RUSC Old Time Radio Member's Home page

Here is a screen shot of the member's home page.

On the left is a list of the major old time radio categories of shows such as Comedy, Detective, Drama, etc.

In the middle is a day by day list of shows added to the site over the past few weeks.

On the right is Ned's Top 10 of old time radio shows. This is an ever-changing list of the shows that have been downloaded most frequently over the past month and it's a good way of finding out what other members are enjoying.

Take your pick from any of the categories

This screen shot is of one of the category pages.

If you click on a category from the selection on the left hand side you get a list of all the series in that particular category. You can browse the list at your leisure and click on the radio series of your choice.

Select a show from the list

When you click on a series from the series list you will go to a page containing a listing of all the shows from that particular series. The page will look like the one opposite.

You will see the name of the show and the date it was broadcast. If you want to find out more about that particular radio show just click on the Read more about this show... link and you will be taken to the Show Details page.

Lots of information about each individual show

On the Show Details page you get all sorts of useful information such as who was the star, length in minutes and seconds, size of the file, the date the show was originally broadcast and a brief review of the show itself. There are also links to find out more about the star of the show or the series itself if you wish.

To download the show to your computer you just need to click on one of the links on the left of the page; Add to Basket or Right Click here to Download. I'll tell you a little more about downloading in a minute.

Information on the series themselves

If you want to find out more about any particular series you can click on the appropriate link and you'll arrive at a page that provides you with more detail.

Sometimes it is just a brief overview, other times it is a mini essay including information such as when the show was first broadcast and when the final broadcast went out, who sponsored it, the cast members and announcers, writers, theme tune and a potted-history of the show.

This information can be a useful background resource and makes listening to these wonderful shows even more pleasurable.

There are two ways to download the shows you want

When you've decide which shows you want to download you have two options. Click on either the Add to Basket button or the Right click here to download button.

The Right Click here to Download button lets you download any show immediately.

The download basket makes downloading a lot of files easy

If you want to download a lot of shows then the download basket is a convenient option. All you need to do is click the Add to Basket button whenever you see a show you'd like to listen to. When you are ready to start download the shows to your computer just go to your basket by clicking on the basket button at the top of each page.

The download basket is really easy to use. The page lists all the shows you've add to the basket and allows you to download them to your computer. The time taken to do this will vary depending on the speed of your connection to the Internet. On a 56k modem it will take about 20 minutes per show and on a DSL connection it will take as little as a couple of minutes.