Radio Reader's Digest


(2.6 stars; 4 reviews)

A variety of short stories, 72 total. Varies from "Madam Curie" to "I was a Male War Bride."

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

430314 (027) The Doctor of Len 31:07
430425 (033) Two for a Penny.m 27:58
440206 (074) And So They Marri 28:13
460919 (029) Husband to the Mo 29:10
461024 34 Mr Cugat Takes Sick 28:08
461031 35 Two For A Penny 27:58
461107 36 Murder In The Big Bowl 28:35
461114 37 Husband To The Month Of May 29:10
461121 38 Which Was The Rescuer 28:26
461128 39 I Like To Remember George Sexton 28:28
461219 (42) Room for a Strange 29:40
470213 50 The Council Assigned 30:10
470220 51 One Man Posse 30:48
470227 52 We Were Expecting You At Dakar 30:12
470306 53 Pete s Thanksgiving 29:27
470313 54 Sweet Rosie OGrady 29:31
470320 55 The Gift Of The Magi 29:43
470327 56 The Story of Oliver Wendel Holmes 29:41
470403 57 The Man Who Conquered Devils Island 29:34
470410 58 Nathan Hale 29:46
470417 59 Eleven Against The Nazi Atom Bomb 29:55
470424 60 BabeRuth Big Man of Baseball 29:38
470501 61 Doctor Mike 29:37
470508 62 Uncle Bys Two Wives 29:58
470512 63 Half Way To Reno 30:17
470522 64 The Lion And The Mouse 30:32
470529 65 Many Moons 31:02
470605 066 The Redhead Doll 31:04
470612 67 The Doctor Of Lennox 31:07
470619 068 Father Flannagans Toughest Customr 28:55
470626 69 Land Of The Pilgrims Pride 29:24
470703 070 The No Account Loafer 29:46
470710 071 Deep in the Heart Of Show Biz 29:41
470717 072 The Roof Sitter 30:05
470724 073 Prisoner of the Night 31:16
470731 074 Remember the Fransens 28:19
470807 075 A Message for Karen 28:22
470821 076 Grandma and the Seagull 28:54
470828 077 Dear Mother Im In Jail 28:51
470904 078 Arizonas Adeline Gray 29:06
470911 079 Madame Curie 29:05
471030 086 A Piece of String 28:08
471106 087 Death Across the Table 27:27
471120 089 Light in the Window 27:27
471127 090 Why Keep Your Heart In Cold Storage 27:54
471204 091 Sunny The Spirit of 76 26:58
471211 092 Guiseppe and the Sergeant 27:03
471218 093 A Song From Heaven 27:54
471225 (094) The Only Wise Man 29:51
480101 095 The Master Swindle 26:39
480108 096 The Woman Who Couldnt Come Home 26:48
480115 097 Hand on the Latch 27:03
480122 098 The Strange Story of John Erickson 26:36
480129 099 Lady for Ransom 26:10
480205 100 A Case of the Dormitory Theft The 28:12
480212 101 Barron of Arizona The 30:25
480212 102 I Was a Male War Bride 29:02
480226 103 Woman Detective and Stolen Jewels 28:14
480304 104 Joseph Discovers America 28:06
480311 105 Eavesdroppers In Eden 26:50
480318 106 One Way To Broadway 29:11
480325 107 Deep Water Captain 28:39
480401 108 And So They Married 28:14
480408 109 Spin A Silver Dollar 28:28
480415 110 American Master Counterfitters 28:25
480422 111 Double Miracle 28:14
480429 112 We Shook the Family Tree 29:04
480506 113 Buenos Noches Pal 29:20
480513 114 Hound Dog Man 29:17
480520 115 Meet Miss Boo 29:12
480527 116 Debt of Honor 29:17
480603 117 Why Housewives Have No Whiskers 24:09

Reviews

Reader's Digest Shows Good. Sound Quality Marginal


(3 stars)

What mars otherwise good production and acting is the marginal sound quality. From the way the audio "swims" it's obvious these were re-recorded several times on open reel tape where people didn't check the head azimuth. However the acting is good. Was surprised to discover that Richard Kollmar of Boston Blackie radio shows fame was the show host. I heard two shows so far. Roger Pryor, who later was an NBC staff announcer, was a "celebrated actor" in the story of Oliver Wendell Holmes. He also introduced the TV show "Do Re Me" on NBC later on. And Van Heflin was in some Devil's Island tale on the Reader's Digest Show. Interesting that Hallmark sponsored The Reader's Digest shows. Later on they had their very own Hallmark Hall of Fame. Would be great if someone could go back to the original air show, which was probably on vertical or analog disc and carefully transfer to CD.

RRD


(2 stars)

I listened to at least one of these as I was looking for dramatic anthologies to collect. I found the shows I heard to be pretty safe material, nothing too complex. The source of the dramas was apparently Reader's Digest material; I agree that it follows their style and content pretty well (based on what I've read in RD in the past). I didn't give it a high rating because it's really not to my taste. It might be just right for you if you like the print version of Reader's Digest.

I love these old time radio dramas!


(5 stars)

These are typical radio dramas. I love them!!