Classic Radio Theater

Classic Radio Theater

Hudson River Radio's own Big Jim Wheeler is thrilled to share his personal collection of classic radio shows from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s! Jim grew up on a farm in upstate New York, where TV shows were scarce, and where radio was king. It was a time where families would gather around the radio to hear the latest episode of their favorite shows.

Episodes

July 13, 2025 50 mins
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1927 publication of “The Adventure of Schoscombe Old Place” was dramatized by the BBC for radio broadcast.
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June 29, 2025 27 mins
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1926 publication of “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane” was dramatized by the BBC for radio broadcast.
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The film was released in 1949. This Lux Radio Theatre series version starred mostly the same cast, and first aired on March 12, 1951.
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June 8, 2025 26 mins
Dragnet, “Big Net,” aired on April 20, 1954.
Dun dun dun dun. Dun dun dun dun duuuunnnnnnn!
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June 1, 2025 26 mins
Dragnet, “Big Note,” aired on April 13, 1954.
All we need are the facts. But you already knew that.
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May 25, 2025 26 mins
Dragnet, “Big Saw,” aired on April 6, 1954.
Just the facts, Jack.
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The legendary comedic duo Fibber McGee & Molly with “I Can Get It For You Wholesale.” This show was broadcast on December 9, 1941, two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This show includes news updates on World War II.
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Broadcast on March 5, 1940. The giant mess in Fibber’s closet led to a short-lived expression of any household mess being called “Fibber McGee’s Closet.”
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May 4, 2025 23 mins
Uncle Oliver aired on July 9, 1955.
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April 27, 2025 25 mins
General Parcley Smith aired on July 2, 1955
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April 20, 2025 23 mins
Gunsmoke, the story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

The Army Trial first aired on June 25, 1955.
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Lily Tomlin is a showbiz legend who started out doing stand-up comedy in the 1960s. She is best known today for costarring in the 1980 movie “9 to 5” with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, and more recently in the Netflix sitcom Grace and Frankie, also with Jane Fonda.

“This Is A Recording” was released in 1971. It features Lily’s character, Ernestine, a telephone operator who treats customers terribly. Ernestine also made a memorable ap...
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March 30, 2025 15 mins
The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946
For our annual celebration of April fools Day, we present “The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946,” the championship farting contest between Lord Windesmear and Paul Boomer. Although nobody is certain, this recording was most likely done in 1940 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sports announcer Sidney S. Brown and CBC producer Jules Lipton as an in-house joke. Someone at Columbia records pres...
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My Darling Clementine starring Peter Fonda
Another presentation of The Lux Radio Theater, this adaptation aired on April 28, 1947.
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The Treasure of Sierra Madre, starring Humphrey Bogart
Broadcast on April 18, 1949 by The Lux Radio Theater on the NBC Blue Network. Lux was a brand of soap owned by Unilever.
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The Lone Ranger - Eric Hyde Loses Cattle to Rustlers
The Lone Ranger radio show began its successful run at WXYZ Radio in Detroit, Michigan, in 1933 and would stay on the air until 1956. Although it was intended for a younger audience, at least half of listeners were adults. The show is well known for its use of The William Tell Overture as its theme.
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February 16, 2025 26 mins
Dragnet, “Big Confession,” aired on March 30, 1954.
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