- The Jack Benny ProgramBend in the River
- WhistlerSaturday Night
- Let George Do ItOperation Europa
- Lux Radio TheatreNo Highway in the Sky
- SuspenseThe Shooting of Billy the Kid
- The Lone RangerThe Third Robbery
- Cavalcade of AmericaGoing Up
- Fibber McGee and MollyPotted Plant and Pet Show
- The Black MuseumThe Hammerhead
- The Lone RangerPrice of Treason
- DragnetThe Big Safe
- The Lone RangerContraband from Cuba
- GunsmokeBen Thompson
Radio Calendar
Thursday, May 1, 1952
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 04/27–05/03/1952
- 1952 — Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election.
- 1952 — Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people.
- 1952 — The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 1952 — The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
- 1952 — A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
- 1952 — Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
- 1952 — The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
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About this night
On Thursday, May 1, 1952, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 1 playable old time radio episode that shares this broadcast date. Highlights include Dragnet. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and play that episode free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Thursday, May 1, 1952?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Thursday, May 1, 1952, including Dragnet. Open the title to stream free.
- What is Goldie’s Radio Calendar?
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- 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.
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