Tonight we come not only to the conclusion of Donavan's Brain but also of this year's edition of the Spooktacular as well.…
Orson Welles had appeared on Suspense several times (possibly most famously in Lucille Fletcher's The Hitch-Hiker) when he took to the mic for Donovan's Brain.…
I wrap up this year's Spooktacular with one of my favorite scary radio tales of all time. It's Donovan's Brain, starring Orson Welles, on Suspense.…
Enjoy the classic Mercury Theater on the Air radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds from 1938.…
Turn out the lights and give a listen to The Hitch-Hiker from Suspense as it aired on September 2nd, 1942.…
Let's wrap up this year's Spooktacular with what is possibly the most famous radio broadcast of all time: Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the Air players' adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells' tale The War of the Worlds.…
Mercury's War of the Worlds moves the original H.G. Wells tale from England to the United States but the results remain the same as humanity struggles to survive the Martian onslaught.…
Talk about an episode which has nearly everything - Orson Welles; A script by Lucille Fletcher; Atmospheric (and unusually minimal) sound effects. The Hitch-Hiker, which is spelled in the style of the day, is surely one of my favorite old time radio scripts and just might keep you guessing until the…
I always point out my favorite radio performer was the indomitable Orson Welles. It’s more than likely we’ll be hearing from Mr. Welles more than once this month but I wanted to share Welles’ earliest starring turn, as Dracula (among other characters from the classic novel), for his Mercury Theater …
Had a bit of an issue yesterday so I had to play tech support guru for my mother's computer so I didn't get the latest OTR Double Dip out there but that's remedied today...You can't have a discussion of old time radio without including Orson Welles in the discussion. Not did the actor portray th…
It wouldn't be Halloween without one of our patented specials! The reviews are a bit light this time around but there's plenty of spooky fun as we review A Touch of Evil from Flying Frog Productions and Three Kings and Heroes of the Sea for Achtung! Cthulhu by Modipius. Elliott shares a true ghost s…
