Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #837  Dr. Bolling finds out about Meta's plans for getting a divorce.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #836  Bertha and Bill argue about talking to Meta, Bertha's going to do it! Bertha and Meta have it out and accuse each other of all kinds of things, opening a great rift between them. Music added locally. Bud Collyer (announcer).

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #835  Bill tries to reach Ted after failing an assignment from him, but he cannot. Ted arrives and accuses Bill of knowing about Meta's plans, but Bill refuses to interfere anymore. Music cues added locally. George Putnam (announcer.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #834  Trudy resents Meta's coming and wants her to leave. Meta must now explain to her father and sister what she's doing and why. Papa says she's going to stay, no matter what Trudy wants! Music added locally. Lesley Woods, Jone Allison, George Putnam (announcer).

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #833  That's no stranger at the door...it's Ted! He attempts to have a reasonable discussion with Meta, but nothing will change her mind. She refuses to let Ted see Chucky!

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #832  Ted's lawyer advises him to talk to Meta, but Ted refuses. Meta and Chucky have gone to Papa's, but Chucky doesn't know why. Who is "the stranger at the door?"

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #831  Ted and his lawyer have drawn a writ to be served upon Meta. He also is going to try to take custody of Chucky! Meta however beats him to it and Ted gets the summons!

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #830  Ray and Meta have drawn up a writ to be served on Ted. Meta plans to take Chucky to her father's house.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #829 Bill and Bertha discuss Ted and Meta. Why didn't they come to the new house? Ted's been drinking again!  Lesley Woods, Jone Allison, Lyle Sudrow, George Putnam (announcer)

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #828 Ted's a real stinker! Meta's finally had enough and tells him so! He gets her so angry that she says she would kill him before giving up Chucky!  George Putnam (announcer)

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #827 Chucky is talking with Meta, and he asks her when she's going away! He also asks why she once gave him away! He refuses to tell her about the promise he made to his father. Music added locally. George Putnam (announcer).

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #826. Ray Brandon makes an appointment to see Dr. Hewitt and discusses Chucky, his foster son. Ray is told that Chucky still remembers Charlotte (Ray's wife) as his first mother! George Putnam (announcer)

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #825. Bertha's packing for the move to Beverly Hills. Bill has been to a real estate agent and finds that he's been cheated! His $50,000 bargain house isn't worth more than $30,000!.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #824. Meta meet for a drink. He asks her for some money, she tells him that she's going to divorce Ted. Ted has a chat with Chucky, preparing him for the divorce and asking him who he'd rather live with. Music added locally. Lesley Woods, Jone Allison, Bud Collyer.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #821.  The Brandons are discussing Meta, she asked lawyer Brandon to file for divorce and for sole custody of Chucky! They go on to discuss the state of their own marriage.

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #820.  Sponsored by: Duz. One of Bill's colleague's talks to Ted about Bill's drinking. Ted's lawyer doesn't understand his motives. Ted tells Bill that the marriage is in name only, and to file for divorce!

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #819.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta see Dr. Hewitt, who finally tells her his opinions, and who also says he can't testify for her. Lesley Woods, Jone Allison, Bud Collyer (announcer).

Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #818.  Sponsored by: Duz. Ted's bitten off more than he thinks he can chew with the new house. Trudy blames Meta for everyone's troubles.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #817.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta finds allies in the Brandons, who once adopted Chucky, in her struggle against Ted..

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #816.  Sponsored by: Duz. Ted and Meta have a "civilized" discussion concerning their relationship, which is most unpleasant! Meta has her recurring dream about Chucky's death, and finally realizes what Ted is trying to do.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #815.  Sponsored by: Duz. Bill refuses Ted's loan. Ted calls in a lawyer about Meta and Chucky, suggesting that Meta is an unfit mother..

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #814.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta tries to get Ross to tell her everything Dr. Hewitt said, his ethics however, prevents this. When Meta returns home to find Ted, there's a confrontation about the visit to Dr. Hewitt. Ted claims that Meta is emotionally ill.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #813.  Sponsored by: Duz. Ted returns from New York unexpectedly, and Chucky innocently reveals his visit to Dr. Hewitt. When questioned about his painting by Ted, Chucky says it isn't any good and gives up the paints that Dr. Hewitt gave him.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #812.  Sponsored by: Duz. Hewitt has formed opinions about Chucky, but he will only tell them to Dr. Bolling. He says the boy is afraid of Ted's domination and resents Meta's smothering him.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #811.  Sponsored by: Duz. Hewitt is preparing to see Chucky. He carefully observes the boy and learns a lot in a short time.

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the Days of Soap Operas with The Guiding Light.  #810.  Sponsored by: Duz. Ted's off on a very opportune business trip. Meta gets her chance to see Dr. Hewitt, which Ted has forbidden. Is Bill becoming Ted's alcoholic errand boy because he's borrowed money for a new house from him? Meta says, "don't touch it!"

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the days of soap operas with The Guiding Light.  #801.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta keeps her appointment with Ross and Dr. Hewitt, the child psychiatrist. Meta reveals that Chucky was born out of wedlock and that Ted has adopted him. Dr. Hewitt wants to see Ted.  #802 Meta tells Ted about Dr. Hewitt, which greatly angers him. Ted reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Hewitt. Chucky calls out in fear...what's wrong in the bath?

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the days of soap operas with The Guiding Light.  #801.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta keeps her appointment with Ross and Dr. Hewitt, the child psychiatrist. Meta reveals that Chucky was born out of wedlock and that Ted has adopted him. Dr. Hewitt wants to see Ted.  #802 Meta tells Ted about Dr. Hewitt, which greatly angers him. Ted reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Hewitt. Chucky calls out in fear...what's wrong in the bath?

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the days of soap operas with The Guiding Light.  #801.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta keeps her appointment with Ross and Dr. Hewitt, the child psychiatrist. Meta reveals that Chucky was born out of wedlock and that Ted has adopted him. Dr. Hewitt wants to see Ted.  #802 Meta tells Ted about Dr. Hewitt, which greatly angers him. Ted reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Hewitt. Chucky calls out in fear...what's wrong in the bath?

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Tears Of Yesteryear takes you back to the days of soap operas with The Guiding Light.  #801.  Sponsored by: Duz. Meta keeps her appointment with Ross and Dr. Hewitt, the child psychiatrist. Meta reveals that Chucky was born out of wedlock and that Ted has adopted him. Dr. Hewitt wants to see Ted.  #802 Meta tells Ted about Dr. Hewitt, which greatly angers him. Ted reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Hewitt. Chucky calls out in fear...what's wrong in the bath?

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Tears of Yesteryear presents Part 5 . The Guiding Light. #799 Ted returns from the camping trip, bringing Chucky home for a very happy Meta. Brother Bill has a man-to-man talk with Meta's husband, Ted.  Jone Allison, Lyle Sudrow, Bud Collyer (announcer).   #800 Dr. Ross Bolling calls at a bad time. What will Meta tell Ted? Meta's nightmare happens again, why does she think Chucky's going to die?

Tears Of Yesterday presents Part 3 of The Guiding Light   #797.  Charlotte surprises Ray by telling him that she'd like to adopt a child...but not a baby! Meta stops in and finds that Ted has forbidden Charlotte to see Chucky.  #798. Meta stays the night with Bill and Trudy, but she should have gone home. The sisters have a falling out...over a man! 

Tears Of Yesterday presents Part 3 of The Guiding Light  #795. . Sponsored by: Duz. Trudy and Bill are preparing for bed when Meta calls for help. What is she afraid of? #796. Sponsored by: Duz. Meta has spoken with Chucky, and he's all right. But she's still afraid of something...is she fed up with her husband?

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The brainchild of Irna Phillips, this show is based on her life experiences. When she was 19, an unmarried Irna gave birth to a still-born child. At this time, she found comfort through listening to the sermons preached by Dr. Preston Bradley, a minister of a church for the brotherhood of man. These sermons then became the backbone for the creation of her dramatic serial, The Guiding Light, 27 years later. The show originally centered around a preachers� sermons. Irna Phillips later published these sermons, and they became a best-selling book.

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The brainchild of Irna Phillips, this show is based on her life experiences. When she was 19, an unmarried Irna gave birth to a still-born child. At this time, she found comfort through listening to the sermons preached by Dr. Preston Bradley, a minister of a church for the brotherhood of man. These sermons then became the backbone for the creation of her dramatic serial, The Guiding Light, 27 years later. The show originally centered around a preachers’ sermons. Irna Phillips later published these sermons, and they became a best-selling book.

Tears of Yesteryear hosted by John March presents The Romance of Helen Trent For 7,222 episodes—more than any other radio soap opera—The Romance of Helen Trent followed the titular heroine in her valiant quest to prove "that because a woman is 35, or older, romance in life need not be over… that the romance of youth can be extended into middle life and even beyond…"

The plot lines are too involved to summarize, and the players would be a list of several dozen. In One Man's Family, the story of an entire family is the idea, and the family was headed by patriarch Henry Barbour, a stern white collar worker when the series began, and a loving, doting grandfather when it finally ended. "The show's success was due in no small part to the magnificent 27-year run. This Week Part 1 of a 3 part series about this great classic, One Man's Family from Book 78 1950. Textual research by John Marsh and audio by Dennis Humphrey