The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
← Broadway on the Air
1948–1954 · ABC, then NBC
The Railroad Hour
The Broadway musical, condensed to half an hour
No other radio programme attempted this. Every week, a complete musical — book, score and all — compressed into twenty-nine minutes with a full orchestra and a leading man who could actually sing it. The repertoire runs from Victor Herbert and Romberg through Gilbert and Sullivan to shows still running on Broadway at the time of broadcast, and the guest list is a roll-call of the American musical stage: Dorothy Kirsten, Jane Powell, Lucille Norman. Because the series was underwritten by the railroads rather than a soap company, it could afford the orchestra. Two hundred and ninety-seven programmes were made; a third of them survive.
100 broadcasts · 6 seasons held · NBC Hollywood
19493
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
19506
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
195123
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
195234
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
195325
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
19549
The Railroad Hour
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
The Railroad Hour
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
The Railroad Hour
The one everybody argues about.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
The Railroad Hour
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
The Railroad Hour
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
The Railroad Hour
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
The Railroad Hour
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.