Since 2007, Relic Radio has brought old time radio to a new audience. Eleven shows are being produced right now under the Relic Radio banner: Comedy, horror, suspense, science fiction, all varieties of classic radio are featured here and it’s all free!
All of the vintage audio used in these podcasts is believed to be in the public domain. If you have knowledge that shows otherwise, please contact me.
I’m a traffic reporter / voice over artist from the DC area and I love your site. In one of the episodes “The Horror” you mentioned you couldn’t find any information on “The Uninvited” so I did a little research and found that you were right; not a lot of information about that show.
I would also like to make a request for “The Spider.” I was based off the old pulp novel.
Mike
I’ll keep my eyes open for The Spider. I haven’t come across that one yet!
Have you ever heard of the old radio show, The Cinnamon Bear? I know it debuted in Chicago around Christmastime in the late 30s (I believe), but it would be great if it were available online. Let me know what you find out.
Sheila, there seems to be some question as to whether or not the series is under copyright or not. It is online and available for free, a little googling and you ought to find it.
Just discovered your podcast downloads on iTunes, and i have really enjoyed listening to them! Some of the best Sci-fi is from the 50′s and 60′s, when the writers had to use their imagination more. Radio just doesn’t have these kind of stories anymore, certainly not in the UK. Keep up the good work
Thanks Lee.
What is the great swing/band music played at the beginning of all the radio relic programs? (When the radio dial tunes it in.) Who recorded it and whats the name of the song?
It’s really catchy and would love to download more of it.
Marc,
I too sought this one out. It wasn’t easy.
So Many Memories by Benny Goodman
Best,
Jeff
Hi Jim… My name is Keith and I am from Penang, Malaysia. I have been listening to your show for a few years, and have been enjoying it… Just wanted to make a request for an episode from Nightfall, the episode is called “Buried Alive”… Keep up the good work
Dear Jim:I came across the blog from Mike, the traffic reporter, who requested that you play “the Spider.” You indicated that you didn’t know about that one. It was one of the Lights Out programs from the early Forties. It’s about two guys who are hunting in Africa and come across a spider the size of a big dog. Don’t know what the copyright regulations are, but I have seen it on other sites.
Here’s a scary tale from Quiet Please (Ernest Chappell) which illustrates the moral that “the wages of Sin are death.” It’s called Beezer’s Cellar (no kiddies, that does not refer to a cellphone. A cellar is a old time expression for a basement, particularly one in an old or rural house.) It was broadcast on the program Quiet Please back in 1948. If Quiet Please had come to TV, like Suspense or Mysterious Traveler, this would have been a good one to show. As it is, it designed to prick the hairs on the back of your neck. I recall buying it at a radio convention because I liked the title. Really glad that I did. Again you can find it on other OTR sites by typing in Quiet Please.
Beezer’s Cellar is available here: http://otr.relicradio.com/2009/10/h196-beezers-cellar-by-quiet-please/
Love the OTR Horror series, especially The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Was listening to the episode “The Real Printer’s Devil” and was amused at the odd choice of slang the characters were using. This particular episode came out in ’74, but almost seemed to have been written by someone older trying to sound “hip” (e.g., an early 20-something character from the 1970s would not have urged someone to hurry up by using the phrase “C’mon, let’s rustle the bustle!” Fun episode, though. Keep up the good work!