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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
07.10.1954	the birds	+ "The Birds". Sustaining . 8:00 P.M. The story made famous by a later Hitchcock movie. Man at war ...
05.06.1954	the adversary	+ WEEI, Boston aircheck. "The Adversary". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Jenny Gasoline (local), West Bu...
09.13.1953	the abominable snowman	+ "The Abominable Snowman". An excellent horror story set in the Himalayas. Possibly dated April 2...
12.03.1947	taboo	+ "Tabu". A delightful werewolf hunt in the forests of old Hungary.
06.23.1950	sundown	+ "Sundown". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A excellently written story about the gunfighters of the ...
04.28.1950	something for nothing	+ "Something For Nothing". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A handsome ex-movie actor witnesses a murde...
08.18.1949	snake doctor	+ "Snake Doctor". A good tale of the hills. A weird old man seems a mite too friendly with the cot...
02.14.1948	snake doctor	+ "Snake Doctor". West coast version. A good tale of the hills. A weird old man seems a mite too f...
02.08.1948	snake doctor east	+ Program #112. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Snake Doctor". East coast version. A good t...
10.01.1950	sleeping draught	+ "A Sleeping Draught". A sea captain commands a ship carrying four hundred convicts to Australia....
08.04.1947	sire de maletroits door	+ Program #5. "The Sire de Maletroit's Door". Which will it be...the beautiful girl or the sword? ...
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 ...
03.13.1949	shipment of mute fate	+ "A Shipment Of Mute Fate". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about a deadly snake loose o...
03.28.1948	shipment of mute fate	+ "A Shipment Of Mute Fate". A good story about a deadly snake loose on an ocean liner. The story ...
07.11.1948	she	+ "She". A well-done version of the classic about the beautiful woman who lives forever. Excellent...
07.14.1950	shark bait	+ "Shark Bait". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about gun runners during a Central Americ...
04.21.1950	shanghai document	+ "The Shanghai Document". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good adventure yarn set in central China ...
11.03.1950	seven hours to freedom	+ "Seven Hours To Freedom". Escaped convicts take over a fishing boat and make a break to Mexico. ...
10.29.1950	seven hours to freedom	+ "Seven Hours To Freedom". Escaped convicts take over a fishing boat and make a break to Mexico. ...
06.16.1950	serenade for a cobra	+ "Serenade For A Cobra". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An excellent, exciting thriller about a larc...
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...
07.28.1949	second class passenger	+ "The Second Class Passenger". East coast version. A good adventure yarn about an ordinary touris...
08.22.1948	s s san pedro	+ "S. S. San Pedro". An excellent story about the last voyage of an old freighter, her sick captai...
10.13.1950	roulette	+ "Roulette". A story about a train speeding through the night and a lady in trouble on board. The...
10.08.1950	roulette	+ "Roulette". A story about a train speeding through the night and a lady in trouble on board. The...

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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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