About Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers Radio Adventurers
Before Star Wars... before Star Trek… there were Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. These legendary space heroes captured imaginations across the globe with tales of rockets, ray guns, and far-off worlds—and in the 1930s, they blasted off from the comic strips into the airwaves in some of the earliest science fiction audio dramas ever produced.
In this feed from The Great Adventures of Old Time Radio, host Adam Graham presents the surviving radio serial adventures of these two pioneers of planetary peril.
First, journey with Flash Gordon launched into space by a paranoid scientist and crash-landed onto the strange and savage Planet Mongo. There, he joins strange allies to challenge the tyrannical Ming the Merciless in a thrilling, serialized science-fantasy saga from 1935.
Then meet Buck Rogers, a 20th-century man who wakes up 500 years in the future—and quickly finds himself battling the nefarious Killer Kane as a space-age lawman in a rare complete story arc from the golden age of radio.
Whether you're a fan of classic science fiction, pulp heroes, or vintage radio serials, this limited series offers a thrilling ride through audio history—featuring the characters who launched a thousand space operas. For more thrilling tales of espionage, jungle treks, underwater escapades, and audio adventure from the 1930s–60s, check out The Great Adventures of Old Time Radio—where the golden age still burns bright.
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We're joined by Allan Liska of Green Archer Comics (http://www.grenarcher.io.), co-author of the comic Buck Rogers v. the Cyberlords (https://www.greenarcher.io/category/buck-rogers).
Green Archer is giving away two copies of the comic with metal covers and our listeners in the US and Canada can enter to win at their website (https://www.spreaker.com/cms/shows/6213871/www.greenarcher.io/greatadventurers).
Today's Adventure: The surviving chapters of Buck, Wilma, and Dr. Huer's journey to the center of the Earth, with Black Barney in the mix.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: May or June 1939
Originating from New York
Starring: Carl Frank as Buck Rogers; Adela Ronson as Wilma Deering; Edgar Stehli as Dr. Huer; Joe Granby as Black Barney
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14 Oct 2025
Buck Rogers: The Mechanical Mole, Episodes 1-4
We're joined by Allan Liska of Green Archer Comics (http://www.grenarcher.io.), co-author of the comic Buck Rogers v. the Cyberlords. (https://www.greenarcher.io/category/buck-rogers)
Green Archer is giving away two copies of the comic with metal covers and our listeners in the US and Canada can enter to win at their website (https://www.spreaker.com/cms/shows/6685721/www.greenarcher.io/greatadventurers)
Today's Adventure: Dr. Huer has plans to take the Mechanical Mole on an exciting expedition but it begins to move towards menacingly towards a crowd of people.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: May 1935
Originating from New York
Starring: Carl Frank as Buck Rogers, Adela Ronson as Wilma Deering, Edgar Stehli as Dr. Huer
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7 Oct 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 25 and 26
Today's Adventure: The out-of-control rocket Dr. Zarkov built on the planet Mongo is headed on a collison course with the Malaysian jungle and Jungle Jim.
Originating Radio Broadcast Dates: October 19 and 26, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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30 Sept 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapters 23 and 24
Today's Adventure: Flash has to put his differences with Dale behind him, while, with Azura his prisoner, he plans to take the land of the Blue Magic Men.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: October 5 and 12, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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23 Sept 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 21 and 22
Today's Adventure: In the Pit of Peril, Flash tries to save Azura from a hoard of vengeful dwarves, Tahl has proclaimed himself King, and Zarkov loses the last of his invisibility power to try and find Flash.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: September 21 and 28, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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15 Sept 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 19 and 20
Today's Adventure: With the Witch Queen Azura as his prisoner, but with the Blue Magic Men in pursuit, Flash presses Azura behind the Iron Gate in the
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: September 7 and 14, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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8 Sept 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 17 and 18
Today's Adventure: With the power of invisbililty, Flash terrorizes Azura, Thal, and the Blue Magic Men.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date:August 24 and 31, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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1 Sept 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapters 15 and 16
Today's Adventure: Flash Dale, and Zarkoff undertake perilous climb out the palace window to escape the destructo rays.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: August 10 and 17, 1935
Originating from Hollywood Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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25 Aug 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 13 and 14
Today's Adventure: Having brought Queen Azura under his control, Flash takes possession of the Blue Magic Men, but General Tal plots to overthrow him.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: July 27 and August 3, 1935.
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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19 Aug 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 11 and 12
Today's Adventure: Dr. Zarkov catches the guards by surprise and takes control of the kitchen. Can he and Dale restore Flash's memory?
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: July 13 and 20, 1935
Originating from Hollywood Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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12 Aug 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 9 and 10
Today's Adventure: Zarkoff is determined to rescue Flash Gordon. But Flash, under the control of the Witch Queen Azura, sets out to capture Zarkoff and his army of Hawkmen while dealing with treachery from Azura's high priest and general, Tal.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: June 22 and July 6, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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5 Aug 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 7 and 8
Today's Adventure: Leading the Hawmen, Zarkoff plans an expedition to find and resuce Flash and Dale. Meanwhile, Flash, under the witch queen Azura, leads the army of the Blue Magic Men against the Hawkmen.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: June 8 and June 15, 1936
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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29 Jul 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapters 5 and 6
Today's Adventure: Flash begins his conquest of the Kingdom of Caves, but runs into a major complication when he's captured by Queen Azusa, witch and leader of the blue magic men.
Originating Radio Broadcast Date: May 25 and June 1, 1935
Originating from Hollywood Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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22 Jul 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 3 and 4
Today's Adventure: Flash and his friends are sent to imprisonment in the city of the Hawkmen.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11 and 18, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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13 Jul 2025
Flash Gordon: Chapter 1 and 2
All-world athlete Flash Gordon is mistaken for a spy and taken at a gunpoint onto a rocket to the Planet Mongo, where he begins a war against Ming the Merciless.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27 and May 4, 1935
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Flash Gordon; Maurice Franklin; Bruno Wick
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