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Escape | Old Time Radio brings you gripping adventure, suspense, mystery, and psychological drama from the golden age of radio. Each episode transports listeners into dangerous situations, distant places, desperate struggles, and unforgettable stories of survival and the unknown. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Escape became one of

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Escape - "28 the Man Who Won the War ALT1" (Old Time...

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2026/08/26

Escape presents “28 the Man Who Won the War ALT1,” originally broadcast February 28, 1950. This archival recording is identified as episode 5002; established Escape catalogs also list the broadcast as episode 100.In October 1914, a British destroyer patrolling the North Sea spots a desperate signal from the Flanders coast. Commander Edward Bradman must weigh duty, danger, and the uncertain consequences of answering the call in this World War I naval drama, adapted by William N. Robson from Robert

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30:35

Escape - "21 the Red Mark" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/25

Escape presents “21 the Red Mark,” originally broadcast February 21, 1950. This archival recording is episode 5002 of the series.At a French penal colony on New Caledonia, convict-barber Domai lives among prisoners known as the “living dead.” When fellow inmate Bijou faces the colony’s executioner, Domai becomes involved in a dangerous struggle amid guarded walls, tropical terrain, and the possibility of escape. William Conrad stars as Domai in this CBS sustaining drama, adapted from John Russell’s

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30:23

Escape - "28 Typhoon" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/24

Escape presents “Typhoon,” originally broadcast July 28, 1947. This archival recording is cataloged locally as episode 4707; the matching CBS broadcast was the fourth regular episode of the series.Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s maritime tale, the drama follows Chief Mate Mr. Jukes aboard the China-coast steamer Nan-Shan as Captain MacWhirr guides a shipload of Chinese laborers from Singapore toward Foochow—and into worsening weather in the China Seas. Frank Lovejoy stars in this William N. Robson

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30:28

Escape - "28 the Man Who Won the War ALT2" (Old Time...

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2026/08/23

Escape presents “28 the Man Who Won the War ALT2,” originally broadcast February 28, 1950. This local archival recording is identified as episode 5002.On a North Sea patrol in October 1914, an English destroyer commander receives a desperate signal from the Flanders coast and is drawn into a perilous wartime mystery involving an extraordinary claim about the course of World War I. Adapted by producer-director William N. Robson from Robert Buckner’s short story, the CBS drama features John Dehner,

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30:30

Escape - "12 the Rim of Terror" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/22

Escape presents “The Rim of Terror,” originally broadcast May 12, 1950. This archival recording is identified as episode 5005; established episode logs list the broadcast as Escape episode 110. Nancy Kelly and Hans Conried star in this CBS/Richfield Oil thriller, adapted by William N. Robson from Hildegarde Tolman Teilhet’s novel.On a lonely Nevada highway near Winnemucca, Elizabeth Whitehill offers a ride to a soaked, bedraggled hitchhiker named Alex. Before long, her desert drive becomes a tense

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30:27

Escape - "11 the Killer Mine" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/21

Escape presents “The Killer Mine,” originally broadcast February 11, 1951, as episode 5102. This CBS suspense adventure stars John Dehner and was adapted by Antony Ellis from Hammond Innes’s 1947 novel.In Cornwall, British Army deserter and hard-rock miner Jim Pryce accepts no-questions-asked work in an abandoned tin mine beneath the sea. The job soon places his mining skills—and his nerve—against the dangers of deep stone workings and the Atlantic beyond them.Escape presents the original broadcast

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30:31

Escape - "21 Ancient Sorceries" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/20

Escape presents “21 Ancient Sorceries,” episode 4802, originally broadcast February 21, 1948. This CBS adaptation of Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural story was written for radio by Les Crutchfield and features Paul Frees as traveler Arthur Llewellyn, with William Conrad in the cast.During a train journey, Llewellyn pauses in a remote Welsh village where the residents seem oddly watchful and the atmosphere grows increasingly ancient and unsettling. Drawn toward the mysterious Ilse and the village’s

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30:19

Escape - "15 Three Skeleton Key ALT1" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/19

Escape presents “15 Three Skeleton Key ALT1,” originally broadcast November 15, 1949. This local archival recording is episode number 4911.On a remote lighthouse station off French Guiana, three keepers watch a derelict ship drift toward their rocky refuge. Soon, Jean, Louis, and Auguste face a mounting threat in this tense adaptation of George G. Toudouze’s “Three Skeleton Key,” adapted for radio by James Poe and featuring Elliott Reid, William Conrad, and Harry Bartell.Escape presents the original

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30:18

Escape - "28 Poison" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/18

Escape presents “28 Poison,” originally broadcast July 28, 1950. This archival recording is identified as episode 5007.Adapted by James Poe from Roald Dahl’s short story “Poison,” this CBS suspense drama finds American contractor Harry Pope frozen with fear in his bedroom in India, convinced a deadly krait is hidden beneath his bedclothes. William Conrad, Jack Webb, and Jay Novello star in this tightly wound drama directed and produced by William N. Robson; it includes period racial slurs.Escape

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25:17

Escape - "21 Dead of Night Audition" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/17

Escape presents “21 Dead of Night Audition,” episode 4703, originally broadcast March 21, 1947. This CBS audition/pilot adapts “The Ventriloquist’s Dummy,” the John Baines story from Ealing Studios’ 1945 anthology film Dead of Night.British ventriloquist Eric Hickson finds his career and personal balance disturbed by an American rival—and by Toby, his wooden stage partner, whose presence becomes increasingly unsettling. Berry Kroeger stars as Hickson, with Art Carney as Toby; the drama was written

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30:30

Escape - "02 Mars Is Heaven" (Old Time Radio)

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2026/08/16

Escape presents “02 Mars Is Heaven,” originally broadcast June 2, 1950. This archival recording is episode 5006.In Ray Bradbury’s eerie science-fiction tale, framed as a live broadcast from a New Mexico rocket launch, Captain John Black and the crew of the Venture make humanity’s first voyage to Mars. Their arrival brings an impossible vision of familiar small-town America, turning discovery into a haunting encounter with memory and the unknown. Adapted for radio by Morton Fine and David Friedkin

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30:25

Escape - "Leiningen Versus the Ants -William Conrad...

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2026/08/15

Escape presents “Leiningen Versus the Ants,” originally broadcast on May 23, 1948. Episode 42 of CBS’s adventure anthology stars William Conrad as the fiercely determined plantation owner Leiningen, with Jay Novello as the district commissioner. Adapted by Robert Ryf from Carl Stephenson’s short story and directed by Norman Macdonnell.On an isolated plantation in the Amazon jungle, Leiningen refuses to abandon his land as an immense army of ants advances. With the commissioner, his assistant, and

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30:21

Escape - "Three Skeleton Key -William Conrad- -2"...

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2026/08/14

Escape presents “Three Skeleton Key -William Conrad- -2,” episode 85 of the CBS radio series Escape, originally broadcast November 15, 1949.On an isolated lighthouse rock off the coast of French Guiana, three keepers face a terrifying threat when a drifting derelict approaches their station. Adapted by James Poe from Georges-Gustave Toudouze’s short story, this tense 1949 production features Elliott Reid, William Conrad, and Harry Bartell.Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced

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30:14

Escape - "Three Skeleton Key -William Conrad" (Old...

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2026/08/14

Escape presents “Three Skeleton Key -William Conrad- -1,” episode 85 of the CBS series Escape, originally broadcast November 15, 1949.At an isolated lighthouse off the coast of French Guiana, keepers Jean, Louis, and Auguste face a terrifying threat when a derelict vessel arrives near their rocky outpost. Adapted by James Poe from George Toudouze’s short story, this early version features Elliott Reid, William Conrad, and Harry Bartell.Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced

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30:23

Escape - "Three Skeleton Key -Vincent Price" (Old...

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2026/08/14

Escape presents “Three Skeleton Key,” episode 102, originally broadcast on March 17, 1950. This listener-requested repeat adaptation stars Vincent Price as lighthouse keeper Jean, alongside Jeff Corey and Harry Bartell.On the isolated lighthouse rock of Three Skeleton Key, off French Guiana, three keepers spot a derelict ship drifting toward their station. Soon, a routine maritime danger becomes a harrowing struggle for survival. Adapted by James Poe from George G. Toudouze’s short story and

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28:55

Escape - Clear For Action [episode 187] Broadcast...

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2026/08/14

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features Escape - Clear For Action [episode 187] Broadcast 6/14/1953, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original radio drama, authentic performances, and timeless storytelling. These historic programs reflect an era when radio was the heart of home entertainment, delivering mystery, suspense, westerns, comedy, and unforgettable performances through sound

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29:31

Escape - Danger At Matecumbe [episode 103] Broadcast...

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2026/08/13

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features Escape - Danger At Matecumbe [episode 103] Broadcast 3/24/1950, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original radio drama, authentic performances, and timeless storytelling. These historic programs reflect an era when radio was the heart of home entertainment, delivering mystery, suspense, westerns, comedy, and unforgettable performances through sound

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29:31

Escape - When The Man Comes Follow Him [episode 66]...

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2026/08/12

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features Escape - When The Man Comes Follow Him [episode 66] Broadcast 4/9/1949, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original radio drama, authentic performances, and timeless storytelling. These historic programs reflect an era when radio was the heart of home entertainment, delivering mystery, suspense, westerns, comedy, and unforgettable performances through sound

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29:31

Escape - Present Tense [episode 96] Broadcast 1/31/1950

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2026/08/11

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features Escape - Present Tense [episode 96] Broadcast 1/31/1950, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original radio drama, authentic performances, and timeless storytelling. These historic programs reflect an era when radio was the heart of home entertainment, delivering mystery, suspense, westerns, comedy, and unforgettable performances through sound alone.Source:

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29:31

Escape - Border Town [episode 89] Broadcast 12/13/1949

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2026/08/10

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features Escape - Border Town [episode 89] Broadcast 12/13/1949, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original radio drama, authentic performances, and timeless storytelling. These historic programs reflect an era when radio was the heart of home entertainment, delivering mystery, suspense, westerns, comedy, and unforgettable performances through sound alone.Source:

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