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Radio Shows on MP3 CDs |
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Isn't it great! Do you enjoy listening to Radio
Shows and OTR (Old Time Radio)? Certainly US Radio Shows led
the world in the 40's and early 50's both in terms of dramatic worth,
orchestrations (thanks to sizeable budgets) and sound effects. The adventure
shows in particular have an effect of "transporting one to the
centre of the action in far & exotic places, through the theatre of the
mind". But a lot of these classic
shows were stored on double-sided LPs and quite a few have not been preserved
- fortunately, OTRR (The Old Time Radio
Researchers Group) have worked tirelessly in seeking out & cataloguing
those shows still left in existence. Australian Radio (that which I was brought up upon) reached its
zenith in the 1950's mainly because of TV's comparatively late arrival to
this country. The 1950's technology which embraced recording tape (rather
than vinyl), buoyed by good size budgets and talented performers allowed
Australian radio and in particular their 15 minute serials to flourish Meanwhile the BBC and UK
Radio in general have continued to
produce top quality radio drama right up until today. In particular their
Sci-Fi & Detective Mysteries offerings have all been of the highest quality. Where do I fit in? As an Australian, raised in
pre-TV days, I listened to everything that my parents allowed (especially Captain
Silver of the Sea Hound). Perhaps like
everyone else, I was won over to TV when it arrived in our home (I was 10
years old) A few years ago, a medical
condition resulted in my ability to concentrate properly becoming
significantly impaired. By way of recovery, I discovered the delights of US
Radio Adventure Shows and UK
Sci-Fi Shows and I was hooked. Now I've
become am an avid listener who enjoys his "daily dose of
magic". In
the last few years, I have collected, worked on and listened to some great
shows - shows that I would like to share with you free of charge (subject to certain conditions*
- see below) OTR and the MP3 Format The advent of the MP3 format,
the ubiquitous DVD player and the proliferation of portable MP3 players (esp
the iPod & iTunes) has opened the door to the convenient listening &
appreciation of these great radio dramas. DVD players can play CDs
encoded with the MP3 format and this allows for up to 35 thirty minute radio
shows on a single CD (instead of the usual 2 shows!) - all with great sound
quality - ah, the marvels of modern technology. If you've ever wondered about
how to play .mp3 formatted CDs on your DVD player, check out the MP3 CD
Directions below. Working in tandem with the mp3
format, is advanced computer audio software, which allows for the repair and
improvement of the original source. In many cases shows have been upgrading
to an extent that they have now become "quite listenable" (although
one still can't get a silk purse out of a sow's ear) But whilst we may be opening a
whole new world of listening enjoyment, some complications have come along
for the ride: á
in the process of converting to the .mp3 format, a
lot of preserved shows have become mislabelled and duplicated á
often, not a lot of time has been put into restoring
the sound quality á
problems occur when inexperienced hands do the mp3
conversion process - this is not a straightforward procedure and if not
carefully monitored, can lead to poor sound reproduction What makes my collection
different from those of others? How many points, below can I
begin with an "I"?
Please realize that I
have never sold nor will I ever sell OTR. As such if you don't qualify for
free OTR then I cannot provide it under any other circumstances (paid or
otherwise) *Free? - but what are
the "certain conditions" Simply put: For
any order with a total of at least US$50 or UK£25 (International customers),
AU$50 (Australian customers) then please feel free to select one OTR title from the list below -
it will be provided gratis and be included along with the order Note
that this provision is regardless of the number of CDs comprising the title -
you get the entire title as listed, including case, artwork and laminated
card (as per picture above) Please
realize that such provision is "a good faith gesture" and it is
expected that it will be taken up "in the spirit in which it is offered" - ie. please don't deliberately split
orders so as to obtain more free OTR My OTR Collection Simply click on any of
the titles below
and you will be taken to details and a full list of that title's content. Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot Adventures by Morse (see I Love a Mystery) NEW The Adventures of Captain
Silver and the Sea Hound (Australian serial) The Adventures of The Falcon (see The Falcon) The Adventures of Major Gregory Keen of M.I.5 The Air Adventures of Biggles (also includes The Biggles
Audio Book Collection) The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan (see Hop Harrigan) The Avengers (based on the UK TV series from the
1960's) BBC
Sci-Fi - From the Pen of James Follett: Biggles (consists of The Air Adventures of Biggles &
The Biggles Audio Book Collection) British Espionage: The Riddle of the Sands, The
39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Rogue Male & The Further Adventures of Richard
Hannay (Greenmantle, Mr Standfast & The Three Hostages) NEW Captain Silver and the Sea
Hound (Australian serial) (includes Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Renfrew of
the Mounted & The Silver Eagle)
Comic Book Heroes (Doc Savage & Secret Agent
X-9) Crime
and Peter Chambers (& Matthew Slade, Private Investigator) The Dark Island (includes Spy Catcher) Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze (see Comic Book
Heroes) NEW Flash Gordon (also
includes Speed Gordon) NEW Fort Laramie Gregory Keen (see The Adventures of Major Gregory
Keen of M.I.5) Hop Harrigan (includes both US & Australian
versions) I Love a Mystery (includes I Love Adventure &
Adventures by Morse) I Love Adventure (see I Love a Mystery) NEWLY EXPANDED Journey into Space (includes Space Force I &
II) The Lives of Harry (aka The Third Man) Matthew Slade, Private Investigator (&
Crime and Peter Chambers) NEW Raffles Richard Diamond (includes Rogue's Gallery) Richard Hannay, The Further Adventures
(Greenmantle, Mr Standfast & The Three Hostages) - part of the British Espionage title (above) Rocky Starr, The Australian Adventures of (see Space
Patrol) Rogue's Gallery (see Richard Diamond) NEW The Sea Hound (Australian
serial) Secret Agent X-9 (see Comic Book Heroes) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (see The Challenge of
the Yukon) The Shadow (starring Orson Welles) The Shadow of Fu Manchu (see Fu Manchu) NEWLY EXPANDED
Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone & Bruce, Gielgud & Richardson,
Merrison & Sachs) Space Patrol (includes Starr of Space & The
Adventures of Rocky Starr) Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police Spy Catcher (included The Dark Island) Starr of Space (see Space Patrol) NEWLY EXPANDED Superman (also includes BBC Superman & Australian Edition of
Superman) Tales From the Diamond K (see Cowboys of the West) Tarzan, King of the Apes (the Australian serial) NEWLY EXPANDED Tarzan: The Radio Serials (both US serials plus the
Australian serial: Tarzan, King of the Apes) The Thin Man (see The Fat Man & The Thin
Man) The Third Man (see The Lives of Harry Lime) Vincent Price Collection (includes Aliens in the
Mind, The Price of Fear, Three Skeleton Key etc) The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen A Woman Investigates (Julie Enfield, Kate
Brannigan, Gwen Danbury's An Odd Body, Sue Manson, Cordelia Gray, Jacqui Hartwell
& Kate Duncan) MP3 CD Directions á
MP3 CDS work in all
DVD players but probably won't work in ordinary CD players á
After inserting an MP3
CD into a DVD player, press
the Menu button on either the
DVD player or on the Remote Control á
A full menu of the
contents of the MP3 CD will then be displayed on the TV screen - just use the
DVD navigation buttons to arrow across or down to highlight the desired
program and then press Enter or Play á
Access time is usually
a few seconds, so please be patient |
