Any members here who would listen to the radio serials of yesteryear?

Bretrick

Bretrick

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I grew up when there was a radio drama serial called Blue Hills.
Even as a young person I would listen to it, try my best not to miss an episode.
I think it was on at 7.45am and would run for 15 minutes so I could listen to it before going to school.
The show had a cast of voice actors? many of who became well known television actors...
Ruth Cracknell
John Meillon
Ray Barrett
Ed Devereaux
Anne Haddy
June Salter
Rod Taylor
There were an incredible 5,795 episodes broadcast from 1949 to 1976.
 

I remember my Dad listening to Dosier on Dimritius every Saturday night.
Remember Dad & Dave (& Mabel) I have a feeling it was an Australian serial.
 
Bellbird said:
I remember my Dad listening to Dosier on Dimritius every Saturday night.
Remember Dad & Dave (& Mabel) I have a feeling it was an Australian serial.
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I remember watching the ABC serial Bellbird. Another one of those - never miss an episode - shows

Bellbird - Come Live With Me - Australian Classic TV - 1977​

 
“Who knows what evil lurks….the Shadow knows!”
Very young I used to listen to”Jack Armstrong, the all American boy”
Lone Ranger also.”I Love a Mystery”.
The Twilight Zone. Batman
 
Yes. I remmber an "app" on my smart tv where I could find and listen to old radio shows. I loved it. I will have to try and find it again....

**Edit to add. Found it. VTuner internet radio. Antioc Radio. Mystery shows
 
Used to listen to NPR when working night shift back in the 80s

Fibber McGee and Molly
was one

All Things Considered
was another

and
Bob and Ray

and
Prairie Home Companion
Lake Wobegone
with Garrison Keillor

The Whistler
back in the 50s

Unlike television, radio gives the mind the vision

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In the UK we have BBC Radio 4 Extra, that broadcasts comedy, drama, talk shows etc. from the 40's onward. Most shows are from the BBC archive, but others are ones that have been recorded by listeners. In some cases these are the only recording that exists because the originals have beem lost or dumped. The BBC launched a campaign to find these missing recordings and have re-mastered them for broadcasting.

The BBC being 'woke' always tends to prefix old programmes with a caution that they contain language and attitudes of the time. Oh, we must be careful not to offend anyone. I've never been offended, but some comedy from the 40's and 50's just hasn't stood the test of time. It might have been funny then, but not now.
 
We have an ongoing well known contemporary drama on Radio 4 called the Archers which has been broadcast since 1941... Initially it was about rosy checked people and their every day lives in the countryside, and was a gentle drama all the adults loves to listen to when I was a child,.. now it's gone the way of TV Soaps with all the ridiculous storylines that accompany them..
 
Hollydolly, I agree that 'The Archers' has gone 'soapy'. I believe that its original intent was to disseminate information to farmers within a story. For example, what forms they had to fill in for various activities or agricultural policy , would be discussed over a pint in "The Bull". There is also the suggestion that the programme was used to influence farming practices in line with government thinking.
 
I listened to network radio during the first decade of my life. Living back in the Cascade mountains, TV, when it took over didn't reach where I lived. Thanks to the web, there are now a multitude of old time radio programs available and I listen to them regularly.
 
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I still listen to old time radio shows as an alternate to audio books before sleep when I still want stimulation but my eyes are too tired to sustain on reading. Many vintage shows can still be accessed usually for free through “apps” you can download and install on tablets or phones. Written as “theater for the mind,” such vintage radio shows are often well done, and still entertain…

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