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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
06.30.1950	bloodbath	+ "Blood Bath". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An excellent thriller about a man trapped on a small s...
07.07.1950	shipment of mute fate	"A Shipment Of Mute Fate". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about a deadly snake loose on ...
07.14.1950	shark bait	+ "Shark Bait". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about gun runners during a Central Americ...
07.21.1950	yellow wake	+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Yellow Wake". An exciting story about a fabulous treasure...
07.28.1950	poison	+ "Poison". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A fine story about a bigot lying trapped in bed in India, ...
08.04.1950	two came back	+ "Two Came Back". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. The eternal triangle thrives, even in the jungles o...
08.11.1950	the red forest 1950 broadcast	+ "The Red Forest". A good story about a group of people trapped by a raging forest fire. The scri...
08.18.1950	the footprint	+ "The Footprint". Sponsored by: Richfield. A casket of rubies, a Chinese priest, and that little g...
08.25.1950	crossing paris	+ "Crossing Paris". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. Four suitcases of black-market pork, a meek man an...
10.01.1950	sleeping draught	+ "A Sleeping Draught". A sea captain commands a ship carrying four hundred convicts to Australia....
10.06.1950	a sleeping draught 1950 broadcast	+ "A Sleeping Draught". A sea captain commands a ship carrying four hundred convicts to Australia....
10.08.1950	roulette	+ "Roulette". A story about a train speeding through the night and a lady in trouble on board. The...
10.13.1950	roulette	+ "Roulette". A story about a train speeding through the night and a lady in trouble on board. The...
10.15.1950	power of hammer	+ "The Power Of Hammer". A mad expedition into the Belgian Congo to arrest a white king in his jun...
10.20.1950	the power of hammer	+ "The Power Of Hammer". A mad expedition into the Belgian Congo to arrest a white king in his jun...
10.22.1950	time machine	+ "The Time Machine". The classic story about two adventurers in the year 100,080 in the land of t...
10.22.1950	time machine afrts
10.27.1950	the time machine hg wells 1950 broadcast	+ If we can move about in all the other dimensions in space, why not in time too? That was the quest...
10.29.1950	seven hours to freedom	+ "Seven Hours To Freedom". Escaped convicts take over a fishing boat and make a break to Mexico. ...
11.03.1950	seven hours to freedom	+ "Seven Hours To Freedom". Escaped convicts take over a fishing boat and make a break to Mexico. ...
11.05.1950	earth abides ep01of02	+ "Earth Abides" Part 1. A magnificent story about the end of "The Age Of Man," and the beginning ...
11.12.1950	earth abides ep02of02	+ "Earth Abides" Part 2. The magnificent conclusion to a very well written story. Probably the bes...
11.19.1950	journey into fear	+ "Journey Into Fear". East coast broadcast. An exciting story about intrigue and assassination in...
11.26.1950	funeral fires	+ "Funeral Fires". East coast broadcast. A raging plague, rioting natives, and stolen serum are so...
12.03.1950	this side of nowhere	+ "This Side Of Nowhere". East coast broadcast. A man and a woman with a quarter million dollars c...

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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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