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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
07.05.1953	a source of irritati	+ "A Source Of Irritation". During the war, a rural British farmer is kidnapped by a Nazi pilot an...
07.12.1953	the out station	+ "The Out-Station". An English gentleman in the jungles of Borneo has to endure a difficult assis...
07.19.1953	the open boat	+ "Open Boat". Four men in a small boat try to make land. You are in an open boat with three despe...
07.26.1953	the notebook	+ "The Notebook". Claim jumpers and a pack of wolves in the old West. You are in a wild and danger...
08.02.1953	the red forest 1953 broadcast	+ "The Red Forest". A Montana forest fire surrounds a group of men pressed into service to fight i...
08.09.1953	three skeleton key	+ "Three Skeleton Key". The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. The story was previously pr...
08.16.1953	the thirteenth truck	+ "The Thirteenth Truck". An Allied expedition attempts to blow up a Nazi airfield in North Africa...
08.23.1953	the man from tomorrow	+ "The Man From Tomorrow". A former fighter pilot is trained to develop his five senses beyond tho...
08.30.1953	the game	+ "The Game". Two boys, one gun, and a game of Russian Roulette. Good radio. One public service an...
09.06.1953	train from olbiefelde	+ "Train From Olbiefelde". Sponsored by: Plymouth. The story of a cold war search for a bomb aboard...
09.13.1953	the abominable snowman	+ "The Abominable Snowman". An excellent horror story set in the Himalayas. Possibly dated April 2...
09.20.1953	the log	+ "The Log". The last voyage of a submarine without a country. You’re a passenger aboard a subma...
09.27.1953	untouchable	+ "The Untouchable". A good story about a man who is deathly afraid of leprosy who is forced to co...
10.04.1953	zero hour	+ "Zero Hour". The classic story about the game of "Invasion" and the visit of "Drill." The story ...
10.11.1953	elementals	+ "Elementals". Sponsored by: Plymouth. Can a loving couple be made to fight each other over a crus...
03.11.1954	bird of paradise	+ "The Bird Of Paradise". An adventurer finds an island of riches and promptly becomes its prisone...
03.18.1954	violent night	+ "Violent Night". An excellent story about an American plantation owner in a Latin American count...
03.25.1954	the second shot	+ "The Second Shot". A hot-headed young officer has challenged five of his fellow cadets to a duel...
04.01.1954	the return	+ "The Return". A traveler in North Africa, seeking the "perfect place," finds it with the help of...
04.08.1954	the scarlet plague	+ "The Scarlet Plague". A good story about an unknown disease that threatens to wipe out of all ma...
04.15.1954	affair at mandrake	+ "Affair At Mandrake". A British officer vs. a Nazi spy at Dunkirk, with a surprise ending!You ar...
05.06.1954	the adversary	+ WEEI, Boston aircheck. "The Adversary". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Jenny Gasoline (local), West Bu...
06.03.1954	an ordinary man	+ "An Ordinary Man". A man tells a beautiful woman that he's met on an ocean liner that he's an im...
06.10.1954	benchillina and the fisherman	+ "Benchillina and The Fisherman". Sustaining. + You are lost in the trackless wild of the Irish ...
06.17.1954	blood waters	+ "Blood Waters". A trip up the Paraguay River in the jungles of Argentina, in search of sunken go...

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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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