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Produced, written, and directed by Arch Oboler himself, Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio anthology that aired on NBC Radio for one year, from March 25, 1939 to March 23 of the following year. Five years later, it was heard again, this time on Mutual, from April 5 to October 11, 1945. All stories featured in the show were original works of Arch Oboler, except maybe for two, which were adaptations. The series had 52 episodes in its run, and 26 in its second run. Each episode lasted for 30 minutes, and was broadcast every Saturday and Thursday evenings on NBC and Mutual, respectively. Click here to read more about Arch Oboler's Plays

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Please enjoy these 59 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
07.05.1945	dr bluff	+ Program #13. Mutual net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Dr. Bluff". A doctor develops the knack o...
06.28.1945	arch obolers plays (12) the truth	+ Program #12. "The Truth". A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate so...
06.21.1945	arch obolers plays (11) the naked mountain	+ Program #11. "The Naked Mountain". A melodrama about two Spanish war orphans who sabotage the je...
06.14.1945	arch obolers plays (10) mr pyle	+ Program #10. "Mr. Pyle". A sound portrait of Ernie Pyle, chronologist of the dog-face. Well-done...
06.07.1945	arch obolers plays (09) night	+ Program #9. "Night". An excellent, beautiful radio montage in the central theme of "night." Prog...
05.31.1945	double feature
05.24.1945	arch obolers plays (07) an exercise in horror (a peculiar comedy)	+ Program #7. Blue Network. "An Exercise In Horror" "A Peculiar Comedy". Complaining that there hav...
05.17.1945	arch obolers plays (06) mr ten percent	+ Program #6. "Mr. Ten Percent". A good story about a Hollywood agent who finally finds a movie st...
05.10.1945	holiday 194x	+ Program #5. "Holiday 194X". An American family boards the first boat for Europe after the war en...
05.03.1945	love love love	+ Program #4. "Love, Love, Love". An episodic look at the institution of Love. The 4th of a 26 pro...
04.26.1945	arch obolers plays (03) the house i live in	+ Program #3. "The House I Live In". A man's son is in a Japanese prison camp, and the neighborhoo...
04.05.1945	arch obolers plays (01) strange morning	+ Program #1. "Strange Morning". An excellent drama about a nurse who tells a ward filled with wou...
06.17.1944	four for the fifth surrender
03.09.1940	johnny got his gun	+ Blue Network. "Johnny Got His Gun". A dramatization of the superb, shocking best-seller about the...
03.09.1940	arch obolers plays (51) johnny got his gun	+ Blue Network. "Johnny Got His Gun". A dramatization of the superb, shocking best-seller about the...
01.27.1940	arch obolers plays (45) three stories with tongue in cheek	+ Blue Network. "Three Plays Of The Ways Of Men". 10:00 P.M. Three stories of the past ("Memorium")...
01.13.1940	arch obolers plays (43) the truth(1)	+ Program #12. "The Truth". A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate so...
12.30.1939	arch obolers plays (41) this precious freedom	+ Blue Network. "This Precious Freedom". After thirty-years on the job, a man is laid off at the fa...
11.25.1939	arch obolers plays (36) mirage miss american	+ "Mirage". A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night. He writes the dates on ...
11.18.1939	bathysphere	+ Blue Network. "Bathysphere". “Lights Out brings you stories of the supernatural and the superno...
09.16.1939	arch obolers plays (26) suffer little children finale(1)	+ Blue Network. "Suffer Little Children". A woman aboard an ocean liner meets four little children ...
07.29.1939	another world	+ Blue Network. "Another World". An eerie story about a woman's battle with the voice inside her......
06.03.1939	arch obolers plays (11) steelworker(1)	+ Blue Network. "Three Plays Of The Ways Of Men". 10:00 P.M. Three stories of the past ("Memorium")...
05.20.1939	crazy town	+ Blue Network. "Crazytown". Two (presumably) Italian aviators crash after a bombing mission. They ...
05.13.1939	baby	+ Program #20. "Three Short Plays About Children". "I Do," "Facts Of Men" and "Baby." The 20th pro...