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 320912 01 Tarzans First Birthday
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Tarzan 320914 02 Battle with The Apes
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Tarzan 320916 03 Tarzan_in_Young_Manhood
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Tarzan 320919 04 Tarzan Attacked by Tabor
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Tarzan 320921 05 Tarzan Sees A Ship
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Tarzan 320923 06 Tarzan Rescues The Captain
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Tarzan 320926 07 Tarzan_Rescues_the_Captain_Again
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Tarzan 320928 08 Did_the_Bottle_Really_Go_Overboard
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Tarzan 320930 09 The Captain_is_in_Quicksand
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Tarzan 321003 10 A_Fight_Aboard_Ship
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Tarzan 321005 11 Tarzan's Shack
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Tarzan 321007 12 Mutinous Captain Killed
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Tarzan 321010 13 Tarzan Delivers The Sailor
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Tarzan 321012 14 Tarzan_Rescues_Jane's_Father
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Tarzan 321014 15 Clayton_Tries_to_Rescue_the_Professor
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Tarzan 321017 16 Tarzan_Saves_Clayton
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Tarzan 321019 17 Tarzan Saves Jane
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Tarzan 321021 18 Tarzan_Reads_Jane's_Letter
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Tarzan 321024 19 Morning_Arrives
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Tarzan 321026 20 Tarzan_Presides_Over_Apes
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Tarzan 321028 21 Tarzan rescues Jane From The Apes
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Tarzan 321031 22 The_Professor_Wants_to_Search
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Tarzan 321102 23 Rescue
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Tarzan 321104 24 Tarzan's Hut On fire
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Tarzan 321107 25 Clayton_Hunts_Tarzan
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Tarzan 321109 26 Tarzan_Fires_at_Clayton
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Tarzan 321111 27 The_Ship_Leaves
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Tarzan 321114 28 Search Party Is Attacked
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Tarzan 321116 29 Philander Is Captured
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Tarzan 321118 30 Search_Party_Finds_a_Clue
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