The Radioplay Hour

Our first story of the week, in our season of Halloween Horrors, is told to you by an unnamed narrator, who will try to convince you, the listener, of his sanity.

Show Notes

Edgar Allen Poe is known to have written some exciting and haunting stories ever told. His work ranges from poetic to mysterious to darkly comic, each story possessing the genius for the grotesque that defined Poe’s writing!

Our first story of the week, in our season of Halloween Horrors, is told to you by an unnamed narrator, who will try to convince you, the listener, of his sanity, from his jail cell, whilst describing a murder he committed. As tonight’s star, Nigel Munroe Wallis, tells us in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Tell-Tale Heart.

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What is The Radioplay Hour ?

From the 1920s to 1950s, sitting around the radio – or wireless as some called it – to take in a popular series or variety programs was a family ritual…. Join The Drama Merchant and his cast as they bring back the listening experience, and fuel the imagination with recreations of old radio drama's with live sound effects, interviews, historical news updates, some times old ads and local musical talent in the guise of The Radioplay Hour!