- Cloak and DaggerThe Roof of the World
- Incredible but TrueThe Abominable Snowman
- Broadway Is My BeatThe Mary Demming Murder Case
- Let George Do ItThe High Price of a Penny
No episodes indexed
- Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveThe Carnival Case
- The Lone RangerSan Pedro Boss
- DragnetThe Big Youngster
- Dr. KildareAppendicitis Operation at Sea
- Dimension XThe Martian Chronicles
- EscapeThe Footprint
- Philip Marlowe, The Adventures ofThe Dark Tunnel
- The Lone RangerTraitor in the Fold
No episodes indexed
Radio Calendar
Thursday, August 17, 1950
2 episodes on the air
This week in history
Week of 08/13–08/19/1950
- 1950 — Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
- 1950 — Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.
- 1950 — Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.
- 1950 — Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists and Rexists.
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About this night
On Thursday, August 17, 1950, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 2 playable old time radio episodes that share this broadcast date. Highlights include Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and use Play the evening to queue the full night free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Thursday, August 17, 1950?
- Goldie lists 2 episodes for Thursday, August 17, 1950, including Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. Open any title to stream free, or play the whole evening in order.
- What is Goldie’s Radio Calendar?
- The Radio Calendar is Goldie’s old time radio time machine. Choose any catalog date to see which classic shows aired that night, read historical context for the week, and stream episodes free in your browser — the same way families once planned an evening around the radio dial.
- How does “Tonight in history” work?
- Tonight maps today’s month and day onto a dense year of the Golden Age of Radio (default 1946). You land on that historical date’s lineup so you can hear what was on the air “this day in radio” without memorizing obscure air dates.
- Can I play a whole evening of old time radio?
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