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Note: This schedule is intended to indicate
only programs which are under consideration for development for the
Chicago Radio Theater roster of programs. The rights to produce and air
many of these programs may still be owned by their respective copyright
owners, and no representation is made by Chicago Radio Theater, or is
intended to imply, that any of these programs have as yet been vetted,
purchased, and/or approved for production and broadcast. Program
production negotiations are in progress or are in the process of being
vetted for production approval. Scripts with a Chicago Radio Theater
logo that include a hyperlink are available for download.
Click here to
download the first five nights of 20 pilot scripts as one file (password to open is
required). Click on the weeknight column header to download the entire
night's scripts as a PDF file (password to open is required).
Email us for a password to open the file if a password is requested.
Headings without hyperlinks means that the pilot script for that program
or the scripts for that series are in development or have not yet been
written. |
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Proposed Chicago Radio Theater
Schedule
(tentative and
subject to vetting and substantial revision)
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Week Night |
Monday
Pulp Fiction
Night |
Tuesday
Night of
Suspense |
Wednesday
Western
Night |
Thursday
Tough Guy
Night |
Friday
Adventure
Night |
Saturday
Twilight
Zone
Night |
Sunday
Comedy
Night |
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Program
Block |
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8:00 PM
to
8:30 PM |

The
Return of
The Shadow
From the spring of 1931 until the summer of
1949, a slim figure cloaked in black fought mobsters, evil scientists,
crazed old men and foreign invaders with two blazing automatics and a
laugh that chilled the hearts of evil. Now The Shadow
returns. |

The
New
Suspense
When it left the air in 1962,
Suspense was the only remaining regularly scheduled drama on
commercial network radio. We’re bringing it back with “Sorry Wrong
Number,” the classic tale of an invalid who overhears a call where her own
murder is planned. |

The
Lone
Ranger Rides Again
Need we say more? |

The
New Adventures of
Philip Marlowe
Raymond Chandler’s most famous “tough guy”
creation steps out of the pulp novels of the 1950’s and into today’s
radio. Philip Marlowe confronts crime & criminals, where
greed, treachery and brutality are the major driving forces behind his
opponent’s actions. Watch out for those femme fatales. |

The
Mysteries of
Ellery
Queen
Ellery Queen is arguably the
greatest fictional detective of American literary creation. Each episode
begins with a teaser.
Match wits with Ellery Queen and see if
you can guess… who done it!
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The
Twilight Zone
Rod Serling's classic creation of early 60s
television is back as the ultimate in a new fantasy and science fiction
anthology radio series. Let each Saturday night bring you a unique
mini-marathon of 4 1/2 hour programs of the very best of fantasy and
science fiction. Can't sleep? Gee, we wonder why?
Part One of 2.
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The
All New
Our Miss Brooks
Connie Brooks is back as Madison High's
sardonic and funny English teacher, along with Osgood Conklin (the crooked
principal), Walter Denton (the well-intentioned but clumsy teen, Philip
Boynton, the shy object of Miss Brook's affections), Margaret Davis (Miss
Brooks' ditsy landlady) and the others. |
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The
New Adventures of
The Green Hornet
Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his
aid Kato, and their rolling arsenal the Black Beauty. On police records a
wanted criminal, Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner and publisher of the
Daily
Sentinel, his duel identity known only to his secretary and the DA. |

The
New Adventures of
The Whistler
“I am the Whistler and I know many things,
for I walk by night.” Our new stories deal with time honored themes of
greed, revenge, jealousy, betrayal and murder. And the bad guy or girl
never gets away with the crime. The finely-crafted plot twist at the end
metes out justice. |

A
Classic Western
Gunsmoke
Matt Dillon (the U.S. Marshall, not the
actor), Kitty, Doc, and Chester are back in a series of all new
adventures. Where's my six shooter? |

The
Return of
The Falcon
Michael Waring is The Falcon, a detective
with a slight British accent and a penchant for being set up for crimes he
didn’t commit. The show smoothly moves from one week to the next week as
new dilemmas are introduced at the end for solving the following week.
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The
Crime Club
A phone call into the Chicago Central Library
connects with a mysterious female Librarian, who invites a mystery fan
down to listen to tonight's story, which is sure to puzzle and delight
fans of mystery stories. Based on the mid-1940s radio series.
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This
Program Is Yet
To Be Determined
Check back often; we think you'll like what
we have planned! |
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9:00 PM
to
9:30 PM |

The
New Adventures of
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie is a former jewel thief and
safe cracker. Along with his girl Mary Wesley, he always seems to be
confronted and/or thwarted by
Inspector Farraday. No, it's not safes he's cracking. Blackie is reformed;
it's cases he's cracking, and he always seems to show up Farraday!
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The
Mysteries of
The Inner
Sanctum
This horror series features probably the
most famous opening in the history of radio. After the greeting, “Good
Evening” a door creaks slowly open and the listener is greeted by the
host, a gruesome joke and then the introduction to the story for the
evening. A strange mixture of horror / humor. |

Paladin's back!
Have Gun, Will Travel
More than a hired gun, Paladin rights the
wrongs in the Old West. In our pilot episode, Paladin must help a blind
woman who heard a gun fight so that she can serve as a witness to what
really happened. The stakes: Paladin’s life. |

The
New Adventures of
Sam Spade, P.I.
Sam Spade
is Dashiell Hammet’s most famous creation. Set in the 1940’s before
computers and the Internet, Sam’s colorful PI character solves crimes,
keeping one step ahead of the bad guys. Assorted guest stars will make
this re-creation of the classic mystery drama a hit. |

The
New
X Minus One
Science fiction anthology of the 50’s at
its best, recast for the 21st century. In our pilot episode, a space
explorer encounters more than he bargained for when he comes across "A Can
of Paint" -- adapted from the classic short story by one of the masters of
science fiction, A. E. Van Vogt.
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The
Twilight Zone
Part Two of Rod Serling's classic creation
of early 60s television continues on the Chicago Radio Theater.
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This
Program Is Yet
To Be Determined
Check back often; we think you'll like what
we have planned! |
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9:30 PM
to
10:00 PM |

The
New Adventures of
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight
is the undercover name of Jim Albright, a pilot who seeks out enemy agents
for a government agency. He is constantly trying to stop the plans of the
nefarious Ivan Shark and his daughter Fury, a marvelously evil lead.
He is helped in his exploits by his mechanic, Tools Morton, and his
girl, Peggy. |

The
Horror Classic
Lights Out!
From it’s first show to its last,
Lights Out was billed as “The ultimate in horror.” Never had such
sounds been heard on the air. Heads rolled, bones were crushed, falls from
great heights splattered wetly on pavement. Few shows had ever combined
actors and imaginative writers so well with the art of the sound
technician. |

The
New Adventures of
Red Ryder
From out of the West comes America's famous
fighting cowboy: Red Ryder. This western adventure is based on the 1938
Fred Harmon comic strip. The Red Ryder entertained radio audiences for
nearly a decade and surpassed other wild west heroes in popularity. |

New Show!
Lawless
and Wilde
Tough Guy Night gets a Tough Girl! Lynda
Wilde is a private investigator in San Francisco. She's a former model,
now meeting new people with names like "Rigor" and "Mortis". She has a
part-time partner, a former judge named Aaron Lawless.
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New!
Bible Dramas
A new anthology series based around stories
from the Bible and other sources. Some are taken from the pages of
Scripture itself. Other programs are based on the passion plays of days
gone by. |

This
Program Is Yet
To Be Determined
Check back often; we think you'll like what
we have planned! |