The Woman in Red: Suspense (April 6, 1944)

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“The Woman in Red” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 6, 1944. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Julia Ross answers an advertisement for a secretary and is hired by Mrs. Charlotte Creighley, a domineering woman who lives at 30 Henrik Square in London. Julia is drugged and soon finds herself treated as a missing woman named Sheila Campbell, with the household insisting she is mad. Her companion Carl and his aunt keep her under watch while Julia struggles to convince the people around her of who she really is. The episode is from the Suspense series, first broadcast on April 6, 1944, with Katina Paxinou in the lead.

London, at number 30 Henrik Square, a quiet old house, and a nearby tea shop

Characters: Julia Ross, Mrs. Charlotte Creighley, Carl, Sheila Campbell, Mrs. James, Dr. Turner

Listen for: Julia's growing alarm when the household calls her Sheila, and the sudden changes in Mrs. Creighley's manner

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.