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Radio

The Bickerson

NBC / CBS

NBC / CBS · 1946–1951

Broadcasts

40

Cadence

Weekly

Rated

PG

Since

1946

The run

Network
NBC / CBS
Years active
1946–1951
Surviving broadcasts
40
Genre
sitcom

This upload contains 40 episodes of the Old Time Radio program, the Bickersons, starring Don Ameche and Frances Langford. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, although many of the episode dates are unknown. Any corrections are welcome. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “bickersons-1947-03-02-12-blanche-has-a-stomach-ache”; these recordings are in the public domain.

1948 · 51947 · 51946 · 2

Source collection

Internet Archive audio collections

Rights

Public domain — no renewed US copyright

Cataloguing

Air dates and notes from the Archive item record

Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: bickersons-1947-03-02-12-blanche-has-a-stomach-ache

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

7 dated broadcasts across 6 years on the air, with 3 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

Episodes

Start here

Listen to the run in order

Restored broadcasts from 1946, in original transmission order.

  1. 1. Bickersons 1946-09-08 (1) Premiere Show · 8 Sep 1946
  2. 2. Bickersons 1946-09-29 (4) Everybody Has A Baby · 29 Sep 1946
  3. 3. Bickersons 1947-02-09 (9) The New Tuxedo · 9 Feb 1947
  • 01

    Bickersons 1946-09-08 (1) Premiere Show

    8 Sep 1946 · 29 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 8 September 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 02

    Bickersons 1946-09-29 (4) Everybody Has A Baby

    29 Sep 1946 · 29 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 29 September 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 03

    Bickersons 1947-02-09 (9) The New Tuxedo

    9 Feb 1947 · 31 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 February 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 04

    Bickersons 1947-03-02 (12) Blanche Has A Stomach Ache

    2 Mar 1947 · 29 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 05

    Bickersons 1947-03-16 (14) Blanche Bets On The Horses - Part 1

    16 Mar 1947 · 22 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 06

    Bickersons 1947-03-30 (16) John's New Fishing Pole

    30 Mar 1947 · 29 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 07

    Bickersons 1947-05-18 (23) Clams Are Healthy

    18 May 1947 · 29 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 18 May 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

  • 08

    Bickersons 1948-04-16 (30) The Vacation Trailer

    16 Apr 1948 · 23 min

    Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 April 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection

Same night on the air

29 Sep 1946

Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 29 Sep 1946.

Transmission

29 September

1946

The Pacific Story

Ep167 Timor Pawn Of The Pacific

Network

NBC

Slot

Sunday

Running time

29 min

Originally broadcast on NBC, 29 September 1946. Restored from the Old Time Radio archives.

Internet ArchiveOTRR_Pacific_Story_SinglesClean transfer · 128 kbps

Transmission

29 September

1946

Danger, Dr. Danfield

Harriet Miller

Network

Syndicated

Slot

Sunday

Running time

25 min

Broadcast on Syndicated.

Internet ArchiveOTRR_Danger_Dr_Danfield_SinglesCondition unmeasured

Also on NBC / CBS

NBC / CBS in 1946–1951

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