WFHB 91.3FM
Bloomington Community Radio
Firehouse Theater
Nov 17, 2019 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Radio Theater
With Richard Fish
Audio Theatre (aka radio theatre, radio drama, audio drama, etc.) old and new. Modern productions are mixed with "Golden Age" Old Time Radio (OTR) classics. Mostly American shows, but English-language programs from other countries are welcome when available. Special faves include The Firesign Theatre, Norman Corwin, ZBS, Fibber McGee & Molly, Otherworld Media, Fred Allen, FinalRune, Sam Spade, Great Northern Audio Theatre, The Goon Show, Wireless Theatre Company, Jack Benny, National Audio Theatre Festivals (NATF), Mercury Theatre, Midwest Radio Theatre Workshop (MRTW), Suspense!, International Mystery Writers' Festival (IMWF), X Minus One, and many many more.
| 8:03 PM |
| Douglas Adams Episode 2 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Personal Collection Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect have escaped the destruction of Earth, but are in even worse trouble in the hold of a Vogon spaceship -- forced to listen to the Captain's poetry, and being sentenced to be ejected into outer space. This, of course, is hilarious. Don't Panic!
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| 8:32 PM |
| Jim and Marion Jordan Gas Rationing Fibber McGee and Molly Public Domain Dec. 1, 1942 - Today is Petroleum Day, and what better way to celebrate by hearing Fibber fume about his allowance of 4 gallons a week, as the US Government imposes drastic rationing, almost one year after Pearl Harbor.
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| 9:06 PM |
| Otherworld Media The Cajun P.I. L Personal Collection otherworldmedia dot com 2008 - John LeGrand is a former police officer and recovering alcoholic, teaching detective work at a Louisiana community college, when he is propelled into a murder mystery with nasty political overtones. A live performance, introduced by Firesign Theatre's David Ossman and Angela Lansbury.
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