Are you passionate of the wonderful black and white movies?
Do you enjoy the innocence of those wonderful old films where the good-guy always comes out the victor in the end and usually ends up with the girl as an added bonus?
Do you enjoy a classic thriller that doesn’t force you to endure countless violent deaths and enough blood to fulfil the needs of a major-city hospital for a year?
If your answer is a reverberant "Yes!” then I have wonderful news for you.
Thanks to the wonders of the Internet the classic old-time radio shows of the 1930s, 40s and 50s are as alive and well as they were over half a century ago.
With a little Googling you can discover, or rediscover if you’re of the right age to recall them, an entire new universe of classic audio shows that will make you laugh out loud, tremble of ..., or.
A great place to begin is at RUSC.COM old-time-radio web site. This huge archive was set-up back in 1999 and provides fans of old time radio with everything from editorial, reviews, crosswords and thousands and thousands of shows to download and enjoy on your computer or take with you in the car or on your MP3 player.
Let me give you a few recommendations if you’re new to old time radio.
If you’re looking for a good thriller you can’t make mistakes with Inner Sanctum, Suspense or The Whistler. Old time radio offer many suspense and thriller shows, but the three I just mentioned are a first-class start in your old time radio adventure.
If you’d like something funnier, hear to Fibber McGee and Molly, Life with Luigi or Life of Riley. These ageless radio shows are as amusing now as they were in the the golden age of radio.
For those who prefer something a little more dramatic try CBS Radio Workshop or Lux Radio Theater. These shows provide classic versions of many of the famous works of literature as well as audio-only versions of many of the famous Hollywood films of the time.
Also, if you're a science finction fan, you can hear to Dimension X or X Minus 1. These classic radio series feature stories from some of the best science fiction writers of all-time such as Ray Bradbury.
The great thing with old time radio is that there really is something for everyone, so you can’t make mistakes if you just start listening and try to discover the ones that you like most. Hopefully, my suggestions above will help you to start your journey of discovery, but from there on you are limited only by your own imagination.
Happy listening!
