VARIETY OF PROGRAMS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 24, 1997

BUCK ROGERS IN THE TWENTY-FIFTH CENTURY (4-4-39) An origin story episode tells how Buck, born in the 20th Century, came to be an adventurer in the 25th Century.

REFRESHMENT CLUB (11-23-36) First show in the series starring Don McNeill (of the Breakfast Club) as host of an informal half hour of music and fun.

SUSPENSE (1-30-47) “Three Blind Mice” starring Van Heflin. A member of a law firm is suspicious of his partners.

PAUL GIBSON (1-29-55) Excerpt.  Chicago’s most opinionated radio personality discusses chivalry and knights of olde.

PAUL GIBSON (8-17-55) Excerpt. Chicago’s ultimate male chauvinist complains about wives who have let themselves go.

IMAGINATION THEATRE (5-12-96) 1. “The Eddie Matthew Matter.”  When a famous jazz musician dies without a will, his son hires detective Harry Nile to help him collect a fortune.  2. “Woman’s Work is Never Done.”  A miserly farmer forbids his wife to take a break from her drudgery in order to take violin lessons.

PLEASE STAND BY – a History of Radio (1986) Lesson 29: All Things Remembered begins a two-part retrospective on the subjects covered in the entire 30-part series, beginning with the discoveries which led to the birth of radio.