D for Diamonds and Death: Tarzan (April 19, 1951)

“D for Diamonds and Death” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 19, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan travels to the Yegerstown diamond mines to find Yafu, the son of the Anga chief, whose absence has stalled the tribe's move to fertile land. Yafu has stolen a diamond from the Vincent Mining Company, and Tarzan persuades him that the stone must be returned in the same way it was taken. Tarzan takes a job at the mine to help with the return, but the plan goes wrong when he is caught with the diamond and marked for punishment. The series, originally aired on April 19, 1951, is a radio adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character and this part of the story sets up the threat faced by both men.

The Anga village in the African jungle and the Vincent Diamond Mines at Yegerstown

Characters: Tarzan, Yafu, Chief Unger, Martin Vincent, Dexter

Listen for: Tarzan's attempt to return Yafu's stolen diamond to the Vincent Mine during his first day of work

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.