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Weird Circle

Heard
1943–1947
Episodes
158

THE WEIRD CIRCLE

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The Weird Circle was a 30-minute, syndicated, supernatural/fantasy series that ran from 1943 through 1945. There were 78 episodes produced. The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. The show obviously had a low production budget: though the show was aided by selections from famous book authors, it lacked recognizable voice actors. Produced from facilities in New York City, the show drew upon the acting talent there. One of the more unusual aspects of the show was that there was no music, other than between scenes. Some have claimed that this lack of music helps to keep the show from being 'dated' and it remains fresh to this day. From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

Episodes, in broadcast order page 1 of 2

  1. The House and the Brain

    · 26 min

  2. Fall of the House of Usher

    · No. 1 · 26 min

  3. The House & the Brain

    · No. 2 · 26 min

  4. The Vendetta

    · No. 3 · 25 min

  5. Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    · No. 4 · 25 min

  6. Declared Insane

    · No. 5 · 25 min

  7. A Terribly Strange Bed

    · No. 6 · 25 min

  8. What Was It

    · No. 7 · 25 min

  9. Knight's Bridge Mystery

    · No. 8 · 25 min

  10. The Horla

    · No. 9 · 25 min

  11. William Wilson

    · No. 10 · 25 min

  12. Passion in the Desert

    · No. 11 · 25 min

  13. Matao Falcon

    · No. 12 · 25 min

  14. The Man Without a Country

    · No. 13 · 25 min

  15. Dr Manette's Manuscript

    · No. 14 · 27 min

  16. The Great Plague

    · No. 15 · 27 min

  17. Expectations of an Heir

    · No. 16 · 25 min

  18. The Hand

    · No. 17 · 24 min

  19. Jane Eyre

    · No. 18 · 24 min

  20. Murders in the Rue Morgue

    · No. 19 · 25 min

  21. The Lifted Veil

    · No. 20 · 25 min

  22. The Feast of Redgauntlet

    · 27 min

  23. The 415 Express

    · No. 21 · 24 min

  24. A Terrible Night

    · No. 22 · 26 min

  25. The Tell-tale Heart

    · No. 23 · 27 min

  26. The Niche of Doom

    · No. 24 · 27 min

  27. The Heart of Ethan Brand

    · No. 25 · 26 min

  28. Frankenstein

    · No. 26 · 25 min

  29. Feast of the Red Gauntlet

    · No. 27 · 27 min

  30. The Murder of the Little Pig

    · No. 28 · 28 min

  31. The Spectre of Tappington

    · No. 29 · 26 min

  32. The Strange Judgement

    · No. 30 · 25 min

  33. Wuthering Heights

    · No. 31 · 27 min

  34. The Curse of the Mantle

    · No. 32 · 24 min

  35. The Cask of Amontillado

    · No. 33 · 29 min

  36. The Rope of Hair

    · No. 34 · 25 min

  37. Falkland

    · No. 35 · 26 min

  38. The Trial for Murder

    · No. 36 · 26 min

  39. The Werewolf

    · No. 37 · 29 min

  40. The Old Nurse's Story

    · No. 38 · 28 min

  41. The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

    · No. 39 · 30 min

  42. The Dream Woman

    · No. 40 · 29 min

  43. The Phantom Picture

    · No. 41 · 26 min

  44. The Ghost Touch

    · No. 42 · 26 min

  45. The Bell Tower

    · No. 43 · 25 min

  46. The Evil Eye

    · No. 44 · 26 min

  47. The Mark of the Plague

    · No. 45 · 26 min

  48. The Queer Client

    · No. 46 · 26 min

  49. The Burial of Roger Malvin

    · No. 47 · 27 min

  50. The Love Potion

    · No. 48 · 25 min

  51. Mad Monkton

    · No. 49 · 26 min

  52. The Returned

    · No. 50 · 25 min

  53. The Executioner

    · No. 51 · 26 min

  54. Rapacini's Daughter

    · No. 52 · 25 min

  55. The Wooden Ghost

    · No. 53 · 27 min

  56. Last Days of a Condemned Man

    · No. 54 · 25 min

  57. The Warning

    · No. 55 · 25 min

  58. The Doll

    · No. 56 · 25 min

  59. The Diamond Lens

    · No. 57 · 25 min

  60. The History of Dr John Faust

    · No. 58 · 25 min

  61. The Duel Without Honor

    · No. 59 · 26 min

  62. The Specter Bride

    · No. 60 · 26 min

  63. The Tapestry Horse

    · No. 61 · 25 min

  64. The River Man

    · No. 62 · 25 min

  65. The Ancient Mariner

    · No. 63 · 25 min

  66. The Oblong Box

    · No. 64 · 24 min

  67. The Mysterious Bride

    · No. 65 · 25 min

  68. The Thing in the Tunnel

    · No. 66 · 27 min

  69. The Moonstone

    · No. 67 · 25 min

  70. The Pistol Shot

    · No. 68 · 24 min

  71. The Possessive Dead

    · No. 69 · 25 min

  72. The Goblet

    · No. 70 · 25 min

  73. The Case of Monsieur Valdemar

    · No. 71 · 25 min

  74. The Shadow

    · No. 72 · 25 min

  75. The Bride of Death

    · No. 73 · 26 min

  76. Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde

    · No. 74 · 25 min

  77. The Red Hand

    · No. 75 · 25 min

  78. The Haunted Hotel

    · No. 76 · 25 min

  79. Markheim

    · No. 77 · 25 min

  80. The Black Parchment

    · No. 78 · 25 min

  81. The Fall of the House of Usher

    No date given · No. 1 · 27 min

  82. The House and the Brain

    No date given · No. 2 · 26 min

  83. The Vendetta

    No date given · No. 3 · 25 min

  84. Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    No date given · No. 4 · 25 min

  85. Declared Insane

    No date given · No. 5 · 25 min

  86. A Terribly Strange Bed

    No date given · No. 6 · 25 min

  87. What Was It

    No date given · No. 7 · 25 min

  88. 4x xx xx ep08 Knight's Bridge Mystery

    No date given · No. 8 · 25 min

  89. The Horla

    No date given · No. 9 · 25 min

  90. William Wilson

    No date given · No. 10 · 25 min

  91. Passion in the Desert

    No date given · No. 11 · 25 min

  92. Mateo Falcone

    No date given · No. 12 · 25 min

  93. The Man Without a Country

    No date given · No. 13 · 25 min

  94. 4x xx xx ep14 Dr Manette's Manuscript

    No date given · No. 14 · 26 min

  95. The Great Plague

    No date given · No. 15 · 27 min

  96. Expectations of an Heir

    No date given · No. 16 · 25 min

  97. The Hand

    No date given · No. 17 · 25 min

  98. Jane Eyre

    No date given · No. 18 · 24 min

  99. Murders in the Rue Morgue

    No date given · No. 19 · 26 min

  100. The Lifted Veil

    No date given · No. 20 · 25 min

Where it comes from 4

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. Weird Circle - Single Episodes

    Old Time Radio Researchers · Old Time Radio Researchers Group · 78 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  2. Weird_Circle_otr

    Old Time Radio · 78 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    Uploader’s mark: Public domain (Creative Commons dedication): Marked Public domain (Creative Commons dedication) by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it.

  3. Weird Circle 44 1 15 The Feast Of Red Gauntlet

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  4. The Weird Circle 43 7 15 The House And The Brain

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

8 more sets hold only episodes played here from a set above.

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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