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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
12.05.1954	anthology (39) the brownings	+ Poetry by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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...
11.21.1954	anthology (37) the story of thanksgiving	+ A program in honor of Thanksgiving Day.
11.14.1954	anthology (36) poetry from wales	+ A program of, "Poetry From Wales."
11.07.1954	anthology (35) the caedmon story	+ A chat with the founders of Caedmon records, publishers of spoken word recordings.
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 ...
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...
10.17.1954	anthology (32) edna st vincent millay	+ A program devoted to Edna St. Vincent Millay, shortly after her death.
10.10.1954	anthology (31) classic english verse	+ Dame Edith Evans starts with, "On Westminster Bridge," by Wordsworth. John Gielgud reads, "Ozyman...
10.03.1954	anthology (30) poetry americana	+ A program of readings by American poets.
09.26.1954	anthology (29) casey at the bat	+ Mel Allen reads, "Casey At The Bat." The program is at a new broadcast time.
09.19.1954	anthology (28) a midsummer night's dream	+ Mr. Price reads from, "Ode To A Graecian Urn." Members of "The Old Vic" read from, "A Midsummer's...
09.05.1954	anthology (26) dr faustus	+ Readings from, "The Tragical History Of Dr. Faustus," by Christopher Marlowe.
08.29.1954	anthology (25) mine the harvest
08.22.1954	anthology (24) children's poetry and nursery rhymes	+ A program of children's poetry and nursery rhymes. A 'Back to School" program.
08.08.1954	anthology (23) french poetry	+ A program of French poetry. Fleetwood's French is excellent!
08.01.1954	anthology (22) carl sandburg reads his poetry	+ Sustaining.
07.25.1954	anthology (21) shakespearean festival part 4	+ Sustaining.
07.11.1954	anthology (19) shakespearean festival part 2	+ Sustaining
07.04.1954	anthology (18) special july 4th edition	+ Fleetwood is absent due to his two-week obligation to the Army Reserve in Boston.
06.27.1954	anthology (17) shakespearean festival part 1	+ The first 15:40 of the program only.
06.20.1954	anthology (16) american verse	+ Fleetwood interviews singer/composer/poet Tom Scott.
05.30.1954	anthology (13) memorial day 1954	+ A "Special Memorial Day Edition
05.23.1954	anthology (12) the wasteland	+ Mr. Eliot reads from his poem, "The Wasteland." Harry Fleetwood (host), “To friends and neighbo...
05.16.1954	anthology (11) poetry by elizabeth bishop	+ The first 15:02 the program only.