Sheplives

Last Summary Update: 02-04-2026

Bad Radiator - Brit Spirit - Lost Dog - Flies
Airdate: Friday - July 30, 1971

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I have here a letter that says Shepherd, for crying out loud. . .

Show Description

Salute to Three elderly English citizens who thwarted a postal holdup 15 year old boy attacked by alligator - "All I could see was teeth" Friend has a place in Florida on a canal. One night he's sitting in back yard and the neighbors dachshund wandered over by the edge of the water. There was movement in the water, a gleaming eye, and the dachshund was gone!

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		"All I could see was teeth"

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:48	Which reminds me, this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:41	Palisades Amuesment Park

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:29	Coronation March
• 11:42	Slapstix

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 03:34 ]	People		Grubbage, H.G.
• [ 24:27 ]	Plots / Story Lines		Flys in the soda bottle

Record: 4058 / ID: 19710730W4058

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	July 30, 1971 Recno: 4058	Bad Radiator - Brit Spirit - Lost Dog - Flies	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	August 15, 2006
Dustbin of History	March 18, 2020

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19710730W4058	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-04-2026	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Alan Kalish

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin

Originally thought to be August Probably earlier than August Mentions (current) August issue of Playboy June issue of Writers Digest

General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

August 15, 2006

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

NONE

Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

March 18, 2020

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 48:44

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1971 08 dd_W4058_552_2020-03-18 Bad Radiator - Brit Spirit - Lost Dog - Flies.mp3

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

Alan Kalish

Running Time: 44:07

Recordee:
55 - Alan Kalish

Inventory Name: 1971 08 dd_W4058_041-055-017a Bad Radiator - Brit Spirit - Lost Dog - Flies.mp3
Source filename: Shep 017A.mp3
Source description: SALUTE TO ENGLISH SPIRIT, SALUTE TO GARY DITHERS, DIRECTOR LOSES DOG, DATE WITH BAD RADIATOR - (Dated 1971)
Source ref number: 17a
Station: WOR

Images

Gary Hines

Running Time: 44:20

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1971 07 30_W4058_097 Soda with Flies.mp3
Source filename: 71-07-30 Soda with Flies.mp3
Source description: 8-71 dl Bad Radiator
Station: WOR

Images

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975