. ▁The ▁week ▁ended ▁with ▁dram at izations ▁of ▁modern ▁life ▁in ▁" This ▁Living ▁World ." ▁Helen ▁Gar man ▁did ▁the ▁radio ▁adaptation ▁of ▁ ▁Cit izen ▁Tom ▁Pa ine , ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁" T ales ▁from ▁Far ▁and ▁Near " ▁broadcast ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁theme ▁was ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁Len ore ▁O vert ure ▁Number ▁ 3 . ▁Robert ▁Tr out ▁and ▁John ▁Re ed ▁King ▁were ▁the ▁announ cers . ▁Script s ▁were ▁by ▁Howard ▁Rod man ▁and ▁others . ▁Act ors ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁this ▁program ▁included ▁Or son ▁W elles , ▁Ray ▁Collins , ▁Walter ▁T et ley ▁and ▁Parker ▁F enn elly . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁CBS ▁moved ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 - 5 : 3 0 ▁p . m . ▁time ▁slot , ▁a ▁time ▁at ▁which ▁other ▁networks ' ▁" strong est ▁kid ▁shows " ▁were ▁broadcast . ▁The ▁network ▁also ▁increased ▁the ▁press ▁run ▁for ▁its ▁Man ual ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁That ▁change ▁allowed ▁program ▁plans ▁and ▁related ▁information ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁bro ader ▁audience ▁than ▁teachers . ▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁CBS ▁officials ▁c ited ▁the