The Rolls Royce of Old-Time Radio drama shows that spanned much of the entire period (1942-1962). Most of the entire run is preserved on disc.

A terrific collection that offers selections from several different eras of the classic Benny radio show (the first-run Benny radio program ran from 1932 to 1955).

Jack Benny had only one serious major radio comedian competitor and that was Fred Allen. Benny and Allen staged a feud in the late 1930's and used their scripted animosity as a running gag for years. Fred Allen was a distant forerunner to Jon Stewart and American TV's "The Daily Show" with topical humor the main focus.

A ventriloquist act might seem to be most unlikely to succeed on radio but Edgar Bergen created Old-Time Radio's most witty wisecracker, Charlie McCarthy. Bergen's Charlie McCarthy became an American popular culture phenomenon in the late 1930's with a series of collectible toys and movie appearances.

William Bendix created one of the greatest comic characters on radio situation comedy with Chester Riley, a direct gentler forerunner to Ralph Kramden and the TV "Honeymooners". This show has one of the most amusing American radio supporting characters in Digger O'Dell, the Friendly Undertaker.

Before he became a national institution at the end of the 20th Century, Bob Hope was a sharp comedian and a fixture on American radio in the 1940's.

Utterly essential foundation collectible with exhaustive lists and details on the major American network radio programs of the Old-Time Radio era (1920-1962).

While lacking the detail of "On the Air", this remains an important and charming overview of the various genres and the popular shows.

Many of the American Old-Time Radio shows had annual Christmas broadcasts and this collection brings back many of the most famous.

The most fitting and exciting Old-Time Radio crimefighter. The show was sometimes detective show, sometimes horror and occasionally camp.

TV has "Cops" and Old-Time Radio had "Gangbusters".

Gallows Humor reigned in this unforgettable show that explored the ghoulish and the unexplained but always provided a full rational explanation before the door squeaked shut.

Arch Oboler's memorable series of horror stories (the show was created by the amazing writer Wyllis Cooper) with one of radio's greatest openings: "It...is...later...than...you...think".

Bing Crosby's "Kraft Music Hall" was the premiere popular music radio broadcast during World War II when Bing Crosby was at his peak.

The most popular Big Band of the era and the most popular Swing Trio of the era teamed for the opening weeks of Miller's Chesterfield program and the results were dynamite listening.

Glenn Miller's magnificent Army Air Force Band was featured on network radio during World War II in a music program titled "I Sustain the Wings" (1943-44) before Miller made his fateful tour of Europe in late 1944.

Radio was a key link to overseas for American families during World War II seeking news reports (in addition to print newspapers). This expansive collection reviews many of the fascinating news broadcasts (and a few of the productions created for broadcast to soldiers in the field) as the battles raged on.

The quintessential Western radio show with trademark classical music for the scene transitions.

A pioneer of religious broadcasting, Father Coughlin was a familiar radio voice every Sunday on America radio (1926-1940). At the height of his popularity in 1931, Coughlin was a beloved champion of Franklin Roosevelt and the common poor listener in America. But the controversial mix of religion and politics accelerated the demise of his radio career by 1940.

While outside the Old-Time Radio era, this series can be considered the last American network attempt at a show in the spirit of Old-Time Radio.