Philco Radio Time was an old-time radio radio series starring entertainer Bing Crosby. The series ran over ABC Radio with episodes airing from October 16, 1946–June 1, 1949. The series also was syndicated for a period of time over the Armed Forces Radio Network. The series is also known for being the first pre-recorded radio program aired on the major USA radio networks. For the first season, the shows were recorded on disc, but beginning with the series' second season, the show began using Ampex tape recorders for their broadcasts.
Episodes (46)
Episode numbers do not correlate with the podcast episode number but rather is a way for us to organize the episodes and give us a better sense of what episodes we are missing.
- Ep #001: Guest: Bob Hope (Oct 16, 1946)
- Ep #002: Guest: Spike Jones & His City Slickers (Oct 23, 1946)
- Ep #003: Guest: Les Paul Trio (Oct 30, 1946)
- Ep #004: Guest: Rafael Mendez (Nov 6, 1946)
- Ep #005: Guest: Ezio Pinza (Nov 13, 1946)
- Ep #006: Guest: Burl Ives (Nov 20, 1946)
- Ep #007: Guests: Judy Garland & Les Paul Trio (Nov 27, 1946)
- Ep #008: Guest: Jimmy Durante (Dec 4, 1946)
- Ep #009: Guests: Peggy Lee & Jerry Colonna (Dec 11, 1946)
- Ep #010: Guest: Peggy Lee (Dec 18, 1946)
- Ep #011: Christmas (Dec 25, 1946)
- Ep #050: Brace Breemer (The Lone Ranger) & Walter O'Keefe (Jan 7, 1947)
- Ep #013: Guests: Mickey Rooney (Jan 8, 1947)
- Ep #051: Evelyn Knight & George Burns (Jan 14, 1947)
- Ep #014: Guests: Al Jolson (Jan 15, 1947)
- Ep #015: Guests: George Jessel & Jack McVea & His All-Stars (Jan 22, 1947)
- Ep #016: Guests: Bob Hope & Dorothy Lamour (Jan 29, 1947)
- Ep #017: Guests: Beatrice Lillie & Peggy Lee (Feb 5, 1947)
- Ep #021: Guest: Al Jolson (Mar 5, 1947)
- Ep #027: Guest: Jimmy Durante & Peggy Lee (Apr 16, 1947)
- Ep #028: Guest: Burl Ives, Les Paul & Peggy Lee (Apr 23, 1947)
- Ep #029: Guest: Groucho Marx & Dorothy Shay (Apr 30, 1947)
- Ep #030: Guest: Al Jolson & Irving Berlin (May 7, 1947)
- Ep #031: Groucho Marx, Hank Greenberg, Warren Brown, George Barnes Octet (May 14, 1947)
- Ep #032: Guest: Maurice Chevalier (May 21, 1947)
- Ep #033: Guest: Margaret O'Brien & Charlie Magnante Quartet (May 28, 1947)
- Ep #034: Guests: Connee Boswell, Fred Allen, & Skitch Henderson (Jun 4, 1947)
- Ep #036: Guests: Bob Hope & Jimmy Demaret (Jun 18, 1947)
- Ep #037: Guests: Gary Cooper & Peggy Lee (Oct 1, 1947)
- Ep #043: Guests: Peter Lorre, Kay Thompson, & The Williams Brothers (Nov 12, 1947)
- Ep #044: Barry Fitzgerald, Dorothy Kirsten, & The Ken Darby Chorus (Nov 19, 1947)
- Ep #046: Al Jolson (Dec 3, 1947)
- Ep #047: Walter O'Keefe (Dec 10, 1947)
- Ep #048: Ilene Woods & Joe Frisco (Dec 17, 1947)
- Ep #049: Danny Thomas (Dec 31, 1947)
- Ep #056: Oscar Levant, Peggy Lee, & Joe Venuti (Feb 11, 1948)
- Ep #057: Robert Taylor (Feb 18, 1948)
- Ep #058: Peggy Lee (Feb 25, 1948)
- Ep #059: Jack Benny & Tom Breneman (Mar 3, 1948)
- Ep #060: James Stewart (Mar 10, 1948)
- Ep #061: Margaret O'Brien (Mar 17, 1948)
- Ep #062: Guests: Wild Bill Elliott & Peggy Lee (Mar 24, 1948)
- Ep #063: Guest: Dick Powell (Mar 31, 1948)
- Ep #064: Guests: Fred Astaire & Peggy Lee (Apr 7, 1948)
- Ep #065: Guests: Fibber McGee & Molly (Apr 14, 1948)
- Ep #066: Guests: Clifton Webb & The Crosby Boys (Apr 21, 1948)
* - Original air dates are accurate to the best of our ability and rely on external sources (including but not limited to) RadioGOLDINdex, OTRRpedia, On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John Dunning and Old-Time Radio Researchers. Episode numbers is for organizational purposes only since they were made up by hobbyists and not actually from the networks.