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Vintage Classic Radio

Vintage Classic Radio

Welcome to Vintage Classic Radio where we bring to life timeless classics from the golden age of radio.Check out our website at https://www.vintageclassicradiopodcast.com for episodes and more.Please email questions and comments to hello@vintageclassicradiopodcast.comPlease share and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts.

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Friday Night Noir - Arch Oboler's Plays (Strange...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/10/02

This week on Friday Night Noir, we invite you into two unforgettable journeys through the darker corners of radio drama. We begin with Arch Oboler's Plays in "Strange Morning" originally broadcasted April 5th, 1945. An ordinary day unravels into an eerie and unsettling experience in Oboler's uniquely haunting style. Then, from Quiet Please, comes "Good Ghost" broadcasted on October 24th, 1948. A tale that blends the macabre with the tender, as a gentle spirit finds new meaning in the

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53:08

Tuesday Night Detectives - The Adventures of Sherlock...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/09/29

Step back into the golden age of radio mystery with this week's double feature of intrigue and suspense!First, in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' as the great detective and Dr. Watson unravel the chilling case of "The Death of Mrs. Abernetty", originally broadcast on November 30th, 1946. A curious death, a tangle of motives, and Holmes' razor-sharp deductions promise a classic detective's tale. Then, we lighten up with wit and sophistication in Dashiel Hammett's iconic detective duo, Nick and

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53:00

Sunday Night Playhouse - The Little Prince (Antoine...

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2025/09/28

This week on Sunday Night Playhouse, Vintage Classic Radio presents a double bill from Orson Welles' CBS Radio Workshop, bringing to life two timeless tales of imagination and discovery. First, we hear Antoine de Saint Exupéry's The Little Prince from May 25th, 1956, the moving tale of a downed pilot who encounters a mysterious boy from another world, and through him learns profound lessons of love, loss, and the importance of seeing with the heart. Then comes E.M. Forster's The Celestial Omnibus,

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121:07

Saturday Matinee - The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/09/27

This week's Saturday Matinee on Vintage Classic Radio brings you a trio of classic broadcasts: in the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show episode "Phil's Vaccination", Phil does everything he can to dodge a shot with predictably funny results; then Abbott and Costello lampoon the hardboiled detective genre in "Sam Shovel in the Caes of the Grocer Who Fell in Wet Cement"; and finally Orson Welles transports us into a world of whimsy and riddles with Columbia Workshop's imaginative adaptation of "Alice

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57:46

Friday Night Noir - The Haunted Hotel (Wilkie Collins)

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2025/09/26

This week on Friday Night Noir, Vintage Classic Radio invites you into the shadows with Wilkie Collins' eerie masterpiece, "The Haunted Hotel". When a bride-to-be loses her fiancé under suspicious circumstances, her search for the truth leads to a Venetian palace heavy with secrets, guilt, and whispers of the supernatural. Dark intrigue meets ghostly terror in a story where every shadow hides a question -- and every answer may come too late.

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00:52:01

Tuesday Night Detectives - Carter Brown (Crime for a...

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2025/08/18

Experience the intrigue of old-time radio with Carter Brown: Crime for a King, a gripping four-part 1957 detective mystery from the Carter Brown Mysteries series on Vintage Classic Radio's Tuesday Night Detectives. This classic crime drama follows private detective Carter Brown as he investigates a royal palace conspiracy filled with betrayal, secret meetings, and high-stakes deception. Featuring Australian radio legends Ruth Cracknell, June Salter, Len Teale, Roger Climpson, John Meillon, Terry

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01:11:22

Tuesday Night Detectives - Monsieur Pamplemousse...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/08/11

Step into the world of vintage detective radio with two classic mysteries. In Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates: Black Tuesday, a former police inspector turned gourmet sleuth unravels a deliciously devious act of sabotage. Then in Maigret in Montmartre, Paris's most famous detective hunts a killer through smoky clubs, opium dens, and the bohemian heart of Montmartre. Perfect for fans of French detective fiction, old time radio mysteries, and gripping whodunits.

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01:00:01

Sunday Night Playhouse - Mercury Theatre on the Air...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/08/10

This Sunday Night Playhouse, Vintage Classic Radio invites you to step into the world of Charles Dickens with the Mercury Theatre on the Air's sweeping 1938 adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities", Orson Welles leads a stellar company including Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, Martin Gabel, Anges Moorehead, and Everett Sloane, all framed by Bernard Bermann's stirring music. Journey between London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution in a tale of sacrifice, redemption, and

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01:27:52

Saturday Matinee - The Goon Show (Emperor of the...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/08/10

This Saturday Matinee is brimming with classic British comedy and golden age orchestral charm. We begin with "The Goon Show" in "Emperor of the Universe", as Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe take us on a delightfully absurd hunt for 25 million missing Englishmen. Then it's time for our first musical interlude, with Jack Hilton and his Orchestra playing the Cole Porter gem "You're the Top". Next, enjoy "Hancock's Half Hour" in

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01:14:19

Tuesday Night Detectives - The Adventures of Sherlock...

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2025/07/07

On this week’s Tuesday Night Detectives on Vintage Classic Radio, we delve into two gripping cases from the golden age of mystery. First, in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, we present “The Copper Beaches,” originally broadcast on May 7th, 1943. When a young governess named Violet Hunter takes a strange job at a secluded estate, she turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for help. What begins as a peculiar curiosity soon unfolds into a sinister plot involving deception, captivity, and buried

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00:56:30

Tuesday Night Detectives - Philo Vance (Butler Murder...

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2025/05/13

This week on "Tuesday Night Detectives" from Vintage Classic Radio, we begin with suave sleuth Phil Vance in "The Butler Murder Case", originally broadcasted on February 15th, 1949. When a respected society figure is found dead in his study and all signs point to the loyal family butler, Vance isn't convinced by appearances. With his usual blend of erudite charm and sharp deduction, he peels back the layers of an upper-class facade to uncover a motive buried in envy and

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00:53:20

Tuesday Night Detectives - Hercule Poirot (Trail Led...

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2025/05/05

On this week's "Tuesday Night Detectives" on Vintage Classic Radio, we bring you two gripping detective stories from the golden age of radio. First, the brilliant Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot, returns in "Trail Led to Death", originally broadcast on November 11th, 1945. When a reclusive antique dealer is found murdered in his London shop, Poirot must untangle a series of cryptic clues, including a rare Roman coin and a suspicious ledger entry. With Captain Hastings at his side, Poirot follow a

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00:56:37

Sunday Night Playhouse - Double Bill: H.G. Wells (The...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/05/04

This Sunday evening on "Sunday Night Playhouse", Vintage Classic Radio brings you a rare sci-fi double bill from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Our first feature is a haunting adaptation from CBC Sunday Theatre in Calgary, H.G. Wells' story, "The Crystal Egg", originally aired on March 26. 1972. Long before he unleashed the Martian apocalypse in "The War of the Worlds", Wells hinted at interplanetary observation with his eerie tale of a

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00:55:44

Tuesday Night Detectives - The Adventures of Sam...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/04/28

After a long hiatus, we present "Tuesday Night Detectives". First, "The Adventures of Sam Spade" in "Lawless Caper". Originally broadcasted on August 29th, 1948. Howard Duff stars as Spade, who investigates a stolen holiday shipment, with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie Perrine, and support from William Conrad and June Havoc.Next up, we have "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" featuring "The Sudden Wealth Matter", broadcast on December 13, 1959. Bob

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01:01:13

Tuesday Night Detectives - The New Adventures of...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/03/24

On this week's episode of "Tuesday Night Detectives" on Vintage Classic Radio, delve into the thrilling world of classic detective radio dramas. Starting with "The New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes", listeners will be treated to the "Case of the Well-Staged Murder", originally aired on November 16, 1947. In this gripping episode, the indefatigable duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, portrayed by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce respectively, unravel the intricacies of a murder that appears to be the

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00:58:34

Sunday Night Playhouse - Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/02/23

This Sunday on Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse" we delve into the chilling world of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", brought to life in a 1971 CBC Radio adaptation. This story, set in a dystopian future where books are banned and 'firemen' burn any found, casts a long shadow over contemporary concerns of rising fascism and the suppression of free thought. The narrative's poignant exploration of censorship and the destruction of knowledge serves

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01:58:42

Saturday Matinee - Our Miss Brooks (Convict), Phil...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/02/22

This week's "Saturday Matinee" on Vintage Classic Radio kicks off with "Our Miss Brooks" in the episode "Convict". Originally aired on November 8th, 1953. Eve Arden stars as the beloved English teacher, Miss Brooks, and finds herself in a humorous mixup involving a misidentified convict. The show also stars Gale Gordon as the blustery Principal Osgood Conklin, Richard Crenna as student Walter Denton, Jane Morgan as Mrs. Davis, and Jeff Chandler as the handsome Mr

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00:56:20

Tuesday Night Detectives - The Adventures of Philp...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2025/01/13

Welcome to the first episode for the new year, with “Tuesday Night Detectives” on Vintage Classic Radio. Tonight, we delve into the thrilling world of classic detective radio dramas with two captivating episodes. First, we feature “The Adventures of Philip Marlowe” in the episode titled “The Black Halo.” Originally aired on January 15, 1949, this gripping story follows the sharp-witted private detective Philip Marlowe as he unravels the mystery of a missing woman last seen wearing a distinctive

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02:01:08

Sunday Night Playhouse - Lux Radio Double Bill (A...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2024/12/29

This Sunday on Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse," we kick off with a special Lux Radio Theatre presentation of "A Little Bit of Heaven," which first aired on December 30, 1940. This heartwarming episode tells the story of Mary, a young girl with a powerful imagination that transforms her difficult life in a New York tenement into a fantastical world of wonder and joy. The episode starred Gloria Jean as Mary, along with notable performances by C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Stack, and

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01:49:12

Saturday Matinee - Our Miss Brooks (Exchanging...

Vintage Classic Radio ·

2024/12/27

This Saturday on Vintage Classic Radio, our "Saturday Matinee" celebrates the holiday season with a lineup of festive episodes. We kick off with the "Our Miss Brooks" episode titled “Exchanging Christmas Gifts,” where the ever-entertaining Miss Brooks, played by Eve Arden, navigates the complexities of gift exchanges among colleagues. The cast also features Gale Gordon as the blustery Principal Osgood Conklin, and Richard Crenna as the endearing student Walter Denton. Following that, we lighten

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