Settle into your easy chair and get ready to revisit the golden oldies of radio, which through the 1930s, 40s, and 50s could be counted on for comedies, westerns, dramas, variety shows, mysteries, and superheroes. In this illustrated book, radio archivist Carl Amari offers fascinating facts and behind-the-scenes information about the best shows from the era, including The Shadow, Gunsmoke, and The Burns and Allen Show. Here are programs hosted by Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, and Abbott and Costello, as well as adventures featuring Tarzan, Superman, the Lone Ranger, Sherlock Holmes, Dick Tracy, and Philip Marlowe. Better yet, this book also includes three CDs containing nearly three hours of excerpts from some of these fabled programs.