In Breaking Walls episode 141, we finish a three part series on the radio career of Orson Welles by picking up as he left The United States for Europe in the late 1940s.

For full appreciation, tune into episodes 79 and 104 before hearing this.

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Highlights:

• Macbeth, HUAC and Leaving the U.S

• Harry Alan Towers, and Harry Lime

• Othello and The Black Museum

• Song of Myself and Theatre Royal

• Moriarity

• The BBC Sketchbook and Moby Dick

• Mr Lincoln and Mr Arkadin

• Returning to the U.S.

• Tomorrow and Yesterday

• Looking Ahead to Barrie Craig

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The reading material for today’s episode was:

• A Book by Desi Arnaz

• Citizen Welles by Frank Brady

• This is Orson Welles by Welles and Peter Bogdanovich

• On the Air — By John Dunning

• Discovering Orson Welles by Jonathan Rosenbaum

• Orson Welles on the Air, at OrsonWelles.Indiana.edu

• Wellesnet.com.

As well as articles from:

• Broadcasting Magazine

• Life Magazine

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On the interview front:

• Orson Welles was with BBC’s Monitor, Peter Bogdonavich, Dick Cavett, Michael Parkinson, and Dinah Shore.

• Harry Alan Towers spoke with Sheridan Morley and the BBC.

• Joseph Cotton was with Chuck Schaden. Hear the full chat at SpeakingofRadio.com.

• Jeanette Nolan was with SPERDVAC, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com

• Lurene Tuttle spoke with Same Time, Same Station in 1972.

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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:

• Wilderness Trail — By Walter Scharf for National Geographic

• Irish & Celtic Waltz — By The Irish & Celtic Folk Wanderers

• The Colorado Trail, Op. 28 Fantaisie for Harp — By Elizabeth Hainen

• Seance on a Wet Afternoon — By John Barry

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A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

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Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Steven Allmon

Orson Orsen Chandler

Phil Erickson

Jessica Hanna

Perri Harper

Thomas M. Joyce

Ryan Kramer

Earl Millard

Gary Mollica

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Ray Shaw

Filipe A Silva

John Williams

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