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OTRR certified Recollections at 30 v1.0

11032209485?profile=originalOTRR certified Recollections at 30 v1.0 (1 CD) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series synopsis:

A radio manufacturer named the Radio Corporation of America, which we know as RCA, began to broadcast its own programs on stations it had either started or purchased. In late 1926, RCA created a division of the company known as the National Broadcasting Company, or NBC. NBC officially started broadcasting on November 15, 1926.
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the company, NBC created a series of shows called Recollection at 30. Using a vast number of archival recordings, Recollections at 30 would assemble some of these transcriptions into a 25-minute show. Som of these shows followed a theme, such as the shows The Crash of the Hindenburg, The Big Bands, and Abraham Lincoln. Others concentrated on popular radio programs, such as Truth or Consequences, and Lights Out. People were honored, like Judy Garland, H. V. Kaltenborn, and Irving Berlin.
Some of the ideas for the shows were solicited from listeners. The requests often included hearing some of the earliest recordings. To honor this, an entire broadcast was dedicated to June 11th, 1927, the day of the earliest recording NBC owned. This show included the return of Charles Lindberg, and had President Calvin Coolidge’s presentation of the Distinguished Flying Cross award to Lindberg. NBC had transmitted this event live to 50 stations simultaneously – the largest simultaneous transmission accomplished to that point.
A one-hour audition show created May 15, 1956 was titled A Salute to Radio, and hosted by H. V. Kaltenborn. When the show was produced starting June 20, 1956, the announcer for most of the shows was Ed Herlihy. The show would run for a total of 45 episodes, with the final broadcast on May 1, 1957.
Information for this synopsis was taken from Jay Hickerson’s The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming, and from Wikipedia.

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Horatio+Hornblower.jpgOTRR certified "The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower" v1.0 (1 CD) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series summary:

The Horatio Hornblower series is based upon the novels by C. S. Forester. They were admired by many fans, including Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemmingway who is quoted as saying, “I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know.”

The adventures follow the rising career from a young, unpromising, and seasick midshipman who eventually becomes Admiral of The Fleet of the Britain's Royal Navy. The storyline occurs during the Napoleonic era. Although many great naval leaders inspired Hornblower, Forester was careful to place the plots far enough away from actual battles so as not to interfere with history.

The 30-minute radio episodes first aired July 7, 1952. Michael Redgrave portrayed Horatio Hornblower. Harry Towers produced the series through his Towers of London syndicate. Although produced in England, BBC was not interested in the series, so it was sent off to the United States. CBS originally broadcast the 52 episodes, until July 17, 1953. It later was rebroadcast by ABC in 1954, and the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1957.

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OTRR certified "Roy Rogers" v2

OTRR_Certified_Roy_Rogers.jpg?cnt=0OTRR certified "Roy Rogers" v2 (five CDs) is available for download from Dropbox.. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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"A little song, a little riding, a little shooting and a girl to be saved from hazard" was how a Christian Science Monitor writer once described The Roy Rogers Show. The program was first broadcast in 1944 on the Mutual Network, and switched between that and NBC over the decade it was on the air. The show was originally sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and later Miles Laboratories, Quaker Oats, Post Toasties and Dodge automobiles financed this popular evening western adventure.

Roy Rogers, the "King of the Cowboys" in the movies, was the star. Naturally, his iconic steed Trigger played a big role on the series, as did Roy's group the Sons of the Pioneers, who originally provided the vocal music along with Roy and the lovely Pat Friday. A year later, Roy's new wife and co-star Dale Evans joined the program (along with her horse Buttermilk), as did the Riders of the Purple Sage and Foy Willing. Roy's comical sidekicks included former Sons of the Pioneers member Pat Brady and the legendary Gabby Hayes, as well as Forrest Lewis, who portrayed the wisest trail scout of them all, Jonah Wilde.

The show was transcribed from the outset, as Roy's contractual obligations precluded him from performing live. The program's original opening theme was "It's Round-Up Time on the Double-R-Bar", which was also the name of Roy's fictional ranch in Paradise Valley on the series. This was later supplanted by the famous "Happy Trails" song, written by Dale Evans. Roy would often close the show, in reference to his Christian beliefs, with the phrase â Goodbye, good luck, and may the good Lord take a likin' to ya.

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OTRR certified "Whitehall 1212" v2.0

WHITEHALL_1212_1.jpgOTRR certified "Whitehall 1212" v2.0 (2 CDs) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series summary:

Named after the then famous telephone number of Scotland Yard—the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Whitehall 1212 was a weekly crime drama radio show. It ran from November 18, 1951 until September 28, 1952.

The stories were true and stated to be “the plain unvarnished facts, just as they occurred”. The show, in their own words, presented some of the "most baffling cases" as hosted by the fictitious Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Davison. Davison was said to be the curator of the Yard’s “Black Museum” a name given it in 1877. Artifacts described in the show were the basis for the story about the crime.

Whitehall 1212 was actually produced in the United States at NBC. The stories were well researched by Percy Hoskins, Chief Crime Reporter of the London Daily Express, and by the Writer-Director, Wyllis Cooper. Also, the show had the official support of the Yard. The cast were all British, which gives the show an authentic air and appeal.

The stories are told from the view of the police who did the hard work in solving the case, and thus it down plays some of the more sensational aspects. In comparison, at the same time, Orson Welles was on a show titled The Black Museum. It was a production of British commercial radio producer Harry Alan Towers and told the story in a more dramatic fashion. The two shows closely paralleled each other, and ran during the same timeframe. The Black Museum was run in the United States on the Mutual Network from January 1 to December 30, 1952.

Wyllis Cooper was noteworthy for his work on Quiet Please, and Lights Out. However, working from purely factual basis for the stories limited his artistic expression. Still, the stories were well presented and compelling.

v. 2 Changes

* Upgraded sound to 16 episodes
* Added logs

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Andy Griffith Comedy Bits

andy_griffith.jpgAndy Griffith is best remembered for Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show. He also had a huge career on Broadway, including musicals. It's not as widely known that he released several albums of spirituals. What's probably least remembered is that he got his start as a stand-up comedian. Here is some comedy entertainment.

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OTRR certified "Alka-Seltzer Time" v1.1

AlkaSeltzerTime.jpg?cnt=0OTRR certified "Alka-Seltzer Time" v1.1 (1 CD) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series summary:

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time.

The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product.

By 1953, the series was heard on Mutual (at 12 noon, Eastern Time) and later that same day on CBS (at 5:45pm, ET). Advertisements described the show as "informal song sessions" by vocalists Massey and Tilton. Tilton was often billed as "the liltin' Martha Tilton". The two singers, both Texas-born, performed with Country Washburne and His Orchestra, featuring Charles LaVere on piano.

Songs included such tunes as "Honey, I'm in Love with You", "A Gambler's Guitar", "Just to Be with You", "Moonlight", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Choo Choo Train", "I've Got Spurs that Jingle Jangle Jingle", "Put on a Bonnet", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Papaya Mama" and "Istanbul, Not Constantinople". There were some theme shows, such as "Go West", music from "Old Phonograph Records" and "Salute to Hawaii".

Massey and Tilton would continue to appear together during the late 1950s on such shows as Guest Star and Stars for Defense. They also teamed up to record an album, We Sing the Old Songs (1957). CD collections of Alka-Seltzer Time usually identify shows by the first performed song of each program. Today, Massey is best remembered as the composer (with Paul Henning) and singer of the Petticoat Junction TV show theme song.

V. 1.1 changes

* replaced 53-10-19 (x) First Song - Moonlight When Shadows Fall
* fixed date of 53-11-06 show
* updated artwork
* Added Certification Documents, Series Synopsis, Pictures
* Added dash to Alka-Seltzer in file names

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OTRR certified "Pat Novak for Hire" v1.0

Pat_Novak_For_Hire_CD_Cover.jpgOTRR certified "Pat Novak for Hire" v1.0 (1 CD) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series summary:

Pat Novak, for Hire, is an old-time radio detective drama series which originally aired from 1946-1948, and revived in 1949. It started as a West Coast regional produced at KGO in San Francisco program. This regional version originally starred Jack Webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate Richard L. Breen. When Webb and Breen moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Webb was replaced by Ben Morris, and Breen by Gil Doud. Meanwhile in LA, Webb and Breen, joined by Director William P. Rousseau, would work on an extremely similar nationwide series, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, for the Mutual network. Webb would then star in Jeff Regan, Investigator until December, 1948. By 1949, a year after the end of the San Francisco run, Jack Webb resumed the Novak role, and Breen his duties as scriptwriter, this time for a national audience on ABC.

Pat Novak, for Hire is set on the San Francisco, California waterfront and depicts the city Pat Novak knows it - a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Pat Novak is not a detective by trade. He owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money.

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OTRR certified "Words at War" v1.0

wordsatwar1500.jpg?width=480OTRR certified "Words at War" v1.0 (3 CDs) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Words at War (by Jimbo)

Words at War was a 30 minute dramatic anthology series dealing with stories condensed from books written about World War II. The series started in the middle of the war and at the most crucial time of the war for the allies, somewhat heightening it's debut. Not only that, it was supported by Johnson's Wax in the Fibber McGee and Molly time slot as Jim and Marian Jordan went on vacation. And if that wasn't enough, the music for the series was done by NBC's own Frank Black, a master at orchestration and the shows were often directed by Anton M. Leder of Suspense fame. Adding to all of that is the fact that most all - if not all - of the series is available today for our listening pleasure and the sound is above average.

Done in a docu-drama style with Black's music as the background gave often stark, sobering realism to these stories penned by different authors. While not all of the shows are winners, many are far above average and many remind me of the writing of Arch Oboloer. Not that these plays are anti-war (just the opposite) but most of these stories pack a powerful, though-provoking wallop, especially when dealing with subjects that are hard to comprehend, like the taking of innocent civilian lives. As Billboard Magazine wrote in 1943, "Muddled, cloying ideas of war romantics were washed away in a clean sweep." No truer words can be spoken about some of these dramas.

With anthologies you often have some good and some bad because each author has his own strengths and weaknesses. However, all seem to have a quality worthy of this fine radio series.

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Gardening 101 Lawn Care Tips

A chicken's appetite is incredible. Can easily eat almost everything, even their own kind! You can do now say bye-bye to those unwanted leftovers being left to rot in your fridge. Destroy all the throwing leftovers into the garbage should certainly. Plus, you can reduce chicken it's essential to feed. But be very careful with utilising give your chickens for may be their last supper. Unfortunately backyard chickens can't eat everything. As an example tone regarding the onions and garlic.

It is a straightforward thing to try to do. They have a regarding nutrients which were found the actual world vegetables of yesteryears. They taste compared to those that are found shopping around. You can grow them with Organic Food rather than chemical ones which harm your body in the form of pesticides.

The a part of us is actually not capable of managing painful feelings in healthy ways and making healthy choices is the loving Parent. The loving Adult is the a part of us that only has a deep need to learn about and take loving action in our behalf. Developing a loving Adult is a critical aspect in creating health and wellbeing, as well as in losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight.

It is wonderful to have organic, but what around the distance travelled by fresh produce in the wintertime? Yes, we are created in Canada - it is not easy to grow food with snow. I hear your. However, our ancestors canned their services learned ways to store some root vegetables and apples for long periods of time in cellars. This tradition is nearly as lost and forgotten as Latin might be to Italy. Each and every need to import. Possess everything people who here and are able to go to be able to putting our food in jars. Why am I not encouraging freezing? Because of the excessive amount of energy that are needed hold enough food frozen for such longer period of time, and anyhow, frozen food doesn't keep while preserves get.

Where I deviate with all the "organic" party line is using soil changes. The local desert dirt (it doesn't should be called soil) is alkaline, lacking in available iron, and high in clay and even the water is mineral-laden and alkaline. Vegetables don't grow well in it, even with plenty compost. I'm not going to waste time making compost tea, and Now i am not going to waste money on various organic supposed remedies like bacterial infusions, Mycorrhyza inoculants, volcanic sands, and such. The dirt needs a higher pH along with the most economical way to obtain it end up being to mix liberal quantities of soil sulfur into the device. I also put in a small quantity of ammonium sulfate to the beds about mid-summer to give them a nitrogen boost.

The most certain mistake people do is consume processed foods believing not wearing running shoes will help losing that weight. You should concentrate on eating natural food. The great part is because even the fats in What is Organic Farming could be eaten. Crucial problem with processed foods is in which it is toxic for the liver as it cannot be broken together. You cannot forget that quality of meals is the most essential thing towards losing weight.

Farm fish versus untamed. Salmon as well to supplement fatty fish are terrific additions to have a diet, but the majority on the fish usually are not caught in the wild. When you can, opt for wild caught fish. That can PCB contamination in lots of the fish that's farm-fed. While whole lot of the time usually lowered by not consuming the skin and fat which is cooked out, you can't ever be allowed to remove everything.

Sticking to a diet of foods with low GI can have lots of benefits. One, you feel and more energized, given that the glucose is slowly released into shape. You won't get hungry easily, rendering it it easier to lose weight. Low GI foods can also lower the events of heart related health conditions. Finally, foods with low index list can help you avoid help the effects of diabetes. The time those meals with high glycemic index can be recommended is during cases of hypoglycemia, and the high dose of sugar can re-energize the person and bring their stages up in order to normal level.

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OTRR certified "The Great Gildersleeve" v2.0

GG014.gifOTRR certified "The Great Gildersleeve" v2.0 (two DVDs/10 CDs/5.81 GB) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series summary:

The Great Gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from August 31, 1941, to March 21, 1957. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson,[3] it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. The series was built around the character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly. The character was introduced in the October 3, 1939 episode (number 216) of that series. The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in four feature films released at the height of the show's popularity.

In Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve had been a pompous windbag and nemesis of Fibber McGee. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catchphrase. The character went by several aliases on Fibber McGee and Molly; his middle name was revealed to be "Philharmonic" in "Gildersleeve's Diary" episode on October 22, 1940.

"Gildy" grew so popular that Kraft Foods—promoting its Parkay margarine—sponsored a new series featuring Peary's somewhat mellowed and always befuddled Gildersleeve as the head of his own family.

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Jack Benny Program (TV series)

Jack_Benny_Cast.jpgJack Benny made his TV debut in 1949 with a local appearance on Los Angeles station KTTV, then a CBS affiliate. In October 1950, he made his full network debut over CBS Television. Benny's television shows were occasional broadcasts in his early seasons on TV, as he was still firmly dedicated to radio. The regular and continuing Jack Benny Program was telecast on CBS from October 28, 1950, to September 15, 1964 (finally becoming a weekly show in the 1960-1961 season), and on NBC from September 25, 1964, to September 10, 1965. 343 episodes were produced. His TV sponsors included American Tobacco's Lucky Strike (1950–59), Lever Brothers' Lux (1959–60), State Farm Insurance (1960–65), Lipton Tea (1960–62), General Foods' Jell-O (1962–64), and Miles Laboratories (1964–65).

The television show was a seamless continuation of Benny's radio program, employing many of the same players, the same approach to situation comedy and some of the same scripts. The suffix "Program" instead of "Show" was also a carryover from radio, where "program" rather than "show" was used frequently for presentations in the non-visual medium. Occasionally, in several live episodes, the title card read The Jack Benny Show.

The Jack Benny Program appeared infrequently during its first two years on CBS-TV. Benny moved into television slowly: in his first season (1950–1951), he only performed on four shows, but by the 1951-1952 season, he was ready to do one show approximately every six weeks. In the third season (1952–1953), the show was broadcast every four weeks. During the 1953-1954 season, The Jack Benny Program aired every three weeks. From 1954 to 1960, the program aired every other week, rotating with such shows as Private Secretary and Bachelor Father. Beginning in the 1960-1961 season, The Jack Benny Program began airing every week. It is also worth noting that the show moved from CBS to NBC prior to the 1964-65 season. During the 1953-54 season, a handful of episodes were filmed during the summer and the others were live, a schedule which allowed Benny to continue doing his radio show. In the 1953-1954 season, Dennis Day had his own short-lived comedy and variety show on NBC, The Dennis Day Show.

Live episodes (and later live on tape episodes) of The Jack Benny Program were broadcast from CBS Television City with live audiences. Early filmed episodes were shot by McCadden Productions at Hollywood Center Studios and later by Desilu Productions at Red Studios Hollywood with an audience brought in to watch the finished film for live responses. Benny's opening and closing monologues were filmed in front of a live audience. However, from the late 1950s until the last season on NBC, a laugh track was utilized to augment audience responses. By this time, all shows were filmed at Universal Television.

In Jim Bishop's book A Day in the Life of President Kennedy, John F. Kennedy said that he was too busy to watch most television but that he made the time to watch The Jack Benny Program each week.

Outside of North America (being also one of the most popular shows on the CBC), one episode reportedly aired first in the United Kingdom (where one episode was filmed). Benny had also been a familiar figure on Australia since the mid-to-late 1930s with his radio show, and he made a special program for ATN-7 Jack Benny In Australia in March 1964, after a successful tour of Sydney and Melbourne.

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Adventures of Superman (TV series)

ADV_Title_Screen.jpgAdventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California on RKO-Pathé stages and the RKO Forty Acres back lot. It was sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's. The show, which was produced for first-run television syndication rather than a network, has disputed first and last air dates but are generally accepted as September 19, 1952 and April 28, 1958.[1] The show's first two seasons (episodes 1–52, 26 titles per season) were filmed in black-and-white; seasons three through six (episodes 53–104, 13 titles per season) were filmed in color but originally telecast in black and white. Superman was not shown in color until the series was syndicated to local stations in 1965.

George Reeves played Clark Kent/Superman, with Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, John Hamilton as Perry White, and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season, with Noel Neill stepping into the role in the second (1953) and later seasons. Superman battles crooks, gangsters, and other villains in the fictional city of Metropolis while masquerading "off-duty" as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, Clark's colleagues at the office, often find themselves in dangerous situations which can only be resolved with Superman's timely intervention.

Its opening theme is known as The Superman March. In 1987, selected episodes of the show were released to video. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on DVD. The feature film Hollywoodland was released in 2006, dramatizing the show's production and the death of its star George Reeves.

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

11032207677?profile=originalThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour, like its predecessor,(Alfred Hitchcock Presents) is an anthology series in the thriller genre. NBC renamed the program when they extended its running-time from about 25 minutes to about 50 minutes. Both programs were hosted by Alfred Hitchcock, whose directorial work in thriller films is extremely influential.

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour premiered on 20 September 1962, three months after the conclusion of the seventh and final season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In its new incarnation with a 50-minute running time, the show lasted for three seasons. NBC broadcast the final episode on 10 May 1965.

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Saturday Drama - Landfall

11032208078?profile=originalWhen five lost souls, recruited by the Company travel to an abandoned planet, all they know is that they are to retrieve the only known sample of an ore left over from an old mining operation. But their task becomes considerably more complicated when one of their party has a close encounter with the indigenous plant life - plant life which seems to have some very odd, very powerful properties. Soon they are battling not only to stay alive, but to hang on to the very things that make them human.

Cally ... Nicola Miles-Wilden
Intaba ... Cyril Nri
Hudson ... Clare Perkins
JD ... Alex Tregear
Hussam ... Adeel Akhtar

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OTRR certified "Strange Wills" v1

11032208057?profile=originalOTRR certified "Strange Wills" v1 is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible.

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Series synopsis:

Strange Wills was a radio program syndicated in 1946. It was produced in Hollywood by Charles Michelson and Teleways Syndication. Stage and film star Warren William, who starred in the show, was also part of the creative team.

The stories were said to be based on actual wills, with the names of those involved changed. The stories themselves were compiled by lawyer-turned-author Ken Krippene from his research over a ten-year period. These shows were quite different from other mystery dramas of the era. They would look at the complexities, dramas, and legal entanglements that arise from some wills. The wills would have unusual bequests, or involve a search for a missing heir. Warren William would portray Probate Attorney Warren Francis O’Connell, who would act as probate and relay the story as he observed it.

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True Grit

p02vbq3j.jpgDoreen Estall abridges the 1968 novel by Charles Portis, brought to the big screen in the 1969 western starring John Wayne and more recently by the Cohen brothers. Read by Nancy Crane. BBC Radio 4

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The Lost World

lostworld.jpg?width=300An Audio Drama production based on the novel “The Lost World” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The novel tells the story of an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals, such as dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, still survive.

The novel also describes a war between Native Americans and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

Cast:
Leonard Nimoy
John de Lancie
Roxann Dawson
Richard Doyle
Marnie Mosiman
Ethan Phillips
Dwight Schultz
Armin Shimerman

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250 Top Movies

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A few movies to enjoy. Many Classics and in HD Quality.

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12 Years a Slave (2013) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 26M
12 Years a Slave (2013) 720p (Bia2Movies).mp4 925M
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A Beautiful Mind (2001) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 549M
A Clockwork Orange (1971) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 499M
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A Separation (2011) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 750M
A Space Odyssey (1968) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 708M
Alien (1979) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 448M
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Batman Begins (2005) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 899M
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Before Sunrise (1995) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 750M
Before Sunset (2004) 720p (Bia2Movies).mp4 600M
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Bicycle Thieves (1948) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 561M
Blade Runner (1982) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 500M
Blood Diamond (2006) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Blood Diamond (2006) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 950M
Boyhood 2014 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Boyhood 2014 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 720p ..> 749M
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Castle in the Sky (1986) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 753M
Chinatown (1974) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 795M
Cinema Paradiso (1988) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 611M
Citizen Kane (1941) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 750M
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City of God 2002 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 950M
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Dil Chahta Hai 2001 720p DVDRip (Bia2Movies).mkv 898M
Django Unchained (2012) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 950M
Donnie Darko (2001) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 544M
Double Indemnity (1944) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 698M
Downfall (2004) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 699M
Dr.Strangelove (1964) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 600M
Eight and a Half 1963 720p (Bia2Movies).m4a 1G
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 72..> 806M
Fany and Alexander (1982) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 721M
Fargo (1996) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 396M
Fight Club (1999) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 497M
Finding Nemo (2003) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 501M
For A Few Dollars More (1965) 720p (Bia2Movies)..> 750M
Forrest Gump (1994) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 497M
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Gandhi (1982) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 898M
Gladiator (2000) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 807M
Gone Girl 2014 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
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Gone with the Wind (1939) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
Good Will Hunting (1997) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 662M
Goodfellas (1990) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 546M
Gran Torino (2008) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 604M
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 720p (Bia2Movies)..> 698M
Groundhog Day (1993) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 750M
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 dvdrip (Bia2Movies..> 500M
Hachi A Dog-s Tale (2009) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 700M
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 201..> 1G
Heat (1995) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 850M
Her (2013) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Her (2013) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 950M
High Noon (1952) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 599M
Hotel Rwanda (2004) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 648M
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 720p (Bia2Movie..> 499M
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 1080p (Bia2Mo..> 2G
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Howls Moving Castle (2004) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 716M
Ikiru 1952 DVDRip (Bia2Movies).mkv 607M
In the Name of the Father (1993) 720p (Bia2Movi..> 600M
Incendies (2010) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 887M
Inception (2010) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 720p (B..> 551M
Infernal Affairs (2002) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 696M
Inglourious Basterds (2009) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 598M
Into the Wild (2007) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 860M
It Happened One Night (1934) 480p (Bia2Movies).mkv 473M
Its A Wonderful Life 1946 Colorized 720p BluRay..> 1000M
Its a Wonderful Life (1946) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 497M
Jaws (1975) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 648M
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L.A Confidential (1997) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 599M
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 694M
Life Is Beautiful (1997) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 796M
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Like Stars on Earth (2007) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
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Lon The Professional (1994) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 449M
M (1931) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
Mary and Max (2009) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 600M
Memento (2000) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 500M
Memories of Murder (2003) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 995M
Metropolis (1927) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Million Dollar Baby (2004) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 655M
Modern Times (1936) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 699M
Monsters, Inc. (2001) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 599M
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 720p (Bi..> 554M
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Network (1976) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 450M
No Country for Old Men (2007) 720p (Bia2Movies)..> 1016M
North by Northwest (1959) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 546M
Notorious (1946) 720p (Bia2Movies).mp4 700M
Oldboy (2013) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1G
Oldboy (2013) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 699M
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 720p (Bia2Mo..> 1G
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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975) 720p (Bia..> 599M
Pans Labyrinth (2006) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 795M
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Papillon (1973) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 1000M
Paths of Glory (1957) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 698M
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Psycho (1960) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 398M
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Raging Bull (1980) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 849M
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Rashomon (1950) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 594M
Rear Window (1954) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 423M
Rebecca (1940) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 839M
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 401M
Reservoir Dogs (1992) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 502M
Rocky (1976) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 552M
Roman Holiday (1953) 480p (Bia2Movies).mkv 562M
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Rush (2013) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Rush (2013) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 961M
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 851M
Scarface (1983) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 899M
Schindlers List (1993) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 410M
Se7en 1995 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 454M
Seven Samurai (1954) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 788M
Shutter Island (2010) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 706M
Sin City (2005) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 704M
Singin in the Rain (1952) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 711M
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mp4 2G
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 888M
Snatch (2000) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 450M
Some Like It Hot (1959) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 648M
Spirited Away (2001) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 706M
Stalag 17 (1953) 1080p (Bia2Movies).mkv 2G
Stalag 17 (1953) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 855M
Stalker (1979) DVDRip (Bia2Movies).mkv 498M
Stand by Me (1986) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 522M
Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 1080p ..> 2G
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Taxi Driver (1976) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 799M
Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991) 720p (Bia2Movi..> 849M
The 400 Blows (1959) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 575M
The Apartment (1960) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 756M
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The Big Lebowski (1998) 720p (Bia2Movies).mp4 651M
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The Elephant Man (1980) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 550M
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The Princess Bride (1987) 720p (Bia2Movies).mkv 648M
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 720p (Bia2Movie..> 520M
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OTRR certified "The Lone Ranger" v1.0

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OTRR certified "The Lone Ranger" v1.0 (8 DVDs/46 CDs/28.5 GB) is available for download from Dropbox. Thanks to all those who made this massive collection possible.

Full distro, OneDrive: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Al5Sbh6lIkj5i-ZRRs3AXfCaSJcwSw

Individual DVDs, Dropbox:

DVD 1: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5t1v6b3ely9fv4e/AADlMTwR1kWRL3qt_HNUPkXGa?dl=0
DVD 2: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zkahiis6y1pd0c6/AAAg1y2QcmOzGydvTwfXZR4da?dl=0
DVD 3: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ikc1avcycpwylvg/AAAy3CxnVtm85xMHrTn-Z9r3a?dl=0
DVD 4: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ouxekfk6imnscep/AABdF521vt25jZL0AqauUCg6a?dl=0
DVD 5: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y0vteccxkf51pwk/AAAx_Q5zL33x7y-2h4b-Z5Mra?dl=0
DVD 6: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xxiy022rcchf5q4/AAAKkPdRxjaUYaYYlG-m5tdRa?dl=0
DVD 7: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nooxn0o27ozkuo1/AACBRkX1kxHnsjBxVOiqqiaBa?dl=0
DVD 8: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/38yywfylcc8skvi/AACJuVPepYqvkVtMqR-okNyNa?dl=0

"A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo silver! The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering Hoofbeats of the great horse Silver...the Lone Ranger rides again!"

Few things are more iconic in American popular culture than announcer Fred Foy reciting those lines against the opening strains of the William Tell Overture. The Lone Ranger was a western adventure show that premiered in January of 1933 on radio station WXYZ in Detroit. The show, which was aimed primarily at children, had a strong adult following as well and continued for 2,956 episodes on WXYZ, the Mutual Network and the NBC Blue/ABC networks until September 3, 1954. Repeat broadcasts continued until May 25, 1956.

The show had been created by WXYZ owner George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, though who contributed what to the concept is up for debate. The character of the Lone Ranger was believed to have been inspired by Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes, to
whom Zane Grey had dedicated a novel in 1915. The show was a major hit, and inspired numerous books, comic books, movie serials, and eventually a truly memorable television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in 1949, lasting until 1957.

The basic story of the Lone Ranger is ingrained in American culture. The unnamed hero was the only survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers who were ambushed by Butch Cavendish and his gang in a canyon named Bryant's Gap. An Indian named Tonto later came upon the massacre, finding one ranger still alive. Tonto nurses the ranger back to health, who then swears to bring Cavendish to justice. To keep Cavendish off his guard, the ranger and Tonto make six graves in Bryant's Gap, and the ranger fashions a black domino mask from a ranger's vest to conceal his identity. He tamed the wild horse Silver for his mount, and after making sure Cavendish paid for his crimes, the Lone Ranger continued to fight for justice in the Old West. He was later joined by his young nephew Dan Reid.

On the original radio series, the Lone Ranger was portrayed by George Seaton, followed by Earle Graser. After Graser's untimely death in 1941, Brace Beemer, the show's former announcer, took over the role. Director James Jewell and announcer Fred Foy also played the lead role for one broadcast each, as did an unknown actor using the name "Jack Deeds." Tonto was played by John Todd throughout the series, being replaced on isolated broadcasts by Roland Parker (who was best known as Kato on The Green Hornet). Other supporting players were primarily regional actors from Detroit and WXYZ staff. Jay Michael (who also starred in Sgt. Preston of the Yukon), Bill Saunders (noted for voicing Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes, Jane Fae, Rube and Liz Weiss, and future movie star John Hodiak. The part of Dan Reid was played by child actors Bob Martin, James Lipton, and Dick Beals.

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