Welcome back to Mutual Presents! Jack and Penny are back on board with another double feature from “The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen” and more classic old time radio from the Mutual Broadcasting System with the double feature of adventure with “The Wandering Master and the Warlord at Rest” and “Red Beard and the Bag of Pearls”!
This week Jack and David are stuck in the endings of all things. but there is a way out… Perhaps it has to do with this week’s feature- Elizabeth Quick! Elizabeth Quick, living a life of convention and anxiety and the occasional mixed martial arts class, never believed she was powerful. Then an extinction event left behind a wild new planet, equal parts dangerous and astonishing. Now Elizabeth is in that wilderness alone, searching for her teenage daughter and realizing that, just like the plants and animals she sees evolving in the blink of an eye, she must become someone she never thought possible. This week we feature episodes one to three! It’s Audio Drama Time!
This week Jack and David find themselves fascinated with the endings of all things and this includes the limited series Build a Prince: A Royal Christmas Love Story. When fiercely independent Princess Adelaide of Alpinoa discovers she must be married by Christmas in order to be crowned queen, she decides to secretly create the perfect prince out of handsome American commoner, Hayden. What’s intended as a formal arrangement turns into something more when Hayden’s kindness and unconventional charm begin breaking down her walls. But little do they know, not everyone wants her to be queen, forcing Adelaide to fight for her country, open herself up to love, and come to terms with who she’s meant to be – all in time for Christmas. Parts 1 and 2 are featured here. It’s Audio Drama Time!
This week Jack and David move towards the endings of the Audioverse where we look at shows that are ending seasons or entire series. Today its the anthology horror series- “The Patient Files” and episode 2 “Flecks”. Dr. Charles Talbot continues to organize the office. He reads the story of Jessica Hanning, whose life dull routine life changes. Not all change is good however, as Jessica discovers as her life quickly spirals out of control.
Jack and David start off 2024 right with their hopes and Gertrude Stunt Girl Zombie Killer! Meet Gertrude and her friend. And her other friend. And her other friend. And her other friend. And…. Billy -_- . And her other friend as they face the start of the zombie apocalypse quickly taking over the Midwest. We begin with the “Pilot” and “Crunchmaster for the Win”. It’s Audio Drama Time!
On our final show of 2023 we present the second annual edition of “The Chilling Tales of Yuletide“, with a full-length adaptation of the 19th century short story, “The Screaming Skull”. After the death of his friends, Dr and Mrs Pratt, Captain Braddock takes up residence in their former home. Yet he soon becomes convinced that the skull he found in the upstairs bedroom screams every night, haunting him, and that it was the cause of Dr Pratt’s death. When investigators Miller and Shaughnessy (a believer and sceptic respectively) arrive to learn more about the situation on the night before Christmas Eve, Captain Braddock explains the haunting, as well as his theory that the skull belonged to Mrs Pratt and that her husband killed her. A half-tormented man himself, Captain Braddock is erratic in his explanations and retellings, and even Shaughnessy’s scepticism is slowly put to the test as the haunting of the skull begins to drag them into the tale of murder and betrayal and guilty consciences. Based on the story by Frances Marion Crawford and adapted by Lana O’Kell.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! This week Mutual Presents is back with the next full serial installment of the Man of Steel for Christmas Eve with The Adventures of Superman with fourth serial “Airplane Disasters at Bridger Field”.
Jack and David meet up with the incredible Jason Markiewitz for another phenomenal Christmas adventure with- Artaban and the Quest for the King! Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers. It’s Audio Drama Time in Christmas!
Jack and David return to an old classic with a new cast. James Newberry, Robbie Burgess and the group of The Audio Drama Show bring parts one and two of Ebenzer Scrooge’s reminder of festive cheer with “The Christmas Carol”
Jack takes David on a special secret trip on the TORDIS and visit their old friend, Madison. This time it’s a doozy! You’ve heard the story of the Macy’s Santa Claus claiming to be the real Saint Nick? Well, this time, Madison finds herself in the middle of it all when she takes a seasonal job in the famous department store. To make it worse, she’s picking up some extra dollars babysitting a coworker’s daughter, Susan, who doesn’t believe in Santa! The story has all the troupes of a good holiday movie: a mental ward, a legal battle, and the selfish cruelty of middle management. Can Madison save Christmas? It’s Audio Drama time to find out!