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Old Time Radio Drama (Drama)

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  • Host: Norman Gilliland
  • This show brings you the best of 1930s, 40s, and 50s entertainment. Host Norman Gilliland explores some of the best comedy, drama, adventure, mystery, and science fiction of the Twentieth Century. Where else can you get entertainment including comedy, suspense, alien invaders, and ads for products you haven't seen in decades all in the show.
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Nov 29 Listen
It's western adventure with Lightning Jim, tonight at eight, during Old-Time Radio Drama. Then comedy follows, with Jack Benny and the gang, in a broadcast from 1947.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Nov 28 Listen
Take up the Challenge of the Yukon tonight at eight, during Old-Time Radio Drama; and settle in for comedy with the Aldrich Family from 1952.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Nov 22 Listen
Ride into action with Paladin in Have Gun Will Travel tonight at eight during Old-Time Radio Drama, and stop by the home of George Burns and Gracie Allen to find out about a most unlikely scandal in a broadcast from 1943.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Nov 21 Listen
Fibber McGee goes to the 1939 Auto Show during tonight's eight o'clock hour of Old-Time Radio Drama, and Paladin rides out on another job for a gunfighter in an episode of Have Gun Will Travel from 1959.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Nov 15 Listen
At eight, on Old-Timer Radio Drama, Gunsmoke from 1952. And a whimsical look at post-war inventions with Fred Allen.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Nov 14 Listen
The Lone Ranger rides again, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Groucho Marx puts the contestants on the spot for a half-hour of You Bet Your Life.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Nov 8 Listen
Hopalong Cassidy takes a bull by the horns, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Jimmy Durante (der-RANT-ee) takes a music lesson from Bing Crosby in a broadcast from 1947.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Nov 7 Listen
Ride with the Lone Ranger... to Rattlesnake Inn... at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And drop in on Chester A. Riley, who's about to win a Hudson automobile in an outing from 1950.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Nov 1 Listen
The great Tom Mix rides into action, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Mark Trail looks into the deaths of snowy owls in outdoor adventure from 1951.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Oct 31 Listen
At eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama, it's western action with Dr. Sixgun from 1954. And The Great Gildersleeve throws a party for Halloween 1943.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Oct 25 Listen
The Lone Ranger fights the schemes of a post-war profiteer, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Jimmy Durante (dur-RAN-tee) goes girl-hunting with heart throb Victor Mature (mah-TOUR) in an outing from 1947.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Oct 24 Listen
James Stewart is the Six Shooter, tonight at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Jack Benny tunes in the 1946 World Series.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Oct 18 Listen
Take up the Challenge of the Yukon, at eight, during Old-Time Radio Drama. And drop in on Jack Benny and newcomer Dennis Day during a broadcast from 1939.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Oct 17 Listen
Take to the outdoors for adventure with Mark Trail, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And stop by for comedy with George Burns and Gracie Allen in a broadcast from 1940.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Oct 11 Listen
Paladin takes on the mysterious monster of Moon Ridge, after eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And planting a tree turns into a neighborhood battle for the Great Gildersleeve in an outing from 1942.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Oct 10 Listen
At eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama, it's western action with Straight Arrow from 1948. And the Great Gildersleeve investigates the city jail in an outing from 1941.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Oct 4 Listen
At eight, when someone tries to kill a boy, Matt Dillon steps in to find out why, when Old-Time Radio Drama brings you Gunsmoke from 1955. And Jack Benny and the gang follow with comedy from 1950.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Oct 3 Listen
Ride into adventure with the Lone Ranger and Tonto, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And set foot onstage with Bergen & McCarthy and the salty Tallulah Bankhead (tah-LOO-lah BANK-head) in a broadcast from 1946.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Sep 27 Listen
Dr. Sixgunrides into Trouble at Fort Apache tonight, at eight, during Old-Time Radio Drama. Also, Chester A. Riley comes to terms with a former rival in love during the Life of Riley from 1944.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Sep 26 Listen
Escape goes west with Wild Jack Rhett tonight at eight, during Old-Time Radio Drama, and a painting is at the center of racial controversy during The Halls of Ivy.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Sep 20 Listen
Tonight at eight, Old-Time Radio Drama rides west with Hawk Larabee in adventure from 1947. And then George Burns and Gracie Allen follow with Gracie's plan to rehabilitate a criminal.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Sep 19 Listen
John Dehner stars as Paladin in Have Gun Will Travel, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And William Bendix stirs up another revoltin' development in The Life of Riley from 1950.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Sep 13 Listen
At eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama, things get wild at Fort Laramie when payday rolls around. And Frederick March stars in a round-the-world pursuit when NBC Theater from 1943 preseents "Trade Winds."

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Sep 12 Listen
Ride with Hopalong Cassidy, at eight, when Old-Time Radio Drama brings you "The Case of the Last Word" from 1951. And Fibber McGee follows with comedy from 1940.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Sep 6 Listen
Old-Time Radio Drama starts tonight, at eight, with the Lone Ranger in an adventure from 1943. Then the Great Gildersleeve follows with an effort to play in a golf tournament.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Sep 5 Listen
Tonight at eight during Old-Time Radio Drama, it's Gunsmoke from 1960, and Phil Harris gets his feet wet, as a boat-owner in an outing from 1949.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Aug 30 Listen
It's Gunsmoke, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And then a culture clash during the Life of Riley.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Aug 29 Listen
Ride into Frontier Town, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Jack Benny takes you on a tour of Beverly Hills in a broadcast from 1949.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sun, Aug 23 Listen
Get back in the saddle again with Gene Autry, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And stay right there when Fred Allen welcomes guest Roy Rogers in a broadcast from 1942.

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

Sat, Aug 22 Listen
It's the All-Star Western Theatre with Foy Willing ushering in Old-Time Radio Drama, at eight. And Clifton Fadiman matches wits with the denizens of Duffy?s Tavern in a broadcast from 1943.

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