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Weird Circle - Single Episodes

by: Old Time Radio Researchers Group

Publication date: 2013-09-28

Topics: OTRR, Old Time Radio Researchers Group, Old Time Radio, OTRR Single Episodes, The Weird Circle, Weird Circle, The, Fantasy, Supernatural, 1940s, OTRR - 2013-09

THE WEIRD CIRCLE

The Weird Circle was a 30-minute, syndicated, supernatural/fantasy series that ran from 1943 through 1945. There were 78 episodes produced.

The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older.

The show obviously had a low production budget: though the show was aided by selections from famous book authors, it lacked recognizable voice actors. Produced from facilities in New York City, the show drew upon the acting talent there.

One of the more unusual aspects of the show was that there was no music, other than between scenes. Some have claimed that this lack of music helps to keep the show from being 'dated' and it remains fresh to this day.

From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

Notes

OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHER'S GROUP

This is a production of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group located at Old Time Radio Researchers Website and the Old Time Radio Researchers Group.

It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. An updated version will be issued if more episodes or better sounding ones become available.

If you are interested in preserving old time radio, you may wish to join the Old Time Radio Researchers Group at Yahoo.

This is the Single Episode Page. The Certified Set includes extras not found here. It is located at OTRR Certified Set. This page is provided in case you want to sample the shows.

Note that in many cases, file names have been modified from the original OTRR names to conform to archive.org naming requirements.

Relax, listen, and enjoy!

OTRR Definitions:

OTRR Certified Accurate -- A series that is Certified Accurate indicates that all the episodes are properly identified and labeled but that the series does not contain all known extant episodes.

OTRR Certified Complete -- A series that is Certified Complete is the highest level of certification available under the OTRR Certified Standards. This certification level implies that all the files in the series are Certified Accurate but also indicates that the series is as complete as possible – it includes all extant episodes.

Addeddate: 2013-09-28 12:49:30.679048

Boxid: OL100020404

Identifier: OTRR_Weird_Circle_Singles

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Reviewer: degemike - - October 20, 2020
Subject: I agree, I like the classic stories. There is a duplicate

I have only listened to about 15 of these shows, but i do like the classics stories. when you start with great material the radio shows become great. and I do like Poe. Episode 40 is not "The Dream Woman" it is a duplicate of episode 39, "The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot"

Reviewer: ludwig.brad - - March 5, 2018
Subject: Incomplete

Episodes 3 and 18 don't seem to be damaged files. Otherwise, this is a great series!

Reviewer: gl1200phil - - September 30, 2013
Subject: Great horror anthology

Great horror stories. All are stand alone episodes from varied sources. Some are classics from authors like Poe. Others are written for the show, so there are variations in quality and a wide variety of subjects. Compare with Creaking Door, Arch Obelor etc

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