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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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Please enjoy these 239 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
06.24.1954	judgement day at crippled deer	+ "Judgment Day At Crippled Deer". An excellent story about a cabin in the Yukon just before a win...
07.01.1954	the dark wall	+ "The Dark Wall". A good story about the unusual hospitality to be found in the small country of ...
07.10.1954	the birds	+ "The Birds". Sustaining . 8:00 P.M. The story made famous by a later Hitchcock movie. Man at war ...
07.17.1954	eye of evil	+ "The Eye Of Evil". An excellent sound portrait of decay and mysticism in the Burmese jungles. �...
07.24.1954	flood on the goodwin	+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Flood On The Goodwins". A Nazi spy commandeers a channel ...
07.31.1954	night of the guns	+ "Night Of The Guns". Two ex-haberdashers from Pittsburgh meet high adventure and danger during a...
08.07.1954	the price of the head	+ "The Price Of The Head". A story about the special value of a red headed drunkard in the South P...
08.14.1954	the coward	+ "The Coward". A good story about a pilot who tries to return to a deserted Caribbean island with...
08.21.1954	two and two make four	+ "Two and Two Make Four". Never doubt your own senses, even if they tell you that you're crazy!. ...
08.28.1954	the king of owanatu	+ "The King Of Owanatu". A story of black pearls on a hidden tropical island and the strange white...
09.04.1954	the boiling sea	+ "The Boiling Sea". A good story about a "Victory Ship" returning home after the war, trapped in ...
09.11.1954	carnival in vienna	+ WCBS, New York aircheck. "Carnival In Vienna". Johnny Allison, a carnival low-life, uses a sabot...
09.18.1954	the target	+ "The Target". The search for Arthur Matson, an American on the run, on the island of Mas Afuera,...
09.25.1954	the heart of kali	+ "The Heart Of Kali". An excellent chiller with a delightful ending; a fine way to end the series...

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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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