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Hail Mary May 19, 2021

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In this week’s show…

There’s music from Bing Crosby, news about new podcasts, a special documentary, and a chance to grab yourself a copy of the fabulous noir publication, The Dark Pages!

Reviews are centred around two Pre-Code treats - one a Capra-esque light comedy about an ancient town founder suddenly finding himself muscled out by progress, and the other a tawdry tale of girl doing all she can to pull herself up out of the gutter.

Radio entertainment comes this week from the Lux Radio Theatre

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Goodnight, Mr Lloyd May 12, 2021

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A brief tribute to Mr Norman Lloyd, who left us a few hours ago, and whose hands the stewardship of the Golden Age's spirit has been kept well for over a century

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Sinister Warnings Apr 29, 2021

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In this week’s show, there’s a special guest… well, kind of… We have music from Billie Holiday and Sir Lancelot! Reviews of two classic thrillers - Johnny Stool Pigeon from 1949, and Black Hand from 1950, both of which feature stars playing against type… We’re even taking a dive into the Question Pot! Radio entertainment comes courtesy of Suspense… To become a patron of the shows go too www.patreon.com/attaboysecret

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Stardust Over The Homestead Apr 09, 2021

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In this week’s show… Hoagy Carmichael provides a duo of sterling hits to keep you swooning… There’s another chance for you to guess the identity of Hollywood star in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?… I’ll be telling you about two movies featuring stars who took some of the inimitable Hollywood stardust all the way home to Britain, in a romantic fairytale and a horror hit! And there’s radio entertainment from Boris Karloff! To become a patron of the shows go too www.patreon.com/attaboysecret

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The Little Grey Cellblocks Mar 16, 2021

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In this week’s show… It’s a beautiful affair indeed, as we’re visited a church quartet with a very transgressive message… Brook Darnell pops in to talk about Golden Age detectives! Frank Sinatra provides a duo of musical escapes… We’ve got two wildly different movies to tell you about, including a prison escape thriller starring Clark Gable, Joan Crawford and Jesus Christ (!) in 1940’s Strange Cargo - plus Austin Trevor as the screen’s first Hercule Poirot in 1934’s Lord Edgware Dies… Radio entertainment comes courtesy of Agatha Christie and Harold Huber…

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Funkles And Faces Feb 18, 2021

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In this week’s show… Ella Fitzgerald swings us along with some groovy (oh dear) vibes (oh dear, oh dear)… Guessing time in another edition of Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? Dennis The Dietician is here with some healthy advice! Reviews of two movies, one featuring a very fun uncle (funkle) and a very unique face… Radio entertainment from the Lux Radio Theatre! Come on in - the skimmed milk’s fine…

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Very Different Darkness... Feb 03, 2021

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In this week’s show… Let your imagination take you on a journey to… some… bar…? Rob Bowman returns with another delightful musical selection! Another chance to guess the mystery star in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? Reviews of two movies, both on the theme of darkness but in a very different way… Firstly, Edward G. Robinson sells his soul for a story in the terrifyingly bleak ‘Five Star Final’, and then Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor must find their way back to the light in ‘Magnificent Obsession’ Radio entertainment comes from the Screen Director’s Playhouse.

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Beauty & Queens Jan 18, 2021

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In this week’s episode… We’ve got world peace courtesy of Reynolds Aluminium! Rob Bowman returns with more hidden musical treasures! It’s guessing time once more as we play Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend! News of a fabulous new event for patrons! A duo of reviews, as Cary Grant takes to the piano in the utterly bizarre, ‘Kiss And Make-Up’, and Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn take to the rapids in ‘The African Queen’! Radio entertainment this week comes from the Lux Radio Theatre

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Hijinks Ensue! Jan 05, 2021

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It’s a New Year! So let’s keep those spirits high as we revel in some glorious music, courtesy of musical director, Rob Bowman and his special guests, Nat King Cole and Phyllis Robins! Any New Year’s resolutions to adhere to? What could possibly derail Adam’s own Dry January plans…? There’s a puzzling mystery to solve in this week’s Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? A winner has been decided in the Ann Dvorak competition! Is it you…? And HIJINKS ENSUE in our pair of movies this week, or do they…? Margaret Lockwood is fending off a randy skinflint in 1938’s Bank Holiday, while Robert Montgomery has stumbled upon sinister goings-on in 1936’s Trouble For Two…

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The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2020! Dec 20, 2020

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It’s a festive celebration of Yuletide radio musical and movie magic in The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker special! Starring Basil Rathbone, Ella Fitzgerald, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy McGuire, Ginger Rogers, Santa Claus. Perry Como, Ronald Colman, Pat O’Brien, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby and many, many more!

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