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Set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s, the Gunsmoke radio show was routinely called by radio drama enthusiasts “the best show of any kind and any time”. For nine years from 1952 to 1961, Gunsmoke dominated the airwaves as it portrayed the epic legend of the American West. The lead character of Marshall Matt Dillon, as played by William Conrad, was called the “Philip Marlowe of the Old West”. Besides Conrad, the superb supporting cast included Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc Adams, and Georgia Ellis as Miss Kitty.

From their ruined garage, Jeff Ward and Doug Bost have been producing award-winning short radio plays that have been featured on National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio, and Bavarian State Radio as well as on local public radio stations across the country. The Union Signal Radio Theater Collection features 10 of Jeff and Doug's best productions.

A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain.

Two members of a movie crew arrive at a ghost town to shoot a picture. Two desperate criminals have arrived there ahead of the movie crew, but the Hollywood types think the two crooks are a practical joke.

A comedy/gangster story about two boxes. One box contains an ermine coat, the other has a bomb. Which is which?