Battle Road: The Epic Saga of April 19, 1775

by Jerry Robbins, Colonial Radio Theatre Company

Paul Revere's midnight ride, "one if by land, two if by sea", "the shot heard 'round the world", the battles at Lexington and Concord...If ever a single day has been woven in myth and legend, it is the 19th of April, 1775. From the lanterns in Old North Church to that famous midnight ride, these events have taken on a storybook mystique. In actuality, it was far from it. It took more nerve than most of us can imagine to be holding a musket on that chilly April dawn...or to be riding at break-neck speed in the dead of night raising the alarm, knowing full well that mounted patrols were on the same road looking for you! Hear it as it was, there is no glossed over legend here.

1 pages, Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Jerry Robbins is a playwright, and has written many radio shows. He is producer, director and Writer for the Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air.

The Co-founder of the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, Jerry has produced over 240 Radio Plays. Some of his titles include the recently released Captain Blood, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ogle Award, Golden Headset Award), A Charles Dickens Christmas, Gettysburg, Treasure Island, Yankee Clipper, The Wonderful World of Oz (Parents Choice Award), Toby Tyler, and Little Big Horn. He also hosts The Colonial Radio Theatre Program which is heard Monday thru Friday on XM Satellite Radio’s Sonic Theatre. His western series Powder River is now being heard in 80 radio markets across the country as part of IMAGINATION THEATER, and is also heard on XM, and all four seasons are now available from Blackstone Audio. He has just completed the audio production of the acclaimed Broadway Play BARRYMORE, by William Luce. Mr. Luce adapted the play for audio especially for Colonial Radio.In 2006 he started a collaboration with legendary author Ray Bradbury, dramatizing some of his classic stories as radio plays. The first, DANDELION WINE, won the Ogle Award for Best Fantasy Production of 2006. This was followed by SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Ogle Winner, 2007), and the soon to be released THE HALLOWEEN TREE. He recently completed recording BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR ROBOT starring Star Treks Walter Koenig. He has been a guest on "The Jordan Rich Show" on WBZ Radio in Boston, and "The Diane Chapman Show" in Los Angeles, CA. Colonial's productions are released by Blackstone Audio, and GDL Multimedia.