The Radio Classics channel, Channel 82 on the XM Radio dial, celebrates Christmas week with a number of Christmas-themed old-time radio shows – including Peter Lorre’s Suspense episode “Back for Christmas”.
“Back for Christmas” will air several times during the week of Dec. 21 to 27, 2014, including the following:
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014:
- 7:30 am Pacific, 10:30 am Eastern
- 7:30 pm Pacific, 10:30 pm Eastern
- 9:30 pm Pacific, 12:30 am Eastern
- 7:30 am Pacific, 10:30 am Eastern
“Back for Christmas” originally aired over CBS on Dec. 23, 1943. Peter plays Hubert Schumacher, a professor of botany who digs a Devil’s Garden as a bed for rare orchids in his cellar. While his overbearing wife Hermione plans their trip to America, Hubert makes plans of his own – involving a new Mrs. Schumacher and the disposal of Hermione.
Plans go awry . . . . on all fronts.
XM and Sirius radio subscribers may also listen to Suspense, “Back for Christmas”, over the internet. Log-in with your User ID and password. Not a subscriber? A free 30-day trial is also available through the XM radio website.
In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the radio career of Peter Lorre. A complete-to-date list of Peter’s radio credits may be found in the book’s appendix.
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available on both the Kindle and Nook, as well as hard-bound and soft-bound editions.
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