NBC University Theater
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage brings W. Somerset Maugham’s novel of self-discovery to radio in a literary drama from NBC University Theater. The story follows Philip Carey, an aspiring artist whose clubfoot and uncertain ambitions shape his search for purpose and belonging.
The program presents classic literature as a radio adaptation, using spoken performance and sound to carry the story. Maugham’s novel moves through Philip’s experiences of art, work, love, and disappointment, tracing the difficult process of learning to understand himself and make choices of his own.
The result is a reflective, character-centered drama, with the intimate focus of a coming-of-age story and the emotional complexity of a novel about desire and independence. It offers a chance to encounter a major work of English literature in the direct, imaginative form of radio theater.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.