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The show was titled Anthology, broadcast from New York.The showpresented "A selections of readings from poets, past and present and the music to accompany their poetry." Bing Crosby, Helen Hayes, Frank Lovejoy, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston, and many more stars were recorded at the show as the poetry readers.

For more poetry, see also Moon River, Words with Music, and Sammy Kaye Sunday Serenade. Click here to read more about Anthology

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Please enjoy these 57 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.17.1954	anthology (32) edna st vincent millay	+ A program devoted to Edna St. Vincent Millay, shortly after her death.
10.24.1954	anthology (33) the rubaiyat of omar khayyam	+ Jim Ameche reads, "The Rubyat Of Omar Khyam." Fleetwood mentions that the program is not being he...
10.31.1954	anthology (34) the three witches of macbeth	+ A Halloween program with poems and stories about ghosts. The excerpt from MacBeth is from an RCA ...
11.07.1954	anthology (35) the caedmon story	+ A chat with the founders of Caedmon records, publishers of spoken word recordings.
11.14.1954	anthology (36) poetry from wales	+ A program of, "Poetry From Wales."
11.21.1954	anthology (37) the story of thanksgiving	+ A program in honor of Thanksgiving Day.
11.28.1954	anthology (38) poetry from the dance	+ The first 13:13 of the program only. Howard Reig is heard (briefly) in an original drama, "Isador...
12.05.1954	anthology (39) the brownings	+ Poetry by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
12.12.1954	anthology (40) salute to jewish book week	+ Jewish verse, in honor of, "Jewish Book Month."
12.19.1954	anthology (41) poetry for christmas	+ 6:30 P. M. A program of, "Poetry For Christmas."
12.26.1954	anthology (42) the old and the new	+ Sustaining.
01.02.1955	anthology (43) anthology 1954	+ A program featuring highlights from the first year of the program.
01.09.1955	anthology (44) poetry in song	+ Sustaining.
01.23.1955	anthology (46) thomas hornsby ferrell	+ The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Hornsby Farrell.
01.30.1955	anthology (47) hy soloff and wallace edwards	+ Mr. Stevens and Mr. Sobiloff are heard reading their own poems.
02.06.1955	anthology (48) my little boy	+ The first poem is, "When I Had Fears That I May Cease To Be."
02.13.1955	anthology (49) a salute to lincoln	+ Poems in honor of Lincoln's birthday.
02.27.1955	anthology (50) by heart from the bbc	+ The program starts with, "The Children's Hour," by Longfellow. W.H. Auden reads from his new book...
03.06.1955	anthology (51) the shield of achilles
03.13.1955	anthology (52) my heart's in the highlands
03.20.1955	anthology (53) thoughts and stories of england
03.27.1955	anthology (54) facade osbert sitwell's works	+ Readings by Sir Robert and Dame Edith Sitwell.
04.03.1955	anthology (55) abraham and isaac	+ A reading from the medieval mystery play, "Abraham and Isaac." The founders of Caedmon records ce...
04.17.1955	anthology (56) the art of ruth draper
04.24.1955	anthology (58) shakespeare romeo and juliette	+ 1:00 P.M. A program in celebration of Shakespeare's birthday. Parts of "Romeo and Juliet" are hea...