Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and by 1934, 60 percent of the nation's households had radios.

Tarzan of the Apes

Broadcast History: 12 September 1932 to 27 June 1953

The original Tarzan radio adaptation was regarded as the first major syndicated serial, heard widely over WOR, New York. Tarzan was originally played by James Pierce, Jane was played by his real-life wife, Joan Burroughs, who was also the daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of Tarzan. The story begins with Lord and Lady Greystoke and their young son marooned on an African coast. The young boy's parents are later killed by the apes and Tarzan is raised by them.

Tarzan 321121 31 The Jungle Awakes
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Tarzan 321123 32 Jane Is Captured By Cannibals
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Tarzan 321125 33 Search_Party_is_Trapped
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Tarzan 321128 34 Tarzan Learns More English
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Tarzan 321130 35 Jane_and_Tarzan_go_into_the_Hut
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Tarzan 321202 36 Search Party Makes Their Move
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Tarzan 321205 37 Cannibals Chose the Professor
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Tarzan 321207 38 Second Attack
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Tarzan 321209 39 Jane_is_Attacked
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Tarzan 321212 40 The Poison Drink
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Tarzan 321214 41 Ape Battles Snake
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Tarzan 321216 42 Return Of The Ship
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Tarzan 321219 43 TarzanSaves Jane
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Tarzan 321221 44 Tarzan Recaptured
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Tarzan 321223 45 Reunited
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Tarzan 321226 46 Escape
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Tarzan 321228 47 Rain Comes
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Tarzan 321230 48 Jane_Receives_Greystoke_Locket
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Tarzan 330102 49 Tarzan_and_the_Crocodiles
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Tarzan 330104 50 Rescuers Seek Safety in Cave
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Tarzan 330106 51 Attempted_Rescue
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Tarzan 330109 52 Sounds In The Cave
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Tarzan 330111 53 The_Witch_Doctor_Escapes
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Tarzan 330113 54 Witch_Doctor_Noises
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Tarzan 330116 55 Tarzan Fires Dynamite
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Tarzan 330118 56 The Cannibals Attact
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Tarzan 330120 57 The_Attack
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Tarzan 330123 58 The_Lion_Attacks
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Tarzan 330125 59 The_Proffessor_Collapses
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Tarzan 330127 60 The Party Gets Mad At Clayton
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