The #TBT Show

The #TBT Show


Latest Episodes

Destination Freedom: Crispus Attucks
May 24, 2015

Destination Freedom marked the first time in radio history that black cast members held major roles while white actors played subordinate parts. The show features a recurring ensemble of African-Americans with occasional white contributors profiling...

Ep1 Science Magazine of the Air
May 16, 2015

"Measurement of Human Intelligence" Original Air date: Unknown (early 1940s) SMA featured dramatic stories of science and industry exploring the unknown. What will the future hold for tomorrow? The stories range from Atomic Energy to Crime Detection...

Declaration of Independence (pre-WWII)
May 15, 2015

The signing of the Declaration Of Independence is dramatized in this pre-WWII radio program. Original air date: Unknown Starring Hanley Stafford (born Alfred John Austin 22 September 1899 in Hanley, England, United Kingdom; died 9 September 1968,...

Ep 1 Democracy in America (1962)
May 15, 2015

Episode #1: "Where Could I Be Better Off?" The first show of a 14 part series. The series is produced in co-operation with The Fund For Adult Education In America and New York University at the CBC. Dramatizations of portions of the 1831 book by de...

The Story of America; Orson Welles
May 15, 2015

"The story of America" is a patriotic drama from 1941 delivered in high drama by narrator and master thespian, Orson Welles.

The #TBT Show: April 9
April 09, 2015

On this day in history, Robert E Lee surrenders his army to Ulysses S Grant (1865), President Kennedy throws out the first pitch at DC Stadium (1962), and the oddly coined War of Jenkin's Ear begins (1731). These along with today's headlines and...

What is Thursday?
April 02, 2015