What happens
Gildersleeve tries to hide Christmas presents from his family, but after a series of mysterious disappearances, he suspects a burglary. Adeline Fairchild and Judge Hooker are drawn into the search, while Gildersleeve questions his household and calls on the local pharmacist. The Great Gildersleeve is a long-running NBC radio comedy, and this episode aired on December 8, 1948. Harold Peary plays the title role, with Lurene Tuttle, Lillian Randolph and Willard Waterman also appearing.
Summerfield, during the Christmas season, at the Gildersleeve house and around town
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Adeline Fairchild, Marjorie, Leroy, Bertie, Judge Hooker, Peavey, Chief Gates
Listen for: Gildersleeve's frantic hunt for the hidden presents and his growing suspicion of a burglar
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.