1950s Radio Shows

The Story of Dr Kildare

United StatesDrama showsComedy shows

Young Doctor Kildare is an idealistic surgeon working in one of the New York City hospitals, where every day he deals with life-changing decisions.

Dimension X

United StatesSci-fi showsAnthology shows

Science fiction anthology radio drama series containing different stories in each episode. Among the authors were Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury.

2000 Plus

United StatesSci-fi showsAnthology shows

Science fiction anthology series presenting short stories by the most popular scifi authors of the era.

It’s Higgins, Sir

United StatesComedy shows

Average American family suddenly learns they have inherited a British butler.

Whitehall 1212

United StatesDetective showsPolice showsMystery shows

Old time radio show presenting true stories from the world-famous Scotland Yard’s Black Museum.

The Archers

United KingdomSoap operasDrama shows

The longest running radio drama in history, still going five days a week, few decades later.

Space Patrol

United StatesChildren showsSci-fi shows

Commander Corry and Cadet Happy of the United Planets Space Patrol keep the space lanes a safe place and rush to help anyone in trouble.

The Black Museum

United KingdomPolice showsMystery showsDetective shows

Old time radio shows presenting true crime cases from the dark corners of famous Scotland Yard’s Black Museum.

Hancock’s Half Hour

United KingdomComedy shows

Comedy show about misadventures of Tony Hancock, who is constantly haunted by bad luck no matter what he does.

X Minus One

United StatesSci-fi shows

A science fiction anthology radio drama series containing different stories in each episode. Among the authors were Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick.

The World in Peril

United KingdomSci-fi shows

Third in the Journey into Space trilogy - Jet Morgan and his crew return to Earth only to learn that Martian ships have already reached our planet.

Fort Laramie

United StatesWestern showsDrama shows

Captain Lee Quince and his 400 men in Fort Laramie are guarding Sioux warriors in nearby reservation, facing all the hardship of life in the Old West.

The Matysiaks

PolandSoap operas

Polish soap opera that is among the longest continuously running radio shows in the world - the story of Matysiak family is broadcasted every week since 1956.

The Hunt for the Culprit

West GermanyPolice showsDetective shows

German radio series based on the similar idea as American show Dragnet, where real cases were used as basis for the scripts.

Navy Lark

United KingdomComedy shows

The misadventures of HMS Troutbridge frigate crew, not the finest in Royal Navy.