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'''''They Were Giants: Great Moments in The Great Hall''''', was a series of live audio dramas released on public radio stations between 1998 and 1999,<ref name=R3>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XDB5mn0OMXoC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=%22they+were+giants%22+himan+brown&source=bl&ots=wOnqVRygKk&sig=ACfU3U1i628DFZwzOuvfbtZ17Z-tntLNrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqidDV-YXsAhUKOisKHUHuC-k4ChDoATAEegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=%22they%20were%20giants%22%20himan%20brown&f=false ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio''.] Retrieved 26 Sep '20</ref> | |||
They | dramatizing the lives of literary figures such as Walt Whitman, H.G. Wells, Anton Chekhov, produced by famed audio drama producer Himan Brown<ref name=R4>[http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/spotlite/news/brown.htm Brooklyn College Honorary Degree HIMAN BROWN.] Retrieved 26 Sep '20</ref> (responsible for CBS Mystery Theatre, Inner Sanctum Mysteries) and funded by his non-profit educational foundation Radio Drama Network.<ref name=R5>[https://www.aes.org/events/119//press/pr_himanbrown.cfm: AES press release.] Retrieved 26 Sep '20</ref> The Dramas stared notable radio actors such as Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes and Michael Wager. The script where written by people who had worked on previous drama produced by Himan Brown, such as Sammuel Dann who responsible for over 300 CBS Mystery Theatre scripts. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
Some Episode where recorded to CD, it is unclear if they where ever intended to be sold to the public.<ref name=R1>https://www.worldcat.org/title/they-were-giants-great-moments-in-the-great-hall/oclc/58772241&referer=brief_results: | Some Episode where recorded to CD, it is unclear if they where ever intended to be sold to the public.<ref name=R1>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/they-were-giants-great-moments-in-the-great-hall/oclc/58772241&referer=brief_results: ''They were giants: great moments in The Great Hall''.] Retrieved 26 Sep '20</ref><ref name=R2>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/stephen-girard/oclc/79811251&referer=brief_results ''Stephen Girard''.] Retrieved 26 Sep '20</ref> | ||
<ref name=R2>https://www.worldcat.org/title/stephen-girard/oclc/79811251&referer=brief_results | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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| Peter Cooper || Host George Campbell, Actors: Jr Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Michael Wager | | Peter Cooper || Host George Campbell, Actors: Jr Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Michael Wager | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 16 October 2020
Status: Lost
They Were Giants: Great Moments in The Great Hall, was a series of live audio dramas released on public radio stations between 1998 and 1999,[1] dramatizing the lives of literary figures such as Walt Whitman, H.G. Wells, Anton Chekhov, produced by famed audio drama producer Himan Brown[2] (responsible for CBS Mystery Theatre, Inner Sanctum Mysteries) and funded by his non-profit educational foundation Radio Drama Network.[3] The Dramas stared notable radio actors such as Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes and Michael Wager. The script where written by people who had worked on previous drama produced by Himan Brown, such as Sammuel Dann who responsible for over 300 CBS Mystery Theatre scripts.
Availability
Some Episode where recorded to CD, it is unclear if they where ever intended to be sold to the public.[4][5]
Episodes
| Subject | Cast |
|---|---|
| H.G. Wells | |
| Anton Chekhov | |
| Walt Whitman | |
| Somerset Maugham | |
| Abraham Lincoln | Host George Campbell, Actors: Paul Hecht, Diana Kirkwood, Russell Horton |
| Roebling family | |
| Stephen Girard | Host Charles Osgood; Actors: Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Bob Kaliban, Sam Gray |
| Peter Cooper | Host George Campbell, Actors: Jr Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Michael Wager |
References
- ↑ The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio. Retrieved 26 Sep '20
- ↑ Brooklyn College Honorary Degree HIMAN BROWN. Retrieved 26 Sep '20
- ↑ AES press release. Retrieved 26 Sep '20
- ↑ They were giants: great moments in The Great Hall. Retrieved 26 Sep '20
- ↑ Stephen Girard. Retrieved 26 Sep '20