Omnibus Season 3 Treadmill to Oblivion 1954
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The program has four segments: (1) "Treadmill to Oblivion" (play telling the story of Fred Allen's radio career), (2) "Percussion" (a demonstration of musical percussion instruments), (3) "Around the World" (an airplane trip around the world in 18 minutes), and (4) "Dance to Freedom" (two escaped Hungarian dancers from East Berlin perform a ballet number).
- Released: 1954-10-17
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Talk
- Stars: Alistair Cooke
- Director: Robert Saudek
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1. Treadmill to Oblivion 1954-10-17
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2. The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife 1954-10-24
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4. Brewsie and Willie 1954-11-07
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5. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony 1954-11-14
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6. Antigone 1954-11-21
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7. The Virtuous Island 1954-11-28
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8. A Maine Lobsterman 1954-12-05
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9. The Contrast 1954-12-12
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10. The Second Shepherds' Play 1954-12-19
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11. The Merry Widow 1954-12-26
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12. The Trial of St. Joan 1955-01-02
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13. The Adams Family 1955-01-09
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14. H.M.S. Pinafore (I) 1955-01-16
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15. John Quincy Adams 1955-01-23
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16. Hamlet 1955-01-30
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17. Mr. Lincoln 1955-02-06
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18. The Turn of the Screw 1955-02-13
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19. The New World 1955-02-20
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21. The Mighty Casey 1955-03-06
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22. A Different Drummer 1955-03-13
