04-17-2013, 05:45 AM | #31 |
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I still love The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. The plots may not be up to Rex Stout's standards, but Sydney Greenstreet captured the essence of Nero Wolfe.
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Looks like I'll have to investigate OTR, sound like fun.
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I can highly recommend Radio 4 and Radio 4 extra on the BBC iPlayer for spoken word drama and comedy.
If I was to recommend one programme, it would be "Cabin Pressure" by John Finnemore. OK, it's a sitcom, not a drama, but it is a very witty sitcom. It's bound to be repeated on BBC radio at some point, but if you'll take my advice you'll buy it from audiogo.com now anyway. The six episodes of series one are only $3.99 for all six at the moment. |
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When browsing the web, I always multitask -- audiobooks, music, OTR, local radio, radio dramas, or TV. Gotta have something on in the background. Right now, I'm on an OTR kick. |
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A really good old radio drama is The Suspense version of Sorry Wrong Number starring Agnes Moorehead. It's really good and it's only a half hour. You can download it from the Internet Archive
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This thread has given me great ideas for entertainment while traveling with my 85 year old father next month (and myself as well!).
I found the BBC player app in the Google Play Store (looking forward to a 4 part Sherlock Holmes program later today). I also found an Old Time Radio Player app (with ads). I purchased the no add version for $1.29. Just using the search term "radio theater" in the Play Store showed several promising apps. For 99cents I also grabbed the "Mystery Theater 5Min Mysteries" app. Quote:
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I took a look at archive.org, and it's great. Still need to check out some of the other suggestions, but that's a wonderful start. |
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Check out the productions of the ZBS Foundation (www.zbs.org). I first heard "The Adventures of Ruby" almost 30 years ago, back when the CBC broadcast a lot of radio drama, both CBC produced and purchased. Alas, the CBC no longer produces any radio drama. One of the last shows was Afghanda, an truly outstanding series. ZBS has continued to produce the Ruby series along with the Jack Flanders adventures and are beautifully produced.
I went to a boarding school, and I remember listening to Johnny Dollar, Gunsmoke and others after lights out. This was on a small portable radio that used subminature tube (small tubes with wire leads) and assorted B-batteries (in 22.5, 45 and 90 volt sizes). This was in the late '50s. The Internet Archive is a wonderful resource. They have all the available Suspense episodes, probably the best radio drama series of all time. They also have other shows like Dimension-X and X Minus One. I just took a quick look and both "Nightfall" and "Vanishing Point", two series from the CBC in the '80s are available there. They were excellent. I miss real radio. |
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This, a million times. And not just for OTR. It seems like I "rediscover" the Archive every couple of years and it's a joy all over again.
But in the realm of OTR, while exploring there, I found the OTRR Certified collection of Hank Williams' Mothers Best Flour broadcasts, which my roommate (diehard, longtime Hank fan) had never heard, and which includes tracks Hank never recorded elsewhere (that we know of). That I was able to contribute to my roommate's collection is something in itself, but to hear some of those songs was incredible. And it was all because of this thread. I love MobileRead. |
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