Performing Arts
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee’s radio program centers on singer and bandleader Rudy Vallée, whose relaxed delivery and musical performances helped make…
Philco Radio Time
Philco Radio Time is a musical variety program hosted by Bing Crosby, whose relaxed, conversational style gives the show an easygoing center…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler’s Hollywood program brings listeners into the world of the film industry through the perspective of its longtime commentator a…
The Film Experience
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F07
Instructor: David Thorburn
This introduction to narrative film emphasizes the evolu…
The Chicago Theater of the Air
The Chicago Theater of the Air brings opera, operetta, and musical theater to radio, presenting stage works in a broadcast format. This reco…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Donald Buka
An interview with actor Donald Buka, whose career included work in radio, film, and television. The conversation offers a chance to hear Buk…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler’s radio program brings Hollywood personalities into the spotlight through interviews and entertainment-industry conversation. …
Meredith Willson's Musical Revue My Song
Meredith Willson's Musical Revue My Song is a musical radio program centered on Meredith Willson, the composer, conductor, and radio persona…
Famous Artists of the Air
Famous Artists of the Air presents a radio performance featuring material associated with the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919. The program offers a…
The Milton Berle Show
Milton Berle brings his fast-moving variety comedy to the radio, mixing jokes and comic sketches with music and guest performances. Known fo…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
Chuck Schaden interviews actor Tony Randall in this radio conversation. The program centers on Randall and his experiences in entertainment,…
The Big Show
The Big Show is a variety program hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, bringing together comedy, music, and dramatic entertainment in a large-scale …
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings the excitement of opera performance and discovery to the radio. The program centers on singers presentin…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler’s program brings Hollywood personalities to the microphone for conversation and entertainment-industry news. In this recording…
John Charles Thomas Show
The John Charles Thomas Show features baritone John Charles Thomas in a radio program centered on his singing. Thomas was known for a rich, …
Mail Call
Mail Call is a wartime radio variety program built around entertainment for members of the U.S. armed forces. This dated broadcast features …
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings the sound of grand opera to radio, presenting performances of works from the operatic repertoire. The experien…
John Charles Thomas Show
The John Charles Thomas Show features baritone John Charles Thomas in a radio performance centered on his singing. This recording is identif…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review is a radio program centered on the world of Broadway theater. The title suggests a focus on the stage and its productions…
Mail Call
Mail Call is a wartime radio variety program built around messages and entertainment for members of the U.S. armed forces. Its format brings…