Radio Detectives, The (BBC)

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THE RADIO DETECTIVES is a radio series that looks back in time at the many detectives whose cases have graces the airwaves in the United Kingdom and the United States. They are the product of Professor Jeffrey Richards and were presented as three series of five programs each series. Each show covered the history of one detective, not only discussing the radio shows, but the detective's origins, printed works and films, where applicable. Excerpts from radio shows or film soundtracks were frequently included.

The shows were heard originally on BBC Radio Four and later in the US on National Public Radio stations.

US listeners should not dismiss these shows as targeted for UK audiences. In Series 1, we're offered a show about Sherlock Holmes, the Saint and the Shadow. In Series 2, we find Hercule Poirot. In Series 3, there's Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. If you like mystery and detective shows, any of the shows are a treat.

These shows were saved from FREE-TO-AIR BROADCASTS by ANALOGUE RADIO. The quality is pretty good considering they are from streaming capture.

• The Radio Detectives - BBC 00-02-29 (301) Sam Spade the Original Private Eye.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 00-03-07 (302) Down the Mean Streets with Philip Marlowe.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 00-03-14 (303) The Innocence of Father Brown.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 00-03-21 (304) Tthe Genius of Gideon Fell.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 00-03-28 (305) Stand by for West.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-05-20 (101) Send for Paul Temple.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-05-27 (102) The Voice of Sherlock Holmes.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-06-03 (103) Sexton Blake, The Other Baker Street Detective.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-06-10 (104) Enter the Saint - History of the Saint.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-06-17 (105) The Shadow Knows.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 99-05-18 (201) As My Whimsy Takes Me.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 99-05-25 (202) The Little Grey Cells of Hercule Poirot.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 99-06-01 (203) The Wisdom of Miss Marple.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 99-06-08 (204) A Case for Doctor Morelle.mp3
• The Radio Detectives - BBC 99-06-15 (205) On the Beat with P C 49.mp3