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Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault. Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn...
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Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.
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Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.
Author's Playhouse | Old Time Radio Drama
Author's Playhouse | Old Time Radio Drama
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4 NOV 2026 · He has the money for a wonderful Christmas. His mining town has nobody young enough to receive it.
Christmas by Injunction brings O. Henry’s comic imagination to Author’s Playhouse. In the Western town of Yellowhammer, a wealthy resident’s wish to give children a Christmas celebration meets an awkward practical problem: the town must first find a child.
Good intentions become a community project, with the possibilities for misunderstanding that make O. Henry’s stories such inviting radio material. Follow the scheme as it develops and leave the surprise for the performance to reveal.
This 1941 literary adaptation combines a mining-town setting with seasonal generosity, humour and an unexpected turn. It is a stand-alone story, so you can begin here without following a serial.
Story: Christmas by Injunction
Author: O. Henry
Series: Author’s Playhouse
Original broadcast: 21 December 1941
Listening themes: Christmas, generosity, Western storytelling and comic irony.
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18 OCT 2026 · Cry of the Hunted
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-09-22.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
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18 OCT 2026 · Woman's Work
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-08-18.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
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18 OCT 2026 · Southern Exposure
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-09-15.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · A Miracle in the Rain
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-07-29.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · A Promise to Mark
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-10-13.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · At Midnight on the 31st of March
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-03-31.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · Dan Peters and Casey Jones
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-04-21.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · Command Performance
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-06-16.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Transcribed
18 OCT 2026 · Minstrels of the Mist
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-08-04.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault. Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117264
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7115240
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/7117268
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/18997954 for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.
Recommended by Heritage Radio Vault
Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault. Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn...
show more
Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.
show less
Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.
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| Organization | Heritage Radio Vault |
| Categories | Drama |
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