2025 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL !

About this episode

The episode features a complete presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Gift, From Your Hosts, Jim and Kit Caren! Back by Popular Demand: On this episode, we feature our Seventh presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol" , by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas! ⁠Support this podcast⁠ ==== HISTORICAL REFERENCES: A Christmas Carol , The Campbell Playhouse, CBS Radio Network, December 24, 1939 (radio play, audio).⁠ O’Leary, Dorothy, Barrymore’s Scrooge , New York Times, December 21, 1947 (interview with Lionel Barrymore). Chesteron, G.K., ⁠⁠ The Wrong Books at Christmas ⁠⁠ , Illustrated London News, January 09, 1909 (column / commentary). Dickens, Charles, ⁠⁠ A Christmas Carol ⁠⁠ (1843) (complete text of book). PLEASE NOTE: The radio play is a shortened and adapted version of the book. We claim NO ownership interest in any of the above material - whether audio or print. ==== GUEST VOICES: Lionel Barrymore - Pete Lutz, voice artist and producer, ⁠⁠ Mutual Audio Network , an audiodrama podcast. G.K. Chesterton - ⁠⁠ Logan Smith ⁠⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor. ==== MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Caren, Kit Caren

Guests: Lionel Barrymore, G.K. Chesterton, Logan Smith

Topics covered

• Christmas
• radio broadcast
• A Christmas Carol
• historical references
• voice acting

Keywords

• Christmas special
• radio play
• Charles Dickens
• Orson Welles
• Lionel Barrymore

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS Radio Network, Mutual Audio Network, Already Gone

Books & works: A Christmas Carol, The Wrong Books at Christmas, Barrymore’s Scrooge

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