Claudia, also known as Claudia and David, is an old time radio soap opera based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken and William Brown Meloney, which first appeared in Redbook magazine. The show follows the lives of newlyweds David and Claudia Naughton as they navigate the ups and downs of married life. Claudia first aired as a skit on The Kate Smith Hour in 1941, and later expanded into a summer series starring Patricia Ryan and Richard Kollmar. The success of the books and films based on the stories led Coca-Cola to sponsor a 15-minute syndicated weekday radio program in the 1947-48 season, starring Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree. The charming and lighthearted show offers an excellent glimpse into the daily life of a 1940s American household.