The problem that our site has been experiencing is now resolved! If you have been following “Jimmy Stewart On The Air” you can now continue, or begin as the case may be. The complete series is now available once again. Charlie had passed away in March 2018 after finishing our project. The book of the…
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The Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Hollywood After the War
Newly added to our collection is this 2-cassette set from England (Hodder Headline Audiobooks HH 328). This was number 3 in a series of releases. Packaged in a 4 x 5 ½ inch case, it features four Screen Directors’ Playhouse programs from the 1940’s. The Stewart show, It’s a Wonderful Life, was originally broadcast on…
It’s a Wonderful Life (Mr. Punch)
We just located another British cassette version of the Lux Radio Theatre production of It’s a Wonderful Life. It was issued by Mr. Punch (98034). Like most UK cassettes, it was released in a 4 x 5 ½ inch case. Starring with Stewart were Donna Reed as Mary, Victor Moore as Clarence the Angel, John…
This Is the Story No. 24
This is a new radio show that we only became aware of a few weeks ago. At the same time, in another form, it is a show of which we have been aware since our research began. This Is the Story is an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) program which was a part of their…
Christmastime is Here Again…Can It’s a Wonderful Life Be Far Behind?
Let’s spend some time on Christmas day with two newly found versions of the classic It’s a Wonderful Life. When it was first issued, It’s a Wonderful life was not associated with any particular time of the year. Today, of course it has become very much a part of the Christmas season. On May…
It’s a Wonderful Life (Another Cassette Version)
It’s a Wonderful Life was first broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre on March 10, 1947. It starred Jimmy Stewart ad George Bailey, Donna Reed as Mary Hatch and Victor Moore as Clarence. Through the years, it has been issued in many different formats. This single cassette was issued in 1984 by the AVC Corporation/The Mind’s…
Christmas Classics
Christmas Classics is an eight-CD collection being sold online during the 2017 holiday season. The set includes four shows originally broadcast on the Lux Radio Theatre, and one each from This Is My Best, Radio City Playhouse, Screen Directors’ Playhouse and Grand Central Station. One of the Lux shows is the March 10, 1947, broadcast…
Christmas Collection
This 10-CD set of Old Time Radio Christmas shows features mainly half hour programs. The Screen Directors’ Playhouse version of It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Stewart, Hans Conried (Mr. Potter) Arthur Q. Bryan (Clarence Oddbody) and Barbara Eiler (Mary) is one of the shows included. The program was originally broadcast on May 8, 1949. Other…
The Six Shooter (Radio Showcase)
Jimmy Stewart’s The Six Shooter series was released on cassette tapes by Radio Showcase in 1986. The J-card used in the cassette cases were generic and all were like the one below. The cassette labels were rather plain and just featured the show’s title and the date of the original broadcast. Although it’s a safe…
The Six Shooter (Audio Classics)
We recently purchased a large collection of old time radio shows on cassette tapes. Included in that set were 11 cassettes from Jimmy Stewart’s The Six Shooter series. Each cassette featured two half-hour shows, for a total of 22 programs. The cassettes were issued by Audio Classics, Inc., of St. Charles, MO. The J-cards for…
