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Old Radio Shows

Welcome to Audio Shows Step back in time with our podcast for fans of Old British and American radio shows. Audio Shows brings you comedy classics like 'The Goon Show' and gripping dramas such as 'The Shadow'. Each week, we highlight the best of vintage radio, featuring special episodes with expert interviews and behind-the-scenes stories. Join our community of enthusiasts and follow us on Twitter @AudioShows, and Facebook.
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STEPTOE AND SON - A Box In A Town - UK COMEDY

Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "Steptoe and Son" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and historical insight. Join us as we explore the world of Harold and Albert Steptoe and their lovable but hapless adventures in the rag-and-bone business. Welcome to "Steptoe and Son," a classic British radio sitcom that brings humor and nostalgia to the world of a father-and-son rag-and-bone business. This beloved series, which originally aired from 1962 to 1974, was written ...

Aug 29, 202426 minSeason 1Ep. 4

DAD'S ARMY - Absent Friends - UK COMEDY

Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "Dad's Army" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and historical insight. Join us as we explore the world of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard and their lovable but hapless adventures. Welcome to "Dad's Army," a classic British radio sitcom that brings humor and nostalgia to the Home Guard era during the Second World War. This beloved series, which originally aired from 1974 to 1976, was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, ...

Aug 26, 202429 min

NAVY LARK - The First Episode - UK COMEDY

Welcome to "The Navy Lark," a classic Radio Comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1959. This beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of the crew of HMS Troutbridge, a fictional Royal Navy frigate based in Portsmouth. The show is known for its witty humor, engaging characters, and hilarious situations, making it a must-listen for both avid fans and newcomers alike. The Story Behind The Navy Lark "The Navy Lark" was created by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans, and it originally aired on ...

Aug 22, 202428 minSeason 1Ep. 2

BEYOND OUR KEN - Period of Adjustment - UK COMEDY

"Beyond Our Ken" is a classic BBC radio comedy program that aired from 1958 to 1964. The show was a groundbreaking sketch comedy series that starred Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, and Bill Pertwee. The program was known for its witty humor, clever wordplay, and absurd characters, making it a beloved favorite among radio listeners.

Aug 21, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 1

HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR - The Junk Man - UK Comedy RADIO SHOWS

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

May 22, 202327 min

THE GOON SHOW - The Lost Gold Mine - UK COMEDY

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeacoffee.com) Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads The Goon Show was a British radio show that started in 1951 and ran until 1960. It changed the face of British comedy and still mai...

May 15, 202326 min

NAVY LARK - The Hank of Heather - UK Comedy

Visit Audioshows.e-junkie.com for the best Old Radio Audio Show Downloads The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island" #OTR (Old Time Radio) #GoldenAgeOfRadio #RadioReboot #VintageRadio #ClassicRadio #RetroRadio #RadioHeritage #NostalgicRadio #OldSchoolRadio #RadioGems #NavyLark #RadioComedy #ClassicCome...

May 08, 202328 min

STEPTOE AND SON - The Holiday - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeacoffee.com) Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads "Steptoe and Son" is a classic British sitcom from the 1960s and 70s that follows the lives of two rag-and-bone men, Albert and his...

May 01, 202329 min

I'M SORRY I'LL READ THAT AGAIN - A Greek Tragedy - UK COMEDY

"Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeacoffee.com) Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" (often abbreviated as ISIRTA) is a radio comedy show that first aired in 1964 on BBC Radio 4. The...

Apr 24, 202329 min

The Clitheroe Kid - Once Upon a Cup Tie - UK Comedy

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Apr 17, 202330 min

HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR - The Foreign Legion - EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL!!

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Apr 09, 202326 min

DAD'S ARMY - If The Cap Fits - GOOD FRIDAY BONUS!!!!

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Apr 07, 202327 min

NAVY LARK - The Smuggling Spy - UK Comedy

Ahoy there matey! The Navy Lark is a jolly good radio show that will have you laughing like a hyena on helium! This ship-shape program follows the misadventures of a bunch of bumbling British sailors as they navigate the high seas (and their own incompetence). From mistaken identities to misfired torpedoes, every episode is a hullabaloo of hijinks and hilarity. You'll be shouting "splice the mainbrace!" and "shiver me timbers!" in no time, as you set sail with this crew of calamitous characters....

Apr 02, 202329 min

WHACK-O - THE Up John Statue - UK COMEDY - FRIDAY BONUS!!!!!!!

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Mar 31, 202330 min

ROUND THE HORNE - Man With golden Thunderball - UK COMEDY

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Mar 27, 202328 min

The Clitheroe Kid - Great Aunt's Great - UK Comedy

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Mar 13, 202330 min

Beyond Our Ken - Tunes of Glory - UK Comedy

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Mar 06, 202328 min

ROUND THE HORNE - Moby Duck - UK COMEDY

"Step back in time and relive the golden era of radio with our website! Audioshows.e-junkie.com Relive classic dramas, comedies, mysteries, and more. Click the link and start exploring now to rediscover the magic of radio's golden age." "Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeac...

Feb 24, 202326 min

I'M SORRY I'LL READ THAT AGAIN - Battle Of The Whispering Mouse - UK COMEDY

"Love our podcast? Help us keep it going! Donate to AudioshowsUK on BuyMeACoffee and ensure we upload regularly with more shows. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping the podcast world spinning. Click now and show us your support!" Audio Shows (buymeacoffee.com) Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" (often abbreviated as ISIRTA) is a radio comedy show that first aired in 1964 on BBC Radio 4. The...

Feb 20, 202331 min

HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR - The Idol - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics and More Dad's Army , Round the Horne , Take it from Here, Benny Hill , Beyond Our Ken , Navy Lark, Westerns and many many more are being added day by Day. Instant Old radio Shows for Instant Downloads. at fantastic Prices Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads The lad lives to regret answering a knock at the front door. https://audioshows.e-junkie.com/product/0003/Hancocks-Half-Hour-Radio-Shows (DOWNLOAD STORE) ...

Feb 13, 202328 min

NAVY LARK - Operation Fag End - UK Comedy

Visit Audioshows.e-junkie.com for the best Old Radio Audio Show Downloads The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island" #OTR (Old Time Radio) #GoldenAgeOfRadio #RadioReboot #VintageRadio #ClassicRadio #RetroRadio #RadioHeritage #NostalgicRadio #OldSchoolRadio #RadioGems #NavyLark #RadioComedy #ClassicCome...

Feb 06, 202330 minSeason 1Ep. 1

BEYOND OUR KEN - Period of Adjustment - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more Radio Shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Originally broadcast on the BBC Light Comedy Programme from 1958 to 1964, the Comedy series was principally written by Eric Merriman (with Barry Took for the first two series). Starred Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee Old Radio Show "Beyond Our Ken radio show" "Beyond Our Ken BBC radio" "Beyond Our Ken cast" "Beyond Our Ken episodes" "Beyond Our Ken history" "Beyond Our Ken nostalgia" "Beyon...

Jan 30, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 3

HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR - The Christmas Club - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics and More Dad's Army , Round the Horne , Take it from Here, Benny Hill , Beyond Our Ken , Navy Lark, Westerns and many many more are being added day by Day. Instant Old radio Shows for Instant Downloads. at fantastic Prices Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads The lad lives to regret answering a knock at the front door. https://audioshows.e-junkie.com/product/0003/Hancocks-Half-Hour-Radio-Shows (DOWNLOAD STORE) ...

Dec 04, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Men From The Ministry -Big Rocket - UK COMEDY

To Purchase the Complete collection of Take it from Here visit Audioshows.e-junkie.com The Men from the Ministry is a British radio comedy series broadcast by the BBC between 1962 and 1977, starring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Murdoch and, from 1966, when he replaced Hyde-White, Deryck Guyler. Written and produced by Edward Taylor with contributions from John Graham. it ran for 13 series, totalling 145 half-hour episodes and two specials Men From the Ministry - with Richard Murdoch and Deryck Gu...

Dec 02, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 2

WHACK-O - The Grange School For Boys - UK COMEDY

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics and More Dad's Army , Round the Horne , Take it from Here, Benny Hill , Beyond Our Ken , Navy Lark, Westerns and many many more are being added day by Day. Instant Old radio Shows for Instant Downloads. at fantastic Prices Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads Whack-O! featured the wonderful Jimmy Edwards as Professor James Edwards. Prof Edwards is one of the great characters of sitcom, an unapologetic, scheming...

Nov 28, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Steptoe and Son - The Bird - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics and More Dad's Army , Round the Horne , Take it from Here, Benny Hill , Beyond Our Ken , Navy Lark, Westerns and many many more are being added day by Day. Instant Old radio Shows for Instant Downloads. at fantastic Prices Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads. Steptoe and Son Harold Steptoe is thirty-seven and, since leaving the army, has been a drudge for his widowed, selfish father Albert, totting for goods t...

Nov 21, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 2

THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE - THE AUGUST LION - DETECTIVE / CRIME

Visit our store for more Radio Shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler. Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. Chandler's early short stories, published in pulp magazines like Black Mask and Dime Detective, featured similar characters with names like "Carmady" and "John Dalmas". Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads. Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics a...

Nov 14, 202227 minSeason 1Ep. 2

WHACK-O - THE SCHOOL STRIKE - UK COMEDY

Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com We have all of the Classics and More Dad's Army , Round the Horne , Take it from Here, Benny Hill , Beyond Our Ken , Navy Lark, Westerns and many many more are being added day by Day. Instant Old radio Shows for Instant Downloads. at fantastic Prices Classic Old Radio Show Comedy Downloads Whack-O! featured the wonderful Jimmy Edwards as Professor James Edwards. Prof Edwards is one of the great characters of sitcom, an unapologetic, scheming...

Nov 10, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 1

BEYOND OUR KEN - All Quiet On The Western Front - UK Comedy

Visit our store for more Radio Shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Originally broadcast on the BBC Light Comedy Programme from 1958 to 1964, the Comedy series was principally written by Eric Merriman (with Barry Took for the first two series). Starred Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee Old Radio Show

Nov 07, 202228 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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