Dave Garroway, June 20, 1951

Sunday 1-22
Tales of the Texas Rangers "The Devil's Share" 12/31/1950 
Blackstone the Magic Detective "Riddle of the Seven Zombies" 7/17/1949  

Monday 1-23
Our Miss Brooks: Student Government Day, 1/16/1949 
Jack Benny Program: Going To The Racetrack - Part 1, 1/25/1953  

Tuesday 1-24
Jack Benny Program: Going To The Racetrack - Part 2
Frontier Gentleman "The Education of Kid Yancey" 7/6/1958  

Wednesday 1-25  
Screen Director's Playhouse, 2/27/1949 "Night Has A Thousand Eyes" 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Questions Miss Dalton #2329  

Thursday 1-26  
Candy Matson, 7/7/1949 "The Cable Car Case" 
Calling All Detectives, 1/4/1949 "Parole Violator"  

Friday 1-27  
The Falcon, 2/4/1951 "Case of the Neighbor's Nightmare" 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 11/17/1955 "The Broderick Matter - Part 4" 
 
Saturday 1-28
Milton Berle Show "Salute to Finance" 1/20/1948 
Dial Dave Garroway: June 5th,1949

Sunday 1-29
Escape "Roulette" 10/8/1950 
Strange Dr. Weird "The Ghost Ship" 4/24/1945  

Monday 1-30
Duffy's Tavern "Archie's Run For Political Office" 2/2/1951 
Life of Riley: Riley's Double Wedding - Part 1, 1/26/1951  

Tuesday 1-31
Life of Riley: Riley's Double Wedding - Part 2
Suspense "The Gift of Jumbo Brannigan" 3/1/1951

Wednesday 2-1
Screen Guild Players "The Maltese Falcon" 9/20/1943 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Guilty Woman Nabbed #2330

Thursday 2-2
Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show "The Hair Restorer" 10/15/1950 
Baby Snooks: Knitting Lessons, 2/5/1942  

Friday 2-3
Boston Blackie "Blackie Loves Helen" 2/4/1948 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Broderick Matter - Part 5" 11/18/1955  

Saturday 2-4
Hopalong Cassidy "A Shot in the Dark" 9/29/1951 
Frontier Fighters: Program Two "Lewis & Clark"

Sunday 2-5
Mystery In The Air "The Lodger" (Peter Lorre) 8/14/1947 
Unsolved Mysteries "The Mad Monk"

Monday 2-6
My Friend Irma: Al's Loan from Richard Invested in A Boxer, 2/9/1948 
Abbott & Costello: Hedda Hopper Joins The Boy's Newspaper - Part 1, 3/2/1944  

Tuesday 2-7
Abbott & Costello: Hedda Hopper Joins The Boy's Newspaper - Part 2
Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" 2/27/1955  

Wednesday 2-8
Damon Runyon Theater "For a Pal" 2/13/1949 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Miss Dalton's Name Cleared #2331

Thursday 2-9
Life with Luigi: Chicago Telephone Company, 2/6/1949 
Fibber McGee & Molly "The New Neighbor" 2/9/1954  

Friday 2-10
This is Your FBI "Canvas Backed Frame" 2/23/1951 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Part 1" 10/17/1955

Saturday 2-11
Blondie "Alexander's Valentine Dilemma" 2/9/1949 
Lum & Abner: Chairs for the Movie Theater, 10/18/1943  

Sunday 2-12
The Clock "Eddie" 11/13/1947 
The Unexpected "The Revere Cup" 5/1/1905  

Monday 2-13
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, guest Leo Carillo, 9/17/1944 
Jack Benny Program, Gracie Visits - Part 1, 3/3/1940  

Tuesday 2-14
Jack Benny Program, Gracie Visits - Part 2
Suspense "Good and Faithful Servant" 6/2/1952  

Wednesday 2-15
Family Theater "The Golden Touch" 1/17/1951 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Della's Advice #2332

Thursday 2-16
Dark Fantasy "W is for Werewolf" 2/13/1942 
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons "Shrieking Prisoner Murder Part 1" 6/21/1954  

Friday 2-17
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Gray Man" 2/16/1951 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Part 2" 10/18/1955  

Saturday 2-18
Red Skelton "Red's Dog" 2/26/1950 
The Great Gildersleeve: Difficulty with Leroy - Part 1, 2/14/1951  

Sunday 2-19
The Great Gildersleeve: Difficulty with Leroy - Part 2
The Whistler "Meeting In Tenth Street" 2/25/1948  

Monday 2-20
Burns & Allen Show "Tax Time" 2/26/1948 
Ozzie & Harriet: Housekeeping - Part 1, 2/6/1949  

Tuesday 2-21
Ozzie & Harriet: Housekeeping - Part 2
Escape "The Outer Limit" 2/7/1950  

Wednesday 2-22
Hollywood Radio Theater "Tomorrow Will Come"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Visits Dr. Nelson # 2333

Thursday 2-23  
The Shadow, 2/15/1948 "Terror at Wolf's Head Knoll" 
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, 6/23/1954 "Shrieking Prisoner Murder" Part 2 
 
Friday 2-24  
Rocky Fortune, 2/16/1954 "Too Many Husbands" 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 10/19/1955 "Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Part 3" 
 
Saturday 2-25  
Screen Directors Playhouse, 12/16/1949 "The Affairs of Susan 
Front Page, 11/19/1933 "Switchboard Secrets"  

Sunday 2-26
Hollywood Star Playhouse "The Six Shooter" (Jimmy Stewart) 4/13/1952 
Frontier Fighters, Program 19 - Wild Bill Hickcock
 
Monday 2-27
Our Miss Brooks "The French Teacher" 3/4/1951 
My Favorite Husband: George's Mother Visits - Part 1, 3/4/1949  

Tuesday 2-28
My Favorite Husband: George's Mother Visits - Part 2
Mysterious Traveler "The Man who Died Twice" 2/24/1948  

Wednesday 2-29
Bright Star "Patient's Ad" 4/16/1953 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Miss Dalton Visits Mary # 2334

Thursday 3-1
Lights Out "They Met at Dorset" 2/23/1943 
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons "Shrieking Prisoner Murder Part 3" 6/24/1954  

Friday 3-2
The Falcon "Case of the Superfluous Murder" 2/18/1951 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Part 4" 10/20/1955  

Saturday 3-3
Fred Allen "Picadilly" 2/3/1946 
Father Knows Best: Elusive Card Game - Part 1, 1/12/1950  

Sunday 3-4
Father Knows Best: Elusive Card Game - Part 2
Suspense "You'll Never See Me Again" 9/5/1946  

Monday 3-5
Life of Riley: Riley the Rent Collector, 3/30/1951 
Duffy's Tavern "Bully" Part 1, 3/16/1949 

Tuesday 3-6
Duffy's Tavern "Bully" Part 2
Defense Rests "Joseph Moriano" (Audition) 4/17/1951  

Wednesday 3-7
Alan Young Show "School Days" 1/9/1945 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mr. Noble Asks Mary's Advice # 2335

Thursday 3-8
Murder By Experts "The Dark Island" 8/8/1949 
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: Shrieking Prisoner Murder Part 4, 6/25/1954  

Friday 3-9
Tales of the Texas Rangers "Dream Farm" 3/9/1952 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Part 5, 10/21/1955  

Saturday 3-10
Judy Canova: Trip To Hollywood Canteen, 3/21/1944 
Dial Dave Garroway: June 21, 1951

Sunday 3-11
Inner Sanctum "You Could Die Laughing" 5/7/1946 
Blackstone the Magic Detective "Death Defying Death" 8/21/1949  

Monday 3-12
Red Skelton "Tax Problems" 3/12/1950 
Fibber McGee & Molly: Cleaning Closet with Gracie Allen - Part 1, 3/5/1940  

Tuesday 3-13
Fibber McGee & Molly: Cleaning Closet with Gracie Allen - Part 2
Defense Attorney "Thomas Richards" 3/13/1952  

Wednesday 3-14
Bold Venture "Death At The Wedding" (Matt Jeffrey Poison)
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Trouble with The Skinners # 2336

Thursday 3-15
The Whistler "Boomerang" 3/11/1946 
Chandu the Magician: Talks to Chief, 1/3/1949  

Friday 3-16
The Green Hornet "The Wrapped Book" 10/5/1946 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Alvin Summers Matter - Part 1, 10/24/1955  

Saturday 3-17
Command Performance with Mickey Rooney, 6/2/1942 
Vic and Sade "Y.Y. Flirch" 6/5/1939

Sunday 3-18
Have Gun, Will Travel "Helen of Adajinian" 1/4/1959 
Frontier Fighters: Program 20 - Rev. Thomas Starr King

Monday 3-19
Burns & Allen "Campaign Song" 3/6/1940 
Abbott & Costello Show: Lou Has To Pay Income Tax - Part 1, 3/14/1946  

Tuesday 3-20
Abbott & Costello Show: Lou Has To Pay Income Tax - Part 2
Defense Attorney "Joshua Masters" 4/10/1952  

Wednesday 3-21
Theatre Royal "The Happy Hypocrite"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mr. Skinner Comes to Talk # 2337
 
Thursday 3-22
The Haunting Hour, 4/28/1905 "Destination Unknown"
Chandu the Magician: Fate to Be Decided Soon, 1/4/1949

Friday 3-23
Sherlock Holmes "Silver Blaze" 3/27/1955 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Alvin Summers Matter - Part 2" 10/25/1955  

Saturday 3-24
Our Miss Brooks: Starts New School Year Early, 4/11/1955 
Lum and Abner: The Problem of the Projector, 10/20/1943  

Sunday 3-25
The Shadow "Gun Island" 10/23/1938 
Strange "Great Eastern"

Monday 3-26
Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show "The Ski Trip" 3/27/1949 
Jack Benny Program: Train Ride to Hollywood - Part 1, 3/28/1937  

Tuesday 3-27
Jack Benny Program: Train Ride to Hollywood - Part 2
Night Beat "A Taste of Peaches" 7/17/1952  

Wednesday 3-28
Bright Star: Hotel Room Shortage, 3/26/1953 
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Derogatory Article in Paper # 2338

Thursday 3-29
Suspense "The Lonely Road" 3/21/1946 
Chandu the Magician: Fails Cobra Test, 1/5/1949  

Friday 3-30
The Saint "Lady Who Leaned" 4/22/1951 
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Alvin Summers Matter - Part 3, 10/26/1955  

Saturday 3-31
My Favorite Husband "Liz's Radio Script" 3/26/1950 
The Great Gildersleeve: Guarding the Money - Part 1, 3/19/1947  
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