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<div class='seriesDetails'>
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<section>
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<img alt='cover image' title='Adventure Ahead'
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src='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'>
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<div>
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<ul>
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<li>Adventure</li><li>Children</li>
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</ul>
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<label>Adventure Ahead</label>
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<aside>
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<span>22 episodes</span>
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<span>Aired 1944</span>
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</aside>
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</div>
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</section>
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<div class='detail'>
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<ol><li class='episode' title='Two Years Before the Mast'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00001.mp3'>
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<label>Two Years Before the Mast</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-08-05</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Story of a Bad Boy'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00003.mp3'>
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<label>The Story of a Bad Boy</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-08-19</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Inside the FBI'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00004.mp3'>
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<label>Inside the FBI</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-08-26</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Robinson Crusoe'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00005.mp3'>
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<label>Robinson Crusoe</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-09-02</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Tooth for Paul Revere'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00006.mp3'>
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<label>A Tooth for Paul Revere</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-09-09</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Toby Tyler, or 10 Weeks with a Circus'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00007.mp3'>
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<label>Toby Tyler, or 10 Weeks with a Circus</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-09-16</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Talking Drums'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00008.mp3'>
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<label>The Talking Drums</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-09-23</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Biscuit Eater'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00009.mp3'>
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<label>The Biscuit Eater</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-09-30</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Hill Lawyer'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00011.mp3'>
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<label>Hill Lawyer</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-14</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='One of the 28th'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00012.mp3'>
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<label>One of the 28th</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-21</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Greenmantle'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/adventure-ahead.jpg'
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data-series='Adventure Ahead'
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data-file='otr/adventure-ahead/00013.mp3'>
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<label>Greenmantle</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-28</span>
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</aside>
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</li></ol>
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<article><p>
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Adventure Ahead! is a captivating radio show that aired in the summer of 1944, featuring fourteen enthralling adventure novels and stories written by some of America's most prominent fiction authors. Primarily aimed at young audiences, it has a noticeably more masculine orientation, as evidenced by its absence of discernible love interests, female protagonists, or female authorities. Regardless, the program still offers captivating stories that emphasize defending freedom, both globally and domestically. Many of the stories revolve around male-oriented, "coming of age" tales that focus on themes of independence, courage, and the satisfaction of asserting one's convictions.</p><p>The show was broadcast on the NBC-Red radio network, spanning fourteen episodes in total. Adventure Ahead! offers a fascinating variety of stories that young listeners enjoyed during its run. These adventures encompass an array of scenarios, such as a boy training a runt puppy, a young lad learning about crime solving from the FBI, an orphan running away with the circus, and a boy adopted by pirates. Among other popular children's adventure radio shows of the era are Adventures of Sea Hound, Jerry at Fair Oaks, Jerry of the Circus, Speed Gibson, and Terry and the Pirates.
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</p><p>Sources:
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<a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Certified_Adventure_Ahead' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/adventure-ahead' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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