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On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday

🎙️ On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday— your gateway to timeless talesStep into a world where voices paint pictures, shadows whisper secrets, and every story crackles with imagination. From golden age radio classics a blend of mystery, drama, romance, and suspense — all for your listening pleasure.Whether you"re tuning in for a spine-tingling thriller or an evocative new narrative, you"re in the right place. So sit back, press play, and let the story begin.

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A Tooth for Paul Revere - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét, it’s a fictionalized and humorous take on the American Revolution, blending patriotism with small-town wit and a dash of dental drama.

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Beau Geste - Escape

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2025/08/28

The episode opens with a haunting mystery: a desert fort filled with dead soldiers, manned by corpses propped up to deceive attackers. From there, the narrative flashes back to the events that led to this grim tableau. Beau Geste, the eldest brother, has fled England after taking the blame for a stolen family heirloom—the legendary “Blue Water” sapphire. He joins the Foreign Legion, followed by his brothers, and together they face brutal discipline, betrayal, and a final stand that tests their

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The Match - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

A group of men, isolated and low on supplies, discover they have only one match left. That single match becomes the focal point of their hopes, fears, and rivalries. As they debate how to use it—whether to light a fire, a signal, or a cigarette—their personalities clash, and the situation spirals into paranoia and violence.

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The Time Machine -Escape

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2025/08/28

Escape’s adaptation of “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells, first aired on May 9, 1948, is a landmark episode in radio science fiction. It condenses Wells’ visionary novella into a taut, atmospheric drama that captures both the wonder and horror of time travel. The story follows a Victorian scientist who invents a machine that propels him into the distant future—where humanity has split into two species: the gentle, surface-dwelling Eloi, and the monstrous, subterranean Morlocks.

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John Jock Todd - Escape

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2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by A.G. Macdonell Set during a colonial conflict, the story centers on Todd, a taciturn clerk stationed in a remote outpost. When the garrison is attacked, the soldiers panic and flee—except for Todd. Calmly and methodically, he defends the post alone, using his intelligence and resolve rather than bravado. His quiet defiance becomes a symbol of true courage.

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The Fourth Man - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by John Russell. The drama unfolds as four men—three known convicts and one mysterious stranger—float on a raft after fleeing Devil’s Island. As hunger, thirst, and paranoia mount, the men begin to suspect that the fourth man is not a fellow prisoner, but something far more sinister. The tension builds toward a chilling revelation that reframes the entire journey.

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The Drums of the Fore and Aft - Escape

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2025/08/28

Adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s short story. The story follows a newly arrived British regiment, inexperienced and ill-prepared for the realities of war. During a disastrous battle, the troops begin to retreat in panic. But two drummer boys, Jakin and Lew, refuse to flee. Instead, they march forward, beating their drums in defiance, rallying the broken regiment and turning the tide of battle—at the cost of their own lives.

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The Brute - Escape

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2025/08/28

Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s short story. The story centers on a sailing vessel that seems to harbor malevolent intent—killing its crew one by one in mysterious and violent ways.

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Action - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

In this story, the protagonist is a soldier who thrives on combat. He’s not motivated by patriotism or camaraderie, but by the adrenaline rush of violence. As the narrative unfolds, we see how his obsession with “action” isolates him from others and ultimately leads to a reckoning with his own humanity.

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Misfortunes Isle - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

The story centers on a small crew lured by tales of buried treasure. As they explore the island, strange accidents and interpersonal tensions mount. One by one, the group begins to unravel—caught between greed, fear, and the island’s eerie silence.

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The Log of the Evening Star - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by Lord Dunsany. The story centers on a ship called the Evening Star, whose logbook recounts a voyage filled with inexplicable events: strange disappearances, eerie calm, and a creeping sense that the crew is being watched—or judged. The narrator, reading the log years later, begins to suspect that the ship may have entered a realm beyond the physical world.

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Jimmy Goggles the God - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from H.G. Wells’ short story. A down-on-his-luck adventurer, dons a bulky diving suit to retrieve pearls from a dangerous reef. When he surfaces near a remote island, the locals—never having seen such a figure—believe he is a divine being.

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The Grove Of Ashtaroth - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from John Buchan’s 1910 supernatural tale. The protagonist, a rational and duty-bound colonial administrator, stumbles upon a grove that exerts a strange influence over the local population—and eventually, over himself. The grove is tied to the worship of Ashtaroth, a fertility goddess whose presence is felt through dreams, visions, and an eerie pull toward the supernatural.

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How Love Came to Professor Guildea - Escape

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2025/08/28

Adapted from Robert Hichens’ 1900 supernatural tale. Professor Guildea is a brilliant but emotionally detached scientist who prides himself on his rational mind and lack of sentiment. He lives alone, avoids companionship, and views love as a weakness. But one day, he begins to feel the presence of something in his home—something invisible, yet affectionate. It touches him, follows him, and seems to adore him. Guildea is horrified. As he tries to rid himself of this unseen force, his sanity begins to

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Ancient Sorceries - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s classic tale of occultism and hidden identities. It follows a weary traveller who stops in a quiet French town—only to discover that its inhabitants may not be entirely human.

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Escape Snake Doctor - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by Irvin S. Cobb, it’s a Southern Gothic tale set in the swamps of the American South, steeped in superstition, isolation, and moral ambiguity. The story revolves around a mysterious old man known as the “Snake Doctor,” who lives alone in the bayou and is feared by locals for his rumoured powers and strange affinity with snakes.

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The Vanishing Lady - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

“The Vanishing Hotel Room,” the story unfolds in Paris, where a young woman mysteriously disappears from her hotel room—and everyone insists she was never there. The tale is steeped in paranoia, gaslighting, and the terror of being erased from reality.

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Three Good Witnesses - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by Herbert Clyde Lewis, it’s a suspenseful tale of justice, deception, and the fallibility of human perception. Set in a Latin American port city, the story revolves around a murder trial where three witnesses—each with different motives and biases—testify against a man accused of killing a local official. But as the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that truth is far more elusive than it first appears.

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Papa Benjamin - Escape

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from a story by Cornell Woolrich Benjamin. The story follows Eddie, a jazz musician who steals a sacred voodoo chant from a Haitian priest named Papa and turns it into a hit nightclub number. But the chant was never meant for entertainment—it was a ritual of death. As Eddie’s fame grows, so does his paranoia. He begins to believe that Papa Benjamin has cursed him, and the line between guilt and supernatural vengeance begins to blur.

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Leiningen vs the Ants - Escape : request by Michael...

On the Air: Thrills and Mysteries from Yesterday ·

2025/08/28

Adapted from Carl Stephenson’s 1938 short story. It dramatizes the epic battle between man and nature, as plantation owner Leiningen defends his land against a relentless swarm of killer ants in the Brazilian jungle.

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