Saturday, January 17, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Ports Of Call "Central Africa" (1936)


Central Africa (1936)


Ports Of Call - An obscure series from 1935 or 1936 in which each episode deals with a voyage to a different country where events of that country's history are dramatized. They each begin with the low moan of a tramp steamer's whistle and the announcement of the series title, followed by a musical interlude.


THIS EPISODE:

1936. Transco syndication. "Central Africa". Music fill for local commercial insert. A visit to Sierra Leone, the fall of Carthage. The Portuguese establish gold mines in the interior, with disastrous effects. Stanley travels to meet Dr. Livingstone. The identity of the syndicator is subject to correction. . 28:55.

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