Classic Radio Theater

Go get your pumpkins and start carving! It's time for SCARY CLASSIC SHOWS!Lights Out was one of the earliest radio programs focusing on horror and the supernatural. It ran on several networks from 1934 to 1947 before making the transition to television. This episode, “Oxychloride X,” was broadcast on January 26, 1938.

Halloween is approaching, so we figure it's time for some SCARY CLASSIC SHOWS!Lights Out was one of the earliest radio programs focusing on horror and the supernatural. It ran on several networks from 1934 to 1947 before making the transition to television. This episode, “Rocket From Manhattan,” was broadcast on September 20, 1945, and is set in the distant future year of… 2000!

This episode was during their highest rated season. It aired on January 6, 1948.

Fibber and Molly were actually Jim and Marian Jordan, a married couple and comedy legends. This episode aired on October 14, 1947, on the NBC Radio Network.

Orson Welles adapted this live February 3, 1939, performance from the 1925 novel “Arrowsmith,” by Sinclair Lewis. It was part of The Campbell’s Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell’s Soup.

This adaptation of the 1938 film “Algiers” was performed live on October 8, 1939, on The Campbell’s Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell’s Soup.

Orson Welles’s adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play from 1933. This performance was performed live on September 17, 1939, on The Campbell’s Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell’s Soup.

This radio dramatization of the film aired on January 9, 1949.

This radio dramatization of the film aired on August 5, 1949.

This radio dramatization of the 1939 film aired on November 5, 1945.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1927 publication of “The Adventure of Schoscombe Old Place” was dramatized by the BBC for radio broadcast.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1926 publication of “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane” was dramatized by the BBC for radio broadcast.

The film was released in 1949. This Lux Radio Theatre series version starred mostly the same cast, and first aired on March 12, 1951.

Dragnet, “Big Net,” aired on April 20, 1954.Dun dun dun dun. Dun dun dun dun duuuunnnnnnn!

Dragnet, “Big Note,” aired on April 13, 1954.All we need are the facts. But you already knew that.

Dragnet, “Big Saw,” aired on April 6, 1954.Just the facts, Jack.

The legendary comedic duo Fibber McGee & Molly with “I Can Get It For You Wholesale.” This show was broadcast on December 9, 1941, two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This show includes news updates on World War II.

Broadcast on March 5, 1940. The giant mess in Fibber’s closet led to a short-lived expression of any household mess being called “Fibber McGee’s Closet.”

Uncle Oliver aired on July 9, 1955.