Satire
Matinee With Bob And Ray
Bob and Ray have issues with their musicians as they attempt to perform a "Lights On" drama called, "The Groping Hand." …
Bob and Ray
Join Bob and Ray in this entertaining episode filled with their signature humor and engaging interactions. The show features a variety of se…
Candida
This play tells the story of Candida, the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, po…
Satires and Profanities
Satires and Profanities is a collection of sharp-witted essays and stories by George William Foote, a prominent figure in the realm of Freet…
Afternoon Theatre
In this gripping episode of Afternoon Theatre, titled Dracula in White, we follow Joanna, a television journalist, as she investigates the m…
Rawhide
Rawhide is a program of political satire and recorded music that aired on the CBC's Trans Canada network and later on the CBC AM network fro…
The Green Carnation
The Green Carnation, first published anonymously in 1894, was a scandalous novel by Robert Hichens whose lead characters are closely based o…
Man's Rights
"Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams" is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The te…
A Treatise of Religion
Part diatribe, part discourse, part sermon and part stand-up comedy, this is Fulke Greville's 114 stanza, verse-poem about religious hypocri…
The Conscious Lovers
As early as 1720 Steele spoke in the Theatre of "a friend of mine" who was lately preparing a comedy according to the just laws of…
How to Make a Man of Consequence
Mark Lemon had a natural talent for journalism and the stage, and, at twenty-six, retired from less congenial business to devote himself to …
Bob and Ray
This segment features a variety of comedic sketches and interviews from the beloved duo Bob and Ray. The tape includes a Father's Day song, …
The Book of This and That
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as s…
Bob and Ray
This episode of Bob and Ray aired on June 21, 1973, featuring a mix of humor and commentary. The show includes a segment titled In The Gathe…
This Simian World
Clarence Day, Jr., best known for his work Life with Father, presents a satirical speculation on how the world might be different if we apes…
The Investigator
A satirical extravaganza from the days of McCarthyism featuring John Drainie as The Investigator. This unique character, an investigator of …
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not accept this arrangement and come to intervene. Note that …
The Tenth Cow
When Teddy Kagan finds a pure red heifer (heifer: a young, virgin cow) on the Florida ranch of a TV evangelist, he knows - because he knows …
Idiot's Weekly
The Idiot Weekly was a radio program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission from 1958 to 1962. This collection features episodes…
The Big Drum
Another Pinero play. Biting satire this time, ironic comedy - not a farce. The Big Drum, a novel being written by Phil, one of the main char…