Comedy
For the Love of Leo
BBC Radio 4
Leo Fabiani is a renowned Edinburgh artist who tragically loses his wife in a traffic accident and seems, ever since, to have become a magne…
The Rocket
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Arthur Wing Pinero
Gentlemen out away from London, looking for wives. "I'm going to settle down, hearthrug and slippers and all that sort of thing." …
Princess of Elis
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Molière
In the month of May 1664, Louis XIV entertained the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria, and his own wife , Maria Theresa, with a brilliant and su…
The Double Dealer
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William Congreve
"This remarkable melodrama [The Double Dealer] - for a comedy it can scarcely be called... Is it possible to imagine a more inextricabl…
Miles Gloriosus
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Titus Maccius Plautus
Pleusicles loves Philocomasium, but she is kidnapped by Pyrgopolinices. Palaestrio, faithful servant to Pleusicles, witnesses this and goes …
The Follies of a Day
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Pierre Beaumarchais
This is Thomas Holcroft's English translation, obtained by attending Pierre Beaumarchais' French play nine times in Paris during its origina…
A Bold Stroke for a Husband
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Hannah Cowley
"Plays, where the scene is placed in a foreign country, particularly when that country is Spain, have a license to present certain impr…
A Wife Without A Smile
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Arthur Wing Pinero
Mr. Rippingill can not get his wife to relax her stony features and smile. Maybe even laugh. "Avis - Lady Whitstable and the pickled sa…
Point Sublime
Starring Cliff Arquette as storekeeper and mayor of Point Sublime, Ben Willet, and Mel Blanc as August Moon and Ben Willet's side-kick, the …
Fred Allen Town Hall Tonight St Patrick's Day Show
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The Mighty Allen Art Players perform a hillbilly feud skit. A failed escape artist is given one more chance.
18 New Years OTR Classics
Enjoy a delightful collection of 18 Old Time Radio shows celebrating the New Year, featuring a mix of comedy, science fiction, horror, detec…
Jack Benny Program
Gracie arrives to deliver a message from George, but George has to deliver it himself. The cast performs another episode of Buck Benny Rides…
Lobby Land
BBC Radio 4
Lobby Land is a satirical comedy drama that delves into the life and work within the journalists' Westminster bubble. The story follows poli…
Protesting Too Much
Sally Phillips and Kate Brooke
Set on the eve of the 1997 general election, bumbling Conservative MP George Dank climbs a tree in protest at the building of a new bypass t…
Gush
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
An epic tale of power, love, passion and oil – from the minds of comedy greats Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Gush is the stunning saga of the …
Cupid's Whirligig
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Edward Sharpham
Cupid's Whirligig is a city comedy: a play in colloquial language dealing with the everyday life of London's citizens. A knight, Sir Timothy…
A Woman is a Weathercock
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Nathan Field
A Woman is a Weathercock is the first play by the former child star of the Jacobean stage, Nathan Field. The action takes place over a singl…
A Country Mouse
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Arthur Law
You could be forgiven upon reading that title, not to mention auditing the opening scene, for thinking that this is a play of a simple count…
The Love Chase
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James Sheridan Knowles
In this romantic comedy from 1837, three sets of mismatched lovers bicker, woo, spar, and scheme on their way to matrimonial bliss. James Sh…
Duffy's Tavern
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Fred Allen visits the Tavern, where Duffy and Archie scheme to get Fred to MC a pig roast.