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Jack Benny Program - Buying a new car

Jack's car, a Maxwell, is suffering all the effects of old-age. It is 35 years old after all. The brakes don't work (Rochester has to use his feet Flintstones style), there are even tyres missing and the suspension is non-existant. Jack visits a car dealer to look for a new car but is unprepared for […]

The Whistler - Fool’s Gold

My plan is perfect; I am Chief Teller at the Amalgamated Bank and my plan has been in development for 10 years. In 3 months I will be worth $50000. The figures in my calculations are exact and I am absolutely held in the highest regard by my employer. Nothing will get in my way, […]

Suspense - Philomel Cottage (Orson Welles)

A fine story staring Orson Welles. Have you ever fallen in love with someone, married them, and moved to the countryside with them in under 30 days? You have? Well what would you do if you suspected your new husband or wife of being a wanted murderer? Would you run away? Call the police? Or […]

The Shadow - The Tomb of Terror

We open in the city museum at the unveling of the Tomb of King Coopre Tept - an Egyptian Pharaoh. In defiance of the supposed legendary curse that all those who gaze upon the King shall die, the unveiling is to be carried out after the curators perform a brief check of the tomb. While […]

Box 13 - First Letter

Dan Holliday is a perculiar man. A writer of fiction who has his own method for generating inspiration. He solves crimes, mysterious and an assortment of other problems and uses his experiences for literature. In his first case Dan investigates a woman who claims to be the victim of blackmail but is all as it […]

X Minus One - The Cold Equations

How would you handle this most disturbing dilemma? You are a pilot of an EMS (Emergency Medical Shuttle), on a mission to deliver vital serum to a dying world. You have enough fuel to safely make the journey, but to your horror, you discover a young girl stowed away on board. You no longer have […]

Escape - Poison

A relevant story which deals with the problems of racism from 50 years ago. William Conrad gives a stunning performance on the evils of racism. No synopsis or teaser for this one, just listen to it.
Rating:
Sound: Fair
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Gunsmoke - Billy The Kid

We open with Marshal Matt Dillon who is having Wanted posters printed. The murderer tried to rob a bank, killed the cashier and a Chinese cook "who just happened to be there". The suspect is Clay Richards, aged 31. Dillon's assistant Chester arrives and tells him that a little boy is locked in the cells […]

The Shadow - Death From The Deep

We open on-board a ship at sea, a large explosion rocks her. Has the engine blown or…? Suddenly the crew spots a torpedo heading straight for them. They brace for impact and survive the assault. A submarine suddenly rises and machine gun opens fire on the crew, killing every one on board. This is not […]

Escape - Confession

YOU are lost in the London fog, uncertain if the figure which pursues you is real or imaginary. Somewhere in the fog is a murderer from whom you must Escape! 
You were alone when it happened. You found the murdered woman, but someone entered the house and you would surely be blamed had you been discovered. […]

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