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The Weird Circle presents “The Murder of the Little Pig,” episode 28, originally broadcast March 5, 1944. This syndicated NBC Radio-Recording Division drama is a loose adaptation of Émile Gaboriau’s Monsieur Lecoq story “The Little Old Man of Batignolles.”

In Paris, detective Monsieur Lecoq allows journalist Monsieur Lehan to recount the murder of Henri Coudray, a hairdresser called “the Little Pig.” Though suspicion quickly settles on Coudray’s nephew, unsettling details—including a blood-written clue and a small black dog named Coquette—send Lecoq looking beyond the obvious. James Van Dyk leads a cast that includes Alan Devitt, Tony Barrett, and Stacy Harris.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
28:31 Closing

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The Weird Circle presents “The Hand,” episode 17, originally broadcast December 19, 1943. Produced by Ziv Productions, this syndicated supernatural-horror anthology adapts Guy de Maupassant’s macabre tale.

On a storm-lashed night at Sir John Rowell’s isolated villa near Juan-les-Pins, France, young Dennis Lansing encounters a grim trophy-room curiosity: a severed human hand chained to the wall. As Rowell recounts its connection to a dangerous enemy, an atmosphere of dread closes around the household, including Rowell’s daughter Lady Phyllis and the watchful servant Kiora.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
25:41 Closing

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The Weird Circle presents “The Lifted Veil,” episode 20, originally broadcast January 9, 1944. This archival supernatural drama adapts George Eliot’s 1859 novella, a striking early exploration of extrasensory perception, fate, and the boundary between life and death.

Young Latimer Hemming, troubled by uncanny foreknowledge, visits Dr. Meniur’s experimental laboratory, where the physician is pursuing a serum intended to restore life. Their encounter unfolds as a tense, shadowed tale of perception, mortality, and dangerous scientific ambition.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
25:26 Closing

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The Weird Circle, episode 18, “Jane Eyre,” originally broadcast December 26, 1943. This NBC-syndicated half-hour adaptation draws on Charlotte Brontë’s classic Gothic novel.

Jane arrives at gloomy Thornfield Hall to serve as a governess, only to find a guarded housekeeper, a brooding master in Edward Rochester, and unsettling sounds behind the manor’s locked doors. Condensed into a thriller-focused tale of shadows, footsteps, and mounting dread, this adaptation emphasizes the mystery at the heart of Thornfield.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
24:29 Closing

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The Weird Circle, episode 55, “The Warning,” originally broadcast December 17, 1944. This NBC-syndicated supernatural drama adapts a story credited to R. P. Gillies.

After Esther hears a midnight voice she believes belongs to her missing brother, Tom Hargreaves, she begs her husband Charles not to go near the ominous House of Waverley. But Charles is determined to learn Tom’s fate, drawing them toward the isolated mansion and its unsettling secrets.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
26:05 Closing

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The Weird Circle, Episode 14, “Dr. Manette’s Manuscript,” originally broadcast November 28, 1943. This 30-minute syndicated NBC Radio Recording Division production adapts material from Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities.

In 18th-century France, physician Dr. Alexandre Manette is drawn into a disturbing case involving a gravely ill woman and influential aristocrats. Her testimony leads toward a written record carrying dangerous consequences in this historical tale of secrecy, injustice, and suspense.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
27:07 Closing

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The Weird Circle, episode 42, “The Ghost Touch,” originally broadcast September 17, 1944. This syndicated supernatural anthology adapts Wilkie Collins’s “The Ghost’s Touch,” also published as “Mrs Zant and the Ghost.”

A scientist’s experimental formula promises to eliminate pain without anesthesia, but his determination to test it places the widow of an old friend in grave danger. As the experiment closes in, this eerie literary horror tale asks whether the dead can still protect the living.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
26:29 Closing

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The Weird Circle, episode 13, “The Man Without a Country,” originally broadcast November 21, 1943. This archival adaptation of Edward Everett Hale’s 1863 patriotic historical tale was carried in syndication, with episode listings identifying NBC syndication.

Young U.S. Army officer Philip Nolan falls under the influence of Aaron Burr during the turbulent political crisis surrounding Burr’s treason trial. After a rash declaration brings an extraordinary sentence, Nolan faces life cut off from all news and contact connected with the United States, against the backdrop of early-19th-century military and naval life.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
26:07 Closing

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The Weird Circle, “The Bride of Death,” episode 73, first syndicated April 22, 1945. This archival supernatural drama is set amid Scottish clan rivalries and old castle prophecy; surviving source listings attribute the adaptation to J. L. Tieck.

Lady Margaret McDonald faces an arranged marriage to Sir Kenneth, Earl of Dunbar, while an ominous family legend warns that the last of Black Donald’s line will become the Bride of Death. When a disturbing figure arrives at the McDonald castle, the household must confront a growing sense that an ancient vow may carry dreadful consequences.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
26:44 Closing

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The Weird Circle, episode 53, “The Wooden Ghost,” originally broadcast December 3, 1944. This local archival recording comes from the NBC-syndicated supernatural drama series and adapts material associated with Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter.”

Returning from Rotterdam, Herr Gerard Dahl is halted on the road by a tall, caped stranger who insists he will visit Dahl’s studio that evening. As Dahl and his ward, Rose Falderkaust, await the unsettling caller, an ominous mystery gathers around their period European household.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
28:32 Closing

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