It was the turn of the 14th century. After Granada and the reopening of the Mediterranean to western trade Europe saw a boom in cities. Traders with the smell of the world about them. NBC University Theater (also known as NBC University Theater of the Air, NBC Theater of the Air or NBC Theater) was a radio series directed by Homer Heck that presented adaptations of classic novels, often described as "Anglo-American literature." The show was born The World's Great Novels on WMAQ, Chicago, and NBC from 1944 to 1948, and adopted its better known name when it relocated to Hollywood in July 1948. (Wikipedia) Originally Broadcast 10/20/1944 Episode 3 Chesterton Radio Podcasting the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air! https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio https://www.SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio Join the Conversation with our Discord community! http://Discord.ChestertonRadio.com Discover G. K. Chesterton on our new Live Stream! http://Gilbert.ChestertonRadio.com All Chesterton - All the Time! Plus classic literature and fun surprises Our 24/7 Variety Live Stream is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com http://Patreon.com/ChestertonRadio http://SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://Twitter.com/ChestertonRadio http:///Twitch.tv/ChestertonRadio Listen to our Podcasts including "Exploring Elfland" our Daily Variety Podcast: https://chestertonradio.podbean.com/ Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows All our shows in one Playlist! http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com Easy direct link to our Channel: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our other Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com/ Visit the Chesterton Radio Shop http://Shop.ChestertonRadio.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG4ayITrBL4

Randy Stone meets a man in the park who can kill just by thinking someone dead! Night Beat, sometimes spelled Nightbeat, is an NBC radio drama series that aired February 6, 1950–September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties. Radio historian John Dunning described Night Beat as a "superior series", carried by vivid writing and Lovejoy's sympathetic performance Frank Lovejoy starred as Randy Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the Chicago Star, encountering criminals, eccentrics, and troubled souls. Listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches through the city for the strange stories waiting for him in the darkness." Most episodes leaned towards suspense, crime and thriller themes, but Night Beat also featured occasional humorous or sentimental stories. Each episode ended with Stone at his desk as he finished typing a news story based on his latest exploits, and shouting for the copy boy to deliver his story to an editor. Originally Broadcast 5/22/1950 Episode 16 Chesterton Radio Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Big Bands and more True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our Playlists! http://CBSRMT.ChestertonRadio.com http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio Please consider supporting us. https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio Visit the Chesterton Radio Shop http://Shop.ChestertonRadio.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnuQM5Pfu-4

The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny was a fixture on radio and television for more than three decades. Jack's show is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy. Death at Midnight Part One: 5/30/1937 Part Two: 6/6/1937 Jack Benny – played himself. Protagonist of the show, Benny is a comic, vain, penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly. Eddie Anderson – Rochester Van Jones, Jack's valet and chauffeur. Early in the show's run, he often talked of gambling or going out with women. Later on, he generally complained about his salary. Don Wilson – Himself. Don generally opened the show and also did the commercials. He was the target of Jack's jokes, mostly about his weight. Gene McNulty – Dennis Day, a vocalist perpetually in his 20s (by the time of the last television series, McNulty was 49 years old). He was sweet but not very bright. When called upon, he could use a wide variety of accents, which was especially useful in plays. He usually sang a song about 10 minutes into the program. If the episode was a flashback to a previous time, a ruse would be used such as Dennis singing his song for Jack so he could hear it before the show. McNulty adopted the name "Dennis Day" as his stage name for the rest of his career. Sadie Marks – Mary Livingstone, a sarcastic comic foil whose varying roles all served as, to use the description of Fred Allen, "a girl to insult (Jack)." Marks, who in real life was Benny's wife, later legally changed her name to "Mary Livingstone" in response to the character's popularity. Her role on the program was reduced in the 1950s due to increasing stage fright, and Livingstone finally retired from acting in 1958. Phil Harris – Himself. A skirt-chasing, arrogant, hip-talking bandleader who constantly put Jack down (in a mostly friendly way, of course). He referred to Mary as "Livvy" or "Liv", and Jack as "Jackson". Harris explained this once by saying it's "as close as I can get to jackass and still be polite" Spun off into The Phil Harris–Alice Faye Show (1946–1954) with his wife, actress Alice Faye. Harris left the radio show in 1952 and his character did not make the transition to television Chesterton Radio Podcasting the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air! https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio https://www.SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio Programs on Chesterton Radio are sponsored by: MachineDesignPro.com: Engineering, Technical Writing and Product Development Services http://MachineDesignPro.com BatteryJobs.com: Energy Career Portal - Electric Vehicle - Lead-Acid - Lithium - Solar http://BatteryJobs.com Contact us to learn how you or your company can become a Chesterton Radio sponsor: http://ChestertonRadio.com Our 24/7 Live Stream is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com http://Patreon.com/ChestertonRadio http://SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://Twitter.com/ChestertonRadio http://Twitch.tv/ChestertonRadio Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows All our shows in one Playlist! http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com Easy direct link to our 24/7 Live Stream: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our other Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNS8GvwcZbI

Amateur tennis star Guy Haines wants to divorce his promiscuous wife Miriam so he can marry Anne Morton, the daughter of a US Senator. Elfland Radio - all-day live stream is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker. The story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they "exchange" murders so that neither will be caught. The film initially received mixed reviews but has since been regarded much more favorably. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Wikipedia) Originally Broadcast 12/3/1951 Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air! https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio https://www.SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio http://Sponsor.ChestertonRadio.com Chesterton Radio Playing the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus, Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Our 24/7 Live Stream - Elfland Radio is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Programs on Chesterton Radio are sponsored by: MachineDesignPro.com: Engineering and Product Development Services http://MachineDesignPro.com BatteryJobs.com: Energy Career Portal - Electric Vehicle - Lead-Acid - Lithium - Solar http://BatteryJobs.com Contact us to learn how you or your company can become a Chesterton Radio sponsor: http://Sponsor.ChestertonRadio.com Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on social media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com https://twitter.com/chestertonradio https://Discord.ChestertonRadio.com https://ChestertonRadio.Substack.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZKWXxVHP_0