January 20th, 2012 § 5
Here’s an excellent hour-long adaptation of the classic (and at least partially autobiographical) book “Little Women” — complete with Katherine Hepburn as Jo! This was originally broadcast on the Theater Guild of the Air way back in 1945! Enjoy this vintage radio dramatization!
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January 19th, 2012 § 2
Here’s another rare radio dramatization for you — this one of master story-teller G. A. Henty’s classic book of pirates and the War of 1812, “One of the 28th”. This episode dramatizes the first section of Henty’s book, following the adventures of young Ralph Conway as he becomes the captive of “King of the Sea” Captain Kelly, aboard the deadly pirate ship “Belle Marie”. It’s the only Henty story ever dramatized on old time radio… enjoy!
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January 17th, 2012 § 0
Here’s a great dramatization of what is possibly Dickens’ most famous novel, in an excellent hour long program from The Theater Guild of the Air. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens’ own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. It was also Dickens’ “favourite child” — ie. his favorite book. This version of Charles Dickens’ classic book stars Boris Karloff with a great performance as the wicked Micawber. Enjoy!
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January 16th, 2012 § 9
This Ingalls family is quite different than the one you saw on TV, but it is a very faithful adaptation of the book, and is quite entertaining. It is the ONLY “old time radio” adaptation of any of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, and if you love those stories, you’ll treasure this.
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January 10th, 2012 § 1
We are thrilled to introduce our brand new resource site, American History for the Ears, where you can now download all the American History programs from 15 of our most popular MP3 CD collections:
FOUR GREAT AMERICANS
AMERICAN HEROES I: PATRIOTS AND GREAT LEADERS
AMERICAN HEROES II: PIONEERS & EXPLORERS
AMERICAN HEROES III: INVENTORS & INNOVATIONS
FORGOTTEN TALES OF THE REVOLUTION
TRIUMPHS & TEARS: HEROES, LEGENDS & STORIES FROM BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
AMERICAN STORY
AMERICAN PORTRAITS
THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE
THE AMERICAN TRAIL
INHERITANCE
THE CIVIL WAR ON OLD TIME RADIO
MR. PRESIDENT
THE STORY OF OUR FLAG
STORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
FRONTIER FIGHTERS
HORIZONS WEST: THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION
WORLD WAR II: LIFE ON THE HOMEFRONT
The regular price for these individual Collections is a whopping $269… but NOT HERE. Just wait until you see our offer on this great new resource site!
TIP: Look for the gold boxes for sample audio clips from several of these classic audio programs!
June 2nd, 2011 § 1
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! (MP3 audio)
Ever wonder where ice cream came from, or who first invented it? Listen to some of the fascinating and highly entertaining history of Ice Cream in this great 14 minute episode of the Adventures in Research radio program from 1943!
I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream!
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May 27th, 2011 § 0
The Adventures of Big Jon and Sparkie!
Since the school year is wrappingup for most folks, we’re going to have a little fun for a while here at HomeschoolRadioShows, with some good, wholesome, fun programs just to keep the ears trained and the imagination flowing! So this week, we’ve got not one… not two… but four episodes of the classic children’s series “Big Jon and Sparkie”! Big Jon is just a normal guy from Cincinnatti, but he has this little elf friend who is only six inches tall, and gets into all kinds of adventures. (Jon Arthur (Big Jon) actually does the voices for all the characters, including Sparkie.) In these episodes, we follow our heroes as they try to solve the perplexing puzzle of “The Mysterious Man in the Shack”! Big Jon was a favorite of many early baby-boomers, and these gentle, warm programs are still lots of fun to listen to today (our kids absolutely LOVED Sparkie when they were little). Younger kids especially will love these. Enjoy!
The Mysterious Man in the Shack, Part One
The Mysterious Man in the Shack, Part Two
The Mysterious Man in the Shack, Part Three
The Mysterious Man in the Shack, Part Four
May 19th, 2011 § 0
“Mr. President… at home in the White House — the elected leader of our people, our fellow citizen and neighbor. These are little-known stories of the men who have lived in the White House — dramatic, exciting events in their lives that you and I so rarely hear…”
Here are three neat episodes of this classic radio show that takes us “behind the scenes” and gives us a fascinating, very personal glimpse at some remarkable men and their role in our nation’s history. See if you can guess which President each episode is about before his identity is revealed at the end of the program!
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May 16th, 2011 § 0
One of radio’s last great westerns, The Six Shooter starred Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart as Britt Ponset, a “Texas plainsman who wondered through the Western Territory, leaving behind a trail of still remembered legends.” His adventures varied from the humorous to the dangerous, with some stories even based on classic literature. These great western adventure stories are classic radio, fun & exciting listening for the whole family to kick back and enjoy!
Aunt Emma decides to move to Powder Creek to take care of her nephew, Britt Ponset. After a week of being looked after, Britt is set on finding someone to take her off his hands.
It’s a war over strawberry preserves as two bickering families try to bribe Britt before the Franklin County Fair begins. When Britt tries to get out of his judging the fair’s preserve contest, Otis tells him how he has to be the judge so that the feud will end.
Times are changing in Quiet City, and Buzz wants to change with the times by getting an extra education, instead of becoming a sheriff like his pa. But when Jake Norton is shot, both Buzz and his pa have doubts about Quiet City’s future.
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May 12th, 2011 § 0
Here are THREE classic episodes of the great Sherlock Holmes radio program, featuring Basil Rathbone as the great sleuth. Put on your detective hat and see if YOU can solve these mysteries before Holmes does!
Adventure of the Speckled Band
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May 12th, 2011 § 0
Here are THREE classic episodes of this very early radio program, featuring virtually every Disney cartoon character from the 1930s in these fun 30 minute “audio cartoons” (By the way, the voice of Mickey in these programs was supplied by none other than Walt Disney himself.)
Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air – Cinderella
Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air – The Old Woman In the Shoe
Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air – The Pied Piper
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April 18th, 2011 § 1
For the Easter season, here is a great dramatic interpretation of the scriptural story of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ. This dramatization of the events follows the scriptural story quite faithfully, and much of the script for this drama IS scripture. This is a wonderful, moving retelling of this greatest of all stories, with our highest recommendation for this Easter season. This program was originally broadcast on Family Theatre on April 17, 1957.
The Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ
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April 18th, 2011 § 0
Next, a different type of Easter story, as we present “The Story of Little Tree”, in which a little girl and her grandfather take an Easter walk in the woods, and he tells her a story of how the blooming trees know when it is Easter — a fanciful fable of a very small tree that dreamed of someday being very important indeed. In this fable, that’s just what happens on that first Easter. (This is a great story, but it does require a bit of imaginative license.) This program was originally broadcast on Family Theatre on March 7, 1951.
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March 8th, 2011 § 0
Let’s journey back to a story enjoyed by almost twenty generations of boys and girls, to a deserted island in the Southern Atlantic, and the adventures of a shipwrecked gentleman by the name of Robinson Crusoe. This radio adaptation of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale is full of adventure and excitement for listeners of all ages, as the proud and youthful Crusoe learns some valuable lessons about life during his years on the island. It was originally broadcast as an episode of “Adventure Ahead!” back on September 2, 1944. Enjoy!
Robinson Crusoe
MP3 audio / 30 minutes
March 8th, 2011 § 0
Want to hear the true story of the man who inspired Defoe’s fictional story of “Robinson Crusoe”? Sure you do! Here is a portion of one of the rare “Ports of Call” radio programs which tells the true story of Alexander Selkirk, the sailor whose real-life story became the inspiration upon which Defoe based his famous tale.
The Story of the REAL Robinson Crusoe
MP3 audio / 6 minutes
