About this episode

This episode features the radio fantasy and horror program Quiet, Please!, created by Wyllis Cooper.

Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please! has been praised as one of the finest efforts of the golden age of American radio dram. A total of 106 shows were broadcast between 1947 and 1949. Hope you enjoy this episode of Quiet, Please! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Podcasts @ Apple | Spreaker | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon

Topics covered

• radio drama
• horror
• fantasy
• golden age of radio
• American radio

Keywords

• Quiet, Please!
• Wyllis Cooper
• Ernest Chappell
• radio horror
• American radio

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Quiet, Please!

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