Old Time Radio

About Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio brings you a curated collection of classic drama, mystery, comedy, crime, suspense, science fiction, Westerns, horror, and adventure from the golden age of broadcasting. Discover legendary programs, unforgettable performers, and timeless stories from radio’s greatest era. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. From famous radio classics to forgotten gems, Old Time Radio celebrates the voices, stories, and sound that entertained generations before television. Rediscover classic old time radio shows, vintage radio drama, golden age radio, mystery, comedy, crime, Westerns, sci-fi, horror, and otr adventure. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jul 2026

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   X Minus One - "And the Moon Be Still as Bright" (1955)

   X Minus One, episode 19, “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” originally broadcast September 22, 1955. This NBC Radio Network science-fiction drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles story, with a radio script by Ernest Kinoy and narration by Norman Rose. After three Earth expeditions vanish on Mars, Captain Wilder leads a fourth mission to a silent, ancient Martian city. As the explorers confront the traces of a vanished civilization, the journey becomes a thoughtful drama about discovery, respect, and the consequences newcomers may bring to an unfamiliar world. The September 22 broadcast was a repeat of the program first heard on April 22, 1955. Old Time Radio Classics 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 00:40 Original Broadcast 24:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Screen Directors Playhouse - "The Damned Dont Cry" (1951)

   Screen Directors Playhouse presents “The Damned Don’t Cry,” episode 97, originally broadcast on NBC on April 5, 1951. Joan Crawford stars with Frank Lovejoy in this hour-long adaptation of the 1950 Warner Bros. crime drama, with the film’s director, Vincent Sherman, appearing as guest screen director. A woman from the Texas oil fields reinvents herself as the glamorous Lorna Hansen Forbes and enters a world of New York society, gambling, ambition, and criminal power. As her new life becomes more precarious, she faces a dangerous struggle for love, status, and survival. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 01:00:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Gunsmoke - "Billy the Kid" (1952)

   Gunsmoke, “Billy the Kid,” originally broadcast April 26, 1952, is episode 1 of the CBS Radio Network western series. Written by Walter B. Newman and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon. When Clay Richards is murdered in Dodge City, suspicion falls on a Dutchman and an angry crowd begins to demand its own brand of justice. Dillon must keep a lynch mob at bay while untangling conflicting accusations in this tense early drama of murder, due process, and frontier law. Old Time Radio Classics 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 00:40 Original Broadcast 29:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio--7219650/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

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