Series The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Series author: Orson Welles
10 Works
Popularity 58,199 (93 Members)
109 Books
7 Reviews
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![A Tale of Two Cities [sound recording]](https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/58/96/5896869-c-h200-w100-pv25_593658365751426b414d6741_v5.jpg)
![The Count of Monte Cristo [radio play]](https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/53/13/53139972-g-wcv13-h200-w100-pv25_5a7754614b674e6b414d6741_v9.jpg)
![The Man Who Was Thursday [sound recording]](https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/58/96/5896873-c-h200-w100-pv25_59366e365751426b414d6741_v5.jpg)
![The Immortal Sherlock Holmes [sound recording]](https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/58/96/5896870-c-h200-w100-pv25_593662365751426b414d6741_v5.jpg)
![The War of the Worlds [Orson Welles's Original 1938 Radio Adaptation]](https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/1570195501.01._SX100_SY200_SCRM_.jpg)
- Dracula (Adventures in Old-Time Radio) by Orson Welles
- Treasure Island: Full Cast Dramatisation Starring Orson Welles by Robert Louis Stevenson
- A Tale of Two Cities [sound recording] by Orson Welles
- The Count of Monte Cristo [radio play] by Orson Welles
- The Man Who Was Thursday [sound recording] by Orson Welles
- The Mercury Shakespeare Julius Caeser by Orson Welles
- The Immortal Sherlock Holmes [sound recording] by Orson Welles
- Around the World in 80 Days {1938 radio drama} by Orson Welles
- The War of the Worlds [Orson Welles's Original 1938 Radio Adaptation] by Howard Koch
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| Dracula (Adventures in Old-Time Radio) by Orson Welles 12 copies, 2 reviews | 1: Jul 11, 1938 |
| Treasure Island: Full Cast Dramatisation Starring Orson Welles by Robert Louis Stevenson 1 copy | 2: Jul 18, 1938 |
| A Tale of Two Cities [sound recording] by Orson Welles 1 copy | 3: Jul 25, 1938 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo [radio play] by Orson Welles 1 copy | 8: Aug 29, 1938 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday [sound recording] by Orson Welles 1 copy | 9: Sep 5, 1938 |
| The Mercury Shakespeare Julius Caeser by Orson Welles 2 copies | 10: Sep 11, 1938 |
| The Immortal Sherlock Holmes [sound recording] by Orson Welles 1 copy | 12: Sep 25, 1938 |
| Around the World in 80 Days {1938 radio drama} by Orson Welles 1 copy | 16: Oct 23, 1938 |
| The War of the Worlds [Orson Welles's Original 1938 Radio Adaptation] by Howard Koch 88 copies, 5 reviews | 17: Oct 30, 1938 |
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- Radio drama anthology series of 22 episodes created by Orson Welles, performed by The Mercury Theatre and originally broadcast on CBS Radio between July to December 1938. The series includes the headline-making transmission of The War of the Worlds. (English, Member-written)
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