An Old Time Radio Gem

This collection brings together 20 individual episodes of this American OTR classic, produced and aired predominantly throughout the 1940s.
Each of these short plays is well performed by a great cast of regularly featuring actors, superbly narrated by the omniscient Whistler character, and often with a great plot twist, as was the trade of this long-running series.
I first stumbled across the Whistler some years ago and have been a fan to this day.
As far as the audio quality of these surviving recordings goes, it is variable from one episode to another but generally ranges from reasonably good to in some cases very good considering the age. As these were originally broadcast 70+ years ago (and are therefore naturally quite of-their-time in terms of the drama), I expect these recordings have been compiled from various sources (transcription disks, magnetic tape etc), hence the variable audio fidelity. I have however heard much lesser clarity and lower quality radio rips of other material half it’s age, and further the quality on some of the episodes still available today can amount to strikingly good. By no means be put off by it’s vintage.
Overall, while there are today a number of compilations from this series commercially available, if you are new to the Whistler and in the market for some oldschool radio mystery fun, this selection is as excellent a starting point as any.

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