Ray Bradbury on Radio: SUSPENSE

Here's another new episode of my Bradbury 100 podcast. This time, I look at the early years of Ray's professional career, which saw him not only mastering the craft of short story writing and putting together his first book, but branching out into media - in particular, getting his stories and scripts onto national radio shows such as CBS's Suspense.

Over a span of a dozen years, Suspense produced no fewer than eleven shows based on Bradbury stories, with some of the stories being produced multiple times. I argue that this early media presence - which included a number of stories previously unpublished - helped cement Bradbury's growing popularity and reputation.

Here's the pod:

Bradbury 100 · Bradbury 100 - Episode 61 - Ray Bradbury and Radio's SUSPENSE!

 

 

And if you'd like to hear full episodes of Suspense, here's a complete set of links to the best quality recordings, held on the Old-Time Radio Researchers website:

1. 1947: Riabouchinska
2. 1948: Summer Night
3. 1948: The Screaming Woman, version 1
4. 1950: The Crowd
5. 1955: The Screaming Woman, version 2
6. 1955: Zero Hour, version 1
7. 1955: The Whole Town's Sleeping, version 1
8. 1955: Kaleidoscope
9. 1958: Zero Hour, version 2
10. 1958: The Whole Town's Sleeping, version 1
11. 1960: Zero Hour, version 3
    

 

 

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