The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio brings together legendary comedy, mystery, crime, suspense, science fiction, Westerns, horror, adventure, and drama from the golden age of broadcasting. Discover iconic programs, unforgettable characters, celebrated performers, and timeless stories from radio’s greatest era. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. From famous favorites to essential classics, The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows is a curated showcase of the programs that helped define vintage radio entertainment. Rediscover the be...
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Sep 30, 2026 · 25:50
Gunsmoke, “Legal Revenge” (episode 200), originally broadcast on CBS on February 5, 1956. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester and Howard…
Sep 29, 2026 · 30:58
Suspense presents “Nightmare,” episode 348, originally broadcast on CBS on September 1, 1949. Gregory Peck stars in this opening broadcast of the 1949–50 season, with Lurene…
Sep 28, 2026 · 1:00:26
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Vivacious Lady,” episode 289, originally broadcast on CBS on January 6, 1941. Sponsored by Lux, this radio adaptation stars Alice Faye and Don Ameche.…
Sep 27, 2026 · 30:35
Dragnet, “The Big Border,” originally broadcast on March 20, 1952, is episode 145 of the NBC police drama. Jack Webb stars as Los Angeles robbery detective Sergeant Joe Friday,…
Sep 26, 2026 · 30:36
Escape presents “Ancient Sorceries,” episode 28, originally broadcast nationally on CBS on February 15, 1948. This sustaining production was adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s…
Sep 25, 2026 · 24:36
X Minus One presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 17, originally broadcast on NBC on September 8, 1955. Written by Ernest Kinoy, this production remakes a script first…
Sep 24, 2026 · 30:26
The Whistler, “Murder in Haste,” originally broadcast December 17, 1947, is episode 290. In this CBS Pacific Network presentation, sponsored by Signal Oil, Bill Forman stars as…
Sep 23, 2026 · 26:22
Dimension X presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 33, broadcast January 7, 1951. This NBC science-fiction drama adapts Ray Bradbury’s short story “Mars Is Heaven!”; the production…
Sep 22, 2026 · 30:38
Suspense presents “The Moonstone - Part Two,” originally broadcast on CBS on November 23, 1953. This is episode 527 and the conclusion of a two-part adaptation of Wilkie…
Sep 21, 2026 · 27:43
Gunsmoke presents “Cavalcade,” episode 396, broadcast on CBS Radio on November 8, 1959. This airing repeats the original January 31, 1953 broadcast, with William Conrad as…
Sep 20, 2026 · 26:08
Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Murder Comes at Midnight,” originally broadcast on September 9, 1946. Episode 283 stars Mercedes McCambridge and was written by Emile C.…
Sep 19, 2026 · 54:18
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Mother Didn’t Tell Me AFRS,” originally broadcast November 16, 1954. This is episode 897, adapted from the 1950 Twentieth Century-Fox comedy-drama…
Sep 18, 2026 · 30:21
Dragnet presents “The Big Make,” episode 66, originally broadcast on NBC on September 14, 1950. Jack Webb stars as Los Angeles police sergeant Joe Friday, with Barton Yarborough…
Sep 17, 2026 · 25:33
Escape presents “A Shipment of Mute Fate,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 15, 1947. Episode 10 stars Jack Webb and was written by Les Crutchfield, from Martin Storm’s…
Sep 16, 2026 · 30:41
Suspense presents “Circumstantial Terror,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 8, 1954. Episode 542 stars Ronald Reagan as Frank Thompson and was written by Ross Murray,…
Sep 15, 2026 · 18:50
Gunsmoke, “Spring Freshet” (episode 258), originally broadcast on CBS on March 17, 1957. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis…
Sep 14, 2026 · 29:31
Dimension X presents “Destination Moon,” episode 12, originally broadcast on NBC on June 24, 1950. Adapted from George Pal’s 1950 film and credited to Robert A. Heinlein and…
Sep 13, 2026 · 22:19
X Minus One presents “Death Wish,” episode 115, originally broadcast on NBC on October 10, 1957. This science-fiction drama was adapted for radio by William Welch from Robert…
Sep 12, 2026 · 1:00:33
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Dark Victory,” episode 245, originally broadcast on CBS on January 8, 1940. Produced by Cecil B. DeMille and sponsored by Lux Flakes, this 60-minute…
Sep 10, 2026 · 30:26
Escape presents “The Time Machine - Jeff Corey,” originally broadcast on May 9, 1948. Episode 40 adapts H. G. Wells’s classic novel, with Jeff Corey as inventor Dr. Dudley and…
Sep 9, 2026 · 30:58
Suspense presents “Dead Ernest,” episode 205, originally broadcast on CBS on August 8, 1946. Written by Merwin Gerard and Seeleg Lester and produced and directed by Bill Spier,…
Sep 8, 2026 · 30:01
Dragnet presents “The Big Switch,” episode 230, originally broadcast on NBC on January 12, 1954. Jack Webb stars as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as Officer…
Sep 7, 2026 · 24:22
Gunsmoke, “The Trial,” originally broadcast March 22, 1959 (episode number variously listed as 361 or 363), stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon. This CBS Radio drama was…
Sep 6, 2026 · 30:33
Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Twice Dead,” originally broadcast on November 6, 1950. This 28-minute ABC installment was the ninth episode of the 1950 Mars Candy…
Sep 5, 2026 · 59:52
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Killer Cates,” episode 550, originally broadcast on CBS on December 16, 1946. Sponsored by Lux and hosted by William Keighley, this production stars…
Sep 4, 2026 · 30:47
Dimension X presents “And the Moon Be Still as Bright,” episode 26, originally broadcast on NBC on September 29, 1950. This sustaining, commercial-free drama adapts Ray…
Sep 3, 2026 · 30:48
Suspense presents “Dateline - Lisbon,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 5, 1944. Episode 112 stars John Hodiak as American correspondent William Baldwin and was written by…
Sep 2, 2026 · 30:22
Escape presents “Border Town,” episode 89, originally broadcast on CBS on December 13, 1949. This compact crime-adventure stars Jack Webb, with William Conrad and Jeanette Nolan,…
Aug 31, 2026 · 20:36
Gunsmoke, “Miguel’s Daughter,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 3, 1958, is episode 330 in the full-series radio log. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with…
Aug 30, 2026 · 56:53
Lux Radio Theatre presents “The Winslow Boy,” episode 864, originally broadcast January 18, 1954. Adapted by F. H. Barnett from Terence Rattigan’s play, this CBS production stars…
Aug 29, 2026 · 30:27
The Whistler presents “The Killers,” episode 50, originally broadcast May 1, 1943. This early CBS Pacific Network sustaining drama was written and directed by J. Donald Wilson,…
Aug 28, 2026 · 26:23
Dragnet, “The Big Present” (episode 223), originally broadcast November 24, 1953. Jack Webb stars as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday in this NBC crime drama, sponsored by…
Aug 27, 2026 · 26:03
Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Death of a Doll,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 18, 1948. Series episode 392, written by Fred Maytho, features Mason Adams as rookie…
Aug 26, 2026 · 25:07
X Minus One presents “Nightmare,” episode 10, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on July 21, 1955. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts from Stephen Vincent Benét’s poem “The…
Aug 25, 2026 · 26:51
Dimension X presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 34, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on January 14, 1951. This original radio story was written by Ernest Kinoy…
Aug 24, 2026 · 22:26
Suspense presents “Affair at Aden,” originally broadcast November 15, 1958. This late-period CBS drama stars Frank Lovejoy and was written by Les Crutchfield. In Aden, American…
Aug 23, 2026 · 30:23
Escape presents “Red Wine,” episode 57, originally broadcast on CBS on February 26, 1949. Jeff Chandler stars as American investigator Paul Vernier in this adaptation of Lawrence…
Aug 22, 2026 · 26:55
Gunsmoke presents “The Lamb,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 5, 1953. Commonly listed as episode 85, this radio Western stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon and…
Aug 21, 2026 · 1:01:37
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Tom Dick and Harry,” episode 316, originally broadcast September 8, 1941. This CBS, Lux-sponsored season opener adapts the 1941 RKO Radio Pictures…
Aug 20, 2026 · 29:55
X Minus One presents “Honeymoon in Hell,” originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1956. This is episode 81 of the acclaimed science-fiction anthology series. Adapted by…
Aug 19, 2026 · 27:23
Dragnet presents “The Big Saw,” episode 242, originally broadcast on April 6, 1954. Jack Webb stars as LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith, in a story…
Aug 18, 2026 · 30:53
Suspense presents “The Kettler Method,” episode 12, originally broadcast on CBS on September 16, 1942. This early installment was written by Peter Barry, directed by John Dietz,…
Aug 17, 2026 · 30:33
Escape, episode 102, “Three Skeleton Key,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 17, 1950. Vincent Price stars as Jean in this James Poe adaptation of George G. Toudouze’s…
Aug 16, 2026 · 25:11
Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Cause of Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 6, 1948. Program #399 stars Berry Kroeger as Redmond County coroner Ken Griswold and…
Aug 16, 2026 · 1:00:08
Lux Radio Theatre presents “National Velvet,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 3, 1947. This is episode 557, adapted for radio by Sanford Barnett from MGM’s 1944 film,…
Aug 15, 2026 · 30:13
Gunsmoke presents “Robin Hood,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 8, 1955. Cataloged as episode 143, this John Meston script stars William Conrad as U.S. Marshal Matt…
Aug 14, 2026 · 30:22
Escape presents “Country of the Blind” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Supplied as episode 44, this sustaining-program drama adapts H. G. Wells’s “The Country of…
Aug 13, 2026 · 29:14
Suspense presents “The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1946. Episode 215 stars Edward G. Robinson in a self-referential dual…
Aug 13, 2026 · 30:18
Dimension X presents “Mars Is Heaven,” episode 14, originally broadcast on NBC on July 7, 1950. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Ray Bradbury’s short story, the drama stars Wendell…
Aug 13, 2026 · 30:00
Dragnet, “The Big Bid,” originally broadcast on NBC on January 26, 1954, is episode 232 of the landmark police drama. Jack Webb stars as LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday, with Ben…
Aug 13, 2026 · 29:40
Escape’s “The Derelict,” episode 180, originally aired on CBS on April 26, 1953. This sustaining broadcast stars Charlotte Lawrence, Ben Wright, and Charlie Lung, from a script…
Aug 13, 2026 · 1:00:58
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Saturdays Children,” episode 104, originally broadcast on CBS on October 26, 1936. This Lux adaptation of Maxwell Anderson’s play stars Robert Taylor…
Aug 13, 2026 · 32:52
Suspense presents “Sorry, Wrong Number,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 6, 1945. This celebrated thriller, written by Lucille Fletcher, stars Agnes Moorehead as the…
Aug 13, 2026 · 30:34
Suspense presents “Sorry, Wrong Number,” episode 80, originally broadcast on CBS on February 24, 1944. Written by Lucille Fletcher and produced by William Spier, this celebrated…
Aug 12, 2026 · 1:00:39
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Sorry Wrong Number,” episode 684, originally broadcast on CBS on January 9, 1950. Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster reprise their film roles in this…
Aug 12, 2026 · 25:52
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Hot Horse Hyatt [episode 322], Broadcast 6/8/1958 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western…
Aug 11, 2026 · 22:46
The Whistler — The Whistler - Whistler Lonely Highway [episode 602] Broadcast 12/27/1953 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Mystery…
Aug 10, 2026 · 26:53
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — What the Whiskey Drummer Heard [episode 325], Broadcast 6/29/1958 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network.…
Aug 9, 2026 · 25:59
Suspense — Tarawa Was Tough [episode 698], Broadcast 5/12/1957 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Suspense Tarawa Was Tough [episode…
Aug 8, 2026 · 29:27
Escape — Escape - Confession [episode 21] Broadcast 12/31/1947 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Adventure…
Aug 7, 2026 · 28:47
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes The Tankerville Club Scandal [episode 215] Broadcast 4/22/1946 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio…
Aug 6, 2026 · 59:31
Lux Radio Theater — Luxradiotheatre - 284Knuterockne [episode 0] Broadcast 12/2/1940 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Drama…
Aug 5, 2026 · 25:21
Dimension X — Dimension X - Mars Is Heaven [episode 33] Broadcast 1/7/1951 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Science Fiction…
Aug 4, 2026 · 30:30
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Overland Express [episode 28], Broadcast 10/31/1952 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category:…
Aug 3, 2026 · 27:06
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Blacksmith [episode 111], Broadcast 6/5/1954 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western Old…
Aug 2, 2026 · 30:57
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Jealousy [episode 164], Broadcast 6/4/1955 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western Old…
Aug 1, 2026 · 59:50
Lux Radio Theater — Luxradiotheatre - 113Cavalcade [episode 0] Broadcast 12/28/1936 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Drama…
Jul 31, 2026 · 30:46
The Lone Ranger — Amos Franklyn, Sheepherder [episode 801], Broadcast 3/16/1938 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western…
Jul 30, 2026 · 59:55
Lux Radio Theater — Luxradiotheatre - 500Destryridesagain [episode 0] Broadcast 11/5/1945 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Drama…
Jul 29, 2026 · 29:33
The Whistler — The Whistler - Whistler Avarice [episode 29] Broadcast 11/29/1942 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Mystery…
Jul 29, 2026 · 29:05
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Billy the Kid [episode 1], Broadcast 4/26/1952 (Western Radio Drama) A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western Old…
Jul 29, 2026 · 28:04
Suspense — Frankie and Johnny [episode 684], Broadcast 2/3/1957 A classic episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Suspense…
Jul 29, 2026 · 29:52
Dimension X — Dimension X - Vital Factor [episode 44] Broadcast 8/16/1951 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Science…
Jul 28, 2026 · 29:03
Suspense — Murder and Aunt Delia [episode 686], Broadcast 2/17/1957 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Suspense…
Jul 27, 2026 · 59:49
Lux Radio Theater — Luxradiotheatre - 238Goodbyemisterchips [episode 0] Broadcast 11/20/1939 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network.…
Jul 26, 2026 · 30:12
Dimension X — Dimension X - Veldt [episode 43] Broadcast 8/9/1951 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Science Fiction…
Jul 25, 2026 · 24:59
Suspense — The Crowded Void [episode 734], Broadcast 1/19/1958 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Suspense…
Jul 24, 2026 · 29:19
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes The Mystery Of Mrs. Warren’S Key [episode 61] Broadcast 12/7/1941 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time…
Jul 23, 2026 · 29:29
The Shadow — The Shadow - Shyster Payoff [episode 145] Broadcast 11/6/1938 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Mystery…
Jul 22, 2026 · 14:33
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar — Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Forbes Matter [episode 1] Broadcast 12/26/1955 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio…
Jul 21, 2026 · 28:51
Fibber McGee and Molly — Fibber McGee and Molly - Fmm Spring Festival Parade [episode 321] Broadcast 4/14/1942 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro…
Jul 20, 2026 · 32:05
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes The Indiscretion Of Mr. Edwards (Old Time Radio) A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio…
Jul 19, 2026 · 29:53
The Lone Ranger — Flag in the West [episode 1267], Broadcast 3/7/1941 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Western…
Jul 18, 2026 · 29:54
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Cow Doctor [episode 163], Broadcast 5/28/1955 (Western Radio Drama) A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network.…
Jul 17, 2026 · 30:00
The Jack Benny Program — The Jack Benny Program - Mary’S Birthday - All-Star Party [episode 0] Broadcast 6/23/1933 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time…
Jul 16, 2026 · 59:47
Lux Radio Theater — Luxradiotheatre - 312Theladyfromcheyenne [episode 0] Broadcast 6/16/1941 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network.…
Jul 15, 2026 · 23:06
Gunsmoke — Gunsmoke — Pal [episode 268], Broadcast 5/26/1957 (Western Radio Drama) A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category:…
Jul 14, 2026 · 28:44
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes The Adventure Of The Blarney Stone (Old Time Radio, 1946) A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro…
Jul 13, 2026 · 14:33
Fibber McGee and Molly — Fibber McGee and Molly - Fmm The Owl And The Pussycat [episode 1130] Broadcast 3/31/1955 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time…
Jul 12, 2026 · 29:55
Suspense — Quiet Night [episode 640], Broadcast 3/6/1956 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Suspense…
Jul 11, 2026 · 14:36
Fibber McGee and Molly — Fibber McGee and Molly - Fmm The Gas War [episode 11] Broadcast 12/9/1955 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio…
Jul 10, 2026 · 28:41
X Minus One — StudentBody [episode 62], Broadcast 7/31/1956 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Science Fiction…
Jul 9, 2026 · 29:16
Dragnet — The Big Mail [episode 153], Broadcast 5/15/1952 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Crime…
Jul 8, 2026 · 21:38
X Minus One — The Haunted Corpse [episode 104], Broadcast 7/25/1957 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Science Fiction…
Jul 7, 2026 · 14:20
Fibber McGee and Molly — Fibber McGee and Molly - Fmm Fibber Mcgee, Kingmaker [episode 1037] Broadcast 11/22/1954 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time…
Jul 7, 2026 · 25:28
Dragnet — The Big Revision [episode 299], Broadcast 5/10/1955 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category: Crime…
Jul 7, 2026 · 28:47
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes The Singular Affair Of The Baconian Cipher (Old Time Radio, 1946) A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time…
Jul 3, 2026 · 29:31
The Whistler — The Whistler - Whistler The Accounting [episode 31] Broadcast 12/13/1942 A classic old time radio episode selected from the Old Time Retro Radio network. Category:…
Jul 3, 2026 · 28:34
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Jul 3, 2026 · 20:43
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