[Misc] Old Time Radio Shows

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

I stumbled upon a great site where you can listen to OTR shows. I believe it is quite legal and free to listen to or even download as the shows are in the public domain. Many American shows (I believe it's run by an American) but also many classic English shows.
The Goon Show - 206 episodes
The Navy Lark - 247 episodes
Hancocks Half Hour - 90 episodes
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - 353 episodes
Fawlty Towers - 12 episodes
Dads Army - 70 episodes.

Just a few from the comedy genre. The genre list is extensive and with over 93,000 episodes available there's plenty to choose from. The quality on some if the older shows may be poor but don't forget they may be 80 years old. Anyhow not for everyone but take a look if you are interested. Enjoy.

http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=genre

 

[Norman Potting]

Thank you - the fact that I recall listening to the "Navy Lark" on Sunday Lunchtime dates me, although I am a little too young to recall "The Goon Show" being broadcast (did catch up via LP's). Anyone like to admit their listening age by recalling from which show the "Angus Prune Tune" originated?

 

[Eeyore]

added straight to 'favourites'.

 

[Buzzer]

57 episodes of Radio Active! Many thanks for the link.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

74 Dick Tracey episodes!

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There are a load of old Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre on there - all sightly too long to put on a CD

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Brilliant. Thank you.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

There are a load of old Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre on there - all sightly too long to put on a CD

Really? I thought the basic capacity of a cd was 700MB, those shows seem to average at 19Mb per show.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Brilliant. Thank you.

You're welcome.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I stumbled upon a great site where you can listen to OTR shows. I believe it is quite legal and free to listen to or even download as the shows are in the public domain. Many American shows (I believe it's run by an American) but also many classic English shows.
The Goon Show - 206 episodes
The Navy Lark - 247 episodes
Hancocks Half Hour - 90 episodes
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - 353 episodes
Fawlty Towers - 12 episodes
Dads Army - 70 episodes.

Just a few from the comedy genre. The genre list is extensive and with over 93,000 episodes available there's plenty to choose from. The quality on some if the older shows may be poor but don't forget they may be 80 years old. Anyhow not for everyone but take a look if you are interested. Enjoy.

http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=genre

Cheers for that
Have been listening to the Goons on here for years, it's great.

 

[Withdean Chappy]

Have just listened to BEYOND OUR KEN still very funny,pity you loose it if looking at other items on line

 

[Frutos]

Brilliant - ISIHAC is my personal favourite, so plenty there to keep me amused.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Have just listened to BEYOND OUR KEN still very funny,pity you loose it if looking at other items on line

Download them onto your device and play them back whilst surfing the web. The file sizes are quite small and you can always delete them after playing.

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

Anyone like to admit their listening age by recalling from which show the "Angus Prune Tune" originated?

ISIRTA (I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again). Another excellent radio comedy, although I didn't discover that or ISIHAC until later on in life.

 

[Eeyore]

Sends a frison down the spine:

http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=pl...ain Speaks&dl_date=1942.06.11&dl_size=2.39 MB

These WW2 broadcasts, especially through headphones, take you to those living rooms of the 40s.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Really? I thought the basic capacity of a cd was 700MB, those shows seem to average at 19Mb per show.

It isn't the capacity in mb, its the time in minutes. A CD can only hold 88 (?) minutes of recorded sound and the plays slightly longer so they won't fit.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

It isn't the capacity in mb, its the time in minutes. A CD can only hold 88 (?) minutes of recorded sound and the plays slightly longer so they won't fit.

Ah, fair point. Didn't think in terms of length of time.

 

[Hornblower]

I’ll let you guess which is my favourite old radio show. I doubt very much whether this is a legally licensed website though. The copyrights still belong to Auntie.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Many of the BBC shows were on another similar website last year, but mysteriously vanished about six months ago http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/drama/saturday-night-theatre/7.

So if you want to play any, I would download them quick.