Written and directed by celebrated author Wyllis Cooper, the widely acclaimed old time radio program Quiet, Please was first aired on June 8, 1947 over the Mutual Broadcasting System. In this period, several similarly themed anthologies graced the American airwaves. However, it was this series that garnered notoriety during the golden age of radio and was lauded as an innovative and creative work of genius by both critics and academics alike. In fact, Professor Richard J. Hand from Glamorgan University praised Quiet, Please as an “extraordinary body of work,” and its writer Cooper as “one of the greatest authors of horror radio.” Quiet, Please was a mish mash of several literary genres, with supernatural encounters gaining the most prominence. Tales of the absurd were narrated by Ernest Chappell, who portrayed most of the series lead characters. His talent in fleshing out the gristly and morbid narratives paved the way for this old radio show to gain popularity among its listeners. One of the most notable episodes in the anthology is “The Thing on the Fourble Board,” which tells the story of a roughneck oil driller who unearths an ancient and horrific creature during a routine dig. Chappell breathes such life into each tale and transports the listener into a surreal world where monsters and alien beings exist outside the imagination. Immerse yourself in the world Cooper created by listening to Quiet Please today! Click here to read more about Quiet Please
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Please enjoy these 90 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.17.1948 | quiet please (050) gem of purest ray |
Dr. Moraitas is charged with multiple counts of murder and is about to be tried and likely executed ... | |
| 05.10.1948 | quiet please (049) there are shadows here |
Shadow represents a state of mystery, the unknown, the uncertainty, and most of all fear. Woody real... | |
| 05.03.1948 | quiet please (048) how beautiful upon the mountain |
This story recounts the attempts made by man to conquer Mt. Everest. It tells the unsuccessful attem... | |
| 04.26.1948 | quiet please (047) 13 and 8 |
Someone is trying to jump out of a window and that scene triggers a crowd of photographers. While ta... | |
| 04.19.1948 | quiet please (046) clarissa |
From what used to be an ordinary shack that a lot of people consider as a haunted house, Jesse disco... | |
| 04.12.1948 | quiet please (045) twelve to five |
A radio DJ knows his same old routine - talking with the people on the show, playing music for the l... | |
| 04.05.1948 | quiet please (044) i always marry juliet |
The story of Romeo and Juliet is supposed to end as a tragedy, because that's how Shakespeare wrote ... | |
| 03.22.1948 | quiet please (042) a night to forget |
For actor John H., dealing with the unexplainable is just another day for him at the office since he... | |
| 03.08.1948 | quiet please (040) never send to know |
A detective is lured by his ghost client's money to find out his murderer. The ghost can offer only ... | |
| 03.01.1948 | quiet please (039) sketch for a screenplay |
+ Program #37. "Sketch For A Screenplay". A movie about the war, and all too real! It's Christmas ... | |
| 02.23.1948 | quiet please (038) wear the dead man's coat |
+ "Wear The Dead Man's Coat". "Wear the dead man's coat...and nobody takes note." An easy path to ... | |
| 02.16.1948 | quiet please (037) whence came you |
+ "Whence Came You". An excellent horror story about a strange native woman in the lobby of Shephe... | |
| 02.09.1948 | quiet please (036) a red and white guidon |
+ Program #34. "A Red and White Guidon". A story of the U.S. Cavalry and the Indian Wars of the ol... | |
| 02.02.1948 | quiet please (035) the pathetic fallacy |
+ Program #33. "The Pathetic Fallacy". A scientist introduces his lovesick computer to the press, ... | |
| 01.26.1948 | quiet please (034) green light |
+ "Green Light". An excellent railroad story about a train wreck that never happened...or did it? ... | |
| 01.19.1948 | quiet please (033) baker's dozen |
+ "Baker's Dozen". A good story about the thirteenth juror in a murder trial, and why nobody pays ... | |
| 01.12.1948 | quiet please (032) the room where ghosts live |
+ "The Room Where The Ghosts Lived". A dying man tells a ghost story to his doctor. He tells how h... | |
| 01.05.1948 | quiet please (031) little visitor |
+ Mutual net, WOR, New York aircheck. "Little Visitor". A locksmith with amnesia meets a strange li... | |
| 12.29.1947 | quiet please (030) rain on new year's eve |
+ "Rain On New Year's Eve". The writer of a horror movie gets in the last word. Possibly dated Dec... | |
| 12.15.1947 | quiet please (028) little fellow |
+ "Little Fellow". A circus midget is given "The Scarab Of Cleopatra," and the three wishes that g... | |
| 12.08.1947 | quiet please (027) some people don't die |
+ "Some People Don't Die". An excellent story about the strange race of the living dead atop an is... | |
| 12.01.1947 | quiet please (026) come in, eddie |
+ "Come In, Eddie". A good ghost story as "Eddie" returns from the dead for a visit with the two g... | |
| 11.24.1947 | quiet please (025) in memory of bernadine |
+ "In Memory Of Bernadine". A guy's life is helped along by the girl who was always there. The las... | |
| 11.17.1947 | quiet please (024) kill me again |
+ "Kill Me Again". The story of a man who sold his soul...and made a profit on it! Never try to ge... | |
| 11.10.1947 | quiet please (023) three |
+ "Three". A good story about a man haunted by the number, "three." + I think that I have an obs... |
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Sally
Edward
Scott
Micheal
Watson
Tim
Edward
Scott
Jeff
Armand
Jodi
David
Armand
Armand
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David
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David
Susan
Debra
Michael
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