Homeschool RadioShows

More great "Living Books for the Ears" for you as we continue our Audio Adventure Week postings! (Psstt… If you like these stories and want more, be sure to click here!)

BROTHER AND SISTER – Let's Pretend specialized in dramatizing classic fairy and folk tales for younger listeners. We think their version of the eastern European fairy tale "Brother and Sister" (included in Grimm's Fairy Tales) is one of their best! Give it a listen and see if you think so too!

BROTHER AND SISTER

PINOCCHIO – A delightful audio version of Collodi’s classic story, “Pinocchio”, starring none other than Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny and countless other cartoon characters). This is a fast, fun and highly entertaining version of the story, as originally broadcast on the program “Family Theatre” back in 1951. Wonderful stuff!

PINOCCHIO

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We continue our Audio Adventure Week! Strengthen those listening skills and tune in these great classic stories! (Psstt… If you like these stories and want more, be sure to click here!)

FATHER KNOWS BEST "Watching the Dog" – Chaos comes to the Anderson household in the form of a mischeivous little dog that has the whole family in an uproar in this great episode of the classic radio sitcom from 1952!

FATHER KNOWS BEST: WALKING THE DOG

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK / PUSS IN BOOTS – Next, we have TWO great Grimm's fairy tales, told by none other than The Great Gildersleeve (Harold Peary). These are warm and engaging retellings of these classic stories, but are faithful to the originals — so be warned, the giant and the ogre don't make it out of the stories alive. And for those of you who are concerned about such things, there are no witches in these stories. These classic stories were originally released in a 78rpm children's album in 1947.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

PUSS IN BOOTS

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Continuing our Audio Adventure Week! (Psstt… If you like these stories and want more, be sure to click here!)

Today we have Part II – the conclusion – of our two part dramatization of one of the Great American Novels, Herman Melville's MOBY DICK, as originally broadcast on The Columbia Workshop in 1946! Thar she blows! Enjoy!

MOBY DICK Part II

THE TWELVE MONTHS is a classic Czech folk tale that has been told and retold for centuries. This delightful version of the tale was originally broadcast on the children's radio program, "Let's Pretend" on September 6, 1947.

THE TWELVE MONTHS

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Welcome to our Audio Adventure Week in conjunction with our sister site, HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com! Each day this week we've got some truly classic audio stories for you from the days of old time radio. If you like what you hear, be sure to tune in all week long for more great stories!

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Today we have part one of this outstanding two-part dramatization of MOBY DICK, Herman Melville's classic adventure tale, as originally broadcast on the Columbia Workshop in 1946! Part two will be here in tomorrow's posting!

MOBY DICK (Part 1)

Next, we have an excellent adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale and sweet, sad cautionary story, "The Chinese Nightingale". This episode of "Let's Pretend" was originally broadcast on July 26, 1947.

THE CHINESE NIGHTINGALE

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Listen My Children (MP3 Audio)

Paul Revere, famous American revolution patriot, is most remembered today for his night-time ride sounding the alert before the battles of Lexington and Concord. His famous “Midnight ride” took place on the night of April 18, 1775 – exactly 237 years ago TODAY! William Dawes and Revere were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army. Listen My Children is a great half hour audio story about Revere’s life and influence, including the events of that fateful night, as originally dramatized on the radio program “Cavalcade of America”, in December, 1952.

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LISTEN MY CHILDREN

We’ve also included our PDF “Listening & Discussion Guide” that accompanies the audio program. To download it, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.

PAUL REVERE’S RIDE

Finally, we’ve got a neat audio reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride” as performed by the great actor, Frederic March. This is an excellent dramatic reading of this classic American poem and runs about 10 minutes. Enjoy! To listen to this MP3 Audio,  click the following link (or to download it, RIGHT click and “save” to your computer):

. PAUL REVERE’S RIDE

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!

Little Women

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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!

One of the 28th

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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!

David Copperfield

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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.

The Long Winter

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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

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TIP: Look for the gold boxes for sample audio clips from several of these classic audio programs!

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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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

“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!

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

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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

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.

Battle at Tower Rock

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.

Quiet City

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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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!

The Limping Ghost

Murder Under the Big Top

Adventure of the Speckled Band

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