Category Archives: Old Time Radio

Hop Harrigan Old Time Radio Show

Hop Harrigan Old Time Radio Show - OTR World

Hop Harrigan (also known as The Guardian Angel and Black Lamp) first appeared in All American Comics #1 created by Jon Blummer (Fighting Yank, Little Boy Blue) as one of the first successful aviation heroes in comic history (Hop appeared after Tailspin Tommy, Barney Baxter, Connie Kurridge and others). Hop Harrigan was technically not a […]

Chester Morris Old Time Radio Star

Chester Morris Old Time Radio Star - OTR World

John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Chester Morris is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie […]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Old Time Radio Show

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Old Time Radio Show - OTR World

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy radio series written by Douglas Adams (with some material in the first series provided by John Lloyd).[1] It was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom by BBC Radio 4 in 1978, and afterwards the BBC World Service, National Public Radio in the U.S. and […]

High Adventure Old Time Radio Show

High Adventure Old Time Radio Show - OTR World

None of the Old Time Radio networks had a hold on romantic adventure like the Columbia Broadcasting System. The other networks certainly made the attempt to get a foot hold in the genre, but it would have been difficult for anyone to compete with The Whistler, Suspense, and Escape.  High Adventure is sometimes billed “The Mutual […]

The Lone Ranger Old Time Radio Show

The Lone Ranger Old Time Radio Show - OTR World

“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo silver! The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can […]