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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
03.31.1950	green splotches	+ "Green Splotches". A scientific expedition in South America is captured by super-intelligent plan...
03.24.1950	dang matecumbe	+ "Danger At Matacumbe". A Florida drifter is given a job impersonating a famous author and finds ...
03.17.1950	three skeleton key 1950 broadcast	+ "Three Skeleton Key". The rats return to the lighthouse. The story was previously produced on Es...
03.10.1950	port royal	+ "Port Royal". A salvage ship recovers nearly $1 million dollars in loot with no trouble, except ...
02.28.1950	the man who won the war	+ WCBS, New York aircheck. "The Man Who Won The War". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova Watch local ...
02.21.1950	red mark	+ "The Red Mark". At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, Monsieur De Nou, the island's sadisti...
02.14.1950	two if by sea	+ "Two If By Sea". Sponsored by: Ford Dealers Of America. An English journalist attempts to rescue ...
02.07.1950	the outer limit	+ "Outer Limits". A famous science fiction story about a test pilot who gets a warning from beyond...
01.31.1950	present tense	+ "Present Tense". The same script was produced on the "Suspense" series, on "The Grip Of Terror" ...
01.24.1950	treasure incorporated	+ "Treasure, Inc.". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova Watch (local). On a tourist island, a crazy he...
01.17.1950	the sure thing	+ "The Sure Thing". Sponsored by: Ford. A strange cruise in the Caribbean, a triple murder, and tha...
01.10.1950	the vanishing lady 1950 broadcast	+ "The Vanishing Lady". East coast version. The classic suspense story about a young girl in Paris...
01.03.1950	the pistol	+ "The Pistol". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova watch (local). An action-packed western about the ...
12.27.1949	seeds of greed	+ "Seeds Of Greed". Two men on a boat in the South Pacific are after a treasure in pearls, and bot...
12.20.1949	figure a dame	+ "Figure A Dame". A double murder on the train to Calcutta and a missing $150,000 emerald. Tonig...
12.13.1949	border town	+ "Border Town". A tale of intrigue, counterfeiting, shanghaiing, general mayhem, and a Chinaman n...
12.06.1949	command	+ Program #15. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Command". A good story about the U. S. Caval...
11.29.1949	letter from jason	+ "A Letter From Jason". An epistolary drama about a drunkard who is offered $25,000 to kill a man...
11.22.1949	maracas	+ "Maracas". A trio of unsavory characters, a cargo of contraband guns and a surprise ending. + T...
11.15.1949	three skeleton key 1949 broadcast	+ "Three Skeleton Key". The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. The story was subsequently ...
11.08.1949	plunder of the sun	+ "Plunder Of The Sun". Intrigue and murder abound as rival groups race for the treasure of the In...
11.01.1949	flood on goodwin	+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Flood On The Goodwins". A Nazi spy commandeers a channel ...
10.22.1949	night in havana	+ "Night In Havana". An action-packed story about some wild
10.15.1949	the sure thing	+ "The Sure Thing". A strange cruise in the Caribbean, a triple murder, and that all important ban...
09.28.1949	wild oranges	+ "Wild Oranges". A good story about a beautiful girl and her father trapped on an island by a hom...

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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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