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Brett’s Old Time Radio Show

Broadcasting from Lyme Bay in the UK, Brett’s Old Time Radio Show is your late-night home for old time radio — classic mysteries, detective dramas, suspense thrillers, spy adventures and vintage comedy from the Golden Age of Radio.Join Brett Orchard for a cosy wind-down…

Podcast · By Brett Orchard · English · GB · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 13, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    Dad’s Army: No Spring For Frazer on Brett's Radio Show Episode 1395 (opens the original)

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    Sunday night means easing gently into the week with an old favourite. Tonight on Brett Orchard’s Old Time Radio Show, we’re heading back to Walmington-on-Sea for Dad’s Army: No Spring For Frazer. One of Britain’s best-loved comedies, Dad’s Army has that wonderful mixture of gentle humour, familiar characters and wartime nostalgia — the sort of programme that still somehow carries the comforting feeling of Sunday evenings, family television and a much less hurried world. Whether you grew up with

  2. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    Hancock’s Half Hour: The Male Suffragettes on Brett's Radio Show Episode 1394 (opens the original)

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    Friday night means it’s time to put the week down for a while. Tonight on Brett Orchard’s Old Time Radio Show, we’re settling in with a true British comedy classic — Hancock’s Half Hour: The Male Suffragettes. Tony Hancock is in wonderfully grumbling form, joined by Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques for another slice of that unmistakable BBC radio magic. It’s exactly the sort of programme Friday nights were made for — something familiar, funny and wonderfully uncomplicate

  3. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Dangerous Assignment: Leak of Stretegic Materials on Brett's Radio Show Episode 1393 (opens the original)

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    Wednesday night means another appointment with the golden age of radio. Tonight on Brett Orchard’s Old Time Radio Show, Brian Donlevy stars as international troubleshooter Steve Mitchell in Dangerous Assignment: Leak of Stretegic Materials — a classic slice of radio espionage packed with secret missions, shadowy enemies and vintage suspense. It’s the perfect midweek escape: the day is done, the lights are lower, and for a little while we can leave the modern world behind and disappear into anoth

  4. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Dad’s Army: The Menace From The Deep on Brett's Radio Show Episode 1392 (opens the original)

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    Sunday night means easing gently into the week with an old favourite. Tonight on Brett Orchard’s Old Time Radio Show, we’re heading back to Walmington-on-Sea for Dad’s Army: The Menace From The Deep. One of Britain’s best-loved comedies, Dad’s Army has that wonderful mixture of gentle humour, familiar characters and wartime nostalgia — the sort of programme that still somehow carries the comforting feeling of Sunday evenings, family television and a much less hurried world. Whether you grew up w

  5. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Hancock's Half Hour The Scandal Magazine on Brett's Radio Show Episode 1391 (opens the original)

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    Friday night means it’s time to put the week down for a while. Tonight on Brett Orchard’s Old Time Radio Show, we’re settling in with a true British comedy classic — Hancock’s Half Hour: The Scandal Magazine. Tony Hancock is in wonderfully grumbling form, joined by Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques for another slice of that unmistakable BBC radio magic. It’s exactly the sort of programme Friday nights were made for — something familiar, funny and wonderfully uncomplicated

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