On the Air – Old Time Radio
All of these files are considered public domain and are freely available to anyone at archive.org and many other OTR (old time radio) websites.
I found some of the music either too catchy (stuck in my head for DAYS) or annoying. I love music from that era but not all of the Diamond City selections. I also love old radio shows, especially comedy, and especially Jack Benny. So I added them to my installation and thought I might share it. I found it a great way to stretch out the content so I don’t get too sick of the music.
If you like great comedy that has a little wit and class, you should like this mod. If you like old radio dramas and science fiction, you should like it as well. It features 2 episodes each of Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Bob Hope shows, recorded live as they were broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. You’ll hear from Frank Sinatra, Al Jolson, and the genius Mel Blanc. These shows were funny without being vulgar or dirty, and are also a great look into the popular culture of the day.
I also added 4 shows of different genres, including 2 with very lore friendly plots. You can read the program descriptions below. Also available is Orson Wells’ broadcast of “The War of the Worlds”.
The following files are replaced by the comedy version:
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_TheFiveStars_AtomBombBaby = Bob Hope – March 25, 1953 guest Mickey Rooney – atom bomb sketch
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_TexBenekeAWonderfulGuy = Bob Hope – April 8, 1947 guest Al Jolson
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_WyonieHarris_GrandmaPlaysTheNumbers = Fred Allen Show – January 6, 1946 guest Phil Baker Take it or Leave it game show sketch
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_SheldonAllman_CrawlOutThroughTheFallout = Fred Allen Show – October 28, 1945 – Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred for Slander
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_ConnieAllen_Rocket69 = Jack Benny – Jack Benny – November 10, 1946 – Jack Gets A Haircut – Trouble with The Sportsmen
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_WarrenSmith_UraniumRock = Jack Benny – December 7, 1947 – Jack Takes Violin Lessons & Goes To The Vault – Mel Blanc
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_SkeeterDavis_TheEndOfTheWorld = Jack Benny January 8, 1950 – Don flubs up his line
The following files are replaced by the Drama-SciFi-Suspense version:
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_BillyWardAndTheDominoes_SixtyMinuteMan =
1955 – X Minus One. Episode: “Hello, Tomorrow” – Following the 3rd Atomic War, the human race rebuilds civilization underground to escape the surface radiation, but over the years, lose
all tolerance for those considered “genetically inferior”.
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_TheThreeSuns_WorryWorryWorry =
early 1960s – Theater Five – episode: “House of Cards” – A family struggles to survive the aftermath of a nuclear war
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_JohnnyMercer_Personality =
March 3, 1954 – Dragnet- episode “The Big TV”
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_RoyBrown_MightyMightyMan =
March 6, 1949 – The Shadow – episode: “Unto Death Do Us Part”
“Optional” files:
MUS_RADIO_DIAMOND_DannyKaye_Civilization =
October, 30 1938- the famous broadcast of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” by Orson Wells (no relation).
This is the broadcast that sent half of the American east coast into a panic. The show was presented as a real event, with a mock news report of an alien attack which interrupts normal programming. Some listeners thought it was real, and they overreacted. This file is separate because it is unique and is one hour long.
To install: Simply extract the contents into your Fallout4/Data folder or use NMM.
To uninstall: Delete the above files, located in your Data/Sound/FX/MUS/Radio/DiamondCity folder.
In order to minimize space I converted these down to 16 bit 16 khz in wav format. No xwm converter I tried was able to convert them. I am still looking for a way to convert long duration mp3 files to xwm. My files are still large for an audio file but keep in mind that each show is around 25 minutes long. Audio quality is not going to be up to normal standards, remember these were recorded 60 or 70 years ago, and then transferred to tape who knows how many times and then converted to digital. Still, they are easy to hear.
You may not agree with the songs I replaced. If so use jonwd7’s B.A.E. – Bethesda Archive Extractor to find out the file names of songs you would prefer to replace. Then rename the file to a song you want to replace. You can also go to archive.org to find all kinds of radio shows and make your own set list.
Please let me know if you have problems!
