The Guiding Light


(5 stars; 1 reviews)

Guiding Light is the longest running drama of all time. It began as a 15 minute old time radio show in 1937, running until 1947. It then ran through its metamorphosis into a television drama until 1956. In 1952, it became a television show and the radio and television programs ran concurrently for some time. Today this television show is still running. It was originally sponsored by Procter and Gamble, who put the "soap" in soap opera. The brainchild of Irna Phillips, this show is based on her life experiences. When she was 19, an unmarried Irna gave birth to a still-born child. At this time, she found comfort through listening to the sermons preached by Dr. Preston Bradley, a minister of a church for the brotherhood of man. These sermons then became the backbone for the creation of her dramatic serial, The Guiding Light , 27 years later. The show originally centered around a preachers' sermons. Irna Phillips later published these sermons, and they became a best-selling book. Guilding Light also generated the spin-off series, Right To Happiness .

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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1950-07-18 - 791) Talk About Meta 14:19
1950-07-19 - 792) Ted & Meta Talk Marriage 14:36
1950-07-20 - 793) Consulting Dr. Boling 14:33
1950-07-21 - 794) Camping Trip 14:31
Episode 795 14:39
Episode 796 14:28
Episode 797 13:51
Guiding Light 798 14:32
Episode 799 14:40
Guiding Light 800 14:35
Guiding Light 801 15:04
Guiding Light 802 15:04
Guiding Light 803 14:07
Guiding Light 804 14:24
Guiding Light 805 14:29
Guiding Light 806 14:18
Guiding Light 808 14:31
Guiding Light 809 14:25
Guiding Light 810 14:19
Guiding Light 811 14:19
Guiding Light 812 14:22
Guiding Light 813 14:24
Guiding Light 814 15:16
Guiding Light 815 15:14
Guiding Light 816 13:21
Guiding Light 817 13:19
Guiding Light 818 13:26
Guiding Light 819 13:26
Guiding Light 820 13:31
Guiding Light 821 13:16
Guiding Light 824 13:26
Guiding Light 825 13:35
Guiding Light 826 13:19
Guiding Light 827 13:47
Guiding Light 828 13:46
Guiding Light 829 13:50
Guiding Light 830 13:12
Guiding Light 831 13:12
Guiding Light 832 13:09
Guiding Light 833 13:16
Guiding Light 834 13:15
Guiding Light 835 12:42
Guiding Light 836 13:27
Guiding Light 837 13:26
Guiding Light 838 13:22
Guiding Light 839 13:35
Guiding Light 840 13:28
Guiding Light 841 13:47
Guiding Light 842 15:36
Guiding Light 843 15:43
Guiding Light 844 15:43
Guiding Light 845 15:46
Guiding Light 846 15:43
Guiding Light 847 15:36
Guiding Light 848 14:23
Guiding Light 849 14:39
Guiding Light 850 14:41
Guiding Light 851 14:41
Guiding Light 852 14:39
Guiding Light 853 14:36
Guiding Light 854 15:29
Guiding Light 855 15:38
Guiding Light 856 15:38
Guiding Light 857 15:49
Guiding Light 858 15:41
Guiding Light 859 15:28
Guiding Light 860 14:13
Guiding Light 861 14:32
Guiding Light 862 14:32
Guiding Light 863 14:38
Guiding Light 864 14:37
Guiding Light 865 14:35
Guiding Light 866 15:27
Guiding Light 867 14:58
Guiding Light 868 14:37
Guiding Light 869 14:50
Guiding Light 870 14:53
Guiding Light 871 14:57
Guiding Light 872 15:03
Guiding Light 873 14:55
Guiding Light 874 14:44
Guiding Light 875 14:49
Guiding Light 876 14:36
Guiding Light 877 14:41
Guiding Light 878 14:57
Guiding Light 879 14:38
1950-11-16 - 880) Meta Indicted 14:29
1950-11-17 - 881) Trial Set For 30 Days 14:32
1950-11-20 - 882) Ray Wants Cooperation 14:31
1950-11-21 - 883) Family Talk 14:10
1950-11-22 - 884) Papa Visits Meta 14:47
1950-11-23 - 885) Papa Is Upset 14:35
1950-11-24 - 886) Bill & Gloria Talk 14:48
1950-11-27 - 887) Bert & Bill Talk 14:38
1950-11-28 - 888) Proposal From Bert 14:37
1950-11-29 - 889) White May Be Willing 14:41

Reviews

DUZ


(5 stars)

Nice. Didn't catch this posting before