Radio & TV

Family Theater

• ORIGINAL (8 hrs and 46 mins)
• By True Boardman
• Narrated By Natalie Wood, James Cagney, Tyrone Power, and others

Father Peyton of the Holy Cross Fathers wanted to inspire his country with a radio program. Footing the expense of the show himself, he arranged for some of the biggest names in radio and film to donate their services, and for a network to provide the broadcast time. The series that resulted featured heartwarming stories for audiences nationwide. The commercial breaks were filled only with an earnest, non-sectarian appeal for family prayer, reminding listeners that "The family that prays together stays together."

Strange Puzzles: The Shadow

• ORIGINAL (8 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Edith Meiser, Walter Gibson
• Narrated By Orson Welles, Bill Johnstone, Bret Morrison, and others

Music, madness, death, and darkness face amateur criminologist Lamont Cranston and The Shadow. In the midst of the most classic of mystery motifs - from foreboding castles to frame ups - he unravels each remarkable riddle. From elusive treasure to conclusive evidence: How? Why? And, who dunnit? Let your curiosity lead you through two newly discovered Orson Welles episodes, available here for the first time since their original broadcasts in 1938 - "He Died at Twelve" and "The Black Buddha."

The Bob Edwards Show, Gregory Bellow, May 21, 2013

• ORIGINAL (57 mins)
• By Bob Edwards
• Narrated By Bob Edwards

Saul Bellow was a self-taught writer, whose prose remade American fiction in his own image and created many literary “sons” who were influenced by him. Now Bellow’s oldest biological son, Greg, has written a memoir titled, Saul Bellow’s Heart, which seeks to enlighten the world about his father’s inner life. Bob talks with Gregory Bellow about family stories, literary legacies and the man he loved and still misses today.

The World, May 21, 2013

• ORIGINAL (49 mins)
• By Lisa Mullins
• Narrated By Lisa Mullins