Tale of Two Cities - Mercury Theater - Orson Welles
A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is regularly cited as the best-selling novel of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to have an influence on popular culture.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air (first known as First Person Singular) is a radio series of live radio dramas created by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged by Bernard Herrmann.[a] The series began July 11, 1938, as a sustaining program on the CBS Radio network, airing Mondays at 9 pm ET. On September 11, the show moved to Sundays at 8 pm.
The show made headlines with its "The War of the Worlds" broadcast on October 30, one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio due to the panic it allegedly caused, after which the Campbell Soup Company signed on as sponsor. The Mercury Theatre on the Air made its last broadcast on December 4 of that year, and The Campbell Playhouse began five days later, on December 9
-
18:12:15
Chesterton Radio
8 months ago $3.87 earnedElfland Radio - Mystery Drama Adventure All-Day Live Stream
45.4K5 -
29:45
Chesterton Radio
3 years ago $0.01 earnedThe Hitch-Hiker - Orson Welles - Mercury Theater
24 -
1:02:50
Chesterton Radio
3 years agoTreasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson - Mercury Theater - Orson Welles
11 -
29:15
Chesterton Radio
3 years agoGolden Honeymoon - Mercury Summer Theater of the Air - Orson Welles - Ring Lardner
21 -
LIVE
Drew Hernandez
3 hours agoINFOWARS DE PLATFORM 2.0 & AJ TUCKER INTERVIEW
3,537 watching -
1:22:58
Kim Iversen
5 hours agoEconomic Turmoil: Petrodollar Agreement Ends, Argentina Riots Over Lower Taxes?
37.2K102 -
3:15:54
Athlete & Artist Show
12 hours agoBeanboozled Stanley Cup Finals Stream w/ Former NHLer
22.3K3 -
2:20:06
Melonie Mac
7 hours agoGo Boom Live Ep 8: Star Wars Trashcolyte, Assassin's Creed Shadows Garbo, and More!
20.8K8 -
2:04:55
Precision Rifle Network
10 hours agoGuns & Grub S2E8 - We're Playing Games!
12.3K5 -
1:25:25
Glenn Greenwald
7 hours agoU.S./Russia Conflict Escalates with Subs in Cuba as U.S. Lifts Assistance Restrictions on Azov Brigade; PLUS: Right-Wing TikTok Star John McEntee on Ban | SYSTEM UPDATE #283
60.8K58