Author's Playhouse | Old Time Radio Drama

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Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.   This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.   Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.

  1. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – A Miracle in the Rain | Old Time Radio Drama

    A Miracle in the Rain   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1944-07-29.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  2. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – A Promise to Mark | Old Time Radio Drama

    A Promise to Mark   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1943-10-13.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  3. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – At Midnight on the 31st of March | Old Time Radio Drama

    At Midnight on the 31st of March   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1943-03-31.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

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    Christmas by Injunction | O. Henry Christmas Story - Author’s Playhouse

    He has the money for a wonderful Christmas. His mining town has nobody young enough to receive it. Christmas by Injunction brings O. Henry’s comic imagination to Author’s Playhouse. In the Western town of Yellowhammer, a wealthy resident’s wish to give children a Christmas celebration meets an awkward practical problem: the town must first find a child. Good intentions become a community project, with the possibilities for misunderstanding that make O. Henry’s stories such inviting radio material. Follow the scheme as it develops and leave the surprise for the performance to reveal. This 1941 literary adaptation combines a mining-town setting with seasonal generosity, humour and an unexpected turn. It is a stand-alone story, so you can begin here without following a serial. Story: Christmas by Injunction Author: O. Henry Series: Author’s Playhouse Original broadcast: 21 December 1941 Listening themes: Christmas, generosity, Western storytelling and comic irony. Presented by Heritage Radio Vault. Follow Author’s Playhouse for more classic short stories adapted as radio drama. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  5. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – Command Performance | Old Time Radio Drama

    Command Performance   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1944-06-16.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  6. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – Cry of the Hunted | Old Time Radio Drama

    Cry of the Hunted   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1944-09-22.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  7. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – Dan Peters and Casey Jones | Old Time Radio Drama

    Dan Peters and Casey Jones   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.   Archive file date: 1943-04-21.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

  8. Oct 18

    Author's Playhouse – Flight to Arras | Old Time Radio Drama

    Flight to Arras   Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio. This instalment adapts Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.   The archive filename dates this recording 1942-10-05; a broadcast log lists the programme on 1942-10-07. The exact broadcast date is therefore left unconfirmed.   Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story   Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.   Listen next   Arch Oboler’s Plays Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.   Academy Award Theater Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.   Aunt Mary Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.   Explore more programmes Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.   Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.

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Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault.   Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.   This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.   Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.

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