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A Passion In The Desert (Aired November 7, 1943)
The primarily first-person narrative of most of the stories chosen made them relatively easy to convert into script form: introduce a narrator, establish the scene, and then carry on with the plot. And, of course, since they were out of copyright, there were no literary rights to be paid -- a sizeable cost savings for any producer looking to budget a weekly series, then or now. "The Weird Circle" was produced in New York City by the National Broadcasting Company, under the auspices of its Radio-Recording Division. Though best known for live programs over its Red and Blue Networks, NBC produced and recorded a great many shows for syndication to local stations, including such diverse dramatic programs as "Playhouse of Favorites", "Five Minute Mysteries", "Destiny Trails", and "Betty and Bob" (a five-a-week daily "soap opera". Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group and The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: November 7, 1943. Program #11. NBC syndication. "A Passion In The Desert". Commercials added locally. A French soldier deserts and runs off into the desert with a beautiful woman. The date is approximate. Honore de Balzac (author). 25:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.