# Trilby and the Strange Cure of Svengali | #RetroRadio

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Podcast: [Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retro-radio-old-time-radio-in-the-dark-6785269)
Published: 2026-05-07T02:22:38+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0651
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Duration seconds: 18098

## Resource

In late-1800s Paris, an eighteen-year-old artist's model named Trilby suffers from headaches no doctor can touch. The cure, when it finally arrives, comes from the eyes of a strange musician named Svengali — and her friends are convinced she should never have let him near her. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Mystery Theater, “Trilby” (September 30, 1977) 00:47:17.842 = Radio City Playhouse, “Mother” (September 11, 1949) 01:17:06.447 = Max Haines Mystery, “Arthur Gusy” (Mid 1940’s) 01:40:56.965 = The Sealed Book, “Escape By Death” (April 15, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 02:11:50.125 = The Shadow, “The Man Who Lived Twice” (February 09, 1941) 02:35:04.740 = Sleep No More, “Death of Oliver” and “Fishhead” (December 26, 1956) ***WD 03:04:24.816 = BBC Spinechillers, “Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April 2006) 03:18:28.728 = Strange Wills, “Treasure To Starboard” (July 13, 1946) 03:48:08.450 = Strange, “Captain Robinson” (1955) 04:01:53.644 = Suspense, “Suspicion” (April 03, 1948) 05:00:47.763 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0651

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