28 JUN 2024 · In this episode, we feature Ceiling Unlimited starring Orson Welles. The episodes for this entire series is broken down this way: 42-11-09 Flying Fortress Written by Ranald MacDougall and Norman RostenA moving drama-documentary about the Flying Fortress aircraft and how it's winning the war. Orson has a chat with Leonardo da Vinci! The announcer refers to this as a, "trial program." 42-11-16 Air Transport Command Three old-timers discuss the latest news...including the accomplishments of a great-grand nephew in the "Air Transport Command." Did it all start with a cereal box-top? 42-11-23 The Navigator Written by Orson Welles and Milton Geiger. A young man goes from grocery clerk to navigator. 42-11-30 Wind, Sand and Stars (Burgess Meredith) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story adapted by Orson WellesGood news about the "P-38 Lightning." The program is dedicated to an aviation pioneer who was lost in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco while flying the mail. The story of his battle for survival.  42-12-14 War Workers Written by Hans ConreidAfter catching a "spy" at the Lockheed-Vega plant, Orson takes German listeners on a tour of the aircraft factory! Very well-done! 42-12-21 Gremlins Written by Lucille FletcherA portrait of Gremlins, the little demons of aviation, and how a pilot learns how to deal with them...with a bottle of cream. 42-12-28 Pan American Airlines Written by Milton Geiger 43-01-04 Anti-Submarine Patrol (Edward G. Robinson) Edward G. Robinson appears in place of Orson Welles, who is announced as being out sick. He narrates a story about a shift aboard a PB-Y amphibious aircraft, searching for German submarines, and what happens after one is located.  43-01-11 Finger in the Wind Myron Dutton's story adapted by Orson Welles. A broadcast so stirring, so beautifully written and performed, that it's easier to say nothing about it. However, it is the story of a pilot. The story title has also been called, "Finger In The Air" 43-01-18 Letter to Mother John Steinbeck's story adapted by Orson Welles. An aviator writes home to his mother and younger brother. The letter says that all is well, but mother knows what really happened. 43-01-25 Flyer Come Home With Your Wings | Mrs. James and the Pot of Tea Adaptations of John Tucker Battles' "Mrs. James and the Pot of Tea", John Steinbeck's "Flyer Come Home with Your Wings" which Welles calls "one of the best things we've had the chance to do on the air" 43-02-01 The Future Welles's final "Ceiling Unlimited" show, imagining an idealized future at La Guardia airport. 43-05-10 The Rulers Of The Earth (aka Dictators Meeting In Hell) Cast: Orson Welles (The Devil), George Coulouris (Napoleon), Pedro de Cordoba (Philip), Joe Kearns (Louis) Lou Merrill, Hans Conreid (The Kaiser); music composed and conducted by Anthony Collins

21 JUN 2024 · In this episode of Airchecks we will be featuring a short lived series of Orson Welles: This Is My Best: 45-03-13 Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad adaptationA trip up an African river...into the heart of darkness. An excellent use of radio. 45-03-20 Miss Dilly Says NoAdaptation of Theodore Pratt's "Miss Dilly Says No"Miss Dilly writes a best-selling book. Hollywood is most interested, but Miss Dilly isn't. 45-03-27 Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWalt Disney's 1937 film adapted by Robert TallmanBeware of witches bearing apples. Orson mentions that Jeanette Nolan and John McIntire are retiring from radio after tonight to raise a family.  45-04-03 Diamond as Big as the RitzAdaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novella "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.” A very strange love story involving the wealthy Mr. Washington and his diamond that was indeed, "as big as the Ritz." 45-04-10 The Master of Ballantrae (Agnes Moorehead) Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1899 novel "The Master of Ballantrae"Set in 1745 in Scotland during the Jacobite rising this is a dark and tragic story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen, whose family is torn apart. 45-04-17 I Will Not Go Back (special broadcast honoring FDR)Adaptation of Milton Geiger's poem "I Will Not Go Back"A program dedicated to "an American president who has fallen in battle." The writing is highly dramatic, but the imagery is hard to follow.  45-04-24 Anything Can HappenLighthearted drama adapted from George and Helen Papashvily's autobiographical best-seller recounting George's adventures as a recent immigrant from Soviet Georgia.  45-05-29 Babes In The Woods (Jack Benny)A Hollywood playwright and a lady cab driver become involved with an unwanted little girl in the big city. The last show of the season.

13 JUN 2024 · As a part of the tribute to Orson Welles this month, we will be featuring a sampler of The Black Museum as it was aired on Mutual, Radio Luxumbourg, and BBC: - The Bathtub - The Brass Button - The Canvas Bag - A French-English Dictionary - A Gas Receipt - The Pair of Spectacles - The Spotted Bedsheet

7 JUN 2024 · In this episode, we will be feturing Orson Welles' "Hello Americans", part 2. The following will be featured: - The Bad-Will Ambassador (December 27, 1942) - Mexico (January 10, 1943) - Feed The World (January 17,1943) - Ritmos De Las Americas No. 1 (January 3, 1943) - Ritmos De Las Americas No. 2 (January 24, 1943) - Bolivar's Idea (January 31, 1943)

31 MAY 2024 · June is the second month of dedication to Orson Welles. We will be featuring the first part of "Hello Americans": - Brazil (November 15, 1942) - Andes (November 22, 1942) - The Islands (November 29, 1942) - The Alphabet: A - C (December 6, 1942) - The Alphabet: C - S (December 13, 1942) - The Alphabet: Slavery (Abednego) to End (December 20, 1942) 

23 MAY 2024 · For May and June, we will be featuring Orson Welles in radio. In this final set of the 1944 Almanac, Orson Welles will be doing: - Marjorie Reynolds (May 31, 1944) - D-Day (June 7, 1944) - Texarkana (June 14, 1944) - Martha O'Driscoll (June 21, 1944) - Lynn Bari (June 28, 1944) - Lana Turner (July 5, 1944) - Susan Hayward (July 12, 1944) - Ruth Terry (July 19, 1944)

17 MAY 2024 · This is Part 2 of the 1944 Radio Atlas starring Orson Welles. In this episode we feature: - Betty Hutton (March 22, 1944) - Mary Boland (March 29, 1944) - Dennis Day (April 5, 1944) - Lucille Ball (May 3, 1944 AFRS) - Ann Southern (May 17, 1944) - Wilde Twins (May 24, 1944)

10 MAY 2024 · In May and June, we are featuring Orson Welles. In this week's episode, we have part 1 of Radio Almanac with Orson Welles with interviews from 1944. - Groucho Marx (January 26, 1944) - Lionel Barrymore (February 2, 1944) - Hedda Hopper (February 23, 1944) - Victor Moore (March 1, 1944) - Lucille Ball (March 8, 1944) - Charles Laughton (March 15, 1944)

3 MAY 2024 · In May and June, we will be featuring Orson Welles. In this episode is Les Miserables on the mutual Network in 1937. -  The Bishop (July 23, 1937) - Javert (July 30, 1937) - The Trial (August 6, 1937) - Cosette (August 13, 1937) - The Grave (August 20, 1937) - The Barricade (August 27, 1937) - The Finale (September 3, 1937)

19 APR 2024 · The final part of the 2 parts of the 15 episodes of The Stan Freberg Show on CBS. In this episode we feature: 7. Lone Analyst (8/25/1957) 8. Good Humor Man (9/1/1957) 9. Abominible Snowman Revisited (9/8/1957) 10. Build It Yourself Piano (9/15/1957) 11. College Football Report (9/22/1957) 12. Rocket Sled (9/29/1957) 13. All About Wolves (10/6/1957) 14. Sponsored By Freberg (10/15/1957) 15. The Last Show (The Best Of) (10/20/1957)