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I'm The Law

Posted by Robert on June 22, 2010 at 9:03pm

I'm the Law was a 30 minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a NYPD detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City. The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.

Season 1, Episode 2 – Aired: 2/20/1953

The Cowboy And The Blind Man Story

Kirby thought he had seen it all until he started investigating a blackmail scheme involving a bad guy, his ex-wife and a blind man.

This episode based on an episode of the 1949 Radio Series "Let George Do It".

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The Restless Gun (aka The Six Shooter)

Posted by Robert on May 13, 2010 at 9:52pm

The Restless Gun is a western television series that appeared on NBC. The series starred John Payne as a gregarious, intelligent, wandering cowhand/gunslinger. The half-hour black and white 1957-59 program ran for 78 episodes. The pilot was broadcast as an installment of the anthology series The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars on March 29, 1957; it was based on the old time radio series "The Six Shooter" and Payne's character had the same name: Britt Ponset. This was changed to Vint Bonner when the actual series began. Some episodes of the series were based on the stories of the old time radio programs. This pilot episode is very interesting to watch for any "Six Shooter" western fans of the radio series. There is some interesting co-stars in this pilot episode like William Hopper who went on to play Paul Drake in the show Perry Mason and a very young Michael Landon who went on to play Little Joe on Bonanza. This Pilot episode was written by Les Crutchfield, one of the major writers for "Gunsmoke" on both radio and television (he wrote 81 scripts for the radio program alone) and also created the character Festus on the Gunsmoke TV series.

A Date With Dolly

Posted by Robert on May 6, 2010 at 7:41pm

Episode 1 In the first of two programs, Michael Ball fulfills his longtime ambition to meet the woman who's bigger than country music itself, Dolly Parton. The series, which coincides with the release of Dolly's CD and DVD package 'Live From London,' breaks loose from the familiar "life story" approach to this Nashville superstar. Instead, in a long and revealing conversation, Ball finds out what makes Parton tick, how she keeps her family life private, how she became a canny business woman and how even she takes the wig off sometimes. Also in tonight's first part, Dolly talks about why she turned down Elvis and how she went about writing songs for the Broadway production of her hit movie '9 To 5.' Plus live versions of 'Jolene,' 'Two Doors Down' and the song she reveals as her personal favorite from her catalog. Episode 2 The second installment of Michael Ball's revealing interview with the country queen, recorded at her offices in Nashville. Featuring everything from her Led Zeppelin cover and why her friend Tammy Wynette never gave up her beautician's license; to comic revelations about what Dolly thinks of her image; and the unveiling of her rather impressive British accent. There's also an opportunity to hear more tracks from her new Live From London album, such as Little Sparrow and Backwoods Barbie; as well as many of her best-loved studio recordings. We hear how Dolly reworked Cole Porter bluegrass-style; and she talks about favorite duet partners from Kenny Rogers, to Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. Recorded from Internet Radio and can find in Documentary, Docudrama here

Rudy's Radios

Posted by Robert on December 30, 2009 at 10:00pm

. A fellow in Franklin, Tennessee who goes by the name of Rudy has been preserving old radios for over 60 years. I think you will find this clip to be very interesting and entertaining as well as educational. The clip is from some local programing we have here in my area called Tennessee Crossroads.

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Naxos Audiobooks: 3 FREE Sherlock Holmes short stories

Posted by Robert on December 20, 2009 at 10:00am

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Naxos Audiobooks, in partnership with AudioFile Magazine, is offering three unabridged Sherlock Holmes short stories FREE for download until December 29th, 2009! The first of these had already been made available, but the other two are definitely new to my collection (and SFFaudio). Narrator David Timson has a really terrific voice for Sherlock Holmes narration. Have a listen to Timson talk about Doyle and Holmes |MP3|. He’ll make you want to get the rest of the Sherlock Holmes short stories and the four Sherlock Holmes novels he narrated for Naxos.

Naxos Audiobooks - Silver Blaze by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of Silver Blaze

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Read by David Timson

1 |MP3 download| – Approx. 60 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Published: 2009

One of the most famous images of Sherlock Holmes, Sidney Paget’s drawing of Holmes, complete with Deerstalker and Inverness cape, leaning eagerly forward to a an attentive Watson in a railway carriage as they hurtle towards their next adventure comes from ‘The Silver Blaze.’

The Adventure of the Stock-Broker’s Clerk

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Read by David Timson

1 |MP3 download| – Approx. 41 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Published: 2009

In Stock-Broker’s Clerk, the intrepid pair travel by train to Birmingham, and it is nostalgic to think that despite it being 1889, when Holmes and Watson alighted at New Street station they would have been greeted by cobbled streets, eighteenth-century houses and a town still largely undeveloped.

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Read by David Timson

1 |MP3 download| – Approx. 71 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Published: 2009

Trains feature consistently throughout the canon, incidentally and as a main component of the story as in ‘The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans’. It is popular amongst railway enthusiasts, as a significant part of the investigation takes place among the subterranean tunnels of the London Underground system.

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Posted by Jesse Willis Naxos Audiobooks: 3 FREE Sherlock Holmes short stories:

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Lux Video Theater - A Holiday Affair

Posted by Robert on December 5, 2009 at 11:00pm

I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and share with you an episode from Lux Video Theater. "A Holiday Affair" is about the Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk. Delightful and definitely something to watch during the holidays.

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Little Orphan Annie

Posted by Robert on November 14, 2009 at 7:52am

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Little Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip, created by Harold Gray (1894–1968), that first appeared on August 5, 1924. The title, suggested by an editor at the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, was inspired by James Whitcomb Riley's popular 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie". Beginning when she was ten years old, Chicago actress Shirley Bell Cole (born 1920) starred on radio's Little Orphan Annie from 1930 to 1940. In 2007, she continued to make personal appearances talking about her experiences on the radio show. Her memoir, Acting Her Age: My Ten Years as a Ten-Year-Old (2005), won two awards at the Chicago Book Clinic's Book and Media Show. From 1931 to 1933, the radio show had two different casts, one in Chicago and one in San Francisco, daily performing the same scripts, many written by Ferrin Fraser. Floy Hughes portrayed Annie in the West Coast version. Little Orphan Annie began in 1930 in Chicago on WGN (720), and on April 6, 1931, with Ovaltine as the sponsor, the 15-minute series graduated to (MORE) .

It's a Juke Box!

Posted by Robert on September 7, 2009 at 5:00pm

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Status feature coming soon to Ning Network!

Posted by Robert on September 5, 2009 at 10:00pm

In the coming days, Ning will be rolling out the Status feature onto its Network. You will see a Status box at the top of your Profile pages. This is the place to share an exciting announcement or post a link to something upcoming. The Status feature empowers you to share your activities with other members on the Ning Network and engage with people around those activities. Here’s how it will look on your My Page (click the image for a full-size view):

Along with appearing on Profile pages in the Status box, status updates will also display in the Latest Activity feed on the Main Page and on the My Page of the member who posted the update. For a look at how status updates will appear in the Latest Activity on the Main Page, check out this screenshot.

Roy Rogers Show, The

Posted by Robert on September 1, 2009 at 9:00pm

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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was a singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the well-known Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his second wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd Dog, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady, (who drove a jeep called "Nellybelle") or the crotchety Gabby Hayes. Roy's nickname was "King of the Cowboys". Dale's nickname was "Queen of the West." For many Americans (and non-Americans), he was the embodiment of a cowboy.

Listen and Download with many Extras in the COTR Archives

Jesse James Rides Again - 13 chapter movie serial (1947)

Posted by Robert on July 12, 2009 at 3:30pm

Clayton Moore stars as Jesse James in this 13 chapter Western movie serial (1947), in which the notorious outlaw attempts to leave behind the criminal life. Keep watch on the Retro Group for more information on this serial.

Sherlock Holmes - History of the sherlock holmes character thru print,radio,tv and film.

Posted by Robert on July 8, 2009 at 6:30pm

If you have not joined The Definitive Sherlock Holmes Group, you are missing one of the most complete listings on the web. Dedicated to Sherlock Holmes in all his radio forms through the years.

34th Annual Friends of Old Time Radio Convention

Posted by Robert on June 28, 2009 at 8:18pm

The 34th Annual Friends of Old Time Radio Convention (www.fotr.net) will take place October 22-25 2009 at the Holiday Inn North in Newark, NJ. the four day event features live recreations of classic old time radio programs with all-star casts as well as memorabilia, music, panel discussions, autographs and historical presentations. The convention is a great way to meet and show appreciation for the veterans who made old time radio great as well as get to know some of the younger actors who are working to keep the tradition alive.

The invited guest list looks great so far. I know everyone will enjoy seeing the great Simon Jones ("Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy") again. He will be fresh off a Broadway production of "Blithe Spirit" with Angela Lansbury. U.S. OTR veteran Herb Ellis rejoins us for the first time since 1992! Herb was a major presence on Dragnet as well as countless other great West Coast OTR shows. Shirley Mitchell (Lelia Ransom on Gildersleeve), Rosemary Rice (Betty on "Archie"), comedian and New York area television host Chuck McCann, WXYZ veteran Elaine Hyman ("The Lone Ranger"), Laugh-in announcer Bill Owen and Glorida McMillan (Harriet Conklin on Our Miss Brooks) are also back for more. Another great returning guest is Richard Herd of Theater Five and who gained fame later with numerous television roles such as Admiral Paris on Star Trek, and Willhelm on Seinfeld. When he was last at FOTR in 1999, he not only acted and spoke on panels, he also volunteered on sound effects. The guest list changes frequently, so keep checking the website for updates.

Thursday - Sunday programs include an afternoon program that consists of a recreation, panel discussions and delaer rooms. The evening program features a buffet dinner in which there is at least one special guest at each table and all-star recreations. It's a great way to socialize with the stars as well as see them perform. On Sunday, there is a buffet breakfast and panel with remaining guests.

Shows scheduled for recreation this year include The Life of Riley, The Great Gildersleeve, The Saint, It Pays to be Ignorant, Easy Aces and Quiet Please.

Full information on the convention including room rates (historically low right now at $65/AAA) and the cost of the convention itself will publish on www.fotr.net shortly.

Please contact Sean Dougherty, publicity coordinator, at 201-739-2541 or SeanDD@optonline.net or @doughertysean on Twitter for more information.

Radio Downloader

Posted by Robert on February 20, 2009 at 8:13pm

Radio Downloader is NerdoftheHerd.com's utility for downloading radio station content.

Radio Downloader brings Podcast-like abilities to stream downloading, as well as handling Podcasts RSS feeds. This gives you the convenience of being able to subscribe to regular downloads of your favorite programs, which you can then listen to on your PC or mp3 player.

Allows you to download radio programs made available from BBC iPlayer. The show list also has shows on it that will be broadcast in the future. Allows you to download files made available as attachments to RSS feeds.

One of the best features of the program is the schedule function. Select a program like Afternoon Play, Book At Bedtime, Saturday Play and so on, click on the subscribe button and it will automatically download the show for you daily automatically. Best of all it goes ahead and converts to mp3 format for you. And it's FREE.

It is simple to use.

Download here NerdoftheHerd.com

KABL RADIO (old time radio music)

Posted by Robert on February 14, 2009 at 7:17am

"It was the month of May 1959 when the soothing sounds of KABL Music first echoed throughout the Bay Area. KABL, named for San Francisco's cable cars, was a bold departure from other radio stations of that era. KABL serenaded San Francisco with lush, beautiful music, very few commercials, and rich-voiced announcers who wooed the Bay Area with poetic paeans. This gentle KABL sound soon swept the area. Listeners responded to its elegant charm and sophisticated whimsy. In fact, the impact was so great that KABL became a hallmark of Bay Area radio. You can read more about the origins of this beloved station in Don Keyes' wonderful memoir, "The Miracle By the Bay...KABL" Now, through the magic of modern technology, we are bringing back fifty years of KABL Music — from 101 Strings to Sinatra, from Montovani to Dean Martin, from the best of the big bands to Tony Bennett, it's America's Best Music!" (from KABL Web Site) You can tune-in to the station from the Nostalgia Radio widget on the main page of TimesPast. If in the mood for some old time radio music, give KABL a listen.

Forgotten Movie Downloads (Some Rare)

Posted by Robert on February 9, 2009 at 6:12pm

Here is a link to an interesting web site where you can directly download some interesting movies. Below is a quote from web site and a sample download I found of a great Gary Cooper movie. "A Special collection of films the original studios, for whatever reason haven't released to DVD or in some cases, any video format for that matter. Music royalties, subject matter, eh who knows. Here are some of the good ones with more to be added. Rare TV Movies are now included!!"

http://cultrararevideos.com/forgottenflixa.html

DOWNLOAD NOW!! "BRIGHT LEAF" (1950) 110 minutes Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal INFO: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042285/

Once, magnate Major Singleton ran the Royles out of the Kingsmont tobacco country for daring to make lowly cigarettes. Now in 1894, Brant Royle, last of his name, is back. Forceful and macho, Brant intends to re-establish his family no matter what it takes. Two lovely women have waited for him: bordello keeper Sonia, with love; Singleton's daughter Margaret, with hatred and desire. As automation rears its head, the struggle attains an epic quality. Will Royle Cigarettes flood the market? Will Brant pick the wrong woman?

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy Of A Controversy

Posted by Robert on February 5, 2009 at 9:30pm

. Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy based on stereotypes of African-Americans and popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. The program ran on radio as a nightly serial from 1928 until 1943, as a weekly situation comedy from 1943 until 1955, and as a nightly disc-jockey program from 1954 until 1960. A television adaptation ran on CBS-TV from 1951 until 1953, and continued in syndicated reruns from 1954 until 1966.

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Movies For the Blind

Posted by Robert on January 2, 2009 at 9:43am

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Here is a web site I ran across that does public domain content produced with audio descriptions that can be listen to like an audio book. You can download, listen, or subscribe to by rss or Itunes. Perhaps you know someone visually impaired who might enjoy these productions. They are really well done and anyone might enjoy. The web site and archives can be found here. All free.

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On the Air - The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - Get it for $22.50 - was $75.00

Posted by Robert on November 23, 2008 at 9:00pm

I do not know for how long, but right now On the Air - The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio can be had for $22.50, regularly $75.00, from Oxford University Press. It is on my Christmas list. Description "Now long out of print, John Dunning's Tune in Yesterday was the definitive one-volume reference on old-time radio broadcasting. Now, in On the Air , Dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage, to provide a richer and more informative account of radio's golden age. Here are some 1,500 radio shows presented in alphabetical order. The great programs of the '30s, '40s, and '50s are all here--Amos 'n' Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Lone Ranger, Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour , and The March of Time , to name only a few. For each, Dunning provides a complete broadcast history, with the timeslot, the network, and the name of the show's advertisers. He also lists major cast members, announcers, producers, directors, writers, and sound effects people--even the show's theme song. There are also umbrella entries, such as "News Broadcasts," which features an engaging essay on radio news, with capsule biographies of major broadcasters, such as Lowell Thomas and Edward R. Murrow. Equally important, Dunning provides a fascinating account of each program, taking us behind the scenes to capture the feel of the performance, such as the ghastly sounds of Lights Out (a horror drama where heads rolled and bones crunched), and providing engrossing biographies of the main people involved in the show. A wonderful read for everyone who loves old-time radio, On the Air is a must purchase for all radio hobbyists and anyone interested in 20th-century American history. It is an essential reference work for libraries and radio stations." Get if from Oxford University Press

A Prairie Home Companion - The News from Lake Wobegon

Posted by Robert on November 17, 2008 at 6:30pm

Featured on left side of TimesPast Main Page is podcast segments of shows for listening or downloading. Below is a clip of highlights and some show descriptions. Visit web site to listen to the full segments of all the shows and their archives.

November 1, 2008 This week on A Prairie Home Companion we're back in St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater, with hard-driving string band Pert' Near Sandstone, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The Royal Academy of Radio Acting; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith. Join us this week, before the snow flies. November 8, 2008 Coming to you this week from the Fitzgerald Theater, we've got Dobro daredevil Jerry Douglas with grand champion fiddler Luke Bulla, singers Jearlyn Steele, Kari Shaw, Andra Suchy, Joanna Jahn, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and much more. Join us this week for a post-election live broadcast performance. November 15, 2008 This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we've stumbled into grace with very special guest, Emmylou Harris and her notorious Nashville band. Also with us, live from the Fitzgerald Theater, bluesman Spider John Koerner, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with sole man Pat Donohue, and our happy host, an escapee from the silent generation, Garrison Keillor. THIS WEEK'S SHOW

Kristin Andreassen

November 22, 2008

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Fitzgerald Theater, we've got the inimitable singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and percussive dancer Kristin Andreassen. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with maestro Richard Dworsky, and much more.

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/

Robert's Posts (393)

I'm The Law

The Restless Gun (aka The Six Shooter)

A Date With Dolly

Rudy's Radios

Naxos Audiobooks: 3 FREE Sherlock Holmes short stories

Lux Video Theater - A Holiday Affair

Little Orphan Annie

It's a Juke Box!

Status feature coming soon to Ning Network!

Roy Rogers Show, The

Jesse James Rides Again - 13 chapter movie serial (1947)

Sherlock Holmes - History of the sherlock holmes character thru print,radio,tv and film.

34th Annual Friends of Old Time Radio Convention

Radio Downloader

KABL RADIO (old time radio music)

Forgotten Movie Downloads (Some Rare)

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy Of A Controversy

Movies For the Blind

On the Air - The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - Get it for $22.50 - was $75.00

A Prairie Home Companion - The News from Lake Wobegon

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