E45. Murder By Experts: The Dark Island (8/8/1949)

09/07/22 • 32 min

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Murder By Experts. Hosted by John Dickson Carr.

In 1949, Mutual Radio brought Murder By Experts to its airwaves. Each week on Murder By Experts, listeners were treated to a crime story selected by an expert, typically a detective story author. Though these authors usually had little involvement in each episode's script and rather used their name as an endorsement, proclaimed mystery author John Dickson Carr came on to become the series host. As the series popularity amongst listeners of the period soared to further cement its legacy, Murder By Experts has since gone on to be recognized as one of the pinnacle radio mystery series of the era.

Originally airing 8/8/1949, gather around for this week's episode of "The Dark Island," on Murder By Experts!

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Murder By Experts. Hosted by John Dickson Carr.

Originally airing 8/8/1949, gather around for this week's episode of "The Dark Island," on Murder By Experts!

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E44. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe: The Case of the Vanishing Shells (2/2/1951)

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. Featuring vocal talent by Sydney Greenstreet.

Starring Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout's fictional armchair detective, Nero Wolfe. The series was based on Stout's principal characters but not his stories, airing from October 20, 1950 to April 27, 1951, on NBC, it is regarded as the series that is most responsible for popularizing Nero Wolfe on radio. The series had gained recognition through associating each episode with a notable fictional mystery author. However, these authors typically had little say in the series scripts that were associated with their name. Regardless, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe rose to prominence through the guided efforts of famed author and series host, John Dickson Carr.

Originally airing 2/2/1951, get ready for this week's new adventure in "The Case of the Vanishing Shells," with Nero Wolfe!

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E46. Philo Vance, Detective: The Magic Murder Case (1/1/1949)

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Philo Vance, Detective. Featuring vocal talent by Jackson Beck.

Originally appearing as a fictional amateur detective featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s, the radio adventures of Detective Philo Vance were first broadcast to listeners across the airwaves in 1945. Did you know that three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character? The first series, broadcast by NBC, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance, and the best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck.

Originally airing 1/1/1949, gather around for this week's episode in "The Magic Murder Case," with Philo Vance!

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