| Communications | | 1937-06-06 | [G Plot] Communications,' 'What Does A Television Look Like'?. A discussion of radio and other forms of communication. A history of the five types of communication used by man. |
| Drugs & Medicine | | 1937-12-19 | [G Plot] Stories from the bottles on the druggist's shelves. |
| Christmas in the Colonies | | 1937-12-26 | [G Plot] The 'Old-Timer' reveals that Christmas was against the law in old Plymouth. How the colonies celebrated the holiday, starting December 25, 1620. |
| The True Desoto | | 1938-01-02 | [G Plot] The story of the explorer's real adventures in Florida and the south. |
| Masters Behind the Mellon Masterpieces | | 1938-01-09 | [G Plot] A story about the artist Rafael is dramatized. A story about Reubens is told, who painted his wife and her sister in the same dress and a drama about Rembrandt, who painted a beggar he called, 'The Noble Slav. ' Also, stories about Goya and Titian. A radio preview of the Mellon National Art Gallery that will open in Washington, D. C. in two years, is presented. |
| Land vs Weather | | 1938-01-16 | [G Plot] What causes floods, dust storms, droughts and hurricanes? 'The never-ending struggle of the earth against the elements. Wind, water, heat and cold; nature's hammer and chisel with which she carves out mountains and valleys. . . |
| The Saga of the Sewing Machine | | 1938-01-23 | [G Plot] The Old-Timer' is back at the Smithsonian, showing off the sewing machine collection. |
| Whales - The Largest Mammals | | 1938-01-30 | [G Plot] The wonders of that unique institution, the Smithsonian Institution.' The 'Old-Timer' presents a dramatized history of the American whaling industry; the men and the ships. |
| The Four Elements of Mechanics | | 1938-02-06 | [G Plot] A program about the four 'machines' from which all mechanical devices are derived. The lever, the wheel and axle, the pully and the inclined plane. Without these, 'work' would be impossible. How the pharoahs used an inclined plane to build the pyramids. |
| Snakes, Big & Little | | 1938-02-13 | [G Plot] Snakes are not the symbol of deadliness, snakes are the ground-going friend of man. ' A hard sell. |
| The Lincoln Legend | | 1938-02-20 | [G Plot] The program starts with a bulletin from the Press Radio Bureau. |
| Electricity | | 1938-02-27 | [G Plot] A booklet describing future programs is offered. A lyrical history. |
| Man Against Insects | | 1938-03-06 | [G Plot] An NBC educational feature, the United States Department of the Interior, Office Of Education brings you the wonders of that unique establishment, The Smithsonian Institution; dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge. |
| Rockets and Planets | | 1938-03-20 | [G Plot] A discussion of astronomy and space travel, manned rockets, life on other planets, etc. Some predictions made are quite accurate, others way off ('It will be your great grandchildren who ride rockets, not us. ') |
| Introducing the Universe | | 1938-04-10 | [G Plot] The program starts with the 'current' theory of the Earth being formed by a star pulling off part of the sun as it passed by. The program is about the various possibilites of how the world will end. 'Why' is the universe and what is it? |
| | 1938-07-03 | [G Plot] A drama about a class of immigrants enacting scenes from the founding of America and the Declaration Of Independence. Madison, Franklin, Jefferson and all the other founding fathers speak with heavy foreign accents. |
| Potter's Art | 112 | 1938-07-31 | [G Plot] A drama about John Bell, two pretend idiots, the secret of salt, and a gift from the Emperor of China. A dirty traveler in Germany discovers the secret of kaolin. |
| Great Engineering Feats: Boulder Dam | 124 | 1938-10-23 | [G Plot] When a bunch of engineers get together for a card game, the talk turns to how Boulder Damn, the Holland Tunnel, the San Francisco Bay Bridge and other engineering marvels were built. |
| The Story of Petroleum | | 1938-12-12 | [G Plot] A chemist with wanderlust finds himself working in the Oklahoma oil fields, learning more about the business of oil than he really wants to know. |
| Cave and Cliff Dwellers | 142 | 1939-02-26 | [G Plot] A well-done drama about two tribes who lived in the American Southwest fourteen-hundred years ago. A boy from one tribe falls in love with a girl from another tribe with very different customs. |
| The Story of First Ladies' Fashions | 148 | 1939-04-09 | [G Plot] Dolly Madison conducts a tour of the Smithsonian, where each dress of First Ladies of the past tells a story. A well-dramatized series of vignettes that tell the story of many of the famous dresses. |
| The Story of Salt | | 1939-05-28 | [G Plot] An old southern colonel plans to help the Confederacy by re-using an old salt spring. A well-done story about the Civil War and of the value of salt. |
| The Story of French Soldiers in the American Revolution | | 1939-07-02 | [G Plot] Dramatizations are presented from the diary of Jean Lubineau, a frenchman who fought on the side of the American revolutionaries with General Washington. |
| Birds in the Service of Man | | 1939-07-16 | [G Plot] A drama about colonists in New Zealand who learn the value of birds that are needed to end the threat of caterpillars and other insects. A powerful and well-done plea to not unbalance the forces of nature. |
| The Story of Fossils | | 1939-07-23 | [G Plot] A Hollywood actress and a geologist read the diary of 'Mother Nature,' and possibly discover oil on an old ranch. |
| The Story of First Lady's Fashions | | 1939-09-17 | [G Plot] A visit to the Smithsonian's collection of early American costumes. 'Dolly Madison' takes the listeners on a tour of colonial fashions. |
| The Story of King Salmon | | 1939-10-01 | [G Plot] An exciting description of the life cycle of the Pacific Salmon. |
| The Story of the Indians Who Met Columbus | | 1939-10-08 | [G Plot] A well-done dramatization about what life was like among the Arawaks on the day before Columbus landed on the first island in the new world. |
| The Marvels of Sound | | 1939-10-15 | [G Plot] A well-done demonstration about the invention of music, the phonograph and radio. |
| The Story of Earthquakes | | 1939-10-22 | [G Plot] Earthquakes, a busted derby and a Swedish gentleman tell the story. A look at 'the elastic rebound theory. |
| The Story of Concrete | | 1939-10-29 | [G Plot] The story of the use of concrete for houses and highways. |
| Germanna Ford: Crossroads of History | | 1939-11-05 | [G Plot] An interesting story about a small part of the Rapadan river, and the historic events that occurred there since our country began. |
| The Story of the Great Apes | | 1939-11-12 | [G Plot] A portrait of the family of the great apes, starting with a visit to the circus! Irve Tunick (writer), Rudolph Schramm (composer). |
| Flying in Safety | | 1939-11-19 | [G Plot] A look back at the first flight of the Wright brothers and the progress that's been made since then. |
| Our Debt to the Indians | | 1939-11-26 | [G Plot] We owe the red men a lot more than the tradition of Thanksgiving. The civilization of the Indians and the knowledge they gave to the first white men helped to settle America. Their contributions were many and valuable. |
| Exploring the Amazon for Plants | | 1939-12-03 | [G Plot] A dramatized expedition in search of babasco, a jungle fish poison! Irve Tunick (writer), Rudolph Schramm (composer). |
| Historic Gems | | 1939-12-10 | [G Plot] The story of the Kohinor diamond, 'The Mountain Of Light. ' |
| Cortez the Conquerer | | 1939-12-17 | [G Plot] Cortez The Conquerer'. |
| The Story of Printing | | 1939-12-31 | [G Plot] The Old Timer' takes his grandson on an imaginary trip one hundred and fifty years into the past for a look at the New York Advertiser of Jnuary 1, 1790. What were the topics of the day back them? |
| The March of Science | | 1940-01-07 | [G Plot] A dramatization of the annual report of the Smithsonian Institution. Biology: 'The Black Widow Spider. ' Archeology: 'The Folsom Problem. ' Agriculture: 'The Water Culture Method Of Growing Plants Without Soil. ' Geology: 'Ice Ages. ' |
| The Railroads Today | | 1940-01-14 | [G Plot] The venerable 'John Bull' engine in the Smithsonian collection tells the romantic story of American rairoading. |
| Harnessing Electromagnetism | | 1940-01-21 | [G Plot] Dramatized portraits of the first scientists to discover electricity and its relationship to magnetism. |
| Volcanoes | | 1940-01-28 | [G Plot] How they work, what types are there, can an eruption be predicted? Irve Tunick (writer), Rudolph Schramm (composer). |
| The American Bison | | 1940-02-04 | [G Plot] The story of the vast herds of bison in early America, and how they were nearly made extinct by the Indians and the white men. |
| The Story of Hard Money | | 1940-02-11 | [G Plot] A drama that tells how money was invented in ancient times (Lydia, 700 B. C. ) and then in Athens. |
| The Evolution of the Typewriter | | 1940-02-18 | [G Plot] The story of C. Latham Sholes and the development of the first practical typewriter in 1867. |
| Pompeii Lives Again | | 1940-02-25 | [G Plot] A well-done dramatization of what life was like in a resort city of the Roman empire on the day Mount Etna erupted. |
| The Story of Radium | | 1940-03-03 | [G Plot] A dramatization of the discoveries of Marie and Pierre Curie, starting with Polonium and Radium. |
| The Conquest of Noise | | 1940-03-10 | [G Plot] What is sound, what is noise and how does one get rid of it? An introduction to the science of acoustics. |
| Our Changing Wildlife | | 1940-03-17 | [G Plot] A well-done dramatization about the extinction of species. |
| The Story of Pharmacy | | 1940-03-24 | [G Plot] A dramatized history of the ancient profession, starting in the far past. |
| Opening of the Far West | | 1940-03-31 | [G Plot] John Jacob Astor starts at a fur trading post on the Columbia river. An exciting adventure tale of the founding of 'Astoria. |
| American Inventions | | 1940-04-07 | [G Plot] A program in honor of the 150th anniversary of the patent office. A dramatization to show how the patent office works and how it began at the start of the republic. |
| Science in the Field | | 1940-04-14 | [G Plot] A survey of the scientific expeditions launched by the Smithsonian Institution in previous years. Adventure and danger are mixed with advances in scientific knowledge. |
| The Story of Dinosaurs | | 1940-04-21 | [G Plot] The Old Timer' and Skipper present a pageant of dinosaurs for the Ladies' Club. |
| The Story of Corn | | 1940-04-28 | [G Plot] The program tells the story of how the American colonists learned the usages and values of corn from the Indians. |
| The Old Timer | | 1940-05-05 | [G Plot] A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the postage stamp, hosted by 'The Old Timer' (who sounds like Norman Brokenshire). How the Persian king Sargon started using a royal signet seal, the start of a a postage system. How King Solomon used air mail to send love messages to the Queen Of Sheba! |
| Freer Gallery | | 1940-05-12 | [G Plot] A radio visit to the Freer Gallery Of Art in Washington, D. C. The show features a dramatized biography of James Whistler. |
| Freer Gallery | | 1940-05-12 | [G Plot] A radio visit to the Freer Gallery Of Art in Washington, D. C. The show features a dramatized biography of James Whistler. |
| Voyages of Charles Wilkes | | 1940-05-19 | [G Plot] The story of an American who discovered a continent. A well-done adventure story about an American mariner who discovered the land of Antarctica. |
| The Story of Airships | | 1940-05-26 | [G Plot] Starting with the Montgolfier Brothers, Knobenshoe narrates a dramatization of his aviation career and of his first exciting flight. The program ends with a radio ride in the airship, 'Enterprise. |
