Legendary radio collector John Tefteller presents the best of mystery, comedy, horror, and adventure stories, produced by the greatest writers, directors, composers, and stars.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
We just received two thick volumes of original You Bet Your Life scripts from the actual show. So we are listening to an episode from January 4, 1950 and following along. Hear about why a show that seemed to be so spontaneous had scripts at all, and what we discover as we compare what was written with the program.
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Horror is one of the most powerful genres in the medium of sound, and we couldn't possibly stop at 10. So today we begin a new series of "10 More Great Horror Shows." We start with an unusual pick from the series that dramatized movies, The Screen Director's Playhouse. The story is a well-done half hour adaptation of the 1948 film about a man in a mind reading act who starts to see actual visions of the future, starring Edward G. Robinson.
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Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
It's income tax time, and we go back in time to 1950 to hear a slice of history. A CPA is slowly going crazy trying to sort out Gracie Allen's expenditures, a wacky script that was reworked several times over the course of the show. Hear about George and Gracie's evening at the ballet, Bill Goodwin's new girlfriend Mona Knocks, and Gracie's blooper that stops the show.
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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
We are taking a break between Thursday series to bring you a highly unusual program for Easter, a strange story of the end of the world, the few survivors of the apocalypse, and a "V.U.P." (Very Unimportant Person). This weird fantasy from the fertile imagination of Wyllis Cooper is from the series, "Quiet Please."
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
GODOR host John Tefteller has a special relationship with the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" radio show, a series that strangely we have never presented... until today. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from the 1930s-'40s film series are on the case of a Scottish haunted castle and a family legacy on the precipice. Hear the story, and why Dame Jean Conan Doyle hated this radio series.
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Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Today, the final episode in our 10-week tribute to the radio anthology "Suspense", finds us late in the series, with the story of a man (played by Sam Spade actor Howard Duff), entering a prison to observe the goings-on. Dr. Joe Webb is here to help us wrap up our look at the series, and to discuss the return of Duff to the air after being blacklisted in the '40s.
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Suspense and the Blacklist https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion/click-for-home-arrow-for-more/the-blacklist-and-suspense
Mr. Adams & Mrs. Eve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YAY4sI4ZBU
Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion
Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021
Suspense 80th Anniversary Marathon (24 episodes announced by Dr. Joe Webb and voice actor Keith Scott) https://archive.org/details/80thAnnivSuspenseMarathon
Dr. Joe’s Suspense daily blogpost https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Stan Freberg is back today with the 6th show of a series. Joining him is a plethora of well-known cartoon voices, June Foray, Peter Leeds, Daws Butler, to bring you "Elderly Man River," great moments in history (a precursor to Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America), a satire panel of comic strip experts, and "Rock Island Line."
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Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
As our journey through the series "Suspense" nears an end, today we are presenting Suspense in its latter years, under the direction of William N. Robson. This is the story of a lost airplane pilot, and the tower operator (played by the talented radio/TV actor Frank Lovejoy) who tries to bring him safely down. Joining us to discuss some of the concepts behind this nail-biter is Suspense historian Dr. Joe Webb.
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Frank Lovejoy’s career https://youtu.be/sWl-QUnbrF8
Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion
Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Henry Morgan, the obscure nutty comedian of the '40s, is our feature for today, and we are going back in time to hear what sounds like an aircheck of his very first full scale radio show. Prior to this, Henry Morgan had a weird, off-beat, 15-minute, one-man DJ-type show. This full half hour comedy show gave him a full orchestra, cast, announcer, orchestra (and bagpipes), unleashing the full power of Henry Morgan innovative weirdness.
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Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Today on our tribute to the great thriller series, "Suspense," don't let the innocuous title fool you. This is one of the most unsettling half-hours in dramatic radio history, featuring unbelievable performances by the cast. It's the simple story of a man (Cary Grant) and his wife (Cathy Lewis) alone in a car that won't start, and some crazy goings on in the darkness. Joining us to talk about this iconic Suspense show is Suspense expert Dr. Joe Webb.
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Suspense TV episode https://youtu.be/U-zb7zC3Bw0
Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion
Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021
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