The Key and Night Beat

The Key and Night Beat

Author: RelicRadio.com May 27, 2026 Duration: 0:00
The Key starts off this week's Relic Radio Show with The Deception, an episode heard sometime in 1956. (26:43) Night Beat follows with Otto, The Music Man, its story from June 15, 1951. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/RelicRadio999.mp3 Download RelicRadio999 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support The Relic Radio Show

There's a certain crackle in the air, a familiar yet distant voice, and a story that begins not with a swipe but with the turn of a dial. The Relic Radio Show is a weekly excavation into the vast archives of classic broadcasting, hosted by RelicRadio.com. Each episode serves as a curated time capsule, delivering more than just nostalgia-it offers a direct line to the imagination of a bygone era. You'll hear the masterful suspense of horror anthologies that relied on sound and suggestion to chill the bone, alongside the optimistic, ray-gun adventures of early science fiction. One week might feature the sharp, rapid-fire wit of comedians who worked without a net, and the next could plunge you into a hard-boiled detective saga or a sweeping western adventure. This podcast is built on variety, ensuring that the golden age of radio is presented in all its thrilling diversity. The audio itself is an artifact, carefully presented to preserve its original character while ensuring clarity for modern ears. Tune in and let these recovered broadcasts-these genuine audio relics-transport you to a time when the theater of the mind was the most powerful screen of all.
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The Saint and The Falcon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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We begin with Vincent Price in The Saint, on this week's Relic Radio Show. We'll hear his broadcast from April 30, 1950, titled, The Murder Of A Champion. (28:54) The Adventures Of The Falcon follows with, The Case Of Th…
Night Beat and Radio City Playhouse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's Relic Radio Show begins with Night Beat's episode from June 8, 1951, titled, The Search For Fred. (28:15) Radio City Playhouse closes the show with Deception, its story from November 20, 1949. https://traffic…
Bold Venture and Frontier Gentleman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's hour of radio drama begins with Bogey and Bacall in, Bold Venture. We'll hear Passage For Mario Carada, from 1951. (27:37) Then we'll hear the final episode of Frontier Gentleman titled, Random Notes. This st…
Box 13 and Radio City Playhouse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's Relic Radio Show begins with Alan Ladd in Box 13. We'll hear Last Will And Nursery Rhyme, from February 6, 1949. (27:17) Next up is Radio City Playhouse with, Long Distance, their story from August 23, 1948.…
John Steele, Adventurer and High Adventure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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An hour of adventure on The Relic Radio Show this week. We begin with John Steele, Adventurer, and his story from November 16, 1954, titled, The Sweetheart Of Sig McKee. (25:18) Then High Adventure bring us Flight To Rey…
Theater Five and Rocky Jordan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's hour of radio drama begins with, Poor Little Greek Girl, the April 23, 1965, episode of Theater Five. (21:56) Then, Rocky Jordan brings us his story from March 5, 1950, titled, The Secret Of Wong Lee. https:/…
Rocky Fortune and Have Gun, Will Travel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins with The Boarding House Double-cross, the March 30, 1954, episode of Rocky Fortune. (25:18) We close this week's show with Homecoming, the June 28, 1959, broadcast of Have Gun, Will Travel. ht…
The Sears Radio Theatre and The Strange Dr. Weird [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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We begin with Improvisation, from The Sears Radio Theatre on this week's Relic Radio Show. That story aired April 4, 1979. (39:35) The Strange Dr. Weird follows with Beauty And The Beast, his episode from January 16, 194…
Night Beat and Strange Wills [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins with Night Beat this week. We'll hear The Will Of Mrs. Orloff, from June 1, 1951. (29:04) Strange Wills closes the show with its episode from June 8, 1946, The Mad Concerto. https://traffic.li…
Suspense and Screen Directors Playhouse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's hour of drama begins with The Paralta Map, from Suspense. That one aired March 10, 1957. (29:42) Screen Directors Playhouse closes the show with Pitfall, from October 17, 1949. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forc…