Escape

Ep 1

In The Man Who Would Be King, two British scoundrels, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, decide to leave their mundane lives behind and seek glory as kings in the uncharted territory of Kafiristan. They believe they can conquer the wild land and its people, but their audacious pl…

Ep 2

In Operation Fleur De Lys, two OSS agents, Duke and Hill, embark on a perilous mission in occupied France during World War II. Their objective is to set up roadblocks and disrupt the supply lines of Nazi divisions as Allied forces prepare to invade. Amidst the tension of their op…

Ep 3

In this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, John Unger, an impressionable young man, is invited to the lavish home of his friend Percy Washington. As they journey to the secluded mansion in Montana, John learns that Percy's father is the richest ma…

Ep 4

In Typhoon, based on Joseph Conrad's tale, the crew of the steamer Nan Shan, led by the inept Captain McWher, embarks on a perilous journey through the China seas. As they load their ship with 200 Chinese laborers eager to return home, a sudden and violent typhoon strikes, testin…

Ep 5

In the Escape episode titled Sire De Maletroit's Door, a young cavalier named Denis de Beaulieu becomes lost in the dark alleys of Paris during a tumultuous time in 1429. As he evades soldiers, he stumbles into the home of the Sire de Maltois, who has his own plans for the young…

Ep 6

In Ring of Thoth, John Van Sittard Smith, a British Egyptologist, finds himself locked in the Louvre overnight, where he encounters a strange man with an eerie connection to a mummy. As the man reveals his obsession with the ancient relic and the ring of Thoth, Smith becomes embr…

Ep 7

In The Fourth Man, three convicts escape from the notorious penal colony of Noumea, seeking freedom on a makeshift raft in the South Pacific. With them is a native man, referred to as the fourth man, whose loyalty and intentions are questionable. As they drift, the convicts celeb…

Ep 8

In this thrilling episode of Escape, a renowned big game hunter named Rainsford becomes stranded on a remote Caribbean island known for its dark legends. After falling overboard from a yacht, he swims to shore only to discover that he is not alone. A deranged hunter, General Zaro…

Ep 10

In A Shipment of Mute Fate, a gripping episode of Escape, a man named Chris Warner finds himself on an ocean liner with a dangerous secret: a Bushmaster snake, known as the deadliest snake in the world. As he navigates the ship and interacts with the crew, he grapples with the mo…

Ep 11

In this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, The Fall of the House of Usher, a man returns to the decaying estate of his childhood friend, Roderick Usher. Roderick's letter reveals his deep distress, both physical and mental, as he faces a horror that looms over him. Upo…

Ep 12

In Pollock and the Porroh Man, a man named Pollock finds himself tormented by the consequences of his actions after stealing a sacred idol from a native witch doctor in West Africa. Initially dismissive of local superstitions, Pollock's disbelief turns to horror as he becomes hau…

Ep 13

In Evening Primrose, a disillusioned poet finds solace in a deserted department store, hoping to live free from the burdens of the outside world. However, he soon realizes he is not the only one seeking refuge in the shadows. As he navigates the dark corners of the store, he enco…

Ep 14

In this gripping episode of Escape, titled The Young Man with the Cream Tarts, listeners are transported to a dimly lit London where despair looms over a group of men contemplating their fate. They encounter a young man offering creamed tarts, which leads to a conversation about…

Ep 15

In Casting the Runes, a scientist named Edward Dunning finds himself entangled in a chilling tale of medieval curses and dark magic. After writing a critical review of a paper by the sinister Carswell, Dunning learns that he may be the next victim of a curse linked to a series of…

Ep 16

In The Country of the Blind, a mountain guide named Ibarra finds himself trapped in a remote valley of the Andes, where the inhabitants are all blind. The locals, believing that Ibarra is the one who is deformed, pressure him to conform to their way of life, which includes the te…