Fires of Tohr 27: Tarzan

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“Fires of Tohr 27” 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

Tarzan and Oruk are working in the jewel pits of Tor, where slaves are being picked for a gladiatorial feast. Queen Ateor is pressing Jeanette Burton to accept her forced marriage to the warrior Mungo, and has promised her to whoever wins a combat against Tarzan. Meanwhile Darno and Uka escape a Tor patrol by riding an elephant, which joins a stampede. Their mount tires, and at a waterhole they find that the fleeing herd has left them in danger from a returning patrol. The episode ends with Darno and Uka hiding among the trees as the riders approach.

The city of Tor and its jewel pits, and the jungle border near Rotor.

Characters: Tarzan, Oruk, Ateor, Jeanette Burton, Wong Tai, Mungo, Darno, Uka

Listen for: Ateor's offer of Jeanette to the winner of Tarzan's combat with Mungo, and Darno and Uka hiding from the patrol at the waterhole.

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.