This week on The Shiver Show, we're taking you on a thrilling journey to Mars and back with The Martian Chronicles—an unforgettable episode from the Dimension X radio series (1950)! This series of tales by Ray Bradbury, chronicles humanity's first attempts to colonize the Red Planet. The stories are told from the human and the Martian perspective, making this story unique for its time. Originally aired during the height of the Cold War, The Martian Chronicles continues to ask profound philosophical questions about human nature and our place in the universe.
Mary and Greg talk about Ray Bradbury's fascinating history as a writer, how tall Martians might be, and whether a pop-up hot dog stand would succeed on Mars.

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On the The Shiver Show, we usually dive into crime, horror, and science fiction, but in this episode, we're bringing you a classic tale of doomed love in the exotic city of Casablanca. Get ready to grab a tissue box—this one’s a tear-jerker!

Released in 1942, the film Casablanca was politically charged, coinciding with the Allied invasion of North Africa. The 1943 radio episode of Casablanca was produced to support the war effort, with all the actors donating their time to the production.

Casablanca is based on the stage play Everybody Comes to Rick’s by Murray Barnett and Joan Alison. Featuring legendary performances by Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund, and Paul Henreid as the Victor Laszlo, this story weaves love, sacrifice, and heartbreak, against the backdrop of wartime Northern Africa.

The live audience adds a certain authenticity, complete with a few coughs and chuckles, and we hear the unforgettable song As Time Goes By, performed by Dooley Wilson as Sam.

Join us on The Shiver Show for Casablanca, and listen as Mary and Greg discuss what was happening behind the scenes of Casablanca, and why this is one of the greatest love stories of all time.

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In our last episode for 2024, Greg and Mary look back over the year and pick their favourite old time radio episodes in the four genres of Crime, Horror, Science Fiction and Suspense.
If you're looking for tips on what to listen to, Greg and Mary have chosen the 'creme de la creme' of old time radio dramas in terms of compelling story-telling, immersive music and sound effects, and superb voice acting.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1974 episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde. George Lowther adapted and condensed the story, which spans eighteen years, into a tight, fifty-minute episode You will hear strong performances from voice actors Nick Pryor as Dorian Gray, Norman Rose as Basil, and Roger DeKoven as the decadent Sir Henry.

Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Wills Wilde (yes, there are two 'f's' in O'Fflahertie) wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray as a magazine series in 1890, and then had the story published as a novel in 1891. The themes of vanity and obsession with youth still resonate today.

Greg and Mary talk about the retail value of souls, what inspired Wilde to write this story and what happened to Wilde after publishing the novel. For what would you sell your soul?

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Our Shiver Show episode this week is the horror classic, Dracula, from an 1949 episode on CBC Radio. This drama serves a feast of vampire lore, a creepy music score, and wonderful performances by actors Lorne Green as Count Dracula, Lister Sinclair as Van Helsing, Bud Knapp as Doctor Stewart and Naver Moore as Renfield.

This adaptation for radio by Greg Salverson manages to remain faithful to the original novel in a tight episode of less than one hour. Bram Stoker's timeless horror novel, Dracula (1897) has inspired countless films, TV series, radio plays, stage plays, musicals, and graphic novels.

As Bram Stoker wrote, 'When the spirit dies, but the dead live, the dark guard of the night is a beast.' Listen now!!

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Few stories have inspired film, television and radio as much as Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. This 1952 old time radio drama from the Suspense series condenses Shelley's novel into a tight thirty minute episode.

This production has wonderful performances by the lead voice actors, Hebert Marshall and Joseph Kerns, and immersive sound effects, especially in Victor's spooky laboratory.

Mary and Greg delve into the intriguing history behind the seminal novel by Mary Shelley, that was first penned by Shelley when she was eighteen.

Frankenstein is considered by many to be the first science fiction novel and is often listed in the top one hundred novels of all time.
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A ship, full of convicts, bound for Australia in the late 1700's, makes its way through rough seas. As supplies run low, and tensions rise, Captain Gore and first mate Finch become wary of their shackled passengers. An enterprising convict named Jonathan Abbey proposes to the captain that Abbey can disarm the convicts, but the captain must let him go free. The captain accepts, but will the plan work?
There is much to enjoy in The Sleeping Draught, a suspense tale that first aired in 1950 on the Escape radio drama series. Mary and Greg discuss Australian convict history, the terrific sound effects and solid performances by John Dodsworth and Ben Wright.
The Sleeping Draught will have you in suspense from beginning to end.

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They Bite has it all: Vietnam war veterans with PTSD, dinosaur bones, nefarious military activity, and things that slither in the desert. They Bite first aired in 1981, on the Nightfall series, and it will have you on the edge of your seat until the end.

Greg and Mary talk about the cool rock & roll transition music, the immersive ambient desert sounds, and whether glider planes are the best craft for transporting mummies.

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