The program begins at 11 pm, Central time – 9 pm Pacific and 12 midnight Eastern – with The Black Museum, “The Champagne Glass” (1952), followed by Mystery in the Air, "Crime and Punishment" (Sept. 25, 1947).
Dave Plier and Mike Gastala step in for Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf, who usually host WGN Radio Theatre.
WGN Radio Theatre may be heard on-line through the WGN website, as well as over radio station WGN 720 AM.
Past broadcasts of WGN Radio Theatre are also available through the WGN website, including these episodes featuring Lorre radio shows ~
- Episode #244 – Including Suspense, "Back for Christmas" (Dec. 23, 1943)
- Episode #225 – Including Mystery Playhouse, "Lady in the Morgue" (May 15, 1945)
- Episode #224 – Including Mystery in the Air, "Beyond Good and Evil" (Aug. 28, 1947)
- Episode #117 – Including Mystery in the Air, "The Horla" (Aug. 21, 1947)
- Episode #70 – Including Mystery in the Air, "The Lodger" (Aug. 14, 1947)
- Episode #51 – Mystery in the Air, "The Marvelous Barastro" (Aug. 7, 1947)
As a replacement series for The Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Show in the summer of 1947, Mystery in the Air broadcast over NBC for 13 weeks, beginning on July 3 with "The Tell-Tale Heart" and ending with "Crime and Punishment", adapted from Peter’s 1935 Columbia Studios film, on September 25. The series presented tales of suspense "culled from the four corners of world literature", adapted from such famous tales as Alexander Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat", as well as original radio dramas.
A complete-to-date list of Peter Lorre’s radio work is available in the Appendix of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, in addition to Peter’s credits on stage, film, and television.
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in both soft-bound and hard-bound editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from Amazon U.S., Amazon Canada, and Amazon U.K, as well as other booksellers.
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