Monthly Archives: May 2016

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 263 – Adventures of the Abbotts

Part two of a look at Husband/Wife detective duos and the role women played in the dramas. The Adventures of the Abbotts was the model for the last podcast offering – It’s a Crime, Mr. Collins and the drama on the former is much meatier and overall better played. The scripts were written by Howard Merrill, a former actor and… (more…)

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 262 – It’s A Crime, Mr. Collins

In this podcast, I look at the role of husband/wife detectives and how radio treated the role of women within the world of radio drama and production. This is the first of several parts looking at various husband/wife detective series over the years of radio drama. It’s A Crime, Mr. Collins debuted on American radio via the Mutual Broadcasting System… (more…)