The Map: Tarzan (May 2, 1935)

“The Map” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 2, 1935. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan, now recognized as Lord Greystoke, is in the French African port of Bango with his friend Darno. A man is found dead in a hotel room after a fight that Tarzan says was staged by people who mistook him for the missing archaeologist Brian Gregory. Tarzan and Darno then meet Brian's father and sister, who hope to mount an expedition into the interior to search for him. Their only clue is a map Brian sketched, marked with a place called Ashev, and a figure called Tom is connected to the expedition.

The French African port of Bango, including a hotel, its grill, and a local hospital

Characters: Tarzan, Darno, Mitchell, Brian Gregory, Helen Gregory, Mr. Gregory, Magra, Aotan Tome

Listen for: The map and the name Ashev, and whether the man Tarzan fought is the same man who later disappears from the hospital

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.