Jungle Hijackers: Tarzan (May 31, 1951)

“Jungle Hijackers” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 31, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Captain Lawrence of the governmental police asks Tarzan to help stop thefts of army supplies being carried by safari caravans across West Africa. Major Habrock is under pressure from his superiors, and the missing goods seem to vanish without a trace. Tarzan and Lawrence track the caravans through the jungle and question the native porters, while the trail leads them toward the town of Yegastown and a figure named Martin Vincent. Their investigation draws them into danger as they pursue the source of the losses. This is an episode of the Tarzan radio series, adapted from the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

West Africa, a Joint Transportation Command post near the village of Elbow Day, the jungle elephant trails, and the town of Yegastown

Characters: Tarzan, Captain Lawrence, Major Habrock, Lieutenant Stevens, Martin Vincent

Listen for: The moment Tarzan and Lawrence reach the native porters' camp and the caravan's missing supplies are finally accounted for.

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.