Episodi

  • Escape - "Operation Fleur De Lys" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "Operation Fleur De Lys" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 18 2026
    Escape presents “Operation Fleur De Lys,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 14, 1947. This early Escape episode is identified as episode 2.

    In occupied France in 1944, American OSS agents Duke and Hill parachute behind enemy lines to aid a small Maquis resistance force and disrupt German supply routes ahead of the Allied invasion. Adapted for radio by William N. Robson from a story by Stewart Alsop and Thomas Braden, the tense espionage drama stars Jack Webb, Elliott Lewis, and Harry Bartell.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:51 Original Broadcast
    30:22 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "05 a Sleeping Draft" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "05 a Sleeping Draft" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 17 2026
    Escape presents “A Sleeping Draft,” originally broadcast April 5, 1953. Cataloged as episode 5304, this CBS Escape drama is adapted by S. A. Bolte from a short story by Weston Martyr and directed by Antony Ellis.

    A British convict transport sails from London toward Australia with hundreds of dangerous prisoners locked below deck. As sickness, stolen money, hidden weapons, and mounting distrust threaten discipline, the captain and his stern guard must contend with the formidable Jonathan Abbey. Ben Wright stars with John Dodsworth and Richard Peel.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:55 Original Broadcast
    30:22 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "The Sire De Maletroit's Door" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Sire De Maletroit's Door" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 16 2026
    Escape presents “The Sire De Maletroit’s Door,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 4, 1947, as episode 5. This sustaining broadcast adapts Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1878 story, with Elliott Lewis and Peggy Webber featured in the cast.

    In France in 1429, young cavalier Denis de Beaulieu seeks refuge from a nighttime patrol through an inviting open door—only to find himself in the forbidding home of the Sire de Maletroit. Les Crutchfield’s radio adaptation, directed by William N. Robson, turns a desperate escape into a darkly romantic confrontation of mistaken identity and noble authority.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:39 Original Broadcast
    30:12 Closing

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    30 min
  • Escape - "The Most Dangerous Game" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Most Dangerous Game" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 14 2026
    Escape presents “The Most Dangerous Game,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 1, 1947, as episode 8. Adapted by Irving Ravetch from Richard Connell’s celebrated short story, the drama stars Paul Frees as Sanger Rainsford and Hans Conried as General Zaroff.

    After becoming separated from his yacht near a remote Caribbean island, renowned hunter Rainsford reaches shore in search of help. What begins as refuge in an isolated estate becomes a tense test of nerve, ingenuity, and survival against an unnervingly sophisticated host.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:55 Original Broadcast
    30:25 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "The Red Mark" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Red Mark" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 13 2026
    Escape presents “The Red Mark,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 21, 1950. Often listed as episode 111, this tense drama was adapted by Les Crutchfield and Manny Grotnik from a short story by John Russell, and directed by William N. Robson.

    At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, convict-barber Dumai and his young friend Bijou find themselves caught in the shadow of the colony’s feared executioner and his troubled wife. William Conrad stars as Dumai, with Harry Bartell, Will Geer, and Barbara Whiting.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:49 Original Broadcast
    30:20 Closing

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    30 min
  • Escape - "El Guitarrero" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "El Guitarrero" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 12 2026
    Escape presents “El Guitarrero,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 19, 1953. Episode numbering varies among surviving guides, which list it as either episode 172 or 179. Written by E. Jack Neuman and directed by Antony Ellis, the drama features Eddie Firestone and Jack Kruschen.

    In Mexico, an American poet seeks the help of El Guitarrero when the poet’s wife is kidnapped for ransom. Their uneasy alliance leads into a tense confrontation, with guitar music lending the story much of its distinctive atmosphere.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:49 Original Broadcast
    30:22 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "The Bird of Paradise" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Bird of Paradise" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 11 2026
    Escape presents “The Bird of Paradise,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 11, 1954. Common sequential listings identify it as episode 205, though numbering varies among surviving catalogs. John Dehner stars as fortune hunter Andrew Harben in this adaptation by John Meston of a short story by John Russell, directed and produced by Norman Macdonnell.

    Harben’s pursuit of a rare bird-of-paradise takes him through the East Indies and across the Solomon Sea to a remote tropical island. There, the promise of a valuable prize brings competing ambitions into uneasy conflict.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:43 Original Broadcast
    29:49 Closing

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    30 min
  • Escape - "The Country of the Blind" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Country of the Blind" (Old Time Radio)
    Oct 10 2026
    Escape presents “The Country of the Blind,” an archival episode of the CBS Radio adventure series Escape. This local archival recording is one of several Escape adaptations of H. G. Wells’s classic short story, dramatized for radio by John Dunkel.

    After surviving a fall in the high Andes, mountain guide Juan Nuñez finds a hidden valley whose people have lived without sight for generations. Certain that his vision gives him an advantage, Nuñez struggles to explain a world the villagers neither know nor need—while becoming drawn to Medina-Saroté, the daughter of an elder. Paul Frees, Edmond O’Brien, and Peggy Webber are among the performers associated with Escape’s surviving productions of this story.

    Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:51 Original Broadcast
    30:21 Closing

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    31 min