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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
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Subject: Re: Re: longest running series
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Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 03:44:54 EDT
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> > >In article <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes:
> > >>     Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series
> > >>is and how Star Trek compares with it.
> 
> If you widen the series sought to include radio, then I think the UK has
> that one too with "The Archers", broadcast every night since the late 20s
> or early 30s. I don't believe any of the original radio actors are still
> in the series, though some are still alive.

"Music and the Spoken Word", which is a religious program put
out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The
Mormons), complete with the Mormon Tabarnacle Chior, started
out as a C.B.S. radio program in I believe 1930, then later
moved to early morning Sunday T.V. .  It is the longest
running U.S. series.  It's not Trek, but it probably is
about as ancient as any series you're likely to find.