The Story of Gunsmoke: A Documentary of One of Radio's Greatest Achievements (April 25, 1976)
John Hickman
The Story of Gunsmoke is essential listening for classic radio enthusiasts just starting to listen to the series and for veteran hobbyists. Produced by John Hickman, who hosted The Big Broadcast on American University's station WAMU, this five-hour documentary features insights from many actors and writers who were still active in the industry at the time of the broadcast.
Among the participants were William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester), and Georgia Ellis (Kitty), sharing their experiences and the deep respect they had for each other's talent. The documentary highlights how Gunsmoke was not just another radio western, but an adult drama that tackled tough moral decisions with exceptional writing and attention to detail.
If you have never listened to Gunsmoke before, this documentary is a perfect introduction. For longtime fans, it reveals aspects of the series' creation and production that will deepen your appreciation. Special thanks to the Aston family for making these original tapes available to share with all classic radio enthusiasts.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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| WAMU in 10 parts; part 01 | 26:01 | |
| WAMU in 10 parts; part 1 | 26:01 | |
| Part 10 | 43:49 | |
| WAMU in 10 parts; part 2 | 36:25 | |
| WAMU in 10 parts; part 3 | 31:37 | |
| Part 4 | 16:51 | |
| Part 5 | 22:30 | |
| Part 6 | 29:19 | |
| Part 7 | 28:41 | |
| Part 8 | 34:35 | |
| Part 9 | 36:55 |
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coolsparks
A really fun listen!! …. Since this work has only just been released in the LibriVox catalog as “new”, there are some proof-reading details which still need attention.🎃 FIRST: chapter 2 is a REPEAT of chapter 1. (A quick listen to the beginning portion of each, heard back-to-back, will confirm this.) Perhaps the different running times (by one second) and the different way numerals are represented in the chapter titles (“01” versus ”1”) allowed some computer program to consider them different entities. 🎃 A SECOND “oops” is the SEQUENCE of parts 1 through 10: Part 10 comes right after Part 1 (and Part 01). Move that “Part 10” to its proper place as LAST in sequence of chapters, and you have a really nice, (more) logical, and uninterrupted listening experience!!… In any case, I am grateful not only for all the time and patience invested by creators, producers and artists in the original radio show “Gunsmoke”, but I am also tickled (and fascinated) by the work done by the makers of the retrospective Documentary itself! A third layer of people to whom I bow thanks are the members of the Old Time Radio Researchers. ….It is only at this point that I can get around to thanking all the folks at LibriVox, volunteer Readers and Staff alike, for bringing me this experience!! Kudos to all!