Poe Birthday Salute Includes Lorre

Every week, Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell celebrates birthdays with special programming, and during the week of January 15, 2024, the spotlight shines on writer Edgar Allan Poe in two separate blocks of radio programs adapted from his work, including “The Black Cat” episode of Peter Lorre’s summer series Mystery in the Air.

The “Poe Man’s Radio Special” with Lorre will air these programs ~

• Inner Sanctum, “The Tell-Tale Heart” – August 3, 1941
• Mystery in the Air, “The Black Cat” – September 18, 1947
• The Weird Circle, “Murders in the Rue Morgue” – January 2, 1944
• Suspense, “The Pit and the Pendulum” – January 12, 1943

This Poe birthday block will air these dates and times ~

Monday, January 15 ~
3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern

Friday, January 19 ~
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 5:30 pm Pacific, 8:30 pm Eastern

Saturday, January 20 ~
9 pm Pacific
”The Black Cat” – 9:30 pm Pacific

Sunday, January 21 ~
12 midnight Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 12:30 am Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on Greg Bell’s website.

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