The Columbia Workshop was an high-art radio show that aired from 1936 to 1957. The show’s creator was Irving Reis, who once worked as a radio director, as well as a sound engineer. Columbia Workshop was sort of like Reis’ experiment, since he wanted to focus on using different sound effects to bring his show to life, as opposed to other radio shows which he believes have overused popular celebrities. Hundreds of different sound effects were used for the show.
The show’s first director was William Robson, and his first show was Alice in Wonderland. Unlike Reis, Robson focused more on the brilliant acting of the characters and less on the sound effects. Then, in 1941, Norman Corwin took over and made the show more social (and political), as he focused more on delivering the day's newsworthy happenings.Most of the episodes presented, nevertheless, were derived from the work of classical authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and more. Although quite serious in theme, Columbia Workshop was well-received by the listeners, and the fact that it lasted for over two decades is an excellent proof to that.
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Please enjoy these 332 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.25.1947 | columbia workshop (050) natural history of nonsense |
+Sheer nonsense and plenty of it. | |
| 02.01.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune sentimental locomotive |
+An excellent, cleverly-written musical cartoon about an American boy-locomotive very much in love w... | |
| 02.08.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune one of our bongs is missing |
+A radio cartoon about one of the bongs in a time tone, with a mind of his own! | |
| 02.15.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune henry, the spook |
+A cute story about a ghost who goes to Spook School and makes good. | |
| 03.08.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune ferdinand the bullfrog |
+A very clever story about the animal folk out west who are threatened by a government dam, and thei... | |
| 03.15.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune tortilla jones |
+ A musical fantasy about the roughest, toughest, hombre in the West, and his battle with "The Spide... | |
| 04.19.1947 | columbia workshop once upon a tune when the world was new |
+ The 15th program of, "Once Upon A Tune." A thoroughly charming fantasy about man and the animals o... |
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