From Radio to Television

<p> The early years of television relied in part on successful narratives of another medium as studios adapted radio programs like <I>Boston Blackie</I> and <I>Defense Attorney</I> to the small screen. Many shows were adapted more than once like the radio program <I>Blondie</I> which inspired six television adaptations and 28 theatrical films. These are but a few of the 1164 programs covered in this volume. Each program entry contains a detailed story line years of broadcast performer and character casts and principal production credits where possible. Two appendices (Almost a Transition and Television to Radio) and a performer's index conclude the book. </p><p> This first-of-its-kind encyclopedia covers many little-known programs that have rarely been discussed in print (e.g. <I>Real George</I> based on <I>Me and Janie</I>; <I>Volume One</I> based on <I>Quiet Please</I>; and <I>Galaxy</I> based on <I>X Minus One</I>). Covered programs include <I>The Great Gildersleeve Howdy Doody My Friend Irma My Little Margie Space Patrol</I> and <I>Vic and Sade</I>.</p>