Hornblower was a historical action adventure series produced by Harry Towers in 1952. The series was a 30-minute show revolving around the life of Horatio Hornblower, a Captain in the Royal Navy of the British Empire which was played by Michael Redgrave. The protagonist of the show was adapted from the series of 12 novels created by C. S. Forester entitled "Hornblower".
The plot of the show starts with Hornblower being a junior Royal Navy Captain in Napoleonic times. He was sent in Central America on a secret mission. There, he reminisces the times when he was still a seasick and hopeless midshipman. As the story goes on, Hornblower gains promotion regardless of the fact that he lacks the resources and influential connections.This is because he used his skills and daring character. After overcoming lots of obstacles set in different lands with different tongues, Hornblower achieved the highest achievement one can get in his profession-- he became Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron, and later on he was known to be the 1st Baron Hornblower. The show had 46 episodes in total which was played in CBS until it ended by July 17, 1953.
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Please enjoy these 52 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.07.1952 | horatio deals with a mad king 01 |
+ After seven months at sea Captain Horatio Hornblower and his crew aboard HMS Lydia finally sight l... | |
| 07.14.1952 | horatio captures the natividad 02 |
+ Even after so many years Horatio Hornblower still feels a sense of shame of his temporary dependen... | |
| 07.21.1952 | shakey alliance with el supremo 03 |
+ So as not to imperil his mission Hornblower had been obliged to turn over the Natividad to the mad... | |
| 07.28.1952 | battle against el supremo 04 |
+ Hornblower had faced many problems in his seafaring career but as he looks back now he can remembe... | |
| 08.04.1952 | lydia sinks the natividad 05 |
+ Many years have passed since that terrible day when the probability of death and defeat stared Hor... | |
| 08.11.1952 | damaged lydia heads for panama 06 |
+ In all Hornblower’s years at sea both before and since that memorable time he does not remember ... | |
| 08.18.1952 | return to the fleet 07 |
+ Lady Barbara was having a humanising affect on Hornblower and the elaborate pose he had with diffi... | |
| 08.25.1952 | return to the sea 08 |
+ Besides wondering whether he could man his ship in time to return to sea Hornblower had other worr... | |
| 09.01.1952 | protecting the convoy 09 |
+ Looking back over his voyages Hornblower concludes that this one was the most miserable and distre... | |
| 09.08.1952 | diguised as a french ship 10 |
+ There was no sign of the flagship Pluto at the rendezvous but it was not long before the Caligula ... | |
| 10.03.1952 | guerilla action 11 |
+ Even after so many years Horatio Hornblower could look back on that period of his life with pride ... | |
| 10.10.1952 | spanish fail to attack 12 |
+ Those were wonderful and exciting days and even now after so many years and knowing what trouble a... | |
| 10.17.1952 | takes on the french fleet 13 |
+ Hornblower receives a signal from Captain Frederick Cook that there are four French ships astern t... | |
| 10.24.1952 | mutiny on the flame 14 |
+ Augustine Chadwick had the 18-gun brig Flame. The crew has mutinied in the bay of the Seine and ar... | |
| 10.31.1952 | disguised as the flame 15 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 11.07.1952 | court martial of berry mccool 16 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 11.14.1952 | the capture of le harve 17 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 11.21.1952 | acting governor of le harve 18 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 11.28.1952 | barbara joins horatio 19 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 12.05.1952 | napoleon returns 20 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 12.12.1952 | napoleon is defeated 21 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 12.19.1952 | a prisoner in 1811 22 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 12.26.1952 | horatio meets marie and escapes 23 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 01.02.1953 | horatio captures a ship 24 |
+ The radio series starring Michael Redgrave as Hornblower was based on the Horatio Hornblower books... | |
| 01.09.1953 | rejoining the fleet 25 |
+ Program #1. Radio Luxembourg, Towers Of London syndication. A well-produced British drama of the... |
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