Summertime - Radio Drama Collection

The Devil in the Summer House - John Dickson Carr - Suspense
One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

After Many a Summer Dies the Swan - Aldous Huxley - New Theater
The action revolves around a few characters brought together by a Hollywood millionaire, Jo Stoyte. Each character represents a different attitude toward life. Stoyte, in his sixties and conscious of his mortality, is desperate to stave off death

Summer and Smoke - Tennessee Williams - Best Plays
Summer and Smoke is set in Glorious Hill, Mississippi, from the "turn of the century through 1916, and centers on Alma Winemiller, a highly strung, unmarried minister's daughter, and the romance that nearly blossoms between her and John Buchanan Jr., a wild, undisciplined young doctor who grew up next door.

The Apple Tree - Mercury Summer Theater of the Air - John Galsworthy - Orson Welles
"She is like a flower, like a wild flower that you come upon unexpectedly in the woods." "The Apple Tree" is a 1916 short story by John Galsworthy

The Birds - Herbert Marshall - Daphne du Maurier - The Summer Theater
In a small Cornish seaside town in early December, wounded war veteran Nat Hocken is working part-time for a farm owner when he notices a large number of birds behaving strangely along the peninsula where his family lives. He attributes this to a recent cold snap and the sudden arrival of winter. That night, Nat hears a tapping on his bedroom window and encounters a bird that pecks his hand, causing him to bleed. As the night progresses he encounters more birds, especially those flocking into his children's room, but the birds leave at dawn.

The Summer People - CBS Radio Mystery Theater
While searching for a quiet place to work, a couple finds the town of Granvile - a seemingly perfect town that they have difficulty leaving - even when they want to.

Life With Adam - Mercury Summer Theatre on the Air - Orson Welles - Hugh Kemp
A satire lampooning Orson Welles. "Something less than a compliment and something more than a comment..."

The Search For Henri Lefevre - Mercury Summer Theater Of The Air
A composer hears his composition on the radio immediately after he finishes.

Hell on Ice - Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air - Orson Welles
The 1879 expedition under Lieutenant Commander G.W. De Long, to reach the North Pole via the Bering Sea, narrated by chief engineer of the expedition, G.W. Melville.

Deciding How To Spend Summer Vacation - George Burns & Gracie Allen
"Say Goodnight Gracie... " Burns and Allen was an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. They worked together as a successful comedy team that entertained vaudeville, film, radio, and television audiences for over forty years.

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