Tuned to Yesterday

Drama: Radio Reader’s Digest “The Master Swindle” 1/1/48 CBS, Philip Morris Playhouse “The Lady From the Sea” 3/11/49 CBS.

Variety: Mail Call #130 2/7/45 AFRS, Sealtest Variety Theater “Guests: Abbott and Costello” 10/21/48 NBC.

Crime: Counterspy “Cold Blooded Professor Part 1” 8/30/49 ABC, Counterspy “Cold Blooded Professor Part 2” 9/1/49 ABC.

Western: Gunsmoke “Solomon River” 4/17/60 CBS, Fort Laramie “The Galvanized Yankee” 10/7/56 CBS.

Horror: Witch’s Tale “House of the Bridegroom” 6/26/33 Syndicated, Mysterious Traveler “The Visiting Corpse” 8/17/48 MBS.

Quiz: You Bet Your Life 1/6/56 NBC, Information, Please “Guest: Bill Tilton” 6/30/41 NBC.

Crime: I Was a Communist for the FBI “A Riot Made to Order” 6/1/52 Syndicated, Counterspy “Case of the Sweepstake Murder” 10/4/49 ABC.

Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Punctilious Firebug Matter” 5/25/54 CBS, Sherlock Holmes “The Great Gandolfo” 10/22/45 MBS.

Western: Dr. Sixgun 10/7/54 NBC / AFRS, Gunsmoke “Cover-Up” 6/12/54 CBS.

Comedy: Jimmy Durante Show “Guest: Victor Moore” 6/14/48 NBC, Henry Morgan Show 8/10/49 NBC.

Horror: Haunting Hour “Occupation Murder” 1945 NBC Syndication, Lights Out “Come to the Bank” 11/17/42 CBS / AFRS.

Sitcom: Aldrich Family “The Tuxedo” 1949 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 1/24/54 CBS.

Romance: Radio City Playhouse “The Unguarded Moment” 8/29/49 NBC, Romance “Cordoba” 7/10/54 CBS.

Science Fiction: The Case of the Flying Saucer with Edward R. Murrow 4/7/50 CBS, X Minus One “Death Wish” 10/10/57 NBC.

Drama: CBS Radio Workshop “The Endless Road” 3/17/57 CBS, On Stage “Public Furlough” 1/29/53 CBS.

Variety: Texaco Star Theater 10/4/39 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” 11/3/46 ABC.

Sitcom: Halls of Ivy 6/11/52 CBS, Duffy’s Tavern “Archie’s Old Teacher” 12/14/51 NBC.

Romance: Romance “Isle to the Windward” 8/14/54 CBS, Screen Director’s Playhouse “When My Baby Smiles at Me” 5/5/50 NBC.

Comedy: Jack Benny Program 1/16/44 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Anne Baxter” 10/16/53 NBC.

Crime: Gangbusters “The Case of the Ape Bandit” 11/1/40 NBC Blue, Dragnet “The Big Customer” 6/22/54 NBC / AFRS.

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective “Big Ed” 4/4/52 ABC, It's a Crime, Mr. Collins “Green Eyed Dragon” 1956 MBS.

Western: Screen Directors’ Playhouse “The Gunfighter” 6/7/51 NBC.

Comedy: Texaco Star Theater 4/4/43 CBS, Jack Kirkwood Show 5/4/53 MBS.

Horror: Suspense “The Wax Work” 5/1/56 CBS, Inner Sanctum “The Death Deal” 4/18/49 AFRS.

Sitcom: Life with Luigi 2/2/52 CBS, Aldrich Family 5/13/48 NBC.

Romance: Hallmark Playhouse “Cimarron” 9/9/48 CBS, Damon Runyon Theater “Baseball Hattie” 6/26/49 Syndicated.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “A Pail of Air” 3/28/56 NBC, Lights Out “Revolt of the Worms” 10/13/42 CBS.

Drama: Theater of Romance “Casanova Brown” 11/13/45 CBS, Strange Wills “Black Interlude” 12/19/46 Syndicated.

Variety: Birds Eye Open House 4/25/46 NBC, Steve Allen Show 10/26/49 CBS / KNX.

Horror: Inner Sanctum “Only the Dead Die Twice” 3/23/49 CBS, Lights Out “Knock at the Door” 12/15/42 CBS.

Quiz: Quick as a Flash 3/16/47 MBS, You Bet Your Life 10/19/49 CBS.

Mystery: True Detective Mysteries “The Rattlesnake and the Barefoot Bride” 3/8/37 Syndicated, Let George Do It “Friendship Clubs” 5/31/48 MBS.

Western: NBC University Theater “Noon Wine” 8/20/48 NBC.

Crime: Black Museum “Bed Sheet” 1952 Syndicated, Crime Correspondent “The Chair For Dino” 11/4/49 CBS.

Mystery: Adventures of Maisie 10/4/51 Syndicated, New Adventures of Michael Shayne “Case of the Bayou Monster” 1948 Syndicated.

Western: Fort Laramie “Goodbye Willa” 8/19/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Nina” 1/23/54 CBS.

Comedy: Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy Show 11/24/46 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 12/5/39 NBC.

Horror: Quiet, Please “Symphony in D Minor” 9/13/49 Syndicated, Escape “Casting of the Runes” 11/19/47 CBS.

Sitcom: My Favorite Husband 11/25/50 CBS / AFRS, Father Knows Best 11/2/50 NBC.

Romance: Lux Radio Theater “The Moon’s Our Home” 2/10/41 CBS.

Science Fiction: Suspense “The Voice of Company A” 8/3/58 CBS, X Minus One “C-Chute” 2/8/56 NBC.

Drama: Quiet Please “Let the Lilies Consider” 6/28/48 MBS, Columbia Presents Corwin “Untitled” 5/30/44 CBS.

Variety: Shell Chateau 7/13/35 CBS.

Drama: Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater “Journey for Margaret” 4/5/43 CBS, Stars in the Air “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” 4/1/7/52 CBS.

Crime: The Line-Up “The Cigar Box Boys Case” 2/15/51 CBS, I Was a Communist For the FBI “Little Red Schoolhouse” 4/13/52 Syndicated.

Independence Day Special: Our Miss Brooks “4th of July Weekend” 7/3/49 CBS, Cavalcade of America “The Stolen General” 3/5/40 NBC.

Independence Day Special: Makers of History “Declaration of Independence” 1935 Syndicated, Voice of the Army “The Star Spangled Banner” March 1949 Syndicated, Yankee Yarns “Fourth of July” 7/1/51 Syndicated, Lum and Abner “Fourth of July Picnic” 7/4/45 ABC.

Crime: Squad Room “Ferris Wheel” 1954 MBS, Night Beat 6/19/52 NBC.

Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “The Cheesecake Caper” 11/6/49 CBS, Suspense “The Search for Henri LeFevre” 7/6/44 CBS.