The Gregory Expedition Begins: Tarzan (May 7, 1935)

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“The Gregory Expedition Begins” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 7, 1935. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Tarzan leads the James Gregory expedition into the African jungle to search for Gregory's son Brian, a lost archaeologist. At Bonga, the party unloads its supplies, and a mysterious warning note reaches Darnot, who is told to watch Wolf, a guide the party has hired. Meanwhile, Tom and Lal Tusk plan to trail the expedition, hoping to learn the location of a forbidden city. That night, the safari makes camp, and a tense confrontation erupts when a native celebration turns threatening and Wolf draws his gun.

The Congo River town of Bonga and the African jungle nearby

Characters: Tarzan, James Gregory, Helen Gregory, Darnot, Larsen, Wolf, Margaret, Tom

Listen for: The warning note delivered to Darnot and the tense standoff at the campfire when a native celebration turns dangerous

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.