Across a Continent: Tarzan (March 8, 1951)

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“Across a Continent” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 8, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Tarzan, the jungle lord, arrives at the seaport of Beccorata seeking advice on crop growing from Eric Von Horn, who runs a cafe there. Von Horn drugs Tarzan and locks him in the basement. A stranger frees him, and Tarzan sees Gabriela, a singer at the cafe, threatened by two men. Gabriela flees with Tarzan's help, and the two set out across the continent toward Angola while enemies pursue them through the jungle.

The seaport of Beccorata in Africa and the jungle beyond it, on the route toward Angola

Characters: Tarzan, Eric Von Horn, Gabriela, Torgo

Listen for: Von Horn's remark about the cafe and his offer to drink with Tarzan, and the moment Gabriela pleads with Tarzan to help her

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.