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This episode of Orson Welles On The Air revisits his classic broadcast from October 30, 1938, The War Of The Worlds, from The Mercury Theater On The Air. Listen to more from The Mercury Theater https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22023/owota285.mp3 Download owota285 | Subscribe | Support

On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we hear the March 21, 1952, episode of The Lives Of Harry Lime titled, Faith, Lime, And Charity. Listen to more from The Lives Of Harry Lime https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22021/owota284.mp3 Download owota284

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr32020/owota275.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear the September 13, 1946, episode from The Mercury Summer Theater titled, Scenes From King Lear. Download owota275

On today's show, we hear from the Orson Welles Radio Almanac with its July 5, 1944 episode featuring guest Lana Turner. Download owota185

We'll hear The Campbell Playhouse version of Dashiell Hammett's story, The Glass Key on today's show.  It first aired March 10, 1939. Download owota184

On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we hear from This Is My Best.  Here's the April 17, 1945 episode titled, I Will Not Go Back. Download owota183

We hear the second episode from The Lives Of Harry Lime this time.  Titled See Naples And Run, this one first aired August 10, 1951. Download owota182

On this episode, we hear from The Lux Radio Theater with their adaptation of A Tale Of Two Cities.  This episode aired March 26, 1945. Download owota181

We hear from The Campbell Playhouse on today's show with June Moon, their episode from March 24, 1940.  This one features Jack Benny alongside Mr. Welles. Download owota180

We revisit The Lives Of Harry Lime this time, and hear the first episode of that series.  Titled Too Many Crooks, this story first aired August 3, 1951. Download owota179

We hear from Hello Americans on the show this time.  Produced between November 1942 and January 1943, this CBS series was meant to help relations between the America's during World War II.  Here is Introduction To Brazil, from November 15, 1942. Download owota178

We hear from Ceiling Unlimited this time, a wartime series Welles helmed for the first 13 episodes.  This episode, titled Dictators Meeting In Hell, aired May 10, 1943. Download owota177

We hear from the Columbia Workshop for our dose of Welles this week.  From April 11, 1937, here is The Fall Of The City. Download owota176

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota274.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we'll revisit The Lives Of Harry Lime for its episode from February 29, 1952, Hyacinth Patrol. Download owota274

On this episode we'll hear an adaptation by Mercury Theater On The Air of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps.  This program first aired August 1, 1938. The audio quality isn't fantastic on this one, so if you're a stickler for that you might want to skip it. Download owota175

More from the Orson Welles Radio Almanac this time with an episode appropriate for this Memorial Day weekend.  Here is the episode from June 7, 1944 simply titled, D-Day Program. Download owota174

We hear from the Orson Welles Radio Almanac this week.  This was a short lived series of 13 episodes produced in 1944.  Here is the second episode, featuring guest Lionel Barrymore.  It aired February 2, 1944. Download owota173

On this episode, we'll hear the first of four consecutive shows Welles did for Suspense.  The Most Dangerous Game first aired September 23, 1945. Download owota172

On this episode we hear from This Is My Best with another Welles adaptation of Heart Of Darkness.  This one aired March 13, 1945.  The story was also adapted by Welles for the Mercury Theater, and Campbell Playhouse. Download owota171

We'll hear the final episode from The Lives Of Harry Lime on today's show.  First broadcast July 25, 1952, here is Greek Meets Greek. Download owota170

On this episode, we'll hear from The Mercury Summer Theater Of The Air with King Lear.  This episode first aired September 13, 1946.  This was the last episode of the last incarnation of the Mercury Theater. Download owota169

This week, more classic Welles in The Campbell Playhouse.  We'll hear The Green Goddess, which first aired February 10, 1939. Download owota168

On this episode we'll one of a handful of appearances Orson Welles made on Suspense.  This one, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost Special, first aired September 30, 1943. Download owota167

We hear again from The Lives Of Harry Lime on today's show.  The Blue Caribou first aired July 18, 1952.  This is the second to last episode of the series. Download owota166  

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota273.mp3 A story from The Campbell Playhouse this time. Here's their episode from June 2, 1939, titled, Victoria Regina. Download owota273

On this episode, we hear from The Lives Of Harry Lime with, Honeymoon.  This one first aired July 11, 1952. Download owota165  

On this episode we'll hear The Campbell Playhouse with their adaptation of the Alexander Dumas story, The Count Of Monte Cristo.   This one first aired October 1, 1939. Download owota164  

We hear from The Lives Of Harry Lime this time, and its 49th episode titled, Paris Is Not The Same.  This one first aired July 4, 1952. Download owota163

More from The Lives Of Harry Lime on today's show.  We'll hear the 48th of 52 episodes created for this series.  It's titled, The Hard Way, and first aired June 27, 1952. Download owota162

This episode features two of the commentaries Welles did for ABC radio in 1946.  Included are the July 28, 1946 and August 4, 1946 commentaries.  The first is titled Affidavit of Isaac Woodard, and the second is The Peacemakers. Download owota161

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota272.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we visit The Black Museum for their story from September 30, 1952, The Champagne Glass. Download owota272 Care to support Relic Radio? Visit donate.relicradio.com for more information. Thanks!

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota271.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear from The Campbell Playhouse with their production of Dinner At Eight. This episode originally aired February 18, 1940. Download owota271

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota270.mp3 On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear Welles' appearance on The War Chest Program. This episode aired sometime in 1945. Download owota270

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12020/owota269.mp3 On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear from The Lives Of Harry Lime and its episode from February 22, 1952, It's In The Bag. Download owota269

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota268.mp3 On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear The Mercury Summer Theater's production of The Hitch-Hiker. This episode aired June 21, 1946. Download owota268

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota267.mp3 Another visit to The Black Museum for this episode of Orson Welles On The Air. This time we'll hear The Faded Tartan Scarf, a story that originally aired sometime in 1952. Download owota267

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota266.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we hear from The Campbell Playhouse with their story from November 19, 1939, The Garden Of Allah. Download owota266

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22021/owota283.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness. Produced for This Is My Best, this story originally aired March 13, 1945. Download owota283

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota265.mp3 It's The Lives Of Harry Lime on this episode of Orson Welles On The Air. Here's his story from February 15, 1952, The Dead Candidate. Download owota265

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota264.mp3 We'll hear from the Orson Welles Radio Almanac on this episode of Orson Welles On The Air. This episode aired February 16, 1944, and features guest Robert Benchley. Download owota264  

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota263.mp3 On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear Life With Adam. This episode of The Mercury Summer Theater Of The Air was first heard July 19, 1946. Download owota263

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12019/owota262.mp3 This episode of Orson Welles On The Air features the February 8, 1952, episode from The Lives Of Harry Lime. Here is, Earl On Troubled Waters. Download owota262

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12018/owota261.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we hear from a series Welles hosted in the early 1950's called The Black Museum. From that series here's their story, The Raincoat. Download owota261

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12018/owota260.mp3 We hear again from The Campbell Playhouse for this installment of Orson Welles On The Air. This is the May 26, 1939 episode titled, The Things We Have. Download owota260

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12018/owota259.mp3 This episode of Orson Welles On The Air features The Alphabet Islands from Hello, Americans.  It was first heard December 6, 1942. Download owota259

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12018/owota258.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear The Dark Enchantress from The Lives Of Harry Lime.  This story was originally broadcast February 1, 1952. Download owota258

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22017/owota257.mp3 On this episode, Orson Welles guests on The Rudy Vallee Show for his May 8, 1941, broadcast titled, What's What In Kilowatt. Download owota257

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22017/owota256.mp3 We visit The Black Museum on this episode of Orson Welles On The Air.  Here is The Jack Handle, their story from February 12, 1952. Download owota256

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12021/owota282.mp3 This time on Orson Welles On The Air, we join Orson as he hosts The Black Museum. We'll hear A Can Of Week Killer, originally broadcast on April 8, 1952. Download owota282

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr22017/owota255.mp3 On this episode of Orson Welles On The Air, we'll hear Hell On Ice.  This broadcast of The Mercury Theater On The Air originally aired on October 10, 1938. Download owota255