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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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NEW Season 1 Oct 15, 2026 · 5 hr 6 min

AN EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT: The Blackberry Lane Granny Won't Let Them Near | #RetroRadio

A classic tale by M.R. James adapted for radio theater. On a stormy night by the fire, a grandmother forbids her grandchildren to pick a single blackberry in the little lane past Collins's cottage, and when they beg for the reason, she tells them about the hill at the top of it. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “It Has To Be True” (December 20, 1978) ***WD 00:46:09.566 = The Black Mass, “An Evening’s Entertainment” (October 31, 1964) 01:17:10.741 = Michael Shayne, “Museum Theft” (July 30, 1945) 01:48:19.048 = Beyond Midnight, “Hobart” (May 09, 1969) ***WD 02:15:32.318 = MindWebs, “When We Went To See The End Of The World” (November 12, 1976) 02:38:15.669 = Hollywood Theater, “Sitting Duck” (December 17, 1952) ***WD 03:07:11.952 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD 03:38:06.693 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Kenny Angles And The Queen of Diamonds” (April 18, 1947) 04:06:58.224 = Mr. Keen, “The Man Who Invented Death” (October 06, 1949) ***WD 04:36:14.018 = Murder at Midnight, “Red Wheels’ (September 13, 1946) 05:03:21.642 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

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