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Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 181 – Appointment With Fear by Gail

Gail — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:42:48 +0000

Another great podcast. Thank you for your time and energy. We love it !

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 181 – Appointment With Fear by Bill

Bill — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:59:45 +0000

Brings back memories I thought I had forgtten .radio has never been the same.memories from australia

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 198 – Philomel Cottage by jwidner

jwidner — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:47:42 +0000

This is NOT my site. I used to provide podcasts to the Radio Memories Network, but haven’t for over two years. They continued to use the name of my program as theirs since I don’t have any kind of copyright on the title (though I think it is poor practice on their part). As best as I can tell they have removed my name now at my request. My podcasts will always have a commentary at the beginning and are on itunes as Radio Detective Story Hour with my name on it.

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 198 – Philomel Cottage by Gail

Gail — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:31:54 +0000

There is a sight called libsynpro. It has links to radio detective story hour. The programs also have rdsh links to them ,but none of them have your intro to the programs…Is this you?
Gail

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 198 – Philomel Cottage by jwidner

jwidner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:31:47 +0000

Thanks Gail. I am a big fan of most BBC related detective radio plays including the Father Brown. I also like their Maigret series as well as the television version. The TV Maigret is one of the best.

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 198 – Philomel Cottage by Gail

Gail — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:04:29 +0000

Tthis was one of the best story I have heard on suspense. .I know you have spoken of the “locked room “mysteries and recently I have been listening to the BBC Father Brown series and he often refers to his situation as a locked room problem.Do you like the Father Brown series?

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 198 – Philomel Cottage by Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:43:01 +0000

I like your explaining Mitchell Wilson’s explanation of how suspense is built and using Hitchcock’s films Rebecca and Suspicion as great examples. I think using the Christie story Philiomel Cottage to link them and suspense is very appropriate. It’s interesting to note that there was a 1930′s film version of this story under the title Love From a Stranger with Basil Rathbone as the Gerald Martin character that you might want to check out sometime. I have a suggestion for a new podcast for Radio Detective Story Hour. In one of your earlier episodes on John Dickson Carr you presented an episode called Five Canaries in the Room starring Lee Bowman, Ona Munson, and Osa Massen. This radio play was based on the short story the Crime in Nobody’s Room which was orignally a Colonel March mystery but for the Suspense version a character named Inspector Braddock solve the mystery. Another one of the Colonel March stories was presented on a unfamiliar radio series called Murder Clinic which featured mystery stories by Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Edgar Wallace, and John Dickson Carr to name a few. The episode by Carr was called Death in the Dressing Room which tells of a new and unusual form of blackmail done by two clever crooks at a London nightclub and how a woman is stabbed to death in her dressing room. Like the Suspense version this one does not feature Col. March but instead his second famous detective named Sir Henry Merrivale aka H.M. to his friends. If this idea intrigues you I hope you are able to use it with pleasure.

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 196 – Locked Room Mysteries by jwidner

jwidner — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:04:22 +0000

Thanks Robert. I think the BBC is just looking out for their material. I know Brits pay a license fee and those of us across the pond do not, so I can understand it when they refuse to allow use, though like you say, it is too bad as the drama is often so good.

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 196 – Locked Room Mysteries by Robert

Robert — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:37:53 +0000

Welcome back! We’ve missed You and your intresting and informatve podcast.. As an Englishman I think that it’s a shame you are not able to use the BBC’s radio dramas,they can be so stuffy sometimes!!

Comment on Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 196 – Locked Room Mysteries by jwidner

jwidner — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:23:35 +0000

Thanks Harv. Firesign is an old friend of mine as I used to buy their records back in the seventies too. I had a lot of their material on LP including albums such as “Don’t Crush that Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers” etc. My friends and I used to quote them with their simpler lines such as “If you lived here, you’d be home by now…” etc. Of course I’ve heard both the Holmes spoof and the Nick Danger material. As you say, it isn’t in the public domain, so it is hands off like a lot of BBC stuff I’d love to feature too.