Challenge of the Yukon        

Last Edited: 03-Apr-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Predecessor to Sargent Preston of the Yukon, this serial dates from 1938 in Detroit and later syndicated on national networks:
1938-1947    WXYZ radio
1947-1949    ABC Radio
1950-1955    Mutual Broadcasting System
and then television
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_of_the_Yukon for more details and more complete listing of episodes.
Date Episode
 		Title Cast Parameters
WXYZ
21-Aug-1943
 		290
 		Caught by a Button
13:49, 6872, M
04-Dec-1943
 		305
 		Self Defense or Murder
14:15, 3328, M
18-Dec-1943
 		307
 		The Eleventh Hour
14:12, 3316, M
25-Dec-1943
 		308
 		The Old Man's Will (Murder in ABC's?)
14:17, 3336, M
06-Jan-1944
 		310
 		Revenge in the Yukon
14:43, 3434, M
03-Feb-1944
 		314
 		Cabin on the Trail
13:41, 2406, M
18-May-1944
 		329
 		The Outlaw's Nemesis
14:32, 5111, M
25-May-1944
 		330
 		The Idol
14:26, 3371, M
22-Jun-1944
 		334
 		Design for Murder aka Killing Sullivan (Design for Danger?)
14:31, 3387, M
29-Jun-1944
 		335
 		The Duke Bows to a King
14:28, 3377, M
20-Jul-1944 337 Lucky Walters (Lucky Wally)
14:42, 5173, M
ABC Radio
12-Jun-1947
 		485
 		The Wolf Cub
28:52, 6737, M
19-Jun-1947
 		486
 		Grizzly
29:08, 6800, M
26-Jun-1947 487
 		Pet Bear
27:34, 6432, M
03-Jul-1947
 		488
 		The Puppy
28:16, 6596, M
12-Jul-1947 489
 		Sam's Gold
29:18, 10302, M
19-Jul-1947 490
 		The Man in the Fur Cap
29:37, 3472, M
06-Sep-1947 496 The Stolen Pups
28:34, 6673, M
16-Oct-1947 502
 		The Last Cabin
21:43, 3819, M
08-Nov-1947
 		505
 		King's Escape
29:50, 6995, M
15-Nov-1947 506
 		The Limping Dog
27:36, 6439, M
22-Nov-1947 507 King Gets His Man aka The Piano
30:10, 7041, M
06-Dec-1947
 		509
 		The Marked Cards
28:40, 4200, M
13-Dec-1947 510
 		White Man's Law
28:47, 5038, M
26-Jun-1948
 		535
 		Breakup
28:45, 6708, M
17-Sep-1948
 		550
 		The Showdown
25:31, 4488, M
27-Oct-1948
 		567
 		Preston Turns the Tables
24:36, 8650, M
29-Oct-1948 568
 		The Phantom Gang
24:14, 5683, M
15-Nov-1948
 		575
 		The Second Chance
29:41, 6928, M
17-Nov-1948 576
 		Manhunt
29:33, 6897, M
27-Nov-1948 579
 		Old Moby's Cairn
23:46, 5545, M
01-Dec-1948
 		582
 		The Black Husky
28:39, 6686, M
03-Dec-1948 583
 		The Sergeant's Right
21:41, 5084, M
08-Dec-1948 585
 		The Dawson Fire
24:18, 8548, M
15-Dec-1948 588
 		Marlow's Gang
24:22, 5715, M
22-Dec-1948 591
 		The Man with the Red Coat
29:18, 6839, M
02-May-1940
 		646
 		Escape to the North
21:38, 5072, M
Mutual
08-Feb-1950
 		741
 		The Runaway Heir
29:30, 6885, M
10-Feb-1950 742
 		Flaming Valley
29:27, 6872, M
17-Feb-1950 745
 		Alias Al Gibson
29:21, 5161, M
11-Sep-1950
 		805
 		The Gold Behind the Waterfall
30:47, 7216, M
18-Sep-1950 808
 		The Sack of Sand
31:44, 7440, M
20-Sep-1950 809
 		The Malemute Express
29:29, 6914, M
22-Sep-1950 810
 		The Torn Map
29:15, 7091, M
08-Nov-1950
 		830
 		The Ghost Riders
29:09, 6804, M
04-Dec-1950
 		841
 		Wild Dog
28:54, 6746, M
06-Dec-1950
 		842
 		The Indian Sign
29:22, 6853, M
10-Jun-1951
 		884
 		Number One Challenger
28:47, 6736, M


Undated or Unidentified Episodes

1944 or earlier
Bank Robbery
14:04, 3316, M
1944 or earlier
Four Aces
14:15, 3328, M


Jim Pickens
28:37, 6710, M


Joe Finley Finds Gold
29:44, 5970, M


Lawyer Kayne and the Gold Claim
22:03, 5171, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters