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Who Goes There? by John W Campbell

Who Goes There? is a science fiction novella by John W. Campbell, Jr., written under the pen name Don A. Stuart. It was first published in the August 1938 Astounding Science-Fiction.

In 1973 the story was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written. It was published with the other top vote-getters in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two.

The novella has been adapted three times as a motion picture: the first in 1951 as The Thing from Another World; the second in 1982 as The Thing directed by John Carpenter; and most recently as a prequel to the Carpenter version, also titled The Thing, released in 2011.

The story concerns an Antarctic expedition undertaken by 37 men who now reside in a camp that affords little privacy. It opens with the men of the team gathered to discuss an unusual find: a 3-eyed alien creature encased in a block of ice that was retrieved nearby where a space ship was also discovered beneath the ice. Despite some initial misgivings, the camp’s doctor, Blair, proceeds to thaw out the creature so that he may examine it.

Who Goes There? by John W Campbell.mp3

The Bing Crosby Show 531220 Ep52 Christmas Show (HQ)

The Bing Crosby Show from December 20, 1953 on CBS sponsored by General Electric. The first tune is, "Adeste Fideles." Bing concludes with "White Christmas and "Silent Night." Bing Crosby, Ken Carpenter (announcer), John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Bill Morrow (producer, transcriber), Murdo McKenzie (producer, transcriber).

The Bing Crosby Show 531220 Ep52 Christmas Show (HQ)

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 50-12-24 (258) Traditional Christmas Show (HQ)

"Christmas Show" from The Amos 'n' Andy Show aired December 24, 1950 on CBS sponsored by Rinso. The traditional Christmas show in which Andy gets a job in a department store as a Santa Claus to earn a doll for Amos' daughter.

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 50-12-24 (258) Traditional Christmas Show (HQ)

The Six Shooter 53-12-20 (14) Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol (HQ)

"Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol" from the Old Time Radio western series The Six-Shooter aired December 20, 1953 on NBC starring Jimmy Stewart. The story of "A Christmas Carol" is retold western style.

The Six Shooter 53-12-20 (14) Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol (HQ)

1953-11-20 - Fibber McGee and Molly - The Christmas Fund

1952-12-15 - The Railroad Hour - Holiday Inn

Little Women (1933)

Little Women is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett.
Set in Concord, Massachusetts during and after the American Civil War, the film is a series of vignettes focusing on the struggles and adventures of the four March sisters and their mother, affectionately known as Marmee (Spring Byington), as they await the return of their father, who is fighting with the Union Army.

Little Women (1933).mp4

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

"Down the Long Hills." (Made for Cable; 1986) Two children, the only survivors of an Indian massacre, are pursued by a Comanche, and by two horse thieves who want their big red stallion. Collins: Bruce Boxleitner. Squires: Jack Elam. Hardy: Tom Brown. Betty Sue: Lisa MacFarlane. Cal: Michael Wren. Jud: Bo Hopkins. Ashawakie: Don Shanks. Also in the cast is ED Bruce and Buck Taylor.

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills.mp4

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Chesapeake Fraud Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - 551017-21_243-247_Chesapeake_Fraud_Matter

Program #1 Johnny starts the investigation of a man in Denver, who might be a man who died in Baltimore five years ago!

Program #2 Cocktails with the beautiful widow of John Reardon, who begs Johnny not to investigate her husband's death!

Program #3 Is Frank Bowers really John Reardon? Johnny flies to Denver to find out.

Program #4 Fingerprints don't lie, but liars can fingerprint!

Program #5 Conclusion of the story. A double murder, and the surprising conclusion of the case...back in Baltimore.

YTJD_551017-21_243-247_Chesapeake_Fraud_Matter.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Molly K Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. 551010-14_238-242_The_Molly_K_Matter

Program #1 Johnny flies to San Francisco for the investigation of the sinking of the freighter "Molly K."

Program #2 Johnny meets Capt. Brawley's daughter Ellen, and discovers that the mortgage on the Molly K was held by Loo Tang!

Program #3 Johnny decks Capt. Brawley, and has a meeting with "Shanghai Lil."

Program #4 A complaint filed against Johnny with the Harbor Police. Benny Wong is scared, armed, and dangerous.

Program #5 The conclusion of the story. A clever saboteur brought to bay.

YTJD_551010-14_238-242_The_Molly_K_Matter.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The McCormack Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. October 3-7, 1955. "The McCormack Matter"

Program #1. A dying prison inmate puts Johnny on the trail of stolen loot.

Program #2. On the trail of the stolen jewels, a fortune that has never re-appeared.

Program #3. Irish Carter is the girl with the gun. Joe Panney is found dead and tortured.

Program #4. Johnny is shot in a Bronx theatre as the manhunt comes full circle and returns to Long Island.

Program #5. The surprising end of the story.

YTJD_551003-7_233-237_The_McCormack_Matter.mp3

Conan Doyle Investigates - The Adalji Case

The Adalji Case. Radio dramatization starring Carleton Hobbs as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1972
Conan Doyle Investigates - The Adalji Case - 1972 - Carleton Hobbs.mp3
Conan Doyle Investigates - The Adalji Case - 1972 - Carleton Hobbs.mp4

Hopalong Cassidy - False Colors (1943)

American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Morton Grant, Michael Wilson and Norman Houston. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Tom Seidel, Claudia Drake and Robert Mitchum. The film was released on November 5, 1943, by United Artists

To obtain water rights, bad guy Mark Foster murders the heir to a cattle ranch and puts an imposter in his place.

Hopalong Cassidy - False Colors (1943).mp4

Ozzie and Harriet 54-01-29 (382) The Electric Train

The Electric Trains - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954. This episode The Electric Trains aired on Jan 29, 1954 and is hilarious.

Ozzie and Harriet 54-01-29 (382) The Electric Train.mp3

Bonanza s05e23 The Pure Truth

8 Mar. 1964

The Pure Truth
When Hoss is set up to take the fall for a bank robbery in another town, the help of an eccentric gold prospector appears to be all that stands between him and the real bandit's bullet

Star Trek TOS s02e17 A Piece of the Action

Star Trek TOS s02e17 A Piece of the Action

The crew of Enterprise struggles to cope with a planet of imitative people who have modeled their society on 1920's gangsters.

Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVN-qqyEY4s

Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Three Students

Sherlock Holmes finds himself in a famous university town when a tutor and lecturer of St Luke's College, Mr. Hilton Soames, brings him an interesting problem. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Three Students

Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery

It is 1931 and in a remote house, six people gather round a small table for a seance. Agatha Christie whodunit, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector Narracott.

Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men (1992)

1992 BBC radio play of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This version also has the great Harry Towb.

BBC R4 - John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'
Adapted by Penny Leicester
Produced by Richard Wortley
Broadcast November 9, 1992

Faithful rendition of Steinbeck's tragic short story.

Cast
Kerry Shale - Lenny
Peter Whitman - George
Harry Towb
Eric Allan
Matthew Morgan
David Hope
Colin Mcfarlane
Nicholas Murchie
James Aubrey
Roberta Sawsville

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men (1992).MP3

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men (1992).MP4

Lawrence of Arabia (1965)

Based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. Lawrence's experiences in the Arabian Peninsula during World War I, in particular his attacks on Aqaba and Damascus and his involvement in the Arab National Council. Its themes include Lawrence's emotional struggles with the personal violence inherent in war, his own identity, and his divided allegiance between his native Britain and its army and his newfound comrades within the Arabian desert tribes.

Lawrence of Arabia (1965)

The Jack Benny Program 49-04-24 (692) Jack Decides to Trade in the Maxwell (HQ 128 kbps)

The Jack Benny Program 49-04-24 (692) Jack Decides to Trade in the Maxwell (HQ)

After Jack receives a circular from an automobile company, he decides to trade in the Maxwell and get a new car.

The Sacketts (1979) (part 2)

The Sacketts (1979) (part 2)

The Sacketts is a 1979 American Western television film directed by Robert Totten and starring Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, and Glenn Ford. Based on the novels The Daybreakers and Sackett by Louis L'Amour, the film recounts the story of the Sackett brothers in 1869 who leave their Tennessee home and start a new life together in Santa Fe.

The Sacketts (1979) (part 1)

The Sacketts (1979) (part 1)

The Sacketts is a 1979 American Western television film directed by Robert Totten and starring Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, and Glenn Ford. Based on the novels The Daybreakers and Sackett by Louis L'Amour, the film recounts the story of the Sackett brothers in 1869 who leave their Tennessee home and start a new life together in Santa Fe.

Part 2

Lux Radio Theater 48-01-12 (598) The Kiss of Death (HQ 128kbps)

Lux Radio Theater 48-01-12 (598) The Kiss of Death (HQ)

Sponsored by: Lux, Pepsodent. With his law-breaking lifestyle in the past, an ex-con, along with his family, attempt to start a new life, knowing a betrayed someone from the past is bound to see otherwise.
Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Victor Mature

Lux Radio Theater 51-09-17 (756) Sunset Boulevard (HQ 128kbps)

Lux Radio Theater 51-09-17 (756) Sunset Boulevard (HQ)

It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. Stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent movie star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen.

Praised by many critics when first released, Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards (including nominations in all four acting categories) and won three. It is widely accepted as a classic, often cited as one of the greatest films of American cinema.

The Highwaymen - Riding For The Brand by Louis L'Amour

Riding For The Brand by Louis L'Amour
Dramatized version of Louis L'Amour's Riding for the Brand, a classic western tale of deceit, honor and passion, is performed by the big guns of country music--The Highwaymen; Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings.

Gunsmoke s02e17 Sins Of The Father

S2, Ep17

19 Jan. 1957

Sins of the Father

A white man and his Indian wife, passing through Dodge, become targets of violence after it is learned that the wife's father led deadly raids against white settlers.

Gunsmoke s02e16 The Cover Up

S2, Ep16

12 Jan. 1957

The Cover Up

Matt jails the wife abusing Sam Baxter on suspicion of murdering 2 squatters on his land, but after he gets locked up, a 3rd squatter is murdered.

Gunsmoke s02e15 Pucket's New Year

S2, Ep15

5 Jan. 1957

Pucket's New Year

A man, abandoned and permanently crippled by the cold on the prairie, is rescued by Matt and Chester and struggles to find a purpose.

Gunsmoke s02e14 Cholera

S2, Ep14

29 Dec. 1956

Cholera

A landowner's attempt to evict homesteaders is helped by a cholera outbreak.

Gunsmoke s02e13 Poor Pearl

S2, Ep13

22 Dec. 1956

Poor Pearl

A saloon gal past her youth suddenly receives two marriage proposals, one from a sweet country bumpkin, one from a menacing dandy, but it's no embarrassment of riches: each suitor threatens violence if she selects his rival.

Celebrating Joan Rivers

Celebrating Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), better known by her stage name Joan Rivers, was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host widely noted for her often controversial comedic persona — where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic toward others, especially celebrities and politicians.

The Carol Burnett Show s08e14 - guest Vincent Price and Joan Rivers

S8, Ep14

4 Jan. 1975

The Carol Burnett Show s08e14 - guest Vincent Price and Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers brought her stand-up comedy act to The Carol Burnett Show for this eighth-season episode. The other guest star, making his third appearance in three seasons, is that horror star who could make you scream with laughter, Vincent Price. Carol and Vicki Lawrence sing "Born in Brooklyn," a number about famous entertainers from Brooklyn (a show-business honor role that includes Joan Rivers).

Star Trek: The True Story

Star Trek: The True Story
This documentary beams back in time to the genesis of the science fiction series that became a worldwide phenomenon: Star Trek. Featuring interviews with key cast and crew, and Gene Roddenberry's son, we investigate the true story of how Star Trek was born, lived long and prospered.

Star Trek: the Motion Picture opened in Washington, on 6th December 1979. Featuring all the regular stars of the popular TV series, it boldly went where no man, or cinema release, had gone before. Over the next 30 years, Star Trek would spawn 11 further films and multiple television series, making it the most successful franchise in film history.

The origins of this multi-billion dollar business can be traced back to one man – LA cop Gene Roddenberry. As the world of television blossomed in the 1950s, Roddenberry began to write scripts for police dramas in his spare time. One day he came up with a ground-breaking new idea for a science fiction series. Star Trek was the result.

Through key interviews with Herb Solow, producer of the Star Trek TV series, Roddenberry's son Rod and actor Leonard Nimoy (Spock), this documentary charts Roddenberry's meteoric rise to fame and how he went to extraordinary lengths to keep his series on air. Bjo and John Trimble, original members of the Star Trek fan club, reveal Roddenberry's reaction to the threat of cancellation and his efforts in organising fans and protest marches to save his show from being canned by NBC. Resistance was far from futile. Roddenberry went on to notch up three series and 79 episodes, delighting Trekkies and inspiring the scientific world, particularly NASA scientists, to recreate in reality what they had seen on screen.

Investigating Star Trek's use of anti matter, the programme reveals how one of the world's most expensive physics experiments at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland is trapping the most explosive substance on the planet. In further examples of Roddenberry's vision, researchers have gone on to develop the first scientific principles of teleportation, the replication of human organs by 3D printers and the creation of androids with artificial intelligence.

Robin Williams Interview with Marc Maron

Robin Williams Interview with Marc Maron
Marc Maron from WTF sits down with Robin Williams for an hour interview. No big deal. So what do you talk about with an international comedy superstar? How about alcoholism, cocaine, divorce, joke stealing, heart surgery, fame, Richard Pryor, jealousy, and Twitter? This is Marc’s conversation with Robin from April 26, 2010.

Columbo 08x03 Sex And The Married Detective

Columbo 08x03 Sex And The Married Detective When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her, she plots appropriate revenge.

Tomorrow Show (Guest John Lennon)

Tomorrow Show (Guest John Lennon) Recollections of the Beatles are offered by John Lennon, who discusses the group's popularity during the 1960's and his career since they disbanded. Lennon also recounts his legal battle to avoid deportation from the U.S. This program was originally taped April 7th 1975 and aired April 28th 1975.

Deep Purple

Deep Purple
Promoted in the army to the Intelligence Corps, and later through the ranks of MI6, Eddie Hoggart is one tough customer. His current task is to debrief a defector named Yakunin. But he must first prove that he himself is not a mole.

Whisperer, The 19510930 13 Strange Bed Fellows

Whisperer, The 19510930 13 Strange Bed Fellows "The Whisperer" is ordered by "The Syndicate" to help Jay Pollack to kill Joe Ainsley. The story ends with an anti-Communist dialogue.

Whisperer, The 19510923 12 The Police Lieutenant

Whisperer, The 19510923 12 The Police Lieutenant "The Syndicate" orders the murder of a man leaving "The Lawyer's Club" at 7:30 P. M. The man's name is Phillip Galt (the secret identity of "The Whisperer")!

Whisperer, The 19510916 11 Never the Twain

Whisperer, The 19510916 11 Never the Twain "The Syndicate" orders the kidnapping of Patricia Folsom.

Whisperer, The 19510909 10 Woman on Ice

Whisperer, The 19510909 10 Woman on Ice "The Whisperer" gives "The Syndicate's" instructions. It's only one word, "Now."

Whisperer, The 19510902 09 Stanley Hayes Must Die by Midnight the Following Day

Whisperer, The 19510902 09 Stanley Hayes Must Die by Midnight the Following Day "The Syndicate" order Stanley Hayes to be killed.

Whisperer, The 19510826 08 Taken for a Ride

Whisperer, The 19510826 08 Taken for a Ride The Ace Trucking Company refuses to buy insurance from, "The Syndicate." One of their trucks is ordered wrecked, the driver is ordered killed.

Whisperer, The 19510819 07 Into Each Life

Whisperer, The 19510819 07 Into Each Life This program includes a scene where "The Whisperer" recounts his origins to Ellen. "The Syndicate" is determined to kill a nightclub owner who refuses to pay them off. They've already tried to assassinate him seven times!

Whisperer, The 19510812 06 The Flight Game

Whisperer, The 19510812 06 The Flight Game "The Syndicate" is determined to obtain control of boxer "Kid Noonan's" contract.

Whisperer, The 19510805 05 What Ye Sow

Whisperer, The 19510805 05 What Ye Sow "The Syndicate" tries to kill the daughter of Anthony Powers, a member of the Liquor Control Board, when he refuses to resign.

Whisperer, The 19510729 04 Policeman in Danger

Whisperer, The 19510729 04 Policeman in Danger "The Whisperer" tries to prevent "The Syndicate" from murdering Lieutenant Denvers. Helen is amazed at "The Whisperer's" latest invention, a car telephone!

Whisperer, The 19510722 03 Hippity Hoppity

Whisperer, The 19510722 03 Hippity Hoppity "The Syndicate" orders the death of two men in jail, and succeeds with one murder with the help of a "teacher."

Whisperer, The 19510715 02 Attempted Murder

Whisperer, The 19510715 02 Attempted Murder "The Syndicate" plans to kill a crusading reporter during a raid at the Club 17, an illegal gambling casino.

Whisperer, The 19510708 01 Tea Time for Teenagers

Whisperer, The 19510708 01 Tea Time for Teenagers "The Whisperer" is a brilliant young attorney with a secret identity. He tackles the plans of Scurelli to sell marijuana to the unsuspecting youth of the city.

Ozzie and Harriet 45-10-07 (045) The Princess Gift (HQ)

Ozzie and Harriet 45-08-12 (037) Antique Vase (HQ)

Columbo s09e01 Murder, A Self Portrait

S9, Ep1

25 Nov. 1989

Murder, a Self Portrait

Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painters first wife.

Columbo s11e02 No Time To Die

S11, Ep2

15 Mar. 1992

No Time to Die

Columbo attends the wedding of his nephew, who is also with the LAPD. Suddenly it turns out that the bride is missing, possibly kidnapped. Columbo sets up the investigation to figure out what happened.

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