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Published June 30, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

Radio’s Golden Age Crisis: The 1948 Film That Called Out Commercial Excess

Radio's Golden Age Crisis: The 1948 Film That Called Out Commercial Excess Did You Know? This polemical film features inventor Lee de Forest's famous rebuke of broadcasters: "You have debased my

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Published June 25, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

Johnny Chase: The Lost Episodes (Part 3)

Johnny Chase: The Lost Episodes (Part 3) Johnny Chase: The Lost Episodes (Part 3) Exclusive: Four more rediscovered episodes from CBC's cult space opera! Deeper Into the Johnny Chase Universe Our

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Canadian Old Time Radio

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Published June 20, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

Johnny Chase: The Lost Episodes (Part 2)

Johnny Chase: The Lost Episodes (Part 2) Exclusive: Three more rediscovered episodes from CBC's cult space opera! Time-Traveling with Johnny Chase Following our previous post about this forgotten

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Canadian Old Time Radio

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Published June 11, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

Johnny Chase: Agent of Space – CBC’s Forgotten Space Opera

Johnny Chase: Agent of Space – CBC's Forgotten Space Opera Trivia: The show's theme music was composed by Canadian progressive-rock band FM! From Air Farce to Outer Space Before becoming a staple

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Published June 05, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

Don’t Panic: The Definitive Guide to BBC’s Hitchhiker’s Radio Saga

Don't Panic: The Definitive Guide to BBC's Hitchhiker's Radio Saga Did You Know? The series was the first BBC radio comedy recorded in stereo—with sound effects mixed *live* using tape loops strung

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BBC Audio Drama

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Published June 01, 2025 by Rumsey Retro Radio

There and Back Again: BBC’s 1968 Hobbit Radio Drama

There and Back Again: BBC's 1968 Hobbit Radio Drama Did You Know? The original master tapes were wiped in the 1970s, and the surviving recordings come from domestic off-air FM recordings! Tolkien's

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