Transmission
1 January
No. 71
1935
Lights Out
Strange Couple Stays Overnight
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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1935–1947 · NBC
Lights Out
Written for the dark, and only for the dark
Wyllis Cooper's idea was simple and slightly mad: a drama scheduled at midnight, written on the assumption that the listener was alone and had turned the lights off. When Arch Oboler inherited it in 1936 he pushed it further than any sponsor would have permitted, into cannibalism, disintegration and a chicken heart that grows until it consumes the earth. The programme is also a technical landmark — much of what sound effects departments learned about suggesting the unspeakable, they learned making this.
71 broadcasts · 12 seasons held · Chicago, then Hollywood
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14 October
No. 70
1936
Lights Out
The Fast One
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
9 December
No. 69
1936
Lights Out
Nobody Died
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19374
Transmission
10 March
No. 68
1937
Lights Out
Chicken Heart
Network
NBC
Running time
19 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
23 June
No. 67
1937
Lights Out
Happy Ending
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
22 December
No. 66
1937
Lights Out
Uninhabited (Christmas Story - 1918)
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
29 December
No. 65
1937
Lights Out
The Dark
Network
NBC
Running time
7 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
23 March
No. 64
1938
Lights Out
The Dream
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
6 April
No. 63
1938
Lights Out
Cat Wife
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
11 May
No. 62
1938
Lights Out
It Happened
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19391
Transmission
26 April
No. 61
1939
Lights Out
The Devil's Due
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
17 February
No. 60
1941
Lights Out
Special To Hollywood
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
6 October
No. 59
1942
Lights Out
What The Devil
Network
NBC
Running time
21 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
13 October
No. 58
1942
Lights Out
Revolt of the Worms
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 October
No. 57
1942
Lights Out
Poltergeist (Gravestone)
Network
NBC
Running time
26 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
27 October
No. 56
1942
Lights Out
Mungahra (The House Is Haunted)
Network
NBC
Running time
23 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
3 November
No. 55
1942
Lights Out
Neanderthal Man
Network
NBC
Running time
24 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
10 November
No. 54
1942
Lights Out
Bon Voyage
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
17 November
No. 53
1942
Lights Out
Come to the Bank
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
1 December
No. 52
1942
Lights Out
Mister Maggs (The Chest)
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
8 December
No. 51
1942
Lights Out
Scoop (Cemetary)
Network
NBC
Running time
26 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
15 December
No. 50
1942
Lights Out
Knock at the Door
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
22 December
No. 49
1942
Lights Out
Meteor Man (The Hungry Ones)
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
29 December
No. 48
1942
Lights Out
Valse Triste
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
5 January
No. 47
1943
Lights Out
The Fast One (Speed)
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
19 January
No. 46
1943
Lights Out
Alley Cat
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
26 January
No. 45
1943
Lights Out
Protective Mr Drogen (Big Mr Little)
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
2 February
No. 44
1943
Lights Out
Until Dead (The Luck of Mark Street)
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
9 February
No. 43
1943
Lights Out
He Dug It Up
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
16 February
No. 42
1943
Lights Out
Oxychloride X (Hole, The)
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
23 February
No. 41
1943
Lights Out
They Met at Dorset
Network
NBC
Running time
19 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
2 March
No. 40
1943
Lights Out
The Sea
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
9 March
No. 39
1943
Lights Out
The Ball (Paris Macabre)
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
16 March
No. 38
1943
Lights Out
The Dream
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
23 March
No. 37
1943
Lights Out
The Flame
Network
NBC
Running time
23 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
6 April
No. 36
1943
Lights Out
Superfeature (Familiar, Suddenly Unfamiliar)
Network
NBC
Running time
26 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
13 April
No. 35
1943
Lights Out
Archer (Ancestor)
Network
NBC
Running time
24 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 April
No. 34
1943
Transmission
27 April
No. 33
1943
Lights Out
Execution
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
4 May
No. 32
1943
Lights Out
Heavenly Jeep
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
11 May
No. 31
1943
Lights Out
Murder in the Script Department
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
18 May
No. 30
1943
Lights Out
The Spider
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
25 May
No. 29
1943
Lights Out
Little Old Lady (Mrs Kingsley's Report)
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
1 June
No. 28
1943
Lights Out
Ugliest Man in the World (Mr Freak)
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
8 June
No. 27
1943
Transmission
15 June
No. 26
1943
Lights Out
Prelude to Murder
Network
NBC
Running time
24 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
22 June
No. 25
1943
Lights Out
Nature Study
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
29 June
No. 24
1943
Lights Out
Baythysphere (Dictator, The)
Network
NBC
Running time
58 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
13 July
No. 23
1943
Lights Out
Visitor from Hades
Network
NBC
Running time
20 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 July
No. 22
1943
Lights Out
Profits Unlimited
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
27 July
No. 21
1943
Lights Out
Little People (Shrinking People)
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
3 August
No. 20
1943
Lights Out
Murder Castle
Network
NBC
Running time
24 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
10 August
No. 19
1943
Lights Out
Sakhalin
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
17 August
No. 18
1943
Lights Out
State Executioner (Official Killer)
Network
NBC
Running time
21 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
24 August
No. 17
1943
Lights Out
Sub-Basement (Going Down)
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
31 August
No. 16
1943
Lights Out
Immortal Gentleman (Live Forever)
Network
NBC
Running time
23 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
7 September
No. 15
1943
Lights Out
Lord Marley's Guest (Hollywood Visitor)
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
14 September
No. 14
1943
Lights Out
The Word
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
21 September
No. 13
1943
Lights Out
Mirage
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
28 September
No. 12
1943
Lights Out
The Author and the Thing
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
21 July
No. 11
1945
Lights Out
Reunion After Death
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
25 August
No. 10
1945
Lights Out
Man In The Middle
Network
NBC
Running time
58 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 September
No. 9
1945
Lights Out
A False Prophecy
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
13 July
No. 8
1946
Lights Out
The Coffin in Studio B
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 July
No. 7
1946
Lights Out
Haunted Cell
Network
NBC
Running time
58 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
27 July
No. 6
1946
Lights Out
Battle of the Magicians
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
3 August
No. 5
1946
Lights Out
Revenge of India
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
10 August
No. 4
1946
Lights Out
Ghost on the Newsreel Negative
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
24 August
No. 3
1946
Lights Out
The Signal Man
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19471
Transmission
16 July
No. 2
1947
Lights Out
Death Robbery
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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Transmission
Undated
No. 1
Lights Out
Creature Off The Film
Network
NBC
Running time
23 min
Lights Out, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;