Blithe Spirit

The Best Plays radio adaptation of Blithe Spirit aired on August 31, 1952. This classic comedy by Noël Coward follows Charles Condomine, a novelist who invites the eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance at his home. He hopes to gather material for his next book, but the séance unexpectedly summons the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira.

Elvira, mischievous and jealous, disrupts Charles' marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear her. As tensions rise, Charles struggles to rid himself of Elvira’s ghostly presence, leading to hilarious and chaotic consequences.