The Mercury Theatre on the Air is a radio series of live radio dramas created and hosted by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged by Bernard Herrmann. The series began July 11, 1938, as a sustaining program on the CBS Radio network, airing Mondays at 9 pm ET. On September 11, the show moved to Sundays at 8 pm.

Episodes (15)

Episode numbers are actual show episode numbers^* not podcast episode numbers.

Ep #1: Dracula (Jul 11, 1938)
Ep #2: Treasure Island (Jul 18, 1938)
Ep #3: A Tale of Two Cities (Jul 25, 1938)
Ep #4: The Thirty-Nine Steps (Aug 1, 1938)
Ep #5: 3 Short Stories (Aug 8, 1938)
Ep #6: Abraham Lincoln (Aug 15, 1938)
Ep #7: The Affairs of Anatol (Aug 22, 1938)
Ep #8: The Count of Monte Cristo (Aug 29, 1938)
Ep #9: The Man Who Was Thursday (Sep 4, 1938)
Ep #10: Julius Caesar (Sep 11, 1938)
Ep #12: The Immortal Sherlock Holmes (Sep 25, 1938)
Ep #14: Hell On Ice (Oct 9, 1938)
Ep #16: Around the World in 80 Days (Oct 9, 1938)
Ep #16: A Passenger to Bali (Nov 13, 1938)
Ep #20: The Pickwick Papers (Nov 20, 1938)

^* - Episode numbers and original air dates are accurate to the best of our ability and rely on external sources (including but not limited to) RadioGOLDINdex, OTRRpedia, and Old-Time Radio Researchers