‘NBC University Theatre’ initially were only available in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of vintage novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio viewers. Additionally, if listeners signed up they received college credit to a radio-assisted correspondence training course. A study instruction, The Handbook of the World’s Great Novels, was available for 25 cents. In its old age in addition, it included short stories and plays and went on to earn the recognized Peabody award.Unlike a great many other radio shows University Theatre didn’t pursue the glamourous stars for its productions but instead relied on excellent distillations of the novels and high grade acting alongside high production values.But now its time to enjoy these timeless novels. Let’s begin.