Dramatic Readings
The FBI in Peace and War
The FBI in Peace and War is a crime and law-enforcement radio drama inspired by cases associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I…
Mystery Is My Hobby
Mystery Is My Hobby stars Craig Kennedy, a criminologist and amateur detective who applies scientific methods to puzzling crimes. He is join…
Pursuit
Pursuit is a radio crime drama built around investigations and the effort to track down people who have committed serious crimes. Its storie…
Stars Over Hollywood
Stars Over Hollywood is a dramatic anthology series presenting self-contained radio plays, with stories centered on personal relationships, …
Crisis
Crisis presents dramatic radio storytelling built around moments of danger, uncertainty, and difficult choices. The title suggests a program…
The Adventures of Nero Wolfe
Rex Stout’s brilliant, orchid-loving detective Nero Wolfe solves cases from the comfort of his New York brownstone, relying on sharp observa…
Diary of Fate
Diary of Fate is a dramatic radio anthology built around stories of people confronting consequential turns in their lives. The title suggest…
Nora Drake
This Is Nora Drake is a daytime radio serial centered on Nora, a young woman whose relationships and personal choices shape the unfolding st…
Orson Welles Radio Almanac
Orson Welles Radio Almanac is a variety program hosted by Orson Welles, bringing together spoken entertainment and music in a radio-magazine…
Radio Playhouse
Radio Playhouse presents dramatic stories in a radio-play format, using performed dialogue and sound to bring the action to life. The title …
Ave Maria Hour
Ave Maria Hour is a Catholic radio drama presenting stories drawn from the lives of saints and other figures in the history of the Church. I…
Night Watch Hit and Run
Night Watch is a radio drama centered on the work of a New York City police officer on the overnight shift. Through the perspective of patro…
Adventures of Philip Marlowe
In “The Indian Giver,” private detective Philip Marlowe becomes involved in a well-told tale of deception and greed, with intriguing charact…
CBS Radio Workshop
CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental anthology series that brought drama, comedy, and other forms of radio storytelling to the air. Each b…
Old Gold Comedy Theater
Old Gold Comedy Theater presents radio adaptations of popular films, bringing their stories to listeners through dramatic performances and s…
Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre brought dramatic literature to radio through vivid, carefully staged adaptations. Under the direction of Orson Welles, t…
The World's Greatest Short Stories
Charles Dickens’s “The Signalman” is a classic ghost story told through the encounter between a traveler and a railway signalman stationed i…
Radio City Playhouse
Radio City Playhouse is a dramatic radio anthology, presenting self-contained stories in which performers and sound bring each scene to life…
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy brings Chester Gould’s hard-edged comic-strip detective to radio, following the determined police investigator as he pursues crim…
Stars Over Hollywood
Stars Over Hollywood is a dramatic anthology series presenting self-contained radio plays, often built around romance, family life, and pers…