The adventures of doc savage is made possible by a grant from the transamerica life companies and the local transamerica occidental life insurance representatives. Doc savage online using any of the 3 radio players below. Doc savage novels in the order in which they originally appeared in doc savage magazine in. The adventures of doc savage offers the definitive version of the radio series that most doc savage and pulp fiction fans consider the finest audio adaptation of.
A man of great mental and physical strength, he went around the world battling largerthanlife villains. Mcconnohie makes this feel like a full cast audio drama and that brings the listener. The 1943 series was based not on the pulps, but on the comic book version of the character. In this first adventure of doc savage, he is targeted for assassination by the kremlin and fated for a confrontation with a nemesis more violent and vicious than any he has faced before, the man of bronze must evade a faceless executioner known only as the red widow a mistress of disguise and. As much as id love to learn about his origins, im going into this list a little blind more or less because its funny. See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under radio scripts. A collection of doc savage paintings, books and pictures by several great artist. Below is a list of the episodes culled from numerous sources. His radio projects have been heard on national public radio, as well as stations kmpc, kfi, kcsn, and kgbs. Despite there being several radio shows of doc over the last 70 years, this.
Doc savage and his fabulous crew journey to tibet want to read. There are some pretty amazing things the bronzed doc savage and some. Doc savage built his fortress of solitude in the arctic and retreated to it alone in order to make new scientific or medical breakthroughs, and to store dangerous technology and. The first, in 1934, was a 15minute serial which ran for 26 episodes. This is a real rock station with a mission to be on top and rock your world. Perhaps this pontypool radio drama would have been broadcast on cbc radio one too, had not the cbc radio drama department been virtually mothballed. The statement was a little silly as in the late 70s and early 80s, radio drama experienced a resurgence with the cbs mystery theater, the mutual radio theater. If youve never even heard of doc, i still recommend this show. Book of 66 in the doc savage sanctum editions series.
The avenger was a pulp hero who combined elements of doc savage and the shadow though he was never as popular as either of these characters. The 1934 35 episodes were 15 minutes each and were written by lester dent. The adventures of doc savage offers the definitive version of the radio series. The cast and crew did an excellent job creating doc savage for radio. Written by will murray and produced and directed by roger rittner the same team that created the adventures of doc savage radio series python isle features dramatic narration by michael mcconnohie, cover art by joe devito, and two exclusive audio interviews with will murray on the history of doc savage and the discovery of doc savage creator lester dents long lost manuscripts.
The shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a. The sinister shadow by kenneth robeson, lester dent, will murray ebook. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The adventures of doc savage 8 hour set radio archives. Doc savage was created by street and smiths henry w. To his amazing coadventurersthe five greatest brains ever assembled in one grouphe is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evildoers.
The 193435 episodes were 15 minutes each and were written by lester dent. Additional support for the national distribution of the. We got the first episode of a week long series of the bronze super crime fighter doc savage for you folks. For over eighty years, the name doc savage has meant thrills and excitement to millions of readers worldwide. We got the first episode of a week long series of the bronze super crime fighter doc savage for you. Director shane black talks about his upcoming doc savage movie, how he intends to make the character a little more complex, and why james mcavoy wont be playing the lead. Fear cay, an actionpacked adventure in which doc pursues a gang to a remote caribbean island full of booby traps and intrigue.
Savage radio is committed to bringing you the finest rock radio experience over the internet. The article has a short intro about various other doc savage radio dramas, the cast and casting of fear cay, and is well illustrated with pictures of the cast and crew of the radio drama. Librarything has 2 suggested works for this series. It really is too bad there werent more episodes made. It only took a couple episodes to turn my kids into doc fans. Two doc savage radio series were broadcast during the pulp era. For the tallest skyscraper in manhattan was also the world headquarters of the famous supermanscientist known as. Behind a bob larkin cover are a wide variety of radio drama. I made this video for my husband jim who is a big fan of doc savage. A bit of a disclaimer right from the top, i have done no research on doc savage. Despite what the name would suggest, doc savage is far from some untamed beast who represents the animalistic side of heroism. Doc savage original publication order series librarything. Hes been called the prototype for james bond, the inspiration for doc savage, and the model for numerous pulp heroes. A teaser for the 1985 npr classic radio show, the adventures of doc savage, thanks to the folks at radio archives.
These stories are presented purely for the enjoyment of doc savage fans, and are not intended for any commercial profit. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. A golden man rises miraculously from the sea with the power to peer into the future and challenge the man of bronze. When king kong famously fell from his death perch on the summit of the empire state building early in 1933, the question on many moviegoers minds was. The radio adventures of doc savage the great detectives. Elite is a spanishlanguage drama following a group of teenagers attending a private high school where the. This anthology then follows up with a detailed look at how fear cay was adapted for pbs as a radio drama. Hes bulldog drummond, wealthy world war i veteran who, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion.
Talkstreamlive provides the best streaming, online talk radio shows. The adventures of doc savage is produced and directed by roger rittner and is a production of the variety arts radio theater. As with so much of pioneering radio drama, the show proved so ephemeral that no transcription disks or cast information. This doc savage thriller is the second in a new line of pulp fiction audiobooks. Luckily, the bbc and abc radio national seem interested in airing new canadian radio drama. Inside is a list of the episodes culled from numerous sources. It is sincerely hoped that doc savage will be made available to. Doc also appeared in a shortlived radio drama in the 1940s, a couple of serialized adventures on. The doc savage bantam book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the thousandheaded man, meteor menace, and several more. The lost radio scripts of lester dent lester dent, tom roberts on. See the complete doc savage bantam series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
The work will be assigned to the webmaster immediately and the archived material will be deleted. Common knowledge series doc savage original publication order. First heard on national public radio, this collection presents two complete classic doc savage stories, fully dramatized. Plus there are some wonderful premiums to download. The man of bronze buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods. No audio exists from either series, although some scripts survived. Doc savage, the man of bronze, was raised from childhood by a team of scientists to become the original super hero of the 1930s. The authorship of the pulp series was credited by street and smith to kenneth robeson, the same byline that appeared on the doc savage stories. Adventure, science fiction, crime and detective, pulp, tarzan, sherlock holmes, conan the barbarian, doc savage, the shadow, alan quartermain, john carter of mars, hopalong. Links search the internet movie database for doc savage.
We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Pulp radio audio dramas from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. This impressive thirteenepisode series features exciting multipart adventures. Nanovic, in order to capitalize on the surprise success of the shadow magazine it was lester dent, though, who crafted the character into the superman that he became. He had a ham radio license as well as his pilots, electricians, and plumbers. When radio was is a popular oldtime radio late 1930s1950s anthology series that originated in the chicago area in the early 1990s by dick brescia associates through radio spirits, a company that once published a catalogue of literally thousands of oldtime radio programmes for sale on cassette tapes. Hear an audio sample of the adventures of doc savage. The site deals primarily with content from the british broadcasting corporation bbc radio but also dips into spokenword material from other public radio networks. Doc savage, the hero of the novel, is the archetype for almost every major literary. Savage radio is proud to be one of the original stations from. Roger rittner has written, produced, and directed audio drama specials and multipart series, including the drama series darkness, the mysterymacabre series midnight, the adventures of doc savage, the western musical comedy rhythm rides the range, and the musical special charlie sent me. Thats what inspired the idea of the doc savage archive.
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