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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Only Yesterday,” episode 479, originally broadcast on CBS on April 16, 1945. This Lux adaptation of the 1933 Universal film stars Ida Lupino and Robert Young, with Edward G. Robinson serving as guest host. Set against the World War I era, the prosperous 1920s, and the turmoil of the 1929 stock-market crash, the drama follows a businessman drawn back to a brief but consequential wartime romance. Adapted for radio by George Wells, the story explores memory, marriage, money, and the lasting weight of the past. Robinson’s opening also reflects the national mourning following President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death four days earlier. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 59:00 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Bird of Paradise,” episode 205, originally broadcast on CBS on March 11, 1954. John Dehner stars in this tropical adventure, adapted by John Meston from a short story by John Russell. Fortune hunter Andrew Harben ventures into the East Indies and across the Solomon Sea, seeking the rare imperial bird-of-paradise and the profit its feathers may bring. On a remote island, his ambition brings him into uneasy conflict with another hunter. Norman MacDonnell directed and produced. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 29:52 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Dimension X presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 34, originally broadcast on January 14, 1951. This NBC/WNBC drama was an original radio play by Ernest Kinoy, directed by Edward King and produced by William Welch. Set on a human-conquered Mars in 1997, the story follows Al and John as they confront the plight of the remaining spider-like Martians, driven from Earth-imposed reservations toward their northern mountain homeland. Often noted as an allegory of displacement and westward expansion, the episode features a cast including Butch Cavell, Cameron Prud’homme, and Bill Zuckert. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 26:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One presents “Project Trojan,” episode 56, originally broadcast on NBC on June 19, 1956. Written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Daniel Sutter, this wartime suspense drama features Alistair Duncan, Ivor Francis, Burford Hampden, Alfred Shirley, William Quinn, and narrator Alfred Isliff. During World War II, British intelligence weighs a daring campaign of deception designed to steer Nazi Germany’s scientific effort away from guided-missile research. Drawing on an idea reportedly inspired by a Galaxy Magazine editorial, Colonel McKenzie’s plan turns science-fiction imagination into a potential weapon of war. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:56 Original Broadcast 24:41 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part One,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 5, 1953. Episode 494 adapts Charles Dickens’s unfinished final novel, with Herbert Marshall as the troubled choir master John Jasper. In Victorian Cloisterham, Jasper welcomes his nephew Edwin Drood as Edwin’s engagement to Rosa and a growing rivalry with Neville Landless strain the household’s uneasy relationships. Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis, this first half of a two-part drama builds an ominous cathedral-town atmosphere around Dickens’s enduring mystery. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Gunsmoke, “Trojan War,” originally broadcast January 3, 1960. This CBS Radio presentation is a rebroadcast of a story first aired in 1953, written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Norman Macdonnell. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester. When three members of the Pueblo Gang ride into Dodge City, Dillon has reason to be wary—but no cause to arrest them. After a stage from Buckeye fails to arrive, Dillon and Chester set out on a tense investigation involving a threatened route, stolen gold, and a dangerous trail ahead. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 25:02 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Whistler presents “What Makes a Murderer,” episode 168, originally broadcast August 13, 1945. Hosted by Marvin Miller as the Whistler, this CBS Pacific Network drama was sponsored by Signal Oil and features Joseph Kearns, Jay Novello, and Earle Ross. Two office friends lament the dull routine of commuter trains, desk work, dinner, and sleep. After an impulsive racetrack wager, one man uses his winnings to trade his old life for Florida, where romance, wealth, and unexpected consequences await. The story was written by Everett T. Tomlinson and is adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:33 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Lux Radio Theatre presents “June Bride,” originally broadcast August 29, 1949, as episode 665. This romantic comedy stars Bette Davis as magazine editor Linda Gilman and James Stewart as foreign correspondent Carey Jackson. When Carey returns to New York, he is assigned to work with Linda—his former love—on a women’s-magazine feature about a family wedding in small-town Indiana. Professional rivalry, competing ideas about the story, and lingering feelings accompany them into the wedding preparations. Adapted from the 1948 Warner Bros. film, this broadcast opened Lux Radio Theatre’s fifteenth season. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 01:00 Original Broadcast 54:16 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Academy Award Theater presents “Kitty Foyle,” episode 2, originally broadcast on CBS on April 6, 1946. Ginger Rogers reprises the role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1940 film adaptation of Christopher Morley’s novel. In Philadelphia, working woman Kitty Foyle finds herself caught between the dependable Dr. Mark Eisen and Wyn Strafford, the wealthy man she has loved for years. This condensed radio adaptation explores romance, independence, and the sharp class boundaries of the city’s privileged Main Line society. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 30:29 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Dimension X presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” episode 26, originally broadcast on NBC on September 29, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, this sustaining broadcast stars Wendell Holmes as Captain Wilder and Alexander Scourby as Spender. After three Earth expeditions vanish, a fourth mission reaches Mars and finds silent cities left behind by an absent civilization. As Captain Wilder and the expedition’s archaeologist, Spender, confront the haunting evidence of Martian culture, the drama considers exploration, cultural loss, and the obligations of visitors to an unfamiliar world. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 30:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 29, 1948. Episode 51 adapts F. Scott Fitzgerald’s darkly fantastical short story, with a radio script by Les Crutchfield and direction by William N. Robson. College student John Unger accepts classmate Percy Washington’s invitation to an isolated Montana retreat, where astonishing wealth and a legendary diamond conceal an increasingly unsettling world of privilege and secrecy. Sam Edwards stars as John, with John Dehner and Peggy Webber; William Conrad provides Escape’s signature opening voice. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 30:17 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Formula for Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 10, 1962. This late-run episode is number 929 in the series. A vital defense project depends on a brilliant, reclusive scientist and the complex optical formula only he can create. As Colonel Humboldt and Dr. Fernald attempt to secure its delivery, the scientist’s fear of espionage turns a routine handoff into an unsettling mystery. Written by Jack Johnstone and directed by Fred Hendrickson, the cast includes Ivor Francis, Walter Greaza, and Luis Van Rooten. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 24:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Gunsmoke presents “Minnie,” episode 455, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on December 25, 1960. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, and Howard McNear as Doc Adams. The episode was written by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell, who also produced and directed the series. In 1870s Dodge City, Minnie Higgins arrives at Doc Adams’s office with a bullet wound in her arm—and an explanation that soon draws suspicion. As her attention turns unexpectedly toward Doc, Matt, Chester, and Kitty watch a routine medical visit become an awkward and increasingly tense problem. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 20:05 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

X Minus One, “The Moon Is Green,” originally broadcast January 2, 1957, is episode 82. Adapted by George Lefferts from Fritz Leiber’s 1952 Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC sustaining drama features Joyce Gordon, Bill Lipton, and Ian Martin. After the next atomic war, Effie and her husband Hank live sealed inside a protective shelter, certain the contaminated world outside is deadly. When Effie opens a window and meets Patrick, a man apparently surviving in the open air, their guarded existence is challenged by fear, confinement, and the prospect of another way to live. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 29:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “Benscelina and the Fisherman,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on June 10, 1954. This is episode 213 of the series. An English visitor on a trout-fishing holiday in County Mayo, Ireland, encounters Benscelina, a young Romani woman, on the lonely moorland. When danger closes in around her caravan camp, the two make a desperate bid for safety across the rugged countryside. Written by John Dehner and directed by Norman Macdonnell, the drama stars Vic Perrin and Paula Winslowe. Old Time Radio Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 30:18 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-stories-old-time-radio--7218844/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio