Best of Classic Radio 09-14-26 - A Pride of Carrots, Blind Justice, and the Love Affair

Best of Classic Radio 09-14-26 - A Pride of Carrots, Blind Justice, and the Love Affair

Author: Wyatt Cox September 14, 2026 Duration: 2:06:14
Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago, A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served. A clever allegory about the first astronauts to land on Venus and the talking vegetables that live there.  June Foray, Bill Thompson, Daws Butler, and Alan Reed make this a treat for the ear. 


Hour 2 - Big Town, starring Edward Pauley, originally broadcast September 14, 1948, 78 years ago, "Blind Justice".  A construction foreman named Mike Barton has been shot. Was the killer Knuckles Malone? The only "witness" to the crime is blind.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 14, 1948,  78 years ago, Claudia and the Country Auction. 


Hour 3 -   The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast September 14, 1951, 75 years ago, Love Affair.  In a remote Saudi Arabian town, Harry finds a murder and a double-cross in oil. Harry has the oil concession rights and two foreign agents set to buy.  Also Part 5 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago.   Fate plays a devil's tune, collects a payment long overdue, and the music ends in a scream! 

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