Just found out if you have Apple Music you can do a search for old time radio
and there are a lot of old time radio shows listed on Apple Music so if you pay
for this go look it up marshals I never heard of
My thoughts for today
> On Apr 1, 2016, at 4:44 AM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
> wrote:
>
> What a wonderful resource, wonder if there's a uK equivalent?
> Clitheroe kid, handcock's half hour, Round the Horne, navy lark, men from the
> ministry, the goon show, and tons more from the
> 40s-60s and so on.
>
> BobH.
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> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 8:00 AM
> Subject: USA Today's Web's Best Kept Secret? Free classic radio dramas
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I thought I would paste in the following USA Today article as you may find
> it useful. The link to the original article is located at the end of the
> text.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Mark
>
> Web's Best Kept Secret? Free classic radio dramas
>
> By Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAY
> March 25, 2016
>
> If you're looking to fill up your smartphone, tablet or laptop with great
> content, there's a lot more than just music, videos, ebooks, and games.
>
> Without costing a dime, there are many tens of thousands of "old time radio"
> shows - from the golden age of radio - available for streaming or
> downloading.
>
> You might be asking yourself "Why would a future-looking technology
> journalist want to fill up his phone with radio dramas popularized in the
> '40s and '50s?"
>
> Yes, I see the irony. But you'd be pleasantly surprised at how entertaining
> these are - and they've kept me sane while commuting in a car or resting my
> eyes on a plane. Or, in many instances, I'm playing a game on my phone or
> tablet while listening to these shows at the same time. These bite-sized
> old-time radio ("OTR") shows are typically 20- to 40-minutes in length.
>
> We're not talking audiobooks here, which are typically narrated by one
> person, but rather, these are well-acted radio plays, often with music and
> sound effects. Because you're using your imagination to "see" the
> characters, environments and actions, these shows feel wonderfully intimate
> and personal.
>
> Just like other media, there are different genres for different tastes.
> Comedy fans, for example, might prefer to hear the likes of Jack Benny and
> Abbott and Costello, while those who prefer science fiction would likely get
> a kick out of X Minus One or Orson Welles' (in)famous War of the Worlds
> broadcast.
>
> Me, personally? I love the horror, suspense and sci-fi stuff. Favorite
> series include Inner Sanctum, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Lights Out,
> Suspense, Quiet Please, The Shadow, Mysterious Traveler, X Minus One, and
> anything from Ray Bradbury (be sure to download "Mars is Heaven" and "To the
> Future").
>
> Survived by the Internet and MP3 files, most of these radio shows - which
> were popular before television took off in the 1950s - still hold up well in
> the 21st century. That is, if you can get past some of the classic
> stereotypes (such as the Irish cop), sponsor jingles about cigarettes, and
> everyone calling each other "dahling."
>
> Because the copyrights expired for most of these shows, you can download and
> listen to them for free. Or if you can't be bothered, there are OTR podcasts
> to subscribe to. Or for complete collections, you can buy them on disc or
> hard drive. However you acquire them, you can fill up your device with
> downloaded OTR or stream away.
>
> Enjoy, and spread the word.
>
> Where to get OTR shows
>
> Web sites, satellite radio: Archive.org is the best online resource for free
> OTR, which houses many tens of thousands of shows you can download -
> one-by-one or as a complete series - and you can then listen to these MP3s
> on any compatible device. You'll also get photos, show descriptions and
> comments from listeners. Shows can be searched by name or browsed by average
> review rating, number of downloads, number of reviews or recent additions.
> Also bookmark RelicRadio.com and RUSC.com (Are you sitting comfortably?),
> which let you listen to more than 35,000 shows. Those who listen to
> satellite radio might not be aware of an old-time radio station that streams
> shows 24/7, called Radio Classics (Channel 148).
>
> All of the Relic Radio podcasts are free.
> All of the Relic Radio podcasts are free. (Photo: Relic Radio)
>
> Podcasts, apps: There are many dozens of free OTR podcasts to subscribe to.
> Most are divided into genre, such as The Horror! or OTR Westerns, or they'll
> be posted by name of show, such as ones devoted to Dragnet, Escape. Lone
> Ranger or The Shadow. iTunes is popular for subscribing to podcasts and
> syncing with mobile devices, but there are many other podcast aggregators,
> too. Be sure to check out the Relic Radio podcasts; they're all free but the
> narrator -- who introduces each segment with a bit of historical information
> -- usually asks for a small donation at the end of the episode. A number of
> apps are also devoted to OTR, some of which let you stream shows while
> others have a download option.
>
> Buy on hard drive, disc: If you have a lousy Internet connection, want
> complete collections, or can't be bothered with finding and downloading
> episodes online, you can always buy OTR and have it shipped to your door.
> OTRCAT.com lets you buy discs for $5 apiece, sold by show or theme (genre).
> Another option is a hard drive with many thousands of OTR episodes, such as
> the $74 portable drive at OldTimeRadioDVD.com; the 500GB drive is packed
> with more than 74,000 radio shows and other audio and video material. There
> are also OTR collections to buy on eBay and online classifieds sites like
> Craigslist.
>
> Surf Report readers, do you ever listen to OTR? If so, how do you acquire
> them in the digital age?
>
> Columnist Marc Saltzman writes on tech devices and trends for USA TODAY.
> Follow Marc on Twitter: @marc_saltzman. E-mail him at
> techcomme...@usatoday.com.
>
> Original Article at:
> http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2016/03/25/webs-best-k
> ept-secret-thousands-free-classic-radio-dramas/82204502/
>
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