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「舞台はとある学園、怪奇倶楽部。 数学教師・怪奇クラブ顧問(進藤秋人)と、古文教師(六郷綾香)。その他、個性豊かな学生のメンバーが、地元の怪談を取材し、「怪奇新聞」なるものを発行している。 第壱夜「マリコさん」から第六夜「祈り」までを完全収録 第壱夜「マリコさん」 怪奇倶楽部メンバーが見つけた「六夜怪談雑記」 その中の記述「“第壱の怪談。マリコ。人形。鏡の裏”」とはいったい何の意味なのか?第弐夜「約束」 「六夜怪談雑記を手がかりに、第二の怪談、放送室の幽霊について調査を開始した怪奇倶楽部であったが、突然の怪奇現象に、調査の中断を余儀なくされる……そして、やがてたどり着いた幼い少女の霊が口にする「約束」とは!!」 第参夜「積怨の炎」 アイドル、胡桃マミに憑依した謎の霊の出現に、パニックに陥る怪奇倶楽部部室。 “六夜怪談雑記”に封印されていた霊たちを解き放ったのは、他でもない怪奇倶楽部のメンバーだと告げられた一行が取るべき道ははたして……!?」 第四夜「軋む骨」 スピリチュアル・タレントの隼祥吾から、六夜怪談の封印を解いてしまったのは、他でもない怪奇倶楽部だと指摘され、ショックを受けたメンバーたち。学校にまつわる六つの怪談を掘り起こそうとしたことで、眠っていた怨霊たちが目覚めたとでも、言うのだろうか…?だとしたら、これから起こることとは一体……」 ...

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Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was a popular character appearing regularly on The Fibber McGee & Molly Show. On August 31, 1941, the character landed his own situation comedy show, The Great Gildersleeve, becoming radio’s first spin-off. Gildy moved from the town of Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where he raised his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie (originally played by Lurene Tuttle and followed by Louise Erickson and Mary Lee Robb) and Leroy (Walter Tetley). The household also included a cook named Birdie (Lillian Randolph).

What possesses a right-minded comedian to quit the day job for life as a breakfast radio DJ? "I have always been very aware that millions of people truly appreciate the breezy banter and lively tone of the majority of breakfast broadcasting...."

Bob Sinfield spent 25 years scripting every star on the box, from Bob Monkhouse and Jasper Carrott to Tracey Ullman and Rory Bremner. Now he tells all about the life of a jobbing jokesmith and the celebs he tried to ‘gag’.

The Whistler was one of radio’s top mystery programs airing from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. Sponsored by the Signal Oil Company, The Whistler (Joseph Kearns, Gale Gordon, and Bill Forman) was an ominous narrator who knew the killer’s every move even before they did. The stories followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone by their own missteps. The Whistler often commenting directly upon the action in the manner of a Greek chorus, taunting the criminal from an omniscient perspective.

"The Falcon" radio series premiered in 1943, and continued until 1954. The Falcon was an alternate identity for detective Michael Waring. Like the Falcon movies, the radio plots mixed danger, romance and comedy in equal parts. Each show began with a telephone ringing and Michael Waring, The Falcon, answering the phone. Speaking with a woman whose voice was never heard, Waring would explain that he had an urgent situation in which he had to deal with. This led into the standard opening, followed by the week's tale of adventure.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 starring Richard Gordon. By 1939, Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo was simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Fox, and later for Universal.

Michael Shayne, "the reckless, redheaded Irishman", was a popular hard-boiled detective created by crime novelist Brett Halliday. In the novels, Michael Shayne settled in Miami just after WWII, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude. Like Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, Shayne was a loner. The backstory on Mike is that he was happily married, but it hit him hard when his wife was tragically murdered. Grief stricken, Shayne loses himself in his work as a private eye, prowling the dark streets of the city.

Back in the 80s, radio was at the top of its game. Live DJs all day. Lots of contests, funny morning shows and a free good time anywhere you could get a signal. And I was there. Here’s a look behind the dial at possibly the greatest 12 years of my life. Come and get nostalgic with me. I’ll play all the hits…

The wonderful history-cum-guide answers these and many other questions about the irreplaceable world of Radio 4. Released to mark the station's 40th anniversary it's essential listening for every devotee.

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British institution, and its story during the Second World War is also our story. This was a period of remarkable voices: Churchill’s speeches, de Gaulle’s broadcasts from exile, Richard Dimbleby and Vera Lynn. Radio offered an incomparable tool for propaganda while at the same time eyewitness testimonies gave a voice to everyone, securing the BBC’s reputation as a purveyor of truth.

In this hilarious, frank, and affecting autobiography Ned Sherrin looks back on his life and career with inimitable wit and a good deal of wisdom.

How does a kid who survives the rain of V-2 rockets on London in the waning years of World War II end up in Hollywood announcing the diamond jubilee of Oscar? Veteran Hollywood voice actor Neil Ross tells the amazing story of his life, and 50-plus-year career, in two exciting, highly competitive professions in his autobiography Vocal Recall; A Life in Radio and Voice Overs.

Of all the forms of theater, radio drama commanded the most effective stage. No medium - not theater, not film, not television - had more sheer space in which to achieve the basic goal of drama, telling a story. Theater is bounded by the bare boards and the footlights and the flats, film by the white screen, and television by the comparatively tiny tube. But radio...radio played itself out in boundless space...the listener’s mind...your mind.