
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.
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Air Date: 1949-01-06
Ray Gardner is deep in debt and can't find work due to his ruthless ex-boss. Desperate and angry, he kills his boss a...
Air Date: 1949-03-01
A woman tries to escape her gangster husband by running away to Cuba with her new love.
Air Date: 1949-03-15
Everyone's in a tizzy over the arsenic poisoner who's still at large; police think the murder might be a woman. In th...
Air Date: 1949-03-29
Shortly after a newlywed couple board a luxury liner for their honeymoon cruise, the man vanishes along with the fort...
Air Date: 1949-04-05
A woman complains about the man upstairs, but no one has ever seen him.
Air Date: 1949-04-12
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Air Date: 1949-04-19
A woman who works the night shift begs her husband to quit her job, because she fits the description of a maniacal ki...
Air Date: 1949-04-26
Three merchant sailors and their enigmatic leader hide out at a British inn. They've been followed from India after s...
Air Date: 1949-05-03
Ernest Bowers suffers an attack of catalepsy while crossing the street, lapsing into a coma that resembles death. Bel...
Air Date: 1949-05-10
Following the sudden death of her husband, Josie marries Doc Archer, the man named beneficiary of her husband's life ...
Air Date: 1949-05-17
A talisman of great power can grant three wishes to its owner.
Air Date: 1949-05-24
A man awakens on a train with no memory of recent events. To make matters worse, a newspaper reveals he is wanted for...
Air Date: 1949-05-31
Elderly Agatha Leighton returns from a trip to find her apartment on the thirteenth floor has been robbed. As she att...
Air Date: 1949-06-07
In 1897 London, mysterious Mr. Bronson gives boarding to an attractive young woman from the streets. Hettie's purpose...
Air Date: 1949-06-14
An elderly man who's barely getting by looks for employment to continue giving his daughter the institutional help sh...
Air Date: 1949-06-21
No episode overview available.
Air Date: 1949-06-28
London is being plagued by a strangler who baffles police. Sgt. Ottermole investigates, but has a difficult time when...