Unshackled

Unshackled is a radio drama series produced by Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, Illinois that first aired in 1950, the longest-running radio drama, and one of very few still in production, in the United States. The show is aired around the world in several languages. Over 2800 episodes have been produced in the show's history. Each episode is 30 minutes in length.

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Radio - Drama - Pacific Garden Mission - Chicago, Illinois - 1950

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Each episode dramatizes the testimony of someone who converted to Christianity, often involving a visit to Pacific Garden Mission or through hearing Unshackled on the radio. The show makes extensive use of electric organ for theme music and segues between scenes.

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Christianity - Electric organ - Segue

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Beginning in the 1950s, comic book versions of Unshackled stories have also been produced, and they, along with the radio shows themselves, are said to be highly influential on the works of Jack Chick. Though not nearly as harsh in tone as Chick Publications' work, Chick clearly incorporated Unshackled's self-referencing into his comics.

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1950s - Comic book - Jack Chick - Chick Publications

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