Escort To Asher: Tarzan (June 1, 1935)

“Escort To Asher” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 1, 1935. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan and his companions travel into the volcanic region of Tuenbaka on the way to the Forbidden City of Opar, seeking Helen Gregory. Their journey is shaped by encounters with a strange, masked escort of warriors led by Hakiru, who speaks English and refuses to say whether Helen is in the city. Tarzan questions Hakiru about Helen and the Diamond of Opar, while Wolf, Margaret and Dr. Donald Charles look on with growing unease. Before the party reaches the mountain rim, the escort's leader faces a sudden and dangerous attack from a winged creature.

The volcanic region of Tuenbaka, travelling toward the Forbidden City of Opar

Characters: Tarzan, Hakiru, Wolf, Margaret, Donald, Helen Gregory, Magra, Darno

Listen for: Hakiru's answers to Tarzan's questions about Helen Gregory, and the sudden attack on Hakiru at the foot of the black mountain

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.