Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucdavis.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!ucbvax!ucdavis!ccrdave From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless) Newsgroups: net.startrek,net.tv Subject: Re: Re: longest running series Message-ID: <428@ucdavis.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 03:44:54 EDT Article-I.D.: ucdavis.428 Posted: Thu Aug 8 03:44:54 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 07:17:45 EDT References: <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> <209@utflis.UUCP> <2167@pucc-h> <113@ulose.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 16 Xref: linus net.startrek:3083 net.tv:2910 > > >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.