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The Queen Of Crime Jun 04, 2020

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This week, murder’s in the air as we take a look at two Golden Age examples of Agatha Christie movie adaptations! Firstly, Charles Laughton is attempting to determine the guilt of Tyrone Power in Billy Wilder’s stunning 1957 screen take on Witness For The Prosecution. And then it’s sleuthing ahoy with Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, in 1961’s Murder, She Said! Radio entertainment comes in the form of an Agatha Christie double-bill; Orson Welles plays Hercule Poirot in The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, and the Molle Mystery Theatre adapt Witness For The Prosecution. There’s music from Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong, and another chance for you to see if you can guess… Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?

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The Rest Is Mystery May 19, 2020

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In this week’s show… …Kool-Aid addicts are breaking quarantine! …Ed Sheehan joins a singing bull quartet! …music from Harry James, Helen Forrest, and almost Jeanette MacDonald! …another celebrity waits to be identified in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? …reviews of two mystery movies that are definitely worth your sleuthing time! …and a radio murder mystery to solve with a very surreal climax…

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In The Year Of Our Claude May 13, 2020

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In this week’s show… …what’s the BEST drink for tired men who’ve spent the whole day in a brothel? …how on earth do you get EXCITED about visiting a car dealership? …exactly who the hell IS that Hollywood legend? …PLUS, news, music, and two reviews, one featuring Jean Arthur and Edward Arnold forming a very unlikely alliance over a fur coat, and one featuring a spellbinding performance from the one-and-only Claude Rains, who also stars in this week’s radio presentation!

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Blondell Bombshell May 01, 2020

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In this week’s show, Joan Blondell takes centre-stage, as we review three Blondell movies, as well as present a double-bill of her radio appearances! There’s more mystery in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? Plus music from Joan herself, Etta Moten, and Dick Powell!

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Bella Bèla Apr 23, 2020

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endearingly so. The first stars the most annoying human being ever born. The second stars the most unemotional strangler ever born. And the third stars a horror icon as a Teen Wolf/Abraham Lincoln ape monster with a penchant for hats and coats! Music come from Bing, Bog and the 1940’s answer to Johnny Rotten, Mr Jimmy Dorsey! There’s another brain-teaser as we try to guess… Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? There’s a dive into the QUESTION POT! AND there’s a classic episode of radio horror featuring one of the greatest of all time!

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Ready Hedy Go! Apr 18, 2020

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This week’s show sees the Golden Age’s most glamorous import, Miss Hedy Lamarr take centre stage! We’re reviewing her 1947 drama-thriller, ‘Dishonored Lady’, as well as featuring one of her greatest radio hits, co-starring alongside William Powell! We’re cruising into court for a marvellous pre-code courtroom thriller, and Rita Hayworth may or may not have done it, in a swell-egant French comic drama alongside Glenn Ford! Music comes from The InkSpots and Bing Crosby, and there’s even another chance for you to guess Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre

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Thriller-Seekers! Apr 07, 2020

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Charles Laughton and Ella Raines make a very unlikely romantic couple! Claudette Colbert is an amnesiac with a gun! And George Sanders is stripped to the waist and ready for duelling! Music comes from Peggy Lee and Kitty Kallen! There’s a brain-teaser for you, a dive into the Question Pot, and even a brand new raft of thank-yous! Radio entertainment comes courtesy of the Lux Radio Theatre!

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Pre-Code Paramours Apr 01, 2020

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In this week’s show, catch up on the many ways in which Sookie is loving quarantine! There’s news of the new Secret History Of Hollywood series! Hear about the incredible line-up of The Attaboy Clarence Film Festival! There’s music from Fred Astaire and Marlene Dietrich! Special guest, Brook Darnell drops in for a conversation with Adam as they pick their Top Five Pre-Code movies! Reviews of TWO Pre-Code classics! Radio entertainment this week stars the King Of Pre-Code himself, Mr Warren William!

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Dinner Pests Mar 22, 2020

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In this week’s show, there’s some exciting news! Keep your spirits up with music from Dean Martin and Harry Belafonte! Scottish Deborah Kerr becomes Irish-Scottish in a comic-thriller from the minds who gave you The Lady Vanishes and Green For Danger! And grumpy Monty Woolley comes for a very extended dinner party in a small town! Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre!

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Monicas And Mannequins Mar 15, 2020

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In this week’s show… Gorgeous music from Bing Crosby and Kay Kyser! Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy glam it up in a fairytale of New York! Kay Francis and Warren William find a very unorthodox pathway to parenthood… And much more, including an interesting announcement… Radio entertainment comes from the Screen Guild Theatre, and features an array of stars!

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