Before TV, there was radio. Quite a lost art and what makes things great is that it's all FREE without copyright so you can legally share and download them. Audio quality varies since only a few master tapes were saved, while the rest were either thrown out or re-used during war times so copies were preserved second and third-hand. (Certain universities kept high qualities for educational reasons!) Some people digitally re-master and restored the audio and some were found in great condition. Some radio shows are VERY fucking good, with better writing than most tv shows! but it doesn't mean you'll won't stumble onto filler garbage.
Gonna link to a YouTube channel that has some radio plays with decent audio quality. (If you gentlemen know of others don't be afraid to share)
Suspense & ESCAPE [remastered] - YouTube
Charlie Stuckey - Outta my MIND! - YouTube
Here is a great source for radio plays on the internet. (As i said before, don't be afraid to share if you know of other sources!)
Old Time Radio : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive
I'll throw out some good episodes for newfags who are curious, As for the people who have enjoyed old-time radio, Link to the fun stuff and discuss what you enjoy!
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EditBefore War of the worlds and citizen cane, Orson Welles got himself on the map by producing a radio play adaption of Les Miserables
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I remember hearing this radio play was overhyped by the feds to take orson down a notch but i can't find the story anywhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7tN7MhQ4I [Play]
important to note when you hear "2x2l calling langam field" the man you are hearing is a HAM radio operator, still a damn good story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ2K7zQcaPE [Play]
wonderful adaption of the original novel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZR7A2M3dPc [Play]
a quality adaption of the original movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRoanx0sXAs [Play]
adaption from the movie, quality fucking acting dispite watering the original book down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og3wtyAwIdw [Play]
unlike the above, was actually adapted from the book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ1F2YP_Rsk [Play]
classic Hitchcock story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls-1xHTroW0 [Play]
kind of timely story by ray bradbury considering how technology kinda did fuck over the family life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZj3dzcon6c [Play]
if you are wondering where the "butterfly affect" came from, its from this story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc_AZHiNUOw [Play]
adapted from a feminist novel and pretty creepy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gTTuw6Zl8c [Play]
wet caterday is pretty funny for something so morbid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNgepQw9gk [Play]
decent adaption from the original movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1vFDR1458 [Play]
turn your lights off for this one, fucking bone chilling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvuO1mVTylQ [Play]
keep in mind that fibber is from a sice of life sitcom and normally you would never expect for the funny comedy show to have a nerve wracking episode where shit goes dark real quick.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdLc_QIUQmQ [Play]
pretty complementary to 1984 and arguably just as important.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ro8PU1JqYE [Play]
imagine if sherlock Holmes stared in a horror movie! sam spade got the horror treatment and it works pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGeWbpULcs [Play]
adaption of the agatha christie novel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_EtWrWvllA [Play]
i cannot describe this shit i mean, wtf. really damn good story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJEH4Vnyx7c [Play]
vicent really nails his acting in this adaption of poes classic story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2f32Pw9Ss [Play]
fun adaption of lovecrafts story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2zT2DRFJxE [Play]
two words: fuck rats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eZ1sImDFwE [Play]
amazing twist ending on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb8xL1F_nQ0 [Play]
i dont know how this shit got on air lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DeKX2YIDQ [Play]
what where they even smoking when they made this lol. i wish I had a cat wife. im also naming my cat linda by the way.
Pretty interesting stuff, thanks OP. I've listened to "The day the earth stood still" and found it nice. Although I do prefer movies as a format, I might listen to a few of these
Talk about cultured!
I ran in to this stuff via Archive.org and Librivox, but I haven't delved too deeply in to it. I did enjoy the bits of stuff I listened to, and its nice to see more people enjoying it.
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Here is another classic, written and directed by victor hugo. For such a short story, it packs a strong emotional punch. Also, remember "One" by Metalica?
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Neat horror thriller overall. Every second has you wondering if the guy is going to get away with his crime.
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A nice western whodunnit story. I never watched the tv adaption of gunsmoke although this episode has me getting interested in the radio drama version.
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speaking of getting away with crime, the question who got away with crime? can one truly get away?
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This one heavily reminds me of Casablanca. Overall a quality story that actually splinters off into its own audio drama series.
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I think these would look even better if you attached some kind of 160x160 resolution cover to represent what each of these radio episodes is about.
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http://www.horror-theatre.com/
Horror theatre is a internet radio broadcast system that plays OTR, its been kicking for so fucking long i mean i was 13 when i started tuning in and its still running.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RTc1ZF8EQlA [Play]
I was trying to find a spooky radio drama i listened to as a kid and i couldn't find it, but i found this which has a similar vibe. To me the horror of what was really going on which was revealed at the last second was great. I mean, they did hint at it but i was always kept guessing if the atronauts really did meet all their loved ones or not. The range of voice acting was nice too.
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Raised the hairs on the back of my neck. I think it's a good listen for halloween.
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It was hilarous to know that the author of the book voiced the AI, And that in real life the author is basically a dick to everyone, Much like the AI in the story. I found the ending to be silly, Besides that, The story was extremely disturbing.
The 5 people left basically became degenerates and fucked, and mentally regressed to children in a way. The AI put them through hell both psychological and real. If AM really wanted a body why didn't he make himself one? Perhaps this wasn't thought of since the original story was written in the 60's. Another thing is why did he just stick to 5 people? why not either make, or breed more?
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i was listening to "the whistler" and to be honest the few episodes i heard where shit.
i decided to check out x minus one and the selection was much better. universe is a damn good episode.
also, moon be still as bright, mars is heaven and green hills of earth.
no contact felt sub par and the man in the moon was good at first but i dunno it feels like maybe it could have been better.