Magra's Story: Tarzan (May 10, 1935)

“Magra's Story” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 10, 1935. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan leads an expedition searching for the missing scientist Brian Gregory, accompanied by Gregory's sister Helen, his father, the hunters Wolf and Lawson, and Lieutenant Darnall. Atan Tom and his companion Magra follow the party, determined to obtain a map said to show the location of the Forbidden City. After Tarzan rescues Magra from a charging lion, the group gathers around the campfire and begins to question where Tarzan came from, and Lieutenant Darnall explains how Tarzan was raised by apes. The camp is then startled by the sound of an approaching stampede of elephants.

The African jungle, where an expedition led by Tarzan is searching for the lost scientist Brian Gregory.

Characters: Tarzan, Lieutenant Darnall, Margaret, Wolf, Lawson, Magra, Atan Tom, Brian Gregory

Listen for: Lieutenant Darnall's account of Tarzan's upbringing by apes, and the sudden stampede of elephants at the end.

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.