RAS 592 – Stairway To Heaven

Thunderstorms were the word of the day. We had a day full of them and it disrupted my plans for the show, but in the end my loss is your gain. The strikes caused a power disruption which temporarily shutdown my systems. In the end I decided it was better to leave them off and come up with a new plan for the show. I have been wanting to run today’s story for quite a while. The problem is that we have 60 minutes and the story was a bit longer than that. However, with some creative editing you will hear an amazing story! It is my hope that you enjoy this special edition of Ron’s Amazing Stories.

Featured Story – Stairway To Heaven

Our featured story is a radio adaptation of a 1946 film titled A Matter of Life and Death (AKA, Stairway To Heaven). I know what you are thinking. Was this the inspiration of the famous rock tune by Led Zeppelin? In a nutshell, no. WWII British Air Force pilot Peter Carter is on his way home from a bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane, into the ocean, he contacts June who is an Allied radio operator. With her, he shares what he believes to be his final moments on Earth. It is titled Stairway To Heaven and it first aired on The Screen Directors Playhouse on July 26, 1951.

Program note: If you want to watch the 1946 film version of Stairway To Heaven you can find it here on YouTube with advertisements.

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RAS #591 – The Spider And The Fly

On Ron’s Amazing Stories it is spider week. Now, before you go “EEK!” know that none of these little beasties are going to get you. We have three listener stories; Twins deal with a really big spider that only they can see, Josh is redeemed after his encounter, and six year old Paddy tells us about a spider’s day in the front yard. Also, on the show we debut a new OTR series Let George Do it. So press that play button and enjoy the show!

Featured Story – The Spider And The Fly

Our Featured story comes from an OTR series that I just recently became aware of, Let George Do It. It was a detective drama starring Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine. Clients came to Valentine’s office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: Danger’s my stock in trade. If the job’s too tough for you to handle, you’ve got a job for me. The story for today loosely follows our spider theme. It is titled The Spider And The Fly and has a pretty solid twist at the end. What do you do when your neighbor appears to be a black widow? Well you let George handle it. This one first aired on October 9, 1950.

Other Stories Include – Trial By Fire, A Grown-Up Guide to Planet Earth, That is one big Spider, My Redemption, Spider Has A Bad Day, The Spider And The Fly

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RAS #590 – Q&A With Ron

On Ron’s Amazing Stories we are doing something that we have never done before. Ron has collected some questions and comments sent in by the listeners to respond to. Also, on the show we have one of Ron’s all time favorite stories, The Time Machine by HG Wells. What you will hear is an adaptation of that story, which is very different from HG’s vision. Is it any good? I guess you will have to press that play button and find out.

Featured Story – The Time Machine

Our featured story comes from the old time radio series Escape. As I mentioned at the top, The Time Machine is one of my all time favorites. More than 120 years have passed since its initial publication in 1895. Yet today it still can stand alone as one of the best time travel tales of all time and continues to engage readers and inspire fellow science fiction authors. But the question is how do you tell this story in a 30 minute format. Well that is what the folks did at Escape. However they took the story in a completely different direction, which is what you will hear right now. It is still titled The Time Machine and it first aired on May 9, 1948 which is exactly 74 years ago

Other Stories Include – Shortwave Clue, Q&A With Ron, The Time Machine, and Old Shag

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RAS #589 – The Mathematical Murder Case

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week we have three ghost stories from you: A cast party is haunted, a child argues with a ghost, and smoking is bad for you. Our featured story today comes from the classic radio series Philo Vance. Vance comes up against a con man whose game is to trick his marks using a simple math trick. But has he moved up to murder? We will find out in the story The Mathematical Murder Case. It first aired on March 14, 1950.

Featured Story – The Mathematical Murder Case

Other Stories Include – Murder By Caliber, He Who Fights with Monsters – A review, The Lavatory Ghost, The Terrible Two, The Haunted Washroom, Our Amazing Stories – Peter Mark Roget, and The Mathematical Murder Case

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RAS #588 – The Volcano Encounter

On Ron’s Amazing Stories we have volcanoes! All of the tales have em. We have two listener stories that at least mention volcanos: Gustavo encounters some strange creatures at one, and Roxanna dreams about them. [Volcanos?] That’s right. In our featured story Tarzan has to save a village from a pending volcano while proving he is not guilty of murder. And, we review an audiobook that takes place in Yellowstone. Home to one of the largest volcanic areas in the world. So press that play button and enjoy the show.

Featured Story – The Volcano of the Sun

Our featured story this week comes from the 1952 OTR series Tarzan – Lord Of The Jungle. The series aired on the Mutual-Don Lee West Coast Network and on CBS until 1953. It is titled The Volcano of the Sun and first aired on March 6, 1952. Tarzan is accused of murder and must prove his innocence to the tribal chief and his daughter. So please enjoy that famous Tarzan Yell.

Other Stories Include – Southpaw Needle, Outland – Quantum Earth, The Volcano Encounter, Boy In The Closet, and The Volcano of the Sun