Mercury Theater

Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre company brought classic literature to radio through ambitious, hour-long dramatic adaptations. Broadcast on CBS in 1938, the series is best remembered for its famously realistic production of The War of the Worlds.

Episodes

1. 1) Dracula 1938-07-11
2. 2) Treasure Island 1938-07-18
3. 3) A Tale Of Two Cities 1938-07-25
4. 4) The Thirty Nine Steps 1938-08-01
5. 5) Three Short Stories 1938-08-08
6. 6) Abraham Lincoln 1938-08-15
7. 7) The Affairs Of Anatole 1938-08-22
8. 8) The Count Of Monte Cristo 1938-08-29
9. 9) The Man Who Was Thursday 1938-09-05
10. 10) Julius Ceasar 1938-09-11
11. 11) The Immortal Sherlock Holmes 1938-09-25
12. 12) Hell On Ice 1938-10-09
13. 13) Seventeen 1938-10-16
14. 14) Around The World In80 Days 1938-10-23
15. 15) War Of The Worlds 1938-10-30
16. 16) 2 Complete Stories 1938-11-06
17. 17) A Passenger To Bali 1938-11-13
18. 18) Pickwick Papers 1938-11-20
19. 19) The Hitch-Hiker 1946-06-21
20. 20) The Search For Henry Le Ferre 1946-07-12
21. 21) Mercury Theater Remembered 1988-01-01