- The Jack Benny ProgramGoing After Rommel
- WhistlerAvarice
- Cavalcade of AmericaSister Kenny
- Lux Radio TheatreBroadway
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Midnight Intruder - Pt 07
- The Lone RangerRenegade
- Fibber McGee and MollyMileage Rationing
- Lights OutMister Maggs (The Chest)
- SuspenseThe Bride Vanishes
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Midnight Intruder - Pt 08
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Midnight Intruder - Pt 09
- The Lone RangerHalf a Loaf
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Midnight Intruder - Pt 10
- The Lone RangerDynasty of Terror
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Radio Calendar
Thursday, December 3, 1942
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 11/29–12/05/1942
- 1942 — A riot involving infantrymen, military police, and local law enforcement officers occurs in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, leading to three deaths.
- 1942 — In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
- 1942 — World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
- 1942 — World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
- 1942 — World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal campaign ends.
- 1942 — World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- 1942 — World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
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About this night
On Thursday, December 3, 1942, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 1 playable old time radio episode that shares this broadcast date. Highlights include The Adventures of Superman. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and play that episode free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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- What old time radio shows aired on Thursday, December 3, 1942?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Thursday, December 3, 1942, including The Adventures of Superman. Open the title to stream free.
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