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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
12.14.1952	four went home	+ "Four Went Home". Four G. I.'s decide to escape from a Nazi prison camp as the war comes to an e...
12.21.1952	the man who liked dickens	+ "The Man Who Liked Dickens". An Englishman is imprisoned in the Brazilian jungles by a madman wh...
01.11.1953	conqueror s isle	+ "Conqueror's Isle". A flyer is forced down on a strange island and discovers a race of superior ...
01.18.1953	a matter of conscience	+ "A Matter Of Conscience". A temple on the island of Bali has been desecrated by three British ch...
01.25.1953	diary of a madman	+ "Diary Of A Madman". An excellent story about a band of Nazi deserters in the Sahara Desert, det...
02.01.1953	a study in wax	+ "A Study In Wax". Two men are struck in an arctic cabin together for six months. When the radio ...
02.08.1953	jetsam	+ "Jetsam". Junius Peabody is alcoholic, broke, and on a beach on an island at the end of nowhere....
02.15.1953	wild jack rhett 1953 broadcast	+ "Wild Jack Rhett". An excellent story about the old west and a great show-down on Main Street. T...
02.22.1953	i saw myself running	+ WCBS, New York aircheck. "I Saw Myself Running". An interesting visit to a world of dreams. A wo...
03.01.1953	the tramp	+ "The Tramp". A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain. For...
03.08.1953	the island	+ "The Island". Two Marines fighting the Japs on Okinawa come upon the ultimate "Terror Weapon"......
03.15.1953	the man with steel teeth	+ "The Man With The Steel Teeth". An American journalist is arrested in Moscow by the Secret Polic...
03.22.1953	pressure	+ "Pressure". A suspenseful story about an American sub trapped underwater for many hours by a Jap...
03.29.1953	the invader	+ "The Invader". An exciting science fiction tale about a hen-packed little man who contacts a spa...
04.05.1953	a sleeping draught 1953 broadcast	+ "A Sleeping Draught". A sea captain commands a ship carrying four hundred convicts to Australia....
04.12.1953	classified secret	+ "Classified Secret". Spies on a cross-country bus...and counterspies along for the ride.
04.19.1953	el guitareo	+ "El Guitarero". The program is interrupted for a Korean war prisoner exchange bulletin. A Mexica...
04.26.1953	the derelict	+ "Derelict". Three men and a woman are adrift with a cargo of gold. You are aboard a ship driftin...
05.03.1953	lily and the colonel	+ WEEI, Boston aircheck. "Lily and The Colonel". A story the Mau Maus on the rampage in colonial B...
05.10.1953	the vessel of wrath	+ "The Vessel Of Wrath". The story of an incorrigible drunken bum on a tropical paradise in the Du...
05.17.1953	north of polaris	+ "North Of Polaris". Three astronauts arrive on a desolate planet. + You are on a planet of des...
05.31.1953	a good thing	+ "A Good Thing". Two brothers journey into the jungles to study a tribe of headhunters. Only one ...
06.07.1953	the voyages of sinbad	+ "The Voyages Of Sinbad". An excellent adaptation of the Islamic fantasy. Sinbad escapes from "Th...
06.14.1953	clear for action	+ "Clear For Action". A swashbuckling sea adventure. An American captain plans a surprise for both...
06.21.1953	the far away island	+ "The Far Away Island". An embezzler hiding in French Polynesia is on the run from a man planning...

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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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