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Last Edited: 11-Jul-2014 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.

US comedy-drama program running from 1930 to 1953 over NBC Blue, NBC Red, CBS, and Mutual radio networks.

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Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
1939-10-13	59	A Symphony With Your Spaghetti		26:11, 9218, M
1941-03-25		Love and Gazozza		27:15, 6388, M
1944-03-29	11-21	The Chinese Gong		30:41, 5398, M
1945-12-22	annually repeated	Little Town of Bethlehem		30:14, 7090, M
1947-10-18	15-03	Wolf with Sheepskin		30:29, 7149, M
1947-10-25	15-04	Nonanny		28:59, 6794, M
1947-12-25	16-02 annually repeated	Little Town of Bethlehem		28:38, 6712, M
1948-01-01	16-03	The One In The Middle		30:46, 7124, M
1948-01-08	16-04	Help Wanted Female		30:47, 7218, M
1948-01-22	16-06	The Mind Reader		30:33, 7162, M
1948-01-29	16-07	Writer In The Family		29:00, 6771, M
1948-02-05	16-08	Drink For The Damned		30:46, 7213, M
1948-02-12	16-09	Love Stranger Than Fiction		30:44, 7206, M
1948-02-19	16-10	Oh Bury Me Not		31:04, 7283, M
1948-03-04	16-12	Order By The Lieutenant		30:48, 7221, M
1948-03-11	16-13	Something in the Air		30:49, 7227, M
1948-05-06	16-21	The Tin Box		30:37, 7178, M
1948-05-27	16-24	A Good Joe		24:05, 5622, M
1948-06-17	16-27	Old Lady Shakespeare		29:58, 7026, M
1948-12-16	16-38	Honest Dope		29:47, 6981, M
1948-12-23	16-38 annually repeated	Little Town of Bethlehem		28:38, 6712, M may be a copy of 16-02
1949-03-10	16-49	No Greater Need		28:02, 6574, M
1952-07-20		Speak Ever So Gently		29:43, 6968, M
1952-12-23	annually repeated	Little Town of Bethlehem		24:52, 5830, M

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