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The 60 greatest old-time radio shows of the 20th century, selected by Walter Cronkite

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The 60 greatest old-time radio shows of the 20th century

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selected by Walter Cronkite

A collection of the best radio shows which aired 1938-1960

CD 1. Walter Cronkite, foreword 1999; Mercury Theater on the Air 10-30-38 (War of the worlds) -- CD 2. Abbott & Costello Show 4-17-45 (Who's on first?) ; Adventures of Philip Marlowe 6-17-47 (Red wind) -- CD 3. Chase & Sanborn Hour 10-30-38 -- CD 4. Six Shooter 12-20-53 (Britt Ponset's Christmas carol) ; Baby Snooks Show 5-1-51 (Report card blues) -- CD 5. Escape 1-14-48 (Leinegen vs. the Ants) ; Fibber McGee & Molly 12-9-41 (I can get it for you wholesale) -- CD 6. On a Note of Triumph 5-13-45 (Norman Corwin) -- CD 7. CBS Radio Workshop 1-27-56 (Brave new world) -- CD 8. Burns & Allen 1-8-48 ; Jack Benny Program 3-2-52 -- CD 9. Lux Radio Theatre 6-2-47 (The Jazz singer) -- CD 10. Suspense 8-21-43 (Sorry, wrong number) ; Grand Central Station 12-24-49 (Miracle for Christmas) -- CD 11. Philco Radio Time 1-29-47 (The Road to Hollywood) ; Saint 8-6-50 (The Corpse said ouch) -- CD 12. Have Gun, Will Travel 11-27-60 (From here to Boston) ; Vic & Sade 9-6-44 (Muted silver moonbeam chimes) ; Lum & Abner 12-19-48 (Christmas show) -- CD 13. We Hold These Truths 12-15-41 (Norman Corwin) -- CD 14. Arthur Godfrey Time 10-21-53 ; Walter Winchell Show 3-27-49; X-minus One 12-7-55 (Nightfall) ; Adventures of Superman 9-25-45 (Origin retold) -- CD 15. Mercury Summer Theater 6-21-46 (The Hitchhiker) ; Big Town 1940 (Death rides the highway) -- CD 16. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1956 (The Todd Matter) -- CD 17. Columbia Presents Corwin 7-17-45 (The Undecided Molecule) ; Dimension X 8-18-50 (The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury) -- CD 18. Eddie Cantor Show 6-9-43 ; Escape 3-17-50 (The Skeleton key) -- CD 19. Chase & Sanborn Hour 12-12-37 -- CD 20. Cavalcade of America 9-22-41, 9-29-41 (Native land) -- CD 21. Fred Allen Show 5-26-46 ; Lights Out 4-6-38 (Cat wife) -- CD 22. Jack Benny Program 3-28-48 (Money or your life) ; 4-4-48 The next show -- CD 23. Command Performance 2-15-45 (Dick Tracy in B-flat) ; Columbia Presents Corwin 8-14-45 (Fourteen August) -- CD 24. Dragnet 12-22-49 (.22 rifle for Christmas) ; Shadow 1938 (White god) -- CD 25. Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective 6-20-48 (The Death bed caper) ; Bickersons 3-16-47 -- CD 26. Inner Sanctum Mysteries 10-2-45 (The Shadow of death) ; Great Gildersleeve 12-21-41 (McGee's Christmas gifts) -- CD 27. I Love Lucy 2-26-52 ; Arch Oboler's Plays 3-9-40 (Johnny Got His Gun) -- CD 28. Suspense 2-3-49 (Backseat driver) ; Lone Ranger 6-30-48 (Origin Show) -- CD 29. Gunsmoke 5-6-56 (The Photographer) ; Let's Pretend 8-23-47 (Mell-A-Lot) -- CD 30. Bold Venture 1950s (Deadly merchandise) ; Quiet, Please 8-9-48 (The Thing on the fourble board)

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