Fires of Tohr 01: Tarzan

Tarzan, old-time radio on Stupid Potato

“Fires of Tohr 01” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show that aired from 1932 to 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Major Burton Ashley, his ward Jeanette Burton, adventurer Terence O'Rourke and Dr. Wang Tai are lost in the African jungle, searching for the ancient city of Tor after their safari has deserted them. Their supplies are running low, and as night approaches, O'Rourke goes to investigate a strange human cry and a yellow face seen at the edge of their camp. Meanwhile, Tarzan and his companion Paul Darno, traveling toward a territory where Arab slave traders are suspected to operate, detect smoke and head toward the sound. Both groups are drawn toward a dangerous encounter in the forest.

A jungle in South Central Africa, near a waterhole and a small clearing, at sunset.

Characters: Major Burton Ashley, Jeanette Burton, Terence O'Rourke, Dr. Wang Tai, Tarzan, Paul Darno

Listen for: O'Rourke's struggle with a lion and a leopard on the elephant track, and Tarzan's arrival to face them.

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.