# Orson Welles

Heard 1940–1946. 21 episodes.



## Sets

- Orson Welles Collection 1946-08-16 Abednego, the Slave Trader (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/02873e60-15ca-4894-b3c8-c3fcf2e9e757
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-06-05 Jane Eyre (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/15cc2f79-4514-4c37-8419-1266adbea650
- Orson Welles Collection 1941-09-15 Jiminy Cricket (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/4b704817-d91b-4c71-99e3-4e1086c91237
- Orson Welles Collection 1945-03-26 A Tale of Two Cities: At the Guillotine (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/5a671241-4e93-45cb-af99-525d1dd00182
- Orson Welles Collection 1943-04-11 Jack Benny Returns (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/6b276b0a-1bc0-4aa0-9d28-07bfede9c255
- Orson Welles Collection 1946-08-02 The Golden Honeymoon (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/6f04d347-8ecd-4b81-959f-7819c0a07af9
- Orson Welles Collection 1943-03-28 Orson Welles Subs for Jack Benny (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/778f3eb1-e034-4c4c-94ab-9b709e3a6eaf
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-09-01 Break of Hearts, Part 2 of 2: Conclusion (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/79019522-ce2b-49a7-8554-6564e6e64a0c
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-02-02 Lionel Barrymore on the Almanac (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/816d2900-cf8f-4e9c-b93e-bc03f049b4a2
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-10-29 Bergen and Mccarthy Halloween Guest Orson Welles (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/882f6930-d813-49e4-a1e5-f60ee0b74518
- Orson Welles Collection 1945-03-26 Lux Radio Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/ad7d8539-c8a1-4edf-ba54-8680eeb7a5a3
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-09-01 Break of Hearts, Part 1 of 2 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/ae5ca410-fe8d-4a6a-af22-86210a0351e5
- Orson Welles Collection 1940-10-28 H. G. Wells Meets Orson Welles (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/b5914eed-49a4-424a-9add-f5df75a79333
- Orson Welles Collection 1942-01-19 My Little Boy (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/c02541f1-bb36-4384-8b60-7d5f5497e2d2
- Orson Welles Collection 1943-03-21 Jack Visits Orson Welles (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/d3162d19-5e02-4ab7-8ccf-3b991aea33e6
- Orson Welles Collection 1946-08-09 Hell on Ice (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/ecbcd64b-3cfc-4741-9b65-d30c17716c90
- Orson Welles Collection 1942-12-01 Wilbur Brown, Habitat: Brooklyn (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/efa18c59-d666-4534-bb26-ffbfe01e245f
- Orson Welles Collection 1942-01-12 The Apple Tree (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/f05fe1ad-2453-4a85-826c-4a8d636203ac
- Orson Welles Collection 1940-03-17 Dramatic Lessons from Orson (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/f10ce164-e348-40f8-ac46-c1b992451d47
- Orson Welles Collection 1942-06-28 Jane Eyre (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/fb2f7b53-2424-4840-98a2-3cc046310234
- Orson Welles Collection 1944-01-26 Groucho Marx on the Almanac (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/fc15ea30-d88f-4cce-9b2a-50260f829499

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Jack Benny Takes Dramatic Lessons From Orson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/88269b052421), aired 17 March 1940 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/f10ce164-e348-40f8-ac46-c1b992451d47/orson_welles_collection_xxxx-xx-xx_jb400317_jack_benny_takes_dramatic_lessons_from_orson%20-%204caaadcced09d2e3.mp3
1. [H.G.Wells Meets Orson Welles (7min.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/ebd89678e134), aired 28 October 1940 (7:26): https://archive.org/download/b5914eed-49a4-424a-9add-f5df75a79333/orson_welles_collection_1940-10-28_ktsa_40_10_28_h_g_wells_meets_orson_welles_7min%20-%2069c9ec17a19243b6.mp3
1. [Theatre Jimminy Cricket](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/40d96888dfb6), aired 15 September 1941 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/4b704817-d91b-4c71-99e3-4e1086c91237/orson_welles_collection_xxxx-xx-xx_ow410915_orson_welles_theatre_jimminy_cricket%20-%20acf4a4cd93cf2865.mp3
1. [The Apple Tree](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/2c0ddc0ba913), aired 12 January 1942 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/f05fe1ad-2453-4a85-826c-4a8d636203ac/orson_welles_collection_1942-01-12_lady_esther_42_01_12_the_apple_tree%20-%20dba555a9ecac8c93.mp3
1. [My Little Boy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/5dc876aedcf3), aired 19 January 1942 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/c02541f1-bb36-4384-8b60-7d5f5497e2d2/orson_welles_collection_1942-01-19_lady_esther_42_01_19_my_little_boy%20-%20299acc3decd9e6ef.mp3
1. [Jane Eyre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/ca1ecdce997b), aired 28 June 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/fb2f7b53-2424-4840-98a2-3cc046310234/orson_welles_collection_xxxx-xx-xx_ow420628_mercury_summer_theatre_jane_eyre%20-%206c680d20cf60956c.mp3
1. [Wilbur Brown, Habitat: Brooklyn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/632636312531), aired 1 December 1942 (9:50): https://archive.org/download/efa18c59-d666-4534-bb26-ffbfe01e245f/orson_welles_collection_1942-12-01_lady_esther_42_12_01_wilbur_brown_habitat_brooklyn_part%20-%20d64131c10d385691.mp3
1. [Jack Visits Orson Welles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/e2054542368e), aired 21 March 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/d3162d19-5e02-4ab7-8ccf-3b991aea33e6/orson_welles_collection_xxxx-xx-xx_jb430321_jack_visits_orson_welles%20-%20867cfd93e4d21ec0.mp3
1. [Subs for Jack Benny](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/63b61440896e), aired 28 March 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/778f3eb1-e034-4c4c-94ab-9b709e3a6eaf/orson_welles_collection_xxxx-xx-xx_jb430328_orson_subs_for_jack%20-%206cc3c5f3c2e213d7.mp3
1. [Jack Benny Returns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/aa52fbb0ea94), aired 11 April 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/6b276b0a-1bc0-4aa0-9d28-07bfede9c255/d09e4c05fad2029aa909ea74fd35b2cabfb7fce1dcc992f30fd58a3d4ab6cc88.mp3
1. [Groucho Marx on the Almanac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/4473a9724f99), aired 26 January 1944 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/fc15ea30-d88f-4cce-9b2a-50260f829499/2760f69e4296a1880282cae5ef217ff7eb4915b5812e10d0c4e0e5c58755da88.mp3
1. [Lionel Barrymore on the Almanac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/176dbf620620), aired 2 February 1944 (25 min): https://archive.org/download/816d2900-cf8f-4e9c-b93e-bc03f049b4a2/f6272c46d9bc191f8f3d85667d6f9108dc4ddc4c519b31c211ac96afe40bc1ff.mp3
1. [Jane Eyre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/8ff52e578b09), aired 5 June 1944 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/15cc2f79-4514-4c37-8419-1266adbea650/0cc2d9fbe1cfcc28605125aff1260fbfc1a2980cfc8205a3c000fe3b88d22739.mp3
1. [Break of Hearts, Part 2 of 2: Conclusion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/9f1809144a2b), aired 1 September 1944 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/79019522-ce2b-49a7-8554-6564e6e64a0c/7d7fe5c72bab2421695807472bdbdca6e6ad3372f323261ecb7d00e57be1443f.mp3
1. [Break of Hearts, Part 1 of 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/b9683e5c9d36), aired 1 September 1944 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/ae5ca410-fe8d-4a6a-af22-86210a0351e5/9bef11838ec58c57f2b8b74c0a8880e42e4e0b0193004a9d26f996f9ff4971ab.mp3
1. [Bergen and Mccarthy Halloween Guest Orson Welles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/21f03cd837ff), aired 29 October 1944 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/882f6930-d813-49e4-a1e5-f60ee0b74518/8a96d49cc116c305cb6e23d46b41889c88d08112623030bc5c6a38baf3a4fe25.mp3
1. [Lux Radio Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/8cf639a88f21), aired 26 March 1945 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/ad7d8539-c8a1-4edf-ba54-8680eeb7a5a3/8ca039dbb98d9b85be041cf532a8261edfc3f166ab0fd51b66463508daef596b.mp3
1. [A Tale of Two Cities: At the Guillotine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/05291682a473), aired 26 March 1945 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/5a671241-4e93-45cb-af99-525d1dd00182/ab6cb5525c422157c87c1bde3492adcf708ca53efc0e9cc1cc85af2fcb35ac61.mp3
1. [The Golden Honeymoon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/81830b7cc797), aired 2 August 1946 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/6f04d347-8ecd-4b81-959f-7819c0a07af9/bd1dfe1ee8549ae3d421506f2c5c582706902e47d81e976a046d95417ac70ba4.mp3
1. [Hell on Ice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/7d01785aaf86), aired 9 August 1946 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/ecbcd64b-3cfc-4741-9b65-d30c17716c90/ea1f357ef1e3c8089b71dfe73bb594ceb9d186ae55b6aea46f9c532da0f05f42.mp3
1. [Merc Summ. Theat. Abendego](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/orson-welles/83af0a1ee7cc), aired 16 August 1946 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/02873e60-15ca-4894-b3c8-c3fcf2e9e757/ffab0b96b8cca3e402a65003a52786b29c9a07a0dfbad9ec8800f750322ba3fe.mp3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

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