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Aired 1947 - 1954

"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!"

One of radio's greatest series of high adventure, the radio show Escape will transport you to the high seas, Caribbean jungles, and beyond.

One of the best radio shows ever created, Escape was aired on CBS Radio for the first time on July 7, 1947. The show, which consisted of both original and adapted episodes, featured a life or death situation from which the characters had to escape, hence its title. The show lasted until September 25, 1954.

Unlike other radio shows, Escape had no regular sponsors. That's why it was a low-budget show that had varying time slots throughout its run. Nevertheless, there were several great radio personalities who were able to appear on the show. These included William Conrad, Hans Conried, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Elliot Lewis, Frank Lovejoy, Jack Webb, and many more. Click here to read more about Escape

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
N/A	the time machine	+ "The Time Machine". The classic story about two adventurers in the year 100,080 in the land of t...
02.28.1947	out of this world dead of night	+ "Dead Of The Night". Audition show. A British and an American ventriloquist take an intense disli...
03.21.1947	dead of night audition	+ "Dead Of The Night". Audition show. A British and an American ventriloquist take an intense disli...
07.07.1947	the man who would be king	+ "The Man Who Would Be King". The story was subsequently used on "Escape" on August 1, 1948, May ...
07.14.1947	operation fleur de lis	+ "Operation Fleur de Lis". A wartime thriller about a resistance guerilla band behind the enemy l...
07.21.1947	the diamond as big as the ritz	+ Program #3. "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz". The fascinating story about the home life of the r...
07.28.1947	typhoon	+ "Typhoon". A famous sea adventure about the big storm, the dumb sea captain, and two hundred cut...
08.04.1947	sire de maletroits door	+ Program #5. "The Sire de Maletroit's Door". Which will it be...the beautiful girl or the sword? ...
08.11.1947	the ring of thoth	+ "The Ring Of Thoth". A good story set in ancient Egypt with a surprise ending. The secret of a f...
08.18.1947	the fourth man	+ "The Fourth Man". An excellent radio drama about three escaped convicts on a raft, and of their ...
10.01.1947	dangerous game	+ "The Most Dangerous Game". A big game hunt for the biggest game of all...man! + You are alone ...
10.15.1947	a shipment of mute fate	+ "A Shipment Of Mute Fate". A good story about a deadly snake looser on an ocean liner. Jack Webb...
10.22.1947	the fall of the house of usher	+ "The Fall Of The House Of Usher". A well-done if slightly theatrical dramatization of the horror...
10.29.1947	pollock and porrah man	+ "Pollack and The Porrah Man". A good story about a man haunted by the severed head of a jungle s...
11.05.1947	evening primrose	+ "Evening Primrose". A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live ins...
11.12.1947	young man with cream tarts	+ "The Young Man With The Cream Tarts". The classic story about "The Suicide Club," with a great p...
11.19.1947	casting the runes	+ "Casting The Runes". A good story about a medieval curse in London that seems to be working quit...
11.26.1947	country of the blind	+ "The Country Of The Blind". A mountain guide finds a hidden valley where no-one has eyes. Howeve...
12.03.1947	taboo	+ "Tabu". A delightful werewolf hunt in the forests of old Hungary.
12.10.1947	an occurrence at owl creek bridge	+ "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge". A well-done adaptation of the short story classic of the Ci...
12.17.1947	wild oranges	+ "Wild Oranges". A good story about a beautiful girl and her father, trapped on an island by a ho...
12.24.1947	back for christmas	+ "Back For Christmas". A botany professor digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement, decides to ...
12.31.1947	confession	+ "Confession". A good story about a shell-shocked soldier walking the fog-filled streets of Londo...
01.07.1948	the second class passenger	+ "The Second Class Passenger". East coast version. A good adventure yarn about an ordinary touris...
01.10.1948	the second class passenger	+ "The Second Class Passenger". West coast version. A good adventure yarn about an ordinary touris...

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I have this on DVD. It's a good film but I think I like the William Conrad Escape episode better.

Tim

I do like the radio version more but the film's still great….. Action, Color, Cleavage. I can't complain

John

One of my favorites! I wish more of the episodes could have been saved.

Dawn

ESCAPE opened with the gripping voice of William Conrad booming out over the airwaves: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you - ESCAPE!". Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain", the show's theme, assisted Conrad in creating the right opening atmosphere. (The actual series of questions used in the opening varied from week to week, frequently to match the goings-on of the times.) The show featured spine-tingling tales from such masters as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe. It was produced by William N. Robson, and featured many seasoned radio actors. ESCAPE was heard on CBS from July 1947 to September 1954. There were two pilot shows before it's first run. The first pilot was OUT OF THIS WORLD: "Dead of Night" on February 28, 1947. This show was repeated as ESCAPE: "Dead of Night" on March 21. ESCAPE, as a series, started as a summer replacement for half of the hour normally occupied by THE LUX RADIO THEATER. It then aired for the 1947-1948 season, on Sundays. During the early half of 1948, broadcast day was different on east and west coast. Although the same scripts were used for both east and west coast shows, the opening was different. The west coast versions used organ music in place of the full orchestra of the east coast versions. The series again went to different days for east and west coasts in 1950, but in this case, the show was the same for both broadcasts. Unlike the other CBS adventure series, SUSPENSE, which ran from June 1942 to September 1962 almost without interruption, ESCAPE seemed to have a rough life. It was frequently moved to different days throughout it's run. There were even a couple of long gaps where ESCAPE left the air, for example, from August 30, 1951 to October 12, 1952. Still, thanks to solid scripts, excellent acting and high production values, ESCAPE is remembered as one of the best radio action adventure series.

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