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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 367


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 THE INVESTIGATOR
	 X Minus One episodes
	 Re: The Investigators
	 YUSA Auction!

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 21:00:58 -0500
From: jrp@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: THE INVESTIGATOR
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

THE INVESTIGATOR was written by Reuben Ship, starred John Drainie
(called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by no less an authority
than Orson Welles) and produced  by Andrew Allan for the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation. Heard first on CBC Radio May 30, 1954 it was a
brilliant satire of the entire cold war era hearings. Drainie portrayed
a character exactly like McCarthy in all but name. Drainie was one of
Canada's greatest radio voices. The broadcast made history, and was an
example of outstanding radio drama. It has since been bootlegged on
record (ie Folkways) and turns up from time to time in various
[removed] is an example of the best radio drama can do when all the
right elements--actors, writer, producer, story--are brought
[removed] PELLATT, Toronto, Canada (P. S. It's also very, very,
very funny!)

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 95 21:00 EST
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: X Minus One episodes
Message-Id: <m0tCzoe-000JcKC@[removed]>

>Nothing like trading to get a person to listen to his old shows.  I was
>dubbing a couple of X Minus One shows to trade (are you reading this
>Chris?), and I noticed that neither title is listed in the log that I
>downloaded from the OTR Website.  The titles are Mimic and The Convict.  I
>got each from the dealer named above. Those were the titles on the box, but
>they aren't identified on the programs themselves.  It sounds like the
>opens and closes might have been tacked on to episodes of something else.
>(I couldn't find those titles from Dimension X logs either) Each one has a
>sort of folksy narrator who appears at the beginning of each scene, not
>really describing the plot so much as commenting on it.  The program
>labeled Mimic features Mason Adams ("With a name like [removed]" and
>played Lou Grant's boss on television). And both episodes end with the
>folksy narrator over an instrumental version of "As Time Goes By" in the
>background.  Any historians out there who could straighten this out?
>

Herein lies a problem that I have probably harped on a lot about these sf
series. If one wants to collect radio science fiction of the fifties, then
you need to be on the lookout for this kind of butchery.

Those two titles, you mention, Alan, came from the sf series called
"Exploring Tomorrow."  The show was hosted by John Campbell Jr. who was also
the editor of "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine.  

The book I have been working on with Meade Frierson is somewhat delayed, but
will be out eventually. We address some of this in the book, but here is a
little help:

There were probably around 14-16 Exploring Tomorrow shows that had their
open/close cut off or missing and which someone hacked on the X Minus One
intro/outro.  The best way to identify those are by the very way you
mention, Alan. Listen for the "folksy" narration between acts - that's John
Campbell, or listen for his theme song - "As Time Goes By."

I will try to put together a simple Exploring Tomorrow log and put it on my
web page at
[removed]

I might try to upload it here too.

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
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COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:37:02 -0500
From: Joelsiegel@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed], otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: The Investigators
Message-ID: <951107183701_15674739@[removed]>

I'm looking for a copy 2.

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 21:04:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: YUSA Auction!
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hello again [removed]

   I'd like to take a momment to mention the upcoming 2nd annual Yesterday
USA auction of old-time radio items and other collectable goodies.  The
auction will be held on the first weekend in December, with a preview of
the auction items on Sunday 29 November at 7:30 pm (EST).  This auction
promises to be bigger and better than last year's auction, and the
procedes go towards helping with the operating costs for the station for
the upcoming year.  YUSA is commerial free and is 100% listener supported,
and if you'd like to help, please contact YUSA's owner/operator Mr. Bill
Bragg at: (214) 690-3636, or e-mail at  YUSAotr@[removed]

   What is Yesterday USA?  It is the ONLY station broadcasting mostly old
time radio shows 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is available complete
free of charge to anyone with a satellite dish (no, the small RCA dishes
will NOT work for [removed] they are only a wireless cable tv service) or on
some cable-tv companies.  To see if your local cable-tv company carries
Yesterday USA, phone them and ask [removed] and if they don't, ask them why
not?!  Rebroadcast of the YUSA signal is available at no charge, and
details can be had by contacting Bill Bragg (at the phone # above). If
your cable-tv company carries WGN superstation out of Chicago, they can
receive YUSA! (YUSA is on a "subcarrier" of WGN)  Or, if you've been
thinking about getting a satellite dish, wait no more!  We have some
listeners who own more than one dish so that they can leave one of them
tuned to YUSA all the time!

   Yesterday USA is a friendly station that has a large following of
"family members", listeners who faithfully listen and support the station.
Of special interest is the "Sunday night live" show, aired completely live
each Sunday evening, starting at 7:30 pm (EST).  The programme run down is
read at this time, as well as the mail and live phone calls are taken. 
Many times there are interviews with famous people from the golden days of
[removed] resently we've had interviews with Les Tremayne, Himan Brown,
Laura Lee (of our digest here), and many, many others.  Join us for the
fun! Why am I bragging so much about YUSA? Well, I too am a "family
member" and also a dj on the station (my show is tape #16, "The Time
Machine", heard daily on YUSA.

   For more information on YUSA, please e-mail me or Bill Bragg (e-mail
address above).  The signal is available all over North America and sounds
even better than the good old days of [removed] after all, it goes on 24
hours a day, 7 days a week!  Why not give us a [removed] you'll be glad
you did!

   If you have a satellite dish, tune into YUSA on G5, T7 ([removed] audio, wide).


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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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