Radio

99 years ago this week, on 14 November 1922, the BBC broadcast its first programme, and daily transmission from London's 2LO studio began.

Gunsmoke is a media franchise centered around the American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston.

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon.

The Bickersons was a series of radio and television comedy sketches which began in 1946 on NBC radio.

Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game. For more than 50 years, with few exceptions, it was hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Following Parsons' death in 2020, Sue Perkins became the permanent host, starting with the 87th series.

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is a BBC radio comedy panel game. Billed as "the antidote to panel games", it consists of two teams of two comedians being given "silly things to do" by the host. The show was launched in April 1972 as a parody

Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.

Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Each week a guest, called a "castaway" during the programme, is asked to choose eight audio

The Goon Show is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme.

The Mercury Theatre on the Air is a radio series of live radio dramas created and hosted by Orson Welles.

The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series.

The Great Gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the United States from August 31, 1941 to 1958.

Duffy's Tavern is an American radio sitcom that ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941-42; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-44; and NBC, 1944-51), concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast.

One Man's Family is an American radio soap opera, heard for almost three decades, from 1932 to 1959.

A Prairie Home Companion was a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016.

This American Life is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass.

Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge (a play on HMS Troubridge, a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949, to September 30, 1962.

I Love a Mystery is an American radio drama series that aired 1939-44 and 1949-52, and was written and directed by Carlton E.

Ma Perkins (sometimes called Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins) is an American radio soap opera that was heard on NBC from 1933 to 1949 and on CBS from 1942 to 1960.

Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States since 1987.

Round the Horne is a BBC Radio comedy programme starring Kenneth Horne, first transmitted in four series of weekly episodes from 1965 until 1968.

Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951.

The Archers is a British radio soap opera broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word station.

Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1973. The programme features interviews and discussions with guests about issues relevant

Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack, was a CBS radio series for children.

Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947, on the Mutual Broadcasting

X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC.

Journey Into Space is a BBC Radio science fiction programme written by BBC producer Charles Chilton.

Beyond Our Ken is a BBC radio comedy programme first broadcast between 1958 and 1964.

Grand Central Station was an American anthology radio series that had a long run on the major networks from 1937 to 1954.

Take It from Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced, and sometimes humorously spelt, "TIFE") is a British radio comedy programme broadcast on the BBC Light Programme between 1948 and 1960.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in

Boston Blackie is an American old-time radio detective drama. It was broadcast on NBC June 23, 1944, September 15, 1944, and later was

The Whistler is an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS radio network.

The Cinnamon Bear is an old-time radio program produced by Transco (Transcription Company of America), based in Hollywood, California.

Little Orphan Annie is an American radio drama series based on the popularity of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a radio drama series based on the popular novel and comics series Buck Rogers.

Sky King is an American radio and television series. Its main character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King. The series had strong Western elements. Cattle rancher King often captured criminals and spies and found

Test Match Special (also known as TMS) is a British cricket radio programme, originally covering exclusively Test cricket matches, but currently covering any professional cricket.

Truth or Consequences is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940-57) and later on television by Edwards (1950-54), Jack Bailey (1954-56), Bob Barker (1956-75), Steve Dunne (1957-58), Bob Hilton (1977-78) and Larry Anderson (1987-88).

Queen for a Day is an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows.

Don McNeill's Breakfast Club is a long-running morning variety show on NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating in Chicago, Illinois.

Letter from America was a weekly fifteen-minute spoken word radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and its predecessor, the Home Service, and around the world through the BBC World Service.

In Our Time is a BBC Radio 4 discussion series and podcast exploring a wide variety of historical, scientific and philosophical topics.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners.

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951.

The Adventures of Superman is a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 featuring the DC Comics character Superman.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949.

Escape is an American radio drama. It was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25,

The Grand Ole Opry is a regular live country-music radio broadcast originating from Nashville, Tennessee, on WSM, held between two and five nights per week, depending on the time of year.

Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962.

Night Beat, sometimes spelled Nightbeat, is an NBC radio drama series that aired February 6, 1950, September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties.

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.

Paul Mills Rhymer (November 21, 1905-October 26, 1964) was an American scriptwriter and humorist best known as the creator of radio's long-run Vic and Sade series.