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August 27, 2025 31 mins

🎧 TONIGHT: The CIA-Inspired Spy Show That Took Over 1950s Radio! 🎙️ Espionage, Danger & Global Intrigue on Brett’s Old Time Radio Show

Welcome back, agents of nostalgia—this is Brett’s Old Time Radio Show, your weekly time machine to the Golden Age of Radio! I’m Brett, coming to you from my cozy studio overlooking the windswept shores of Lyme Bay, where the sea itself sounds like an old spy signal…

🕵️‍♂️ Tonight, we’re decoding one of the most thrilling espionage radio dramas to ever hit the airwaves—Dangerous Assignment, starring Hollywood legend Brian Donlevy as the unshakable special agent Steve Mitchell.

🌍 International plots. Secret missions. Exotic locations. Shadowy enemies. This was the 1950s blueprint for spy thrillers—and it’s just as gripping today.

🎬 Before Bond, before Bourne, before Jack Ryan—there was Steve Mitchell.

📻 This show ran from 1949–1953 and had it all: explosive action, postwar paranoia, deadly secrets, and a hero who faced down danger with grit, charm, and a passport full of fake names. From NBC to Australia, from radio to television, Dangerous Assignment was a global phenomenon—and tonight, it’s back in your ears.

💥 Expect double-crosses, close calls, and the kind of old-school tension you just don’t get anymore. So dim the lights, pour something strong, and prepare to vanish into the shadows of Cold War-era intrigue.

📍 Find all links: www.linktr.ee/brettsoldtimeradioshow 📸 Follow on Instagram & YouTube: @BrettsOldTimeRadioShow 📩 Got thoughts or requests? Email: brettorchard@gmail.com

🔊 Now hit play and join Agent Steve Mitchell on a mission that might just be his most dangerous yet...

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