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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic 1950s drama set in the plantations of the American Deep South. Hypocrisy, greed and secret passions threaten to tear apart a dysfunctional family as they fight over a dying patriarch's millions.
 

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 2

Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the first century. His old friend, Messala, arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent as a slave in the mines, while his family is sent to leprosy caves. As Messala is dying from being crushed in a chariot race, he reveals where Ben-Hur’s family is. On the road to find them, Ben-Hur meets the Christ as he is on the road to Golgotha to be crucified. That day changes Ben-Hur’s life forever, for that is the day he becomes a believer.

CAST
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Angel ...... Deborah Berlin
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Arrius ...... Derek Waring
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Chief of Rowers ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 1/Servant ...... Joshua Towb
Man 2 ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Man in Boat ...... Gavin Muir

1. A Friendship Betrayed
Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem, Judah Ben Hur.
The other is known as "He that was born to be King of the Jews."

2. Son of Arrius
Judah Ben Hur has been falsely accused of attempted murder, sent to the galleys and rescued by Arrius of Rome.
He now returns in search of his mother and sister.

3. The Chariot Race
The biggest day of Ben Hur 's life dawns -the chariot race with Messala.
Each has staked his fortune on the outcome. Each has everything to lose.

4. The King Comes into His Kingdom
After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives of his mother and sister.

1. A Friendship Betrayed (70.9Mb)
2. Son of Arrius (77.8Mb)
3. The Chariot Race (70.7Mb)
4. The King Comes into His Kingdom (77.7Mb)

The Investigator (1954) was a radio play written by Reuben Ship and first broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on May 30 of that year. The play lampooned the actions of the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) and United States Senator Joseph McCarthy.

The play is memorable not only for its biting satiric tone, but also for its brilliant acting and production. The radio actor John Drainie provided an uncannily accurate imitation of Joe McCarthy. On more than one occasion, Drainie drove from his home in Toronto across the border to Buffalo to watch the hearings on television; he based his character on seeing the senator in action.

The play was denounced as communist propaganda by none other than Ed Sullivan, and the recording gained a certain status as an underground classic during one of the high points of the Great Red Scare of the McCarthy Era. .

The Investigator is top–notch drama from the golden age of radio and sounds as brilliant now as when it first aired.

Investigator - 01 - CBC (30-May-1954).mp3

Investigator - 02 - CBC (30-May-1954).mp3

Investigator - 03 - CBC (30-May-1954).mp3

Investigator - 04 - CBC (30-May-1954).mp3

Two one-hour documentaries on The Byrds, the continuously groundbreaking band who bridged the gaps between The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, the Beach Boys, the Los Angeles psychedelic underground and classic country. Their memorable music set the stage for everyone from the Eagles to Tom Petty to R.E.M.

THERE IS A SEASON covers 1964-1967, the all-too-brief hitmaking years of the Byrds' original five members - Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke. They were an electrified folk band who topped the charts with some of the decades' most innovative singles and albums. By 1967, their musical harmony was engulfed by the off-stage disharmony that pushed them to reach those heights. Instead of being directed by the singular vision of one leader, The Byrds were consistently led by everybody's contributions - from their original five members to the musicians involved with their later years.

Despite the inner turmoil that resulted in a revolving cast of characters, the Byrds always used those changes as opportunities to further their musical evolution. "They all brought something new and something defining," says journalist David Fricke, "and it all became part of the Byrds sound. They didn't change the Byrds to the degree that it changed the sound. What they did became the Byrds."

Both segments feature the wide range of music that made The Byrds of the 60s most influential bands, along with comments by its two longest-lasting members: Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. Writers David Fricke, Anthony DeCurtis, Lenny Kaye and Byrds historian Sid Griffin are also interviewed.

The Byrds (part 1) There is a Season.mp3

The Byrds (part 2) Farther Along.mp3

Saturday Night Theatre was a long-running radio drama strand on BBC Radio 4 and its predecessor, the BBC Home Service. The strand showcased feature-length, middle-brow single plays on Saturday evenings for more than 50 years, having been launched in April 1943. The plays featured in the strand included stage plays, book adaptations and original dramatisations. For most of its history, programmes ran for 90 minutes and were largely entertainment-centred, such as thrillers, comedies and mysteries.

You can right click on any episode in player to downlod and select save

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these definitive BBC radio dramatizations of Dorothy L. Sayers' bestselling novels. Whose Body? first introduced Lord Peter to the world, and begins with a corpse in the bath of a London flat. Clouds of Witness finds Wimsey investigating murder close to home, and in Unnatural Death he investigates the suspicious demise of an elderly woman. First broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s, and presented here in their entirety, these full-cast adaptations are admired by fans of the genre worldwide.

The Body in the Bath.mp3

Disappearance of a Financier.mp3

Lunch at Lady Swaffham's.mp3

Shellshock.mp3

Bunter Brings a Letter.mp3

The Riddlesdale Inquest.mp3

Mudstains and Bloodstains.mp3

The Diamond Cat.mp3

Mary Quite Contrary.mp3

The Morning After.mp3

In a Fog.mp3

The Barometer Falls.mp3

The Speech for the Defence.mp3

No Sign of Foul Play.mp3

Death In Epping Forest.mp3

The Will.mp3

Hallelujah.mp3

The Property Act.mp3

Vera Findlater.mp3

Miss Climpson Investigates.mp3

OTRR certified Murder at Midnight v1.0 (2 CDs) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible. Note: this is an unusual one. It was prepared in 2010, but may never have been released.
These links will be available for 30 days.

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kfb4dcmpf1i5etp/AACbduRwp2fTpgpY1VYqbuEva?dl=0
OneDrive: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Al5Sbh6lIkj5jMMJrC71jG1zkL1Dxg

Series synopsis:

Murder at Midnight was an old-time radio show featuring macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. It was produced in New York and was first heard in syndication between September 16, 1946 and September 8, 1947 on WJZ (now WABC). The show's writers included Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Erlich and William Norwood, and it was directed by Anton M. Leder. The host was Raymond Morgan, who delivered the memorable lines of introduction over Charles Paul's effective organ theme: "Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes."

A total of 51 episodes were produced, though the last two were never aired. Ten shows were syndicated and rerun on Mutual in 1950. Though very entertaining at its best, the series' failure can perhaps be attributed to some wildly implausible stories.

Imagination Theatre has been producing and broadcasting full cast audio dramas on affiliate radio stations all across America since 1996. Featuring great radio mysteries and dramas of our classic character creations, Detective Harry Nile, Kincaid the Strangeseeker, The Hilary Caine Mysteries and more, Imagination Theatre also has exclusive rights, granted by the estate of Dame Jean Conan Doyle, daughter of Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to create and publish "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" with all original stories and adaptations. Jim French’s Imagination Theater is produced by Aural Vision, LLC, a professional production company, under an agreement with Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG- AFTRA), the union for on screen and voice actors and performers. Every actor we use is a member of that union and a professional talent.

Imagination Theatre Website

Scott and Paul from Songcraft Podcast talk with the living legend about why we'll never hear all the verses she wrote for "Coal Miner's Daughter;" what she told Jack White about songwriting that he didn't "get;" how thinking nobody would ever hear her songs shaped her writing style; what she really thinks about Willie Nelson; how she reacted when her songs stirred up controversy; and why she doesn't give career advice.

Loretta Lynn: From Coal Miner's Daughter to Honky Tonk Girl

Four-part radio documentary celebrates Johnny Cash

Each episode presents a unique thematic portrait of his great career.1. "Ring of Fire" -- Johnny Cash the American Dream2. "How Great Thou Art" -- Johnny Cash's spiritual quest3. "The Man in Black" -- Johnny Cash's politics and influence 4. "The World Needs a Melody" -- Johnny Cash the storytellerI nterview subjects include Roseanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Earl Scruggs, Cowboy Jack Clement, Larry Gatlin, Marty Stuart, Rolling Stone critic Anthony DeCurtis, and Cash biographer Patrick Carr.

To download right click and save as:

1 Ring Of Fire

2 How Great Thou Art

3 The Man in Black

4 The World Needs a Melody

Ten episodes of approximately 30 minutes each in high quality MP3. Each episode is prefaced by an introduction by Nicholas Utechin - Editor of 'The Sherlock Holmes Journal' - the official voice of the 'Sherlock Holmes Society of London'

The Copper Beeches:
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Violet can work at the sinister Rucastle home on the condition that she cuts her hair. Holmes is intrigued.

Thor Bridge:
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A governess working for an American magnate is accused of his wife's murder. But did she do it?

The Three Garridebs:
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Will John Garrideb inherit a fortune if he finds a man who shares his surname? Or is he lying to Holmes?

The Sussex Vampire:
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Robert Ferguson's wife is suspected of being a vampire. But is she?

The Red-headed League:
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Wilson is asked to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britannica for four pounds a week. But is it an elaborate hoax?

The Three Gables:
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Why would a house buyer also want to acquire every single item in the building? Holmes and Watson investigate.

The Retired Colourman:
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An apparently simple case of adultery and theft turns into something much more sinister for Holmes and Watson.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery:
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Holmes investigates a murder in Herefordshire - but the roots of the crime are on the other side of the world.

The Crooked Man:
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Holmes investigates a death in Aldershot, but this tale of love and treachery begins during The Indian Mutiny.

The Final Problem:
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Moriarty pursues Holmes across Europe and the ultimate confrontation.

What is so special about a Sussex farm that three people want to buy it.? So desperate are the buyers that one at least will resort to kidnap or even murder to get their hands on it. The Toff is called in to investigate. 1977-04-23,  6 Parts

Toff on the Farm, The 01.mp3

Toff on the Farm, The 02.mp3

Toff on the Farm, The 03.mp3

Toff on the Farm, The 04.mp3

Toff on the Farm, The 05.mp3

Toff on the Farm, The 06.mp3

THE BEATLES: The Days In Their Life

A thirty-hour chronology tracing the life of four musicians who had a dramatic effect on directions taken by others. The group that inspired and redefined the boundaries of contemporary music.

Below is the press release accompanying the set from TM Productions at the time of release in 1981:

"The Beatles: The Days In Their Life" is a 30-hour chronological study of the band that did more to change the scope of popular music than any other force of the 1960's.
During the first 24 hours of the special, every song ever recorded by The Beatles is played, including several numbers never released. Because the producers have gained access to the original EMI masters, some songs previously heard only in mono are now in stereo.

The final 6 hours of the show trace the direction each of The Beatles took after the band dis-banded in December 1970. All information is completely up-to-date as of the date of release in 1981.

"The Beatles: The Days In Their Life" includes hundreds of interviews with The Beatles themselves and their associates, many of which have never been heard.
While "The Beatles: The Days In Their Life" is 30 hours long and is designed to run as a blockbuster, the show may also be stripped into one-hour segments if so desired.
This twenty-one volume set contains the entire Days In Their Life program as it was originally broadcast in the early Eighties. The Days In Their Life was originally pressed onto thirty vinyl LP records. It was these vinyl LPs that radio stations used as a source for their broadcasts. The collection presented here is sourced from one of these original broadcast vinyl LP sets.

Sample VOL 1: 

The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 1
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 2
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 3
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 4
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 5
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 6
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 7
The Beatles: The Days In Their Life vol 8


All 21 Vol here in higher quality encodes.

John Creasey was a one man novel factory, writing (according to Wikipedia) over 600 novels under 28 different names. Upper class detective Richard Rollison (aka ‘The Toff’) featured in over 40 novels, though the BBC have only dramatised 2 of these.

The Honourable Richard Rollison reluctantly agrees to attend a wedding. Is he the only one that notices something strange about the bride? Murder and blackmail follow with Rollison seeking a first wife, a discovery in the Thames, and him as a suspect. He is Paris bound when the police stop him, but that is not allowed to get in his way as he attempts to solve the mystery and reveal the murderer’s identity. 1975-06-07. 6 parts

Toff and the Runaway Bride 01.mp3

Toff and the Runaway Bride 02.mp3

Toff and the Runaway Bride 03.mp3

Toff and the Runaway Bride 04.mp3

Toff and the Runaway Bride 05.mp3

Toff and the Runaway Bride 06.mp3

SOFTWARE USED-MIXCRAFT PRO STUDIO 6
-Reduced tape noise 40%-
-Most Cross-talk was eliminated using automated faders, however some cross-talk could not be reduced on track 6 "Subliminal Messages"-
-Widened stereo image using iZotope Mastering Essentials-
-Rebrightened using FSQ 1964 Vacuum tube high frequency/transient vitalizer-

Any Interest On Timespast ?

This site might not be new to others but I just discovered it.  The nice site is ran by Jimbo Berkey and offers free classic movies, tv shows, music and radio shows for watching online or downloading. 

Most that I have seen are in pretty good shape depending on the age.  Some are a little fuzzy but hey!  it's free and mostly unavailable in any shape or form.

There are companion sites featuring old tv shows and radio shows from yesteryear.

Free Classic Movies

Free Classic Tv Shows
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Wow!...I forgot this was ever here...

I don't know how often people read or post on each other's blog.  In my case, I forgot I even had on (lol!  )In case anyone does read this I just wanted to alert you to the fact that I attempted to purchase a subscription to the subscription service called uploaded.net and my personal bank alerted me to the fact that there has been numerous scam reports  and complaints filed against this site.  I don't know if it is the site or somehow someone unrelated to the site is perpetrating fraud and criminal activities against people that attempt to signup.  Luckily, when the charge on my bank card came through to authorize the transaction my bank alerted me to ensure that the charge was legitimate.  That is when they informed me of the problems.  I decided not to allow the charge to be made.  It could have gone through with no issues but I decided to play it safe and avoid problems.  I did notice that the company behind the site was in Holland but the money went to the UK.  (once again...probably legit but who knows?)  Even if not legit, I only fund this account when I am going to make a purchase and only for the total amount of the purchase.  Cheers!