# Weekend

Heard 1936–1959. 41 episodes.

OTR Weekend, Vol. 5 A detective-centric collection ideal for investigative types of all sorts, particularly those relocating in California, where some of these shows are set. All files have had background noise removed and sound levels lowered to comfortability. As usual, there are 12 half-hour shows and two hour-long shows to allow for six shows per weekend night plus one full-hour show. I would suggest 1936's Lux Theater version of The Thin Man for Saturday night, NBC University Theater's Main Street for Sunday night. Mix and match the shorter shows to your liking.

## Sets

- OTR Weekend, Vol. 5 (Old Time Radio): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRWeekendVol.5
- OTR Weekend 10 (Old Time Radio): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/otrweekend10
- OTR Weekend 14 (Old Time Radio): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/otr-weekend-14

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [The Thin Man](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/c29beab5a579), aired 8 June 1936 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Lux-Radio-Theater-1936-06-08-TheThinMan.mp3
1. [Thomas A Edison, The Man](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/d054e9e8b1cd), aired 19 May 1937 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/CavalcadeOfAmerica_370519_Thomas_A_Edison_The_Man_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Impossible Crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/1ea6193cf775), aired 16 July 1939 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/Ellery_Queen_39_07_16_The_Impossible_Crime_mpdm.mp3
1. [Dark Victory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/74e7382036a8), aired 17 January 1940 (1 h 01 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/Lux_Dark%20Victory_1-17-40_mpdm.mp3
1. [Rancho San Rafael](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/7aa6e35633a1), aired 7 September 1941 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/Romance_of_the_Ranchos_410907_Rancho_San_Rafael_mpdm.mp3
1. [Letters to Servicemen mpdm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/2ee6a47fd85d), aired 29 March 1942 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/GreatGildersleeve_42-03-29_Letters_to_Servicemen_mpdm.mp3
1. [Bathysphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/1d4b36e6fe4b), aired 29 June 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/LightsOut-1943-06-29-Bathysphere.mp3
1. [Guest - Ginger Rogers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/afd525ef351d), aired 8 February 1944 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/BobHope_440208_Ginger_Rogers_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Fallen Sparrow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/0be785cf9c83), aired 14 February 1944 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/Lux_44-02-14_The_Fallen_Sparrow_mpdm.mp3
1. [featuring Gene Krupa, Ethel Waters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/69ea35c0d523), aired 1 January 1945 (32 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/Jubilee-450101_EthelWaters_GeneKrupa_mpdm.mp3
1. [Bedtime Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/311e44af3112), aired 26 February 1945 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/Lux_45-02-26_BedtimeStory_mpdm.mp3
1. [Guest star: Alan Ladd](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/409536f887d7), aired 31 May 1945 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/DinahShoreShow-1945.05.31_With_Alan_Ladd_mpdm.mp3
1. [Murder Is Blind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/73fcedec2f12), aired 4 June 1945 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Whistler_45-06-04_Murder_Is_Blind.mp3
1. [Sept 4, 1945](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/471a7b3098b7), aired 4 September 1945 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/OneNightStand-LesBrown-DorisDay_09-04-45_mpdm.mp3
1. [Guest-Joe E Brown](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/b62ccd2d146a), aired 20 November 1945 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/BobHope_451120_-Joe_E_Brown_mpdm.mp3
1. [Doctor with Hope in His Hands, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/d45b7fa9cd6e), aired 11 March 1946 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/Cavalcade_of_America_1946-03-11_Doctor_with_Hope_mpdm.mp3
1. [Hip Talks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/288def0f3f85), aired 18 May 1946 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/ArchieAndrews_1946-05-18_HipTalk_mpdm.mp3
1. [Grey Kitten, the](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/ff7bb0d02c5c), aired 6 February 1947 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Casey_Crime_Photographer_1947-02-06-The_Gray_Kitten.mp3
1. [Fred Allen, Connie Boswelll](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/a7425e79247c), aired 6 June 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/BingCrosbyShow-1947-06-FredAllenConnieBoswell_mpdm.mp3
1. [Jack Benny, Stop the Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/ab3b8ee68bf8), aired 27 June 1948 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Fred_Allen_480627_Jack_Benny_Stop_the_Music.mp3
1. [Main Street](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/55d9a3802286), aired 30 July 1948 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/NBC_University_Theater_480730_Main_Street.mp3
1. [The Darling Debutante](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/50ce9e4e9a51), aired 8 May 1949 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/AdventuresofFrankRace_490508_The_Darling_Debutante_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Busy Body](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/276047db8c1a), aired 18 June 1949 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Adventures_Of_Philip_Marlowe_49-06-18_The_Busy_Body.mp3
1. [First Song - Overture By Delibes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/7dcfd2a92567), aired 2 October 1949 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/EnchantedHour_49-10-02_FirstSong-OvertureByDelibes_mpdm.mp3
1. [Victoria's New Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/aa52392543e2), aired 10 March 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/HallsOfIvy_50.03.10_Victorias_New_Review_mpdm.mp3
1. [Caroline Shelley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/a45c81029439), aired 15 March 1950 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/Dr_Kildare_50-03-15__07__Caroline_Shelley_mpdm.mp3
1. [Sword Of Cebu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/15e48abcacac), aired 28 March 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/Adventures_Of_Philip_Marlowe_500328_Sword_Of_Cebu_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Bentheimers and the Census](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/9b833d88bc35), aired 21 June 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/HallsOfIvy_50.06.21_The_Bentheimers_and_the_Census.mp3
1. [A New Housekeeper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/4994e76c0d2a), aired 22 June 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/FatherKnowsBest_1950-06-22_ANewHousekeeper_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Egyptian Amulet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/7d49859e664f), aired 23 October 1950 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/CandyMatson1950-10-23-TheEgyptianAmulet_mpdm.mp3
1. [San Juan Batista](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/b2086256d3c5), aired 18 December 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/CandyMatson-1950-12-18-SanJuanBatista.mp3
1. [Father of the Year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/6e299c8b7a75), aired 16 June 1951 (25 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/MagnificentMontague-510616_FatheroftheYear.mp3
1. [We Want Cary Martin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/22492f89611f), aired 18 June 1951 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/BoldVenture-510618-WeWantCaryMartin.mp3
1. [Meaning of Freedom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/c7f380829b38), aired 5 July 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/FatherKnowsBest_1951-07-05-MeaningOfFreedom.mp3
1. [Kaleidoscope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/344fd9508ad4), aired 15 September 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otrweekend10/DimensionX_9-15-51_Kaleidoscope_mpdm.mp3
1. [The Flu Epidemic, Guest - Jack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/833671248bd2), aired 4 February 1953 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/BobHope_530204_The_Flu_Epidemic_Jack_Webb.mp3
1. [Mr and Mrs Amber](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/c0a875c5fa29), aired 3 April 1954 (25 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/Gunsmoke_54-04-03_MrandMrsAmber_mpdm.mp3
1. [Mid-Summer Lunacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/b063fda89155), aired 17 August 1954 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRWeekendVol.5/Barrie_Craig_Confidential_Investigator_1954-08-17_Mid-Summer_Lunacy.mp3
1. [Helen of Abajinian (Reluctant Groom)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/4910efa3ee6f), aired 4 January 1959 (25 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/HaveGunWillTravel-59-01-04_HelenOfAbajinian_mpdm.mp3
1. [Cinderella](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/56119aee1599) (20 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/LetsPretend_Cinderella_mpdm.mp3
1. [Drink A Glass Of Sassafras](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/weekend/d9a0b2949f91) (30 min): https://archive.org/download/otr-weekend-14/ScreenGuildTheater_Drink%20A%20Glass%20Of%20Sassafras_mpdm.mp3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.