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Title: A Pair of Nylons

Author: Green Hornet

Format: Original Recording

Length: 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

The Green Hornet debuted on a Detroit station, WXYZ, on January 31, 1936, and later aired on the Mutual and ABC Blue networks until its final broadcast on December 5, 1952. The masked crime fighter was the secret identity of newspaper publisher Britt Reid, who relied on his valet, Kato, and a supercharged roadster, the Black Beauty. Al Hodge portrayed The Green Hornet during the series' first seven seasons, followed by Donovan Faust, Robert Hall, and Jack McCarthy. The series was created by the same team that brought The Lone Ranger to the air.

Critic Reviews:

"Radio's most popular juvenile adventure program." (James S. Olson, Historical Dictionary of the 1950s)

Members Reviews:

Truely and Amazing Story!!

If you could sum up A Pair of Nylons in three words, what would they be?

A superbly, successfully, well-thought-out, story!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mike Axford as he stumbles into situations thinking he is sly, kind of like the rest of us.

Have you listened to any of the narrators other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, and they have all been spot on, great performances!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I thought it was funny when Mike bought a pair of ladies nylons and said "oh any size will do."

Any additional comments?

This is a great episode, and a wonderful series!

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Title: The Vaphio Cup Caper

Author: The Adventures of Sam Spade

Format: Original Recording

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

Dashiell Hammett's classic detective burst out of the pages of The Maltese Falcon and into his own radio series on July 12, 1946. Featuring Howard Duff as Spade and Lureen Tuttle as his faithful secretary, Effie, the series appeared on three different radio networks: ABC (1946), CBS (1946-49), and NBC (1949-51). Toward the end of the series' run, Steve Dunne replaced Howard Duff in the title role. The program won a 1947 Edgar Award for Best Radio Drama.

Critic Reviews:

"A show that still seems fresh and alive." (Jim Harmon, The Great Radio Heroes)

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Title: The Adventures of Jungle Jim, Volume 7

Author: Gene Stafford

Narrator: full cast

Format: Original Recording

Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-16

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

Beginning with Tarzan, the pulp era was full of jungle heroes. Jungle Jim is one of the unique ones. He was not a barely- iterate, loincloth-clad tree-dwelling wild man but rather Jim Bradley, a great white hunter in the mold of heroes of earlier popular fiction such as H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain and Lord John Roxton from Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, who represented the colonial view of the so-called primitive regions of the globe. This gave him a distinctive difference from your run-of-the-mill jungle man, who often knew little about civilization and was equipped with not much more than a knife in most cases. Also, his stomping grounds were located in exotic Southeastern Asia.

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Title: The Adventures of Frank Race, Volume 3

Author: Joel Murcott, Buckley Angel

Narrator: full cast

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-15

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

Frank Race is a cultured and sophisticated investigator who, in his world travels, encounters equal measures of crime, espionage, violence, and attractive but suspicious women. A dashing combination of Johnny Dollar and James Bond, Race began his professional career as a successful attorney, but, after a stint with the OSS during World War II, he found his former profession to be far too dull and predictable. Adventure had become his goal - and it quickly became his business.

Heard today, The Adventures of Frank Race remains engrossing, action-packed entertainment reminiscent of shows like The Man Called X and Counterspy - Cold War-era series that say as much about the paranoia of the postwar world as they do about their audiences' love of action and suspense.

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Title: The Traitor

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, Val Gielgud

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-15

Publisher: Divine Art Ltd

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

Here, Holmess brother Mycroft, played by John Gielguds brother Val, enlists the help of the sleuth over some missing government documents. The episode was based on Conan Doyles story The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans.

The 16 episodes of Sherlock Holmes starring Gielgud and Richardson were produced by Harry Alan Towers (1920-2009) for his"Towers of London" company. They were first broadcast on the old BBC Light Programme in 1954, and by NBC in 1955; they are still regarded by many as the definitive Holmes series. Heritage Media acquired exclusive distribution rights to the series from Towers in 1994; the series was licensed for several years with great success to Hodder Headline and reverted to Heritage at the end of 2009.

The scripts were written by John Keir Cross, closely following the original stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but renaming some of them. The music for the productions was composed by Sydney Torch, with the famous violin cadenzas played by Alfredo Campoli. Other actors appearing included Robert Rietti, and John Gielguds brother Val (later Director of Drama at the BBC), who played Mycroft Holmes. Orson Welles took the part of Professor Moriarty. Quite possibly other big names on the BBC roster appeared in the series anonymously too.

The recordings were carefully remastered so as not to detract from the ambience of the original performances.

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Title: The Blackmailer

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson

Format: Original Recording

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-15

Publisher: Divine Art Ltd

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

The 16 episodes of Sherlock Holmes starring Gielgud and Richardson were produced by Harry Alan Towers (1920-2009) for his "Towers of London" company. They were first broadcast on the old BBC Light Programme in 1954, and by NBC in 1955; they are still regarded by many as the definitive Holmes series. Heritage Media acquired exclusive distribution rights to the series from Towers in 1994; the series was licensed for several years with great success to Hodder Headline and reverted to Heritage at the end of 2009.

The scripts were written by John Keir Cross, closely following the original stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but renaming some of them. The music for the productions was composed by Sydney Torch, with the famous violin cadenzas played by Alfredo Campoli. Other actors appearing included Robert Rietti, and John Gielgud's brother Val (later Director of Drama at the BBC), who played Mycroft Holmes. Orson Welles took the part of Professor Moriarty. Quite possibly other 'big names' on the BBC roster appeared in the series anonymously too.

The recordings were carefully remastered so as not to detract from the ambience of the original performances.

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Title: The Hypnotized Audience

Author: The Shadow

Narrator: Orson Welles

Format: Original Recording

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" From 1930-1954, the wealthy Lamont Cranston was one of the best-known characters on radio, using his mystical powers to fight crime. The only person who knew The Shadow's true identity was his "friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane". Through the years, The Shadow was portrayed by Frank Readick, Orson Welles, Bill Johnstone, Bret Morrison, and others. As listeners were reminded at the end of every episode, "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay! The Shadow knows!"

Critic Reviews:

"As one of the basic prototypes of what has come to be called Pop Art, the Shadow is unique and irreplaceable, a legend in his own time. A classic character who looms slouch hat and shoulders above all others of his kind, he is an inevitable as a guilty conscience, an unseen power that awakens within all of us our most deep-rooted fears of mortal retribution. There has never been a force quite like him." (Jim Harmon, The Great Radio Heroes)

Members Reviews:

An evening performance hypnotizes the audience....

Any additional comments?

except for The Shadow. The goal is to free a killer from the death house.

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Title: Big Tooth

Author: Dragnet

Format: Original Recording

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

From 1949 to 1957, Dragnet pioneered new levels of realism on radio. Every crime investigated by Sergeant Joe Friday was taken from the actual case files of the Los Angeles Police Department, with only "the names changed to protect the innocent". There were multi-layered sound effects; the actors used accurate police lingo, abbreviations, and penal codes; and the show didn't shy away from stories about heinous crimes or stories that had unhappy endings. Created and produced by Jack Webb, Dragnet was much more than "just the facts".

Critic Reviews:

"By far the most popular police/crime program of all time. It enjoyed enormous success on radio." (Jon David Swartz and Robert C. Reinehr, Handbook of Old-Time Radio)

Members Reviews:

Mom disappears

Any additional comments?

A married woman phones to report her mother missing. The phone was disconnected at mom's house so the daughter went to visit in person. The person answering the door was not her mother and reported that the mom didn't live there anymore. Disappearance or murder?

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Title: Big Gamble

Author: Dragnet

Format: Original Recording

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-02-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

From 1949 to 1957, Dragnet pioneered new levels of realism on radio. Every crime investigated by Sergeant Joe Friday was taken from the actual case files of the Los Angeles Police Department, with only "the names changed to protect the innocent". There were multi-layered sound effects; the actors used accurate police lingo, abbreviations, and penal codes; and the show didn't shy away from stories about heinous crimes or stories that had unhappy endings. Created and produced by Jack Webb, Dragnet was much more than "just the facts".

Critic Reviews:

"By far the most popular police/crime program of all time. It enjoyed enormous success on radio." (Jon David Swartz and Robert C. Reinehr, Handbook of Old-Time Radio)

Members Reviews:

Good story

Good narration, good sound quality. I have really enjoyed the Dragnet series.

This is really a Good Book and a good gambler !!

This is really a good book and i recommend this book to everyone and worth buying it .

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Title: Escape for Revenge

Author: Green Hornet

Format: Original Recording

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-07

Publisher: Radio Spirits, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Nostalgia Radio, Crime & Mystery

Publisher's Summary:

The Green Hornet debuted on a Detroit station, WXYZ, on January 31, 1936, and later aired on the Mutual and ABC Blue networks until its final broadcast on December 5, 1952. The masked crime fighter was the secret identity of newspaper publisher Britt Reid, who relied on his valet, Kato, and a supercharged roadster, the Black Beauty. Al Hodge portrayed The Green Hornet during the series' first seven seasons, followed by Donovan Faust, Robert Hall, and Jack McCarthy. The series was created by the same team that brought The Lone Ranger to the air.

Critic Reviews:

"Radio's most popular juvenile adventure program." (James S. Olson, Historical Dictionary of the 1950s)

Members Reviews:

A Well Presented Prison Break!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it was very realistic and believeable and was a really great example of the high quality of the Green Hornet episodes!

What other book might you compare Escape for Revenge to and why?

I got the episode "Paid in Full" is another high quality episode in the same collection, what a bonus!

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

The realism of the episode might be lost as the slower pace of reading it may not fit as well as the live actors and narration.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, I thought "Wow! What a great adventure!"

Any additional comments?

You can't go wrong with the Green Hornet from Radio Spirits!