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Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! Here I bring you shows from the Golden Age of Radio in the darker genre. I’ll have classic radio of the macabre and horror, mysteries and crime, and even some dark science fiction.
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- 2 days ago4h 21m
STAR WARS: Return of the Jedi | NPR Radio Drama | #RetroRadio
Thirteen years after The Empire Strikes Back, the long-delayed finale arrived in 1996 — six episodes that brought the original trilogy to a close. Funding cuts had stalled production for more than a decade, but the conclusion was completed at last, with Anthony Daniels returning one final time as C-3PO, joined by Brock Peters as Darth Vader, John Lithgow's Yoda, and Ed Asner as Jabba the Hutt. Still carried by John Williams' score and the original sound effects, it's Return of the Jedi as you've never heard it. | #RRStarWarsLook for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:37.835 = Episode 01: Tatooine Haunts00:34:52.858 = Episode 02: Fast Friends01:04:58.749 = Episode 03: Prophecies And Destinies 01:38:38.890 = Episode 04: Pattern And Web02:06:06.595 = Episode 05: So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel02:40:27.908 = Episode 06: Blood of a Jedi03:14:07.134 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRRSW03
- 3 days ago4h 21m
STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back | NPR Radio Drama | #RetroRadio
In 1983, the team behind NPR's record-breaking Star Wars returned for the darker, colder middle chapter — The Empire Strikes Back, told across ten episodes. Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels were back as Luke and C-3PO, Billy Dee Williams reprised Lando Calrissian from the film, and a young John Lithgow voiced Yoda, all set to the original sound effects and John Williams' score. From the frozen wastes of Hoth to the clouds of Bespin, it's the Star Wars sequel as you've never heard it. | #RRStarWarsLook for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:18.293 = Episode 01: Freedom’s Winter00:27:42.852 = Episode 02: The Coming Storm00:53:25.863 = Episode 03: A Question of Survival01:17:59.498 = Episode 04: Fire And Ice01:44:01.903 = Episode 05: The Millennium Falcon Pursuit02:09:29.038 = Episode 06: Way of the Jedi02:36:34.560 = Episode 07: New Allies, New Enemies03:03:42.954 = Episode 08: Dark Lord’s Fury03:28:52.899 = Episode 09: Gambler’s Choice03:52:56.581 = Episode 10: The Clash of Lightsabers04:20:16.969 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRRSW02
- 3 days ago5h 55m
STAR WARS: A New Hope | NPR Radio Drama | #RetroRadio
In 1981, National Public Radio turned the biggest movie in the world into a thirteen-episode radio epic that went on to break the network's listening records. George Lucas sold the rights for a single dollar and handed over the original sound effects and John Williams' score, letting a full cast bring the galaxy to life in sound alone. Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprised Luke Skywalker and C-3PO in a sweeping retelling that expands well beyond the film — the original Star Wars as you've never heard it.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:26.702 = Episode 01: A Wind To Shake The Stars00:29:28.616 = Episode 02: Points of Origin00:57:12.772 = Episode 03: Black Knight, White Princess and Pawns01:24:56.510 = Episode 04: While Giants Mark Time01:52:19.601 = Episode 05: Jedi That Was, Jedi To Be02:19:58.041 = Episode 06: The Millennium Falcon Deal02:46:11.104 = Episode 07: The Han Solo Solution03:11:18.777 = Episode 08: Death Star’s Transit03:39:30.428 = Episode 09: Rogues, Rebels and Robots04:07:04.628 = Episode 10: The Luke Skywalker Initiative04:31:53.682 = Episode 11: The Jedi Nexus04:58:33.511 = Episode 12: The Case For Rebellion05:26:28.922 = Episode 13: Force And Counter Force05:54:27.266 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRRSW01
- 5 days ago4h 46m
Is My Son a Demon? | Grandpa Died After the Boy Went to Bed, Then It Happened Again! | #RetroRadio
“The Enchanted Child”: A polite little boy keeps pushing away his favorite dessert at Sunday dinner — and every time he does, somebody in the family doesn't live to see Monday.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Enchanted Child” (January 20, 1978) ***WD00:47:10.132 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD01:18:31.060 = Incredible But True, “The Stowaway” (1950-1951)01:22:03.585 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Is a Joker” (June 10, 1944) ***WD01:52:21.712 = Jeff Regan, “The Prodigal Daughter” (July 17, 1948) ***WD02:22:26.847 = The Key, “Escape Artist” (1956) ***WD02:48:46.905 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (June 16, 1947) ***WD03:17:47.487 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)04:18:09.933 = Macabre, “Weekend” (November 20, 1961) ***WD04:45:27.936 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0687
- 6 days ago4h 55m
He Summons the Dead, And Steals Daughters | Sophia And The Pilgrim | #RetroRadio
A skeptical census taker's idle curiosity about a mystic who can summon the dead draws his old friend's beautiful, restless daughter into the stranger's orbit — and she may never come back.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneInRadio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Sophia And The Pilgrim” (June 19, 1978) ***WD00:46:22.976 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “The Boat Hook” (April 15, 1992)01:29:50.477 = Calling All Cars, “Triple Cross” (May 22, 1936) ***WD02:00:23.302 = Hall of Fantasy, “Man-Size in Marble” (April 10, 1947)02:26:39.527 = Harry Lime, “Ticket To Tangier” (August 24, 1951)02:53:34.654 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Dead Man of Varley Grange” (July 28, 1984)03:20:37.249 = The Haunting Hour, “Breakdown” (May 05, 1945) ***WD03:34:56.875 = Hermit’s Cave, “Author of Murder” (May 02, 1937)04:02:13.875 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Faithless Life” (1945-1950)04:25:11.416 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Devil’s Foot” (January 11, 1947)04:54:23.916 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0686
- 1 weeks ago4h 58m
BLACK MAGIC: Locked Away for a Hatchet Murder, She Came Home to Raise the Dead | #RetroRadio
Twenty years after she was locked away for taking a hatchet to her own sister, fragile Ann Pettigrew comes home obsessed with one desire — and on a storm-lit night, with candles burning and a circle drawn on the floor, she works a forbidden rite to summon back the only man she ever loved, no matter what comes walking up the veranda steps to answer.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Model Murderer” (January 17, 1978) ***WD00:47:24.875 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Survival Of The Fittest” (January 23, 1945) ***WD00:59:08.508 = The Eleventh Hour, “Black Magic” (ADU)01:23:55.381 = Escape, “The Drums of the Fore And Aft” (July 14, 1949)01:53:55.440 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (January 18, 1940)02:22:54.327 = Murder By Experts, “Murder By Prescription” (July 11, 1949)02:53:20.176 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Hunting Lodge, aka Trouble With Robots” (May 28, 1958) ***WD03:12:48.537 = Faces In The Window, “Lightning Rod Man” (January 17, 1953) ***WD (LQ)03:37:34.837 = Dark Fantasy, “Letter From Yesterday” (May 01, 1942) ***WD04:01:41.360 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (December 27, 1990) ***WD04:31:41.320 = Future Tense, “The Defenders” (May 28, 1974) ***WD04:57:56.341 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0685
- 1 weeks ago5h 10m
Ghost Story: They Killed Him on the Road, Now He Follows Them Everywhere. | #RetroRadio
A scheming wife and her spineless lover pull off the perfect murder of her wealthy husband — until the dead man starts turning up in the snow, at the bar, waiting in the shadows, and refuses to stay buried.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “In Another Place” (January 16, 1978) ***WD00:47:10.460 = The Clock, “Ghost Story” (December 13, 1955) ***WD01:13:55.372 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944) ***WD01:43:11.958 = The Crime Club, “Fear Came First” (March 13, 1947) ***WD02:13:07.451 = Crime Classics, “The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner” (December 03, 1952)02:41:09.611 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “The Tunnel Smelled of Death” (January 26, 1947) ***WD03:05:39.762 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)03:40:38.324 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Going Down” (December 17, 1971)04:09:19.922 = Diary of Fate, “David Dexter” (May 04, 1948) ***WD04:40:36.758 = Dimension X, “The Martian Chronicles” (August 18, 1950) ***WD05:09:57.556 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0684
- 1 weeks ago5h 18m
“Exorcism”: The Christmas Feast That Turned to Blood and Bone | #RetroRadio
Two wealthy couples settle in for a lavish Christmas dinner at a lovingly restored country cottage, until the lights die, the wine turns to blood, and the house itself seals them inside with something that remembers what once happened within its walls.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Laughing Maiden” (January 13, 1978)00:45:48.046 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “Exorcism” (December 28, 1992)02:11:59.037 = Beyond the Green Door, “Ogden Family” (1966) ***WD02:15:59.632 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD02:31:30.285 = Boston Blackie, “Lighthouse Ghost” (September 10, 1947)02:55:56.212 = Box 13, “The Sad Night” (December 19, 1948)03:23:36.223 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Case of the Switched Plates” (July 07, 1943)03:52:57.163 = CBC Mystery Theater, ‘The Breaking Strain” (1968) ***WD04:21:52.588 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “1-800-Big-Bang” (1990-1992) ***WD05:17:51.890 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0683
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