The Family Doctor
Syndicated
Syndicated · 1938–1939
Broadcasts
78
Cadence
Fortnightly
Rated
PG
Since
1938
The run
- Network
- Syndicated
- Years active
- 1938–1939
- Surviving broadcasts
- 78
- Genre
- drama
This upload contains all 39 episodes of the Old Time Radio program, The Family Doctor. The show aired for one season (1938-1939), and is a wholesome, down-home drama teaching some basic life lessons. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, but 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 “family-doctor-1938-11-14-11-the-fatty-brain”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
8 dated broadcasts across 2 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1938, in original transmission order.
- 1. Family Doctor 1938-09-04 (1) False Witness · 4 Sep 1938
- 2. Family Doctor 1938-09-25 (4) Enjoyment · 25 Sep 1938
- 3. Family Doctor 1938-10-16 (7) Glass Houses · 16 Oct 1938
- 01
Family Doctor 1938-09-04 (1) False Witness
4 Sep 1938 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 4 September 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 02
Family Doctor 1938-09-25 (4) Enjoyment
25 Sep 1938 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 25 September 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 03
Family Doctor 1938-10-16 (7) Glass Houses
16 Oct 1938 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 October 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 04
Family Doctor 1938-11-07 (10) The Flood
7 Nov 1938 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 7 November 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 05
Family Doctor 1938-11-28 (13) The Fire Alarm
28 Nov 1938 · 13 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 28 November 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 06
Family Doctor 1938-12-19 (16) The New Home
19 Dec 1938 · 13 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 19 December 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 07
Family Doctor 1939-01-09 (19) The Prospectors
9 Jan 1939 · 12 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 January 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
- 08
Family Doctor 1939-01-30 (22) The Committee Meeting
30 Jan 1939 · 13 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 January 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
Also on Syndicated
Syndicated in 1938–1939
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drama on the air then
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