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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
03.29.1953	the invader	+ "The Invader". An exciting science fiction tale about a hen-packed little man who contacts a spa...
03.22.1953	pressure	+ "Pressure". A suspenseful story about an American sub trapped underwater for many hours by a Jap...
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...
03.08.1953	the island	+ "The Island". Two Marines fighting the Japs on Okinawa come upon the ultimate "Terror Weapon"......
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...
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...
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...
02.08.1953	jetsam	+ "Jetsam". Junius Peabody is alcoholic, broke, and on a beach on an island at the end of nowhere....
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 ...
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...
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...
01.11.1953	conqueror s isle	+ "Conqueror's Isle". A flyer is forced down on a strange island and discovers a race of superior ...
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...
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...
12.07.1952	incident at quito	+ "Incident In Quito". A man trades his nagging wife to a tribe of headhunters for ten shrunken he...
11.16.1952	the loup garou	+ "The Loup-Garou". A hunt in the swamps of the Louisiana bayous for the fabled spirit that can ch...
11.09.1952	the return	+ "The Return". A traveler in North Africa, seeking the "perfect place," finds it with the help of...
11.02.1952	the running man	+ "The Running Man". Sustaining. You are making your way fearful and alone through the dark Caribbe...
10.26.1952	robert of huntington	+ "Robert Of Huntingdon". Robin and his friends in Sherwood Forest foil the sheriff once again. E...
10.19.1952	price of the head	+ "The Price Of The Head". A story about the special value of a red headed drunkard in the South P...
10.12.1952	gringo	+ "Gringo". A great tale of adventure, romance, and treasure south of the border. E. You are on a...
08.30.1951	the man who stole the bible	+ "The Man Who Stole The Bible". It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and a salesman has a date wi...
08.22.1951	the silent horror	+ "The Silent Horror". A man goes to live with a savage tribe in the Borneo jungles after a broken...
08.15.1951	a rough shoot	+ "A Rough Shoot". A man shoots a poacher on an English estate and uncovers a new Nazi plot to tak...
08.08.1951	up periscope	+ "Up Periscope". A good story about an American in charge of an old broken down Chinese sub fight...

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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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