Gerda Stevenson's dramatisation of the 1932 novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, set in north-east Scotland before and during the First World War. Episode 1: Chris Guthrie is torn between her love of the land and her ambition to become a teacher. As Chris' domineering father struggles with the harshness of the land, her mother's fear of childbirth leads her to despair. A full cast dramatisation. Directed by David Ian Neville.Episode 2: After her father's death, Chris is determined to stay and work the farm alone if need be. Joined by Ewan Tavendale in marriage and on the farm, Chris gives birth to a son. But the outbreak of the First World War brings devastating change to her family, the rural landscape and the community. A full cast dramatisation. Directed by David Ian Neville.
Beneath the golden sun and swaying palm trees of Isla del Sol lies a tangled web of love, mystery, and danger that will leave you breathless. In this gripping tropical love story, three remarkable women find themselves drawn together by fate, their hearts and lives forever changed by the secrets buried within the island's sandy shores. As the whispers of paradise collide with the shadows of betrayal, you'll be swept away on a heart-pounding journey that will challenge everything you thought you knew about love, friendship, and the fragile beauty of the world we inhabit. Immerse yourself in this sultry tale of passion and intrigue, where the truth is as elusive as the tropical breeze, and the only certainty is that nothing will ever be the same again.
Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the golden age. Known as “Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills”, it focused on suspenseful stories starring the biggest names in Hollywood. Early in the run, the episodes were hosted by the 'Man In Black' who, from an omniscient perch, narrated stories of people thrown into dangerous or bizarre situations with plots that, at the very end, usually had an unseen twist or two. Hollywood’s finest actors jumped at the chance to appear on Suspense, including: Cary Grant, James Stewart, Alan Ladd, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis and Orson Welles. Scripts were by John Dickson Carr, Lucille Fletcher, James Poe, Ray Bradbury and many others. Running more than 20 years, Suspense aired nearly 1,000 radio broadcasts. It made the transition to television in 1949, but it was much better suited for radio where the “theatre of the mind” could run free.
11/16/44 “Dead of the Night” w/ Robert Cummings
1/4/45 “I Had an Alibi” w/ Keenan Wynn
2/8/45 “A Tale of Two Sisters” w/ Claire Trevor and Nancy Kelly
3/15/45 “Cricket” w/ Margaret O’Brien and Dame May Whitty
4/5/45 “A Guy Gets Lonely” w/ Dane Clark
6/7/45 “Two Sharp Knives” w/ John Payne
6/21/45 “The Story of Ivy” w/ Ann Richards
6/28/45 “The Dealings of Mr. Markham” w/ Henry Daniell and Joan Lorring
7/12/45 “Footfalls” w/ J. Carrol Naish
7/19/45 “Bank Holiday” w/ Bonita Granville
8/2/45 “A Man in the House” w/ Joan Lorring
8/9/45 “Murder for Myra” w/ Lloyd Nolan
Suspense premiered in 1942 and soon became known for its inventive writing and for casting well known stars in offbeat roles. In 1947, CBS decided to take a gamble: Suspense was turned into a full-hour Saturday night feature, hosted by actor and occasional star Robert Montgomery. Many of the hour-long shows were movie adaptations and, with the permission of the original writers, several earlier programs were expanded to accommodate the increased length. Having failed to attract a sponsor, however, the experiment ended in 1948 and, a couple of months later, the show moved back to its cozy Thursday night berth in its earlier half-hour form. Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills would continue to be heard for the next fourteen years, closing its final curtain in 1962. This first volume of Suspense contains ten restored radio broadcasts of the original show. Chapters: #1 The Black Curtain #2 The Kandy Tooth #3 Love's Lovely Counterfeit #4 The Black Angel/Eve #5 Donovan's Brain #6 The Lodger #
Suspense premiered in 1942 and soon became known for its inventive writing and for casting well known stars in offbeat roles. In 1947, CBS decided to take a gamble: Suspense was turned into a full-hour Saturday night feature, hosted by actor and occasional star Robert Montgomery. Many of the hour-long shows were movie adaptations and, with the permission of the original writers, several earlier programs were expanded to accommodate the increased length. Having failed to attract a sponsor, however, the experiment ended in 1948 and, a couple of months later, the show moved back to its cozy Thursday night berth in its earlier half-hour form. Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills would continue to be heard for the next fourteen years, closing its final curtain in 1962. This second volume of Suspense contains ten restored radio broadcasts of the original show. Chapters: #1 The Man Without a Body #2 Murder Goes for a Swim #3 The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson #4 A Friend to Alexander #5 The King's
Suspense premiered in 1942 and soon became known for its inventive writing and for casting well known stars in offbeat roles. In 1947, CBS decided to take a gamble: Suspense was turned into a full-hour Saturday night feature, hosted by actor and occasional star Robert Montgomery. Many of the hour-long shows were movie adaptations and, with the permission of the original writers, several earlier programs were expanded to accommodate the increased length. Having failed to attract a sponsor, however, the experiment ended in 1948 and, a couple of months later, the show moved back to its cozy Thursday night berth in its earlier half-hour form. Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills would continue to be heard for the next fourteen years, closing its final curtain in 1962. This third volume of Suspense contains ten restored radio broadcasts of the original show. Chapters: #1 The Cave of Ali Baba #2 The Hitch Hiker #3 The Kettler Method #4 A Passage to Benaris #5 One Hundred in the Dark #6 The Lor
Suspense premiered in 1942 and soon became known for its inventive writing and for casting well known stars in offbeat roles. In 1947, CBS decided to take a gamble: Suspense was turned into a full-hour Saturday night feature, hosted by actor and occasional star Robert Montgomery. Many of the hour-long shows were movie adaptations and, with the permission of the original writers, several earlier programs were expanded to accommodate the increased length. Having failed to attract a sponsor, however, the experiment ended in 1948 and, a couple of months later, the show moved back to its cozy Thursday night berth in its earlier half-hour form. Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills would continue to be heard for the next fourteen years, closing its final curtain in 1962. This fourth volume of Suspense contains ten restored radio broadcasts of the original show. Chapters: #1 Two Sharp Knives #2 The Pit and the Pendelum #3 The Customers Like Murder #4 The Dead Sleep Lightly #5 Fear Paints A Pictu
Suspense premiered in 1942 and soon became known for its inventive writing and for casting well known stars in offbeat roles. In 1947, CBS decided to take a gamble: Suspense was turned into a full-hour Saturday night feature, hosted by actor and occasional star Robert Montgomery. Many of the hour-long shows were movie adaptations and, with the permission of the original writers, several earlier programs were expanded to accommodate the increased length. Having failed to attract a sponsor, however, the experiment ended in 1948 and, a couple of months later, the show moved back to its cozy Thursday night berth in its earlier half-hour form. Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills would continue to be heard for the next fourteen years, closing its final curtain in 1962. This fifth volume of Suspense contains ten restored radio broadcasts of the original show. Chapters: #1 The Burning Court #2 The Devil in the Summer House #3 The Bride Vanishes #4 Till Death Do Us Part #5 Nothing Up My Sleeve #
For most people, an afternoon trip to the dentist is the very definition of hell. When Debs routine dentist appointment turns out to be a meeting with Lucifer himself, she bargains her way back to living with a promise to secure a certain number of souls. Naturally, she begins her scavenger hunt in the corporate sector-the Disney Corporation to be exact! Sharp and refreshing, Keith Reddin's Synergy is an uproarious and wry look at life on the corporate ladder.
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:
Rosalind Chao as Jane
Jeffrey Donovan as Roland
Richard Kind as The Devil
Alan Mandell as Sidney
Ken Mars as Otto
Joey Slotnick as Mark
JoBeth Williams as Deb
Directed by Gordon Hunt. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in February of 2002.
England’s famous seducer of other men’s wives lays siege to his sister-in-law in the first “battle” of Ayckbourn’s celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests. In Table Manners, the action occurs in the dining room of Mother’s house, where a conventional middle-class family is attempting to have a pleasant country weekend. But they are no match for Norman, the bane of the family, who horrifies everyone by doing exactly as he likes.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Rosalind Ayres as Sarah
Kenneth Danziger as Reg
Martin Jarvis as Norman
Jane Leeves as Annie
Christopher Neame as Tom
Carolyn Seymour as Ruth.
Taking Flight is a deeply compelling, humorous and truly moving work that brings to the stage a mystical and poignant tale of friendship tested by a tragedy and of the resilience of the human heart.
An L.A. Theatre Works performance featuring Adriana Sevan.
My young readers ought to be told that the poem of the ' Mad Orlando ' is a continuation by Ariosto of a poem by Boiardo, an earlier poet, called ' Orlando in Love.' This helps to account for the abruptness with which the characters appear on the scene, and for the allusions to adventures in which they have taken part in an earlier period of their history. I have been obliged to retain some few of these, which abound in Ariosto — such as the allusions to an earlier visit of Angelica to Europe with her brother Argalia, who was slain by Terrau, and whose helmet was carried off by that knight; to the magic ring stolen from Angelica in Albracca bv Brunello, who also on that occasion committed the thefts mentioned in the story of ' Ruggiero and Bradamante'; and others which refer to a time when Angelica loved Rinaldo and he disliked her, a state of things completely changed before the first story opens. This little explanation may, I hope, make all such allusions tolerably intelligible.
