Tarzan and the Killer: Tarzan (March 15, 1951)

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“Tarzan and the Killer” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 15, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Tarzan is arrested near Luanda and brought before a native magistrate in Ibadan, accused of a string of robberies, beatings, a temple desecration and a murder. He denies the charges and asserts his innocence. Captain Lawrence, who arrested him, privately doubts his guilt and helps him escape from jail. Tarzan then follows the trail to a village where a giant man has been using his name, and he confronts the men responsible there.

Luanda and Ibadan in Africa, the surrounding jungle, and the native village of Yomboya

Characters: Tarzan, Captain Lawrence, Juanita, Herbert Graves, Killer, Bawani, Alafin

Listen for: Tarzan's denial of the charges before the magistrate, and Captain Lawrence's decision to help him escape

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.