Airing on the Radio Classics channel over the satellite radio service SiriusXM, the block includes an episode of Peter Lorre’s mid-1940s series for the Armed Forces Radio Service Mystery Playhouse – “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”, originally airing over NBC on the series Mollé Mystery Theatre, Tuesday, February 27, 1945.
The schedule ~
- X-Minus One, “Mr. Costello, Hero” (July 3, 1956) – Written by Theodore Sturgeon
- Mollé Mystery Theatre, “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” (February 27, 1945) – Written by Robert Bloch
- Suspense, "Fleshpeddler" (August 8, 1957) – With DeForest Kelley
- Have Gun, Will Travel, “Helen of Abajinian” (January 4, 1959) – Written by Gene Roddenberry
Tuesday, September 5 ~
7 am Pacific
10 am Eastern
Friday, September 8 ~
7 pm Pacific
10 pm Eastern
Sunday, September 10 ~
11 am Pacific
2 pm Eastern
The Radio Classics channel airs over Channel 148 on the SiriusXM dial. Subscribers may listen to the channel through their car radio, computer, or the SiriusXM app on their cell phone. Not a subscriber? Take SiriusXM for a three-month test drive for just one dollar.
Star Trek began its 3-year run on September 8, 1966. Robert Bloch, who scripted three episodes of Star Trek, wrote the original short story "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" for the magazine Weird Tales in 1943.
Peter Lorre also has another tie to the original Star Trek series. His first wife, Celia Lovsky, appeared in the second season opener, “Amok Time”, airing on September 15, 1967. In this Spock-featured episode, the Vulcan science officer Spock must return to his home planet and marry his betrothed. Officiating at the wedding – the Vulcan priestess T’Pau, played by Celia Lovsky.
Happy listening!
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