The Radio Planet

Games, played live

The Quiz and Panel Show

Before the television game show, radio worked out the format: expert panels, home-viewer stunts and a host holding the whole thing together.

1938 – 1959 · 3 stops · 2h 0m

  1. 1

    The stunt version, sending a host into a theatre audience with a portable microphone.

    Dr. I.Q. · Radio

    Current Name of Peking

    17 Jul 1939 · 30 min

  2. 2

    Comic forfeits standing in for actual trivia — the game as an excuse for a bit.

    Truth or Consequences · Radio

    Dead Air

    4 Aug 2026 · 1h 0m

  3. 3

    The same idea aimed at children, and taken just as seriously.

    Quiz Kids · Radio

    Guest: Jackie Benny

    16 Apr 1941 · 29 min