Old Time Radio (OTR)
Me and Old Time Radio...
Most might think that listening to 1950s and 1960s crime and sci-fi radio shows to be a little nuanced - in an age of digital systems, multi entertainment platforms and channels, so many subscription services, the internet and Artificial Intelligence - who needs Radio shows from the 1940s, 50s and 60s right? I began listening to some old shows broadcast on BBC Radio 5, before it moved to 24 hour sport, and of particular (personal) note were the shows 'Box 13' (Adventure series starring Alan Ladd) and' X Minus One,' a sci fi radio show.
As soon as Radio 5 moved to 24 hour sport these shows ceased to be broadcast - and for a short while I forgot about them - life got in the way. However I somehow stumbled across the shows a decade or so later - and I never looked back. There are so many shows that inspire, capture the imagination and scare/unsettle the listener - and the horror, sci-fi and adventure/crime genres were of particular interest to me. Turning the lights of at night, being alone and listening to OTR horror is just as frightening as watching modern day horror movies.
Below are the shows I have listened to - and continue to listen to - click on the links below to learn a little more about the shows alongside being able to listen to many of the episodes.
Horror OTR
Beyond Midnight
Beyond Tomorrow
Black Chapel
Black Mass
Box 13
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Crime/Adveture OTR
Sci-Fi OTR
Bradbury 13
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre
Creaking Door
Dark Fantasy
Dimension X
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Sci-Fi OTR
Crime/Adventure OTR
Dragnet
Escape
Hall of Fantasy
Haunting Hour
Inner Sanctum
Adventure OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Lights Out
Macabre
Murder at Midnight
The Mysterious Traveller
Nightfall
Crime/Adventure OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Crime/Adventure OTR
Nightbeat
Quiet Please
Sleep No More
The Sealed Book
The Strange Dr, Weird
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Adventure OTR
Suspense
The Clock
The Black Museum
The Green Hornet
The Hermit's Cave
Horror OTR
Adventure/Crime OTR
Adventure/Crime OTR
Horror OTR
Adventure/Crime OTR
The Shadow
The Unexpected
The Whistler
The Witches Tale
Weird Circle
Horror OTR
Adventure/Crime OTR
Horror OTR
Horror OTR
Sci-Fi OTR
X Minus One
Zero Hour
2000 Plus
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Sci-Fi OTR
Sci-Fi OTR
Adventure/Crime OTR