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- Christmas by Injunction | O. Henry Christmas Story - Author’s PlayhouseHe has the money for a wonderful Christmas. His mining town has nobody young enough to receive it.
Christmas by Injunction brings O. Henry’s comic imagination to Author’s Playhouse. In the Western town of Yellowhammer, a wealthy resident’s wish to give children a Christmas celebration meets an awkward practical problem: the town must first find a child.
Good intentions become a community project, with the possibilities for misunderstanding that make O. Henry’s stories such inviting radio material. Follow the scheme as it develops and leave the surprise for the performance to reveal.
This 1941 literary adaptation combines a mining-town setting with seasonal generosity, humour and an unexpected turn. It is a stand-alone story, so you can begin here without following a serial.
Story: Christmas by Injunction
Author: O. Henry
Series: Author’s Playhouse
Original broadcast: 21 December 1941
Listening themes: Christmas, generosity, Western storytelling and comic irony.
Presented by Heritage Radio Vault. Follow Author’s Playhouse for more classic short stories adapted as radio drama.
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Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-09-22.
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Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
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Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.31 min - Author's Playhouse – Woman's Work | Old Time Radio DramaWoman's Work
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-08-18.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
Academy Award Theater
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.30 min - Author's Playhouse – Southern Exposure | Old Time Radio DramaSouthern Exposure
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-09-15.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
Academy Award Theater
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.29 min - Author's Playhouse – A Miracle in the Rain | Old Time Radio DramaA Miracle in the Rain
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-07-29.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
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Academy Award Theater
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Aunt Mary
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Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.29 min - Author's Playhouse – A Promise to Mark | Old Time Radio DramaA Promise to Mark
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-10-13.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
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Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
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Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.29 min - Author's Playhouse – At Midnight on the 31st of March | Old Time Radio DramaAt Midnight on the 31st of March
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-03-31.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
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Academy Award Theater
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Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
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Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.30 min - Author's Playhouse – Dan Peters and Casey Jones | Old Time Radio DramaDan Peters and Casey Jones
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1943-04-21.
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Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-06-16.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
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Arch Oboler’s Plays
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
Academy Award Theater
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.30 min - Author's Playhouse – Minstrels of the Mist | Old Time Radio DramaMinstrels of the Mist
Listen to this preserved Author's Playhouse radio drama, presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Author’s Playhouse is a dramatic anthology featuring adaptations of stories for radio.
Archive file date: 1944-08-04.
Follow Author's Playhouse and explore more literary adaptations and classic radio drama in Heritage Radio Vault.
Heritage Radio Vault — Find Your Next Story
Enjoying Author’s Playhouse? Follow this collection and explore more drama from the radio archive.
Listen next
Arch Oboler’s Plays
Continue with another collection of standalone radio plays.
Academy Award Theater
Explore dramatic adaptations from another classic anthology.
Aunt Mary
Try continuing serial drama and follow its interconnected characters.
Explore more programmes
Explore Heritage Radio Vault for drama, mystery, science fiction, adventure and comedy.
Follow the programmes you enjoy and share a favourite story with another classic radio listener.29 min
About Author's Playhouse | Old Time Radio Drama
From the publisher's feed
Discover Author’s Playhouse, the radio anthology of literary adaptations presented by Heritage Radio Vault.
Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast…
Each story offers a self-contained listening experience, with a changing cast…
of characters and subjects drawn from fiction and dramatic writing.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.
This collection contains 18 preserved recordings with source file dates from 1941 to 1944. Titles have been checked against the archive files and a broadcast log. Conflicting dates, including Flight to Arras, are identified in the episode descriptions.
Choose a story, follow Author’s Playhouse, and explore more dramatic anthologies and classic radio adaptations in Heritage Radio Vault.