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…
The Six Shooter – Summary and Signature
We’re not exactly sure what this item is. It appeared on eBay in mid-November, 2017. Obviously, the text has the opening for the radio show, along with information about a few of its shows, the director, writer and musical director. Of course, it’s also signed by Stewart. It may be a nice piece of The…
Radio’s Greatest Shows
Radio’s Greatest Shows is a 10-CD set issued in 2006 by Nostalgia Ventures (2023). A total of 23 radio programs were included in the set. One of those shows, the Bill Stern Colgate Sports Newsreel, featured Jimmy Stewart. All of the shows included were listed on the back of the packaging. It seems a little…
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…
Radio’s Golden Age Christmas
This 5-CD set was released by The Audio File in 2012 (DGA 1224). The first CD in the set (“A”) is the March 10, 1947, Lux Radio Theatre production of It’s a Wonderful Life. It starred Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Victor Moore. …
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 Old Time Radio Club Presents Magic Town
Many old-time radio programs have been issued by various companies here in the U.S. However, releases don’t appear to be as common in other countries. Even in the age of international sales platforms like eBay and Amazon, we have not seen many foreign releases. Most of those we have seen are from the UK. We…
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…
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