- DragnetThe Big Scrapbook
- EscapeThe Derelict
- SuspenseThe Man Within
- The Lone RangerSnake in the Grass
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- The Lone RangerEyeglass Clue
- Bright StarBeaver Park
- Stand By for CrimeThe Wetback Murders
- The Lone RangerSlated for Death
- Broadway Is My BeatThe Margaret Royce Murder Case
- GunsmokeTacetta
Radio Calendar
Monday, April 27, 1953
2 episodes on the air
This week in history
Week of 04/26–05/02/1953
- 1953 — Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- 1953 — Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defects with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
- 1953 — The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- 1953 — Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1953 — Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
- 1953 — Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman.
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About this night
On Monday, April 27, 1953, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 2 playable old time radio episodes that share this broadcast date. Highlights include Suspense and The Lone Ranger. 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 Monday, April 27, 1953?
- Goldie lists 2 episodes for Monday, April 27, 1953, including Suspense and The Lone Ranger. Open any title to stream free, or play the whole evening in order.
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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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