From Monday, December 23 to Sunday, December 29, Peter Lorre’s Suspense episode, “Back for Christmas” (1943) will air as part of a 2-hour block of Yuletide dramas, including ~
- Dark Fantasy, “House of Bread” (December 26, 1941)
- Suspense, “Back For Christmas” (December 23, 1943)
- Mysterious Traveler, “Christmas Story” (December 25, 1951)
- Romance of the Ranchos, “Christmas as San Gabriel” (December 24, 1941)
Tuesday, Dec. 24 ~
1:30 am Pacific, 4:30 am Eastern
Thursday, Dec. 26 ~
3:30 pm Pacific, 6:30 pm Eastern
Sunday, Dec. 29 ~
3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern
The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on Greg Bell’s website.
Satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or through the SiriusXM app on a Smart Phone or Smart Speaker. Not a subscriber? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.
Originally airing December 23, 1943. “Back for Christmas” was Peter’s fourth of six appearances before the microphone of the anthology series, broadcast over CBS every Thursday night.
In the John Collier short story, Hubert Schumacher (Lorre), a Swiss professor of botany, digs a Devil’s Garden as a bed for rare orchids in the cellar of his estate. While his overbearing wife Hermione plans their trip to America and Hubert’s lecture tour, Hubert makes plans of his own – involving a new Mrs. Schumacher and the disposal of Hermione.
Plans go awry . . . . on all fronts.
In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses Peter’s radio career. The book’s appendix includes a complete-to-date list of his radio work, much of which airs on the Radio Classics channel.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
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