http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles Old Time Radio Featuring Orson Welles Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:16:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week we'll hear from The Black Museum.  Welles hosted this show during its January to December run in 1952.  This was the ninth episode of the series, titled The Canvas Bag. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota43.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/08/24/ow43-the-canvas-bag/ This week we'll hear another fine episode from Suspense starring Orson Welles.  This one is based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and it's titled The Lost Special.  This show first aired September 30, 1943. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota42.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/08/16/ow42-the-lost-special/ This week our serving of Welles comes from The Campbell Playhouse.  From February 10, 1939 we'll hear The Green Goddess. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota41.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/08/10/ow41-the-green-goddess/ This week we'll continue our replay of The Lives Of Harry Lime.  Today's episode, titled Work Of Art, first aired September 28, 1951. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota40.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/08/02/ow40-the-lives-of-harry-lime-9/ This week we'll hear again from the Orson Welles Radio Almanac.  This episode first aired July 5, 1944, and features special guest Lana Turner. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota39.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/07/26/ow39-orson-welles-radio-almanac/ This week we'll hear another episode from Suspense that starred Orson Welles.  This one is titled The Dark Tower, and first aired May 4, 1944.  Thanks Ash for the heads up on this one! [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota38.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/07/19/ow38-the-dark-tower/ This week we'll hear a performance of the Lux Radio Theater, and their version of the classic A Tale Of Two Cities.  This episode of Lux first aired March 26, 1945. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota37.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/07/13/ow37-a-tale-of-two-cities/ This week we'll hear an episode from The Columbia Workshop.  The Fall Of The City first aired April 11, 1937.  Welles is joined in this show by Burgess Meredith and 300 students for this production of Archibald Macleish's story. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota36.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/07/05/ow36-the-fall-of-the-city/ This week we hear again from The Mercury Theater On The Air.  The story, The Man Who Was Thursday, was adapted from the novel by G.K. Chesterton, who Welles admired.  The radio show first aired September 5, 1938. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota35.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/06/28/ow35-man-who-was-thursday/ Sorry for the delay getting this one out.  This week we'll hear again from The Orson Welles Radio Almanac, a variety show from the 1940's.  This one features special guest Lucille Ball, and first aired March 8, 1944. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota34.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/06/24/ow34-orson-welles-radio-almanac/ Our featured story this week comes again from The Lives Of Harry Lime.  This series aired two years after the film The Third Man, where the character was introduced.  This is the eighth of 52 episodes tiled Rogue's Holiday.  It first aired September 21, 1951. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota33.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/06/14/ow33-lives-of-harry-lime-8/ This week we feature another episode of The Shadow with Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow.  This episode is titled The Firebug, and first aired June 19, 1938. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota32.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/06/07/ow32-the-firebug/ This week we have another offering from The Campbell Playhouse. We'll hear The Glass Key, taken from a novel by Dashiell Hammett who also created the Sam Spade and Thin Man characters. The novel, said to be one of Hammett's favorites, was first published in 1931. Our ... http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/05/31/ow31-the-glass-key/ The Mercury Summer Theater would be the last appearance on radio of the Mercury Theater. This series consisted of 15 half hour shows, from those we’ll hear The Apple Tree from September 6, 1946. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota30.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/05/24/ow30-the-apple-tree/ This week we'll hear again from This Is My Best and Orson Welles month long contribution, before getting fired,  to that show.  We'll hear I Will Not Go Back which first aired April 17, 1945. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota29.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/05/17/ow29-i-will-not-go-back/ This week we continue our replay of The Lives Of Harry Lime with episode 7.  This one is titled Love Affair first aired September 14, 1951. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota28.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/05/10/ow28-lives-of-harry-lime-7/ It's another visit from The Shadow this week.  We'll hear Murders In Wax, which first aired July 24, 1938.  Sorry, I didn't get a chance to record an opening for this one.  Back to normal next week! [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota27.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/05/04/ow27-murders-in-wax/ This week we'll hear another episode of Suspense with guest star Orson Welles.  This episode it titled Lazarus Walks and first aired October 19, 1943. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota26.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/04/26/ow26-lazarus-walks-by-suspense/ The Mercury Summer Theater would be the last appearance on radio of the Mercury Theater.  This series consisted of 15 half hour shows, from those we'll hear The Count Of Monte Cristo from June 14, 1946. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota25.mp3] Download  http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/04/19/ow25-mercury-summer-theater/ This week we revisit the Orson Welles Radio Almanac.  Airing between January and July of 1944, the show only produced thirteen shows.  This is the second episode and features special guest Lionel Barrymore.  It aired February 2, 1944. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota24.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/04/12/ow24-orson-welles-radio-almanac/ The adventures of Harry Lime continue on this episode with the sixth installment. The Bohemian Star first aired September 7, 1951. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota23.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/04/06/ow23-the-lives-of-harry-lime-6/ This week we'll hear another episode from The Campbell Playhouse. This episode, titled The Bad Man, first aired May 19, 1939. For more old time radio, check out Relic Radio! [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota22.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/03/29/ow22-the-bad-man/ Produced in London, and then airing on the Mutual Network, The Black Museum featured Orson Welles as host and narrator for it's 52 episode run.  It aired from January to December 1952.  We'll hear The Straight Razor. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota21.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/03/23/ow21-the-black-museum/ This week we'll hear from Orson Welles as The Shadow.  Welles first played the character during the fourth season of the show, between 1937-1938.  This episode is titled Hounds In The Hills, and first aired February 20, 1938. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota20.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/03/15/ow20-hounds-in-the-hills/ This week we'll continue the adventures of Harry Lime with The Lives Of Harry Lime. This is the fifth episode titled Voodoo, it first aired August 31, 1951. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.audiotx.net/owota19.mp3] Download http://show.vintagemedia.net/orsonwelles/2008/03/08/ow19-voodoo/