Fires of Tohr 35: Tarzan

“Fires of Tohr 35” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan, O'Rourke and Kyluk, fleeing the Toriyan guards through the deserted streets of Tor, reach the elephant paddocks, where a half-starved lion attacks Kyluk and Tarzan kills it with his knife. Meanwhile, Atreya awaits word that her hunting lions have killed the intruders, and Wong-Thai secretly takes Jeanette Burton from the Chamber of Serpents to his quarters in the palace. Tarzan's companions plan to free the jewel pit slaves, but Mungo and his guards discover their hiding place in the paddock shed and attack.

The city of Tor and the palace of Ra'Tor, including the elephant paddocks, the jewel pit and the palace corridors, in the land of Tor.

Characters: Tarzan, O'Rourke, Kyluk, Mungo, Atreya, Wong-Thai, Jeanette Burton, Temur

Listen for: The distant lion gong warning people from the streets, Tarzan's knife fight with the lion, and the final sudden attack by Mungo and his guards at the paddock shed.

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.