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In July 23, 1937, Mutual Broadcasting System aired a half-hour radio adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel entitled Les Miserables. The story revolves around the efforts of a former prisoner named Jean Valjean in bringing back his honor. The story also includes the explanations of different things about such as the Parisian architecture, France’s history, justice, law, and more-- anything relevant to Valjean’s goal. Throughout the course of the show, Orson Welles, the show’s director and host, used “I” in telling the story on all episodes. By the 3rd of September 1937, the Les Miserables had its goodbye, after having a total of 7 episodes.

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Please enjoy these 7 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
07.23.1937	the bishop	+ Program #1. "The Bishop". A series of seven half hour programs produced for Mutual in July of 19...
07.30.1937	javert	+ Program #2. "Javier". Javert is the 2nd of 7 broadcasts based on the Victor Hugo novel Les Miser...
08.06.1937	the trial	+ Program #3. "The Trial". This series of seven half hour programs feature Orson Welles directing ...
08.13.1937	cosette	+ Program #4. "Cosette". Cosette is the 4th of 7 broadcasts based on the Victor Hugo novel Les Mis...
08.20.1937	the grave	+ Program #5. "The Grave". The Grave is the 5th of 7 broadcasts based on the Victor Hugo novel Les...
08.27.1937	the barricade	+ Program #6. "The Barricade". The Barricade is the 6th of 7 broadcasts based on the Victor Hugo n...
09.03.1937	the final episode	+ Program #7. A synopsis of the whole story plus the conclusion. The Final Episode as the title su...

Featuring the 1937 Mutual Radio serial version of Victor Hugo's classic tale of Jean Valjean, who convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert. Orson Welles plays Jean Valjean. If you get a chance, make sure you watch the 1937 movie version featuring Frederic March as Valjean, as it is the best movie version of Hugo's book.

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