Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio

Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio

The Great Adventures of Old Time Radio invites you on a thrilling journey through the Golden Age of audio storytelling. Hosted by Adam Graham—creator of the award-nominated Great Detectives of Old Time Radio—this twice-weekly series brings you the most daring, pulse-pounding tales from the golden microphones of the 1930s to the 1960s. From rocket-fueled space operas to wartime espionage, jungle heroics to crime tales soaked in noir and intrigue, each episode delivers high-stakes excitement and vintage charm. Whether you’re a seasoned fan of old-time radio or discovering these timeless audio adventures for the first time, there’s something here to quicken your pulse and spark your imagination. ' We don’t just dip into shows—we go on the full journey. Just like on Great Detectives, we present complete runs of classic adventure series from their first surviving episode to final broadcast. We’re launching with the interplanetary escapades of Flash Gordon and the shadowy WWII missions of Cloak and Dagger, with upcoming features including Buck Rogers, Tarzan, David Harding, Counterspy, and many more legends of vintage radio. Perfect for fans of pulp fiction, classic spy stories, retro science fiction, and old-school audio drama, The Great Adventures of Old Time Radio is your passport to exotic worlds, dark alleys, secret missions, and boundless imagination. So tune in, buckle up, and prepare for adventure—because the Golden Age is calling.

Episodes

October 14, 2025 51 mins
We're joined by Allan Liska of Green Archer Comics, co-author of the comic Buck Rogers v. the Cyberlords.

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

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 ...
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Today's Adventure: Two OSS Agents go into occupied Norway to blow up a key Nazi-controlled bridge.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 20, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Berry Kroeger, Raymond Edward Johnson, Jerry Jarrett, Frank Barrens, Karl Weber, Joseph Julian, Ralph Bell.

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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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Today's Adventure: A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competition with two Nazi officers.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 13, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Louise Barclay; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Stefan Schnabel; Berry Kroeger; Janice Gilbert; Karl Weber; Ralph Bell; Jerry Jarrett

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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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Today's Adventure: An OSS agent in Italy finds himself in a compartment on the train has been double-booked, and his travel companion is General Rommel.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 6, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Ralph Bell; Barry Kroeger; Jan Miner; Boris Aplon; Arnold Moss; Jerry Jarrett; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber

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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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Today's Adventure: An OSS agent goes behind enemy lines into occupied Holland to stay at his uncle's house.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 30, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne; Lester Fletcher; Harvey Hayes; Jared Burke; Gordon Stern; Francois Grimar; Basil Langton; Patricia Courtleigh; Beulah Garrick; Victor Chapin

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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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Today's Adventure: Two OSS agents are on a mission to bring in a captured Japanese colonel, but the mission goes awry, leaving the two men in a battle for survival.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 23, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Jerry Lester; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Irene Hubbard; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Arnold Robertson

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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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Today's Adventure: A cartoonist in the OSS goes undercover in a German-occupied French village ahead of an American advance.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 9, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Virginia Payne; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Stefan Schnabel; Jerry Jarrett; Ralph Bell; Lotte Stavisky; Everett Sloan

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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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Today's Adventure: An OSS agent goes to Siam.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 2, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Everett Sloane; Ralph Bell; Berry Kroeger; Raymond Edward Johnson; Eileen Heckart; Martin Balsam; Grant Richards; Jerry Jarrett; Karl Webber

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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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Today's Adventure: An OSS agent and an escaped political prisoner go behind enemy lines in Berlin to help support an Allied bombing raid.

Original Radio Broadcast:June 25, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Bill Zuckert; Everett Sloane; Lily Darvas; Berry Kroeger; Michael Artist; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Bobby Weil; Brad Barker

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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

To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/

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Today's Adventure: An American OSS agent parachutes into Japanese-occupied Burma to organizea local native tribe to aide the allied invasion effort.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 18, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring Raymond Edward Johnson, Carl Weber, Bill Quinn, Joe Julian, Everett Sloan, Inga Adams, Jackson Beck, and Jerry Jarrett

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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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Today's Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into occupied France to steal plans from the enemy and is aided by a local French resistance group.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 11, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Larry Haines; Boris Aplon; Berry Kroeger; Jerry Jarrett; Lily Darvas; Raymond Edward Johnson; Joseph Buloff; Nancy Franklin

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