Classic Radio 07-19-25 - Big Bobo, Anna Carlson, and Tom Barry

Crime and Science Fiction on a Saturday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast July 19, 1955, 70 years ago, The Big Bobo.   A police sergeant is accused of taking $3500 from a woman to get her husband out of jail. 

Followed by Confession, originally broadcast July 19, 1953, 72 years ago, Anna Carlson.  Anna describes her life as a married mother of two with a husband on the road, struggling with restlessness and dissatisfaction despite a seemingly stable home.

Then Challenge of the Yukon, originally broadcast July 19, 1951, 74 years ago, Tom Barry’s Return.  Tom Barry is in a big hurry to get to Dawson. Sergeant Preston is in pursuit of him, to arrest him for murder!

Followed by Dimension X, originally broadcast July 19, 1951, 74 years ago, Dwellers in Silence. Twenty years after mankind abandons the Earth, a spaceship from Mars lands. 

Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast July 19, 1960, 65 years ago, Bureaucratic Confusion.

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