Episode Five: The Horrors

On TV This Week:
"Attack of the Giant Leeches"
"Killer Shrews"



On Radio This Week:
"Diary of Fate"

CBI Awards

Retroactive was chosen by the station to be sent in for the National 2009 College Broadcasters Awards. Whoot whoot! To celebrate the occasion, we figured we would offer up a little freebie, a Retroactive poster! Something you've always dreamed about I'm sure. Feel free to print it out and hang it in very public places.


Thanks for watching!

Episode Four: The Final Frontier

On TV This Week:
Universal Newsreel Footage
"Way Stations In Space"
"Science In Action"
"Space Highlights 1965"
Voyage To The Prehistoric Planet



On Radio This Week:
Space Patrol

Blooper Reel

What's a good production without a good blooper reel? Have a few laughs with Chester Reelgood and Betty Sue Daisychain...

Episode Three: Keeping Hope Alive

On TV This Week:
"Road To Bali"



On Radio This Week:
The Pepsodent Bob Hope Radio Program

Dick Tracy Comics

In coordination with Whodunit week here, Retroactive presents a quick glimpse into the world of Dick Tracy. You saw him in action in "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome," but his humble beginnings started in the world of comics, where he battled infamous villains and used unique gadgetry to solve the tough street crimes of Chicago.



Originally debuting on October 4th, 1931 in the Detroit Mirror, the Dick Tracy comic strip was created by Chester Gould who continued to draw the strip until 1977. The first Dicky Tracy comic book was produced in 1947.


To this day, Dick Tracy remains one of the most iconic detectives in American history.

Episode Two: Whodunit

On TV This Week:
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon"
Dragnet: "The Big Seventeen"
Dick Tracy: "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome"



On Radio This Week:
Crime Doctor






Side note: We dealt with some technical issues this week, the video starts two minutes into the program and the original radio series (Jack Diamond Private Eye) could not be embedded, but enjoy Crime Doctor!

1950s Music

Much of the dating world of the 1950s revolved around popular music. The decade of the 50s gave birth to Rock N Roll, giving a voice to the teenage generation and their thoughts on life and love.

Here is a run down of the most popular hits of each year in the 1950s.

1950:
"Daddy's Little Girl"
The Mill Brothers

1951:
"Mockingbird"
Patti Page

1952:
"Unforgettable"
Nat King Cole

1953:

"That's Amore"
Dean Martin

1954:
"Shake Rattle and Roll"
Bill Haley and the Comets

1955:
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
Perez Prado

1956
"Don't Be Cruel"
Elvis Presley

1957
"All Shook Up"
Elvis Presley

1958
"At The Hope"
Danny and the Juniors

1959
"Mack The Knife"
Bobby Darin

1950s

Episode One: The Dating Game

On TV this week:
Coronet Instructional Films
The Beverly Hillbillies: "Ellie's First Date"
The Andy Griffith Show: "A Wife For Andy"



On Radio This Week:
The Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show