Old Radio Show
Ever since I heard my first old radio show, I have been hooked. I think it was The Shadow. My aunt Nancy bought it from National Public Radio. She has always been a big supporter, buying from their catalogs of every chance she gets.
She remembered those old radio shows from when her dad used to play them for her, and thought it would be a neat treat for the kids. I wasn’t very interested when she first put it on. I had a pretty short attention span, and wanted to see pictures Instead of just listening to a story. Once I got into the story, however, I really got sucked into it.
There is something About an old time radio show that really captivates your attention. It pulls you in like nothing else! Rather than just seeing the characters on TV, you picture them vividly in your own head. Strangely enough, this is more intense. The way I like to think about old radio shows is that they combined the best aspects of TV and books. Like television, old radio shows have a very cinematic quality, filled with action and adventure, and like TV, other people narrate the story and you just sit back and absorb it. But at the same time, you have to use your own imagination to make it really come together. I feel like a snob saying this, but the old time radio show seems like a better form of entertainment than anything that has come out since.
Of course, you have to be careful when you share old radio show recordings with kids. Although some of them are family-friendly, other ones are pretty scary. After all, half of the old radio shows were horror shows. There are, however, some really funny ones that are good for the whole family.
It might sound strange to you, but there are actually some great radio dramas that are not very old. For example, when Doctor Who was off the air, they started doing dramatic radio show scripts. Not only were they incredibly funny, but they were also cheap to produce. This meant that they could take some risks with the scripts. They let authors take it in much stranger directions than the original series had gone in, resulting in some of the most bizarre, humorous moments in radio history. Best of all, you can find most of them online for free! If you haven’t heard them, you should really check them out!
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