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Old Time Radio's Greatest Mystery Shows
Radio Spirits
Radio Spirits, 2002
Good collection of radio mysteries
+ 20 Hours of Entertainment!
This is a 20-CD set of ten of the best mystery radio programs of the 1940's and 50's. There are four episodes for each of the programs (two per CD). This set also includes a small 32-page booklet that gives good background information on each of the programs and the episodes included here. For ...
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The Unfortunate Tobacconist & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volumes 1-6
Anthony Boucher, Denis Green
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003
Classic 40's radio mystery
+ Really quite good
+ Pure ambrosia!
+ 2nd IN THE SERIES A MUST HAVE!!
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Radio Spirits
Radio Spirits, 2006
More than Your Money's Worth from Johnny Dollar
Johnny Dollar began his radio career as a slightly sleazy sleuth shamelessly padding his expense account as he reported on his solutions to the various mysteries he confronted as a freelance insurance investigator. From this humble beginning, he evolved into a standup guy with a strong moral ...
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Shadow: Man of Mystery
Radio Spirits, 2008
No plan is smart enough! No crook is slick enough! No hide-out is secret enough! The weed of crime bears bitter fruit! Crime does not pay! The Shadow knows!" The Shadow and Margot Lane were the consummate crime-fighting couple of Radio's Golden Age. Together they foiled the wicked plans of the greedy and the vengeful. In this ten-hour tribute collection to this timeless team you'll encounter many ...
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The Great American Broadcast
Leonard Maltin
NAL Trade, 2000
Another Maltin triumph
+ old-time radio
+ Great intro to old time radio
+ Great!
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Greatest Mysteries
Various Artists
Radio Spirits, 2001
A treasure box of entertainment
+ Great collection of old radio mysteries
30 CD's 60 mystery shows from 20 different series makes this box set one hell of a collection. If you love old time radio mysteries you will relish this gem. I spent the last two months glued to my CD player being entertained. The folks at Radio Spirits have done an excellent job in collecting ...
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Greatest Shows
Radio Spirits, 2001
Another great selection of old radio shows from Radio Spirits
This is a very broad selection of 60 different old time radio shows on 30 CD's. Like another set from radio spirits ("All-Time Favorites" ISBN: 1570193754) these episodes are not generally the greatest from each show, but they do serve as a great introduction to the quality and variety of old radio ...
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The 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows of the 20th Century selected by Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Radio Spirits, 2000
Valuable living history
+ A Great Buy for OTR Fans
+ The best collection available
+ Cronkite can pick 'em
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The Shadow with Book(s)
Various Artists
Radio Spirits, 2004
where have they been?
+ Blue Coal Memories
+ Great Service
Well, I thought I was a fan of The Shadow radio shows from the 1930's. I've heard a bunch, and own a bunch, and in this box set here's only two I've heard before--"Prelude to Terror," about a loony who concocts exploding light bulbs and plants them in strategic buildings. [..] then there's ...
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60 Greatest Science Fiction Shows Selected By Ray Bradbury
Greatest Science Fiction
Radio Spirits, 2001
Great Shows, Great Authors from the Golden Age of SciFi
+ Bradbury picks the best!
+ It really is the "Theater of Imagination"!
+ OUTSTANDING SCIENCE FICTION
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Old Time Radio's Greatest Comedy Shows
Radio Spirits
Radio Spirits, 2002
Great collection of classic radio comedies
This is a great collection of old radio comedies. One of the more interesting shows is "My Favorite Husband" which starred Lucille Ball and was the precursor to the hit TV show "I Love Lucy". All of these are classics and much of the humor still stands up. The set also includes a great 32-page ...
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Murder by Moonlight and Other Mysteries: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volumes 19-24 (New Adventures of ...
Anthony Boucher, Denis Green
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006
THE FINAL EPISODES OF RATHBONE AS SHERLOCK HOLMES
+ SHERLOCK HOLMS
+ Go back in time and listen to an original radio broadcast
+ Better than TV before bedtime
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Radio Greatest Christmas Shows
Radio Spirits
Radio Spirits, 2006
Excellent collection of old time radio Christmas classics
Most of the episodes in this collection are true classics of old time radio. My personal favorite is The Campbell Playhouse's version of A Christmas Carol. Episodes include:
THE LUX RADIO THEATRE: It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed 3-10-47
THE LUX RADIO THEATRE: ...
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Murder in the Casbah and Other Mysteries: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Original Radio Broadcasts)
Anthony Boucher, Denis Green
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2005
Radio is forever
+ Classic 40's radio mystery
+ THE JOY OF RADIO STILL LIVES!!
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are well known for their Sherlock Holmes films, which were produced by universal. An interesting fact is that the universal contract provided that each week these two men could have the day off. On this day, they would go into the radio studios of the Mutual ...
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The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective
Radio Spirits, 2004
The Best Private Eye Radio Show
+ Best of the series
Sam Spade was the creation of Dashiell Hammett and is widely remembered from Humphrey Bogart's portrayal in the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon. William Spier (often referred to as the Hitchcock of radio) was the creative force behind both Suspense (widely regarded as the greatest radio show of the ...
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