Victory And Death: Tarzan (June 22, 1935)

“Victory And Death” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 22, 1935. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

In the Forbidden City of Opar, Tarzan, Helen, Margaret, Brian Gregory, Tom and Lieutenant Darno are pursued by Hetarian soldiers after Hakeiru offers to help them escape if they recover the Father of Diamonds. Tarzan and his friends wear blue veils to view the sacred gem safely, and Tarzan uses a white phial to revive Brian Gregory, who has been under the diamond's influence. Tom, however, refuses to give up the gem, and a struggle over it follows on the volcano's rim. This episode of the Tarzan radio series, with its original air date of June 22, 1935, is part of the program's run of adventure serials.

The Forbidden City of Opar, the Sun Temple and the rim of the volcano

Characters: Tarzan, Helen, Margaret, Brian Gregory, Tom, Darno, Hakeiru

Listen for: Tarzan's struggle with Hetarian guards and the scene where Tarzan revives Brian Gregory with the white phial

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.