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May 19, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL092: Harry Lime ~ How the Rich Call the Shots

~ The Lives of Harry Lime: Ticket to Tangier, Part 4 Along for the ride Let’s face it, Harry knew that he wasn’t the one to call the shots. Obviously, someone had looked for him with the personal ad in the newspaper, led him to the concierge who handed him an envelope, and provided him […]

May 5, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL091: Harry Lime ~ How to date a woman when you’re broke

~ The Lives of Harry Lime, Ticket to Tangier, Part 3: Too Good to be True: Who is this woman? Already very attracted to her beauty, Harry now he finds that she can really dance too. In fact, she seems to be too good at it. It makes him question her true identity. Is […]

April 21, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL090: Harry Lime ~ Everything’s Taken Care Of

The Adventures of Harry Lime: Ticket to Tangier, Part 2 of 7 Nothing to lose: Harry wants to get to Tangier to chase after the promise of a lucrative deal. The only problem is, he doesn’t have the money to get there. As he puzzles over his problem in the pub, he sees a […]

March 24, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL089: Harry Lime – Why You Should Read the News

The Adventures of Harry Lime: Ticket to Tangier, Part 1 of 7 Not the best role model Today’s episode open’s with a little history on Harry Lime. It connects the Harry Lime of the radio plays with the Harry Lime of the 1949 movie, The Third Man. So, who is Harry Lime? As a story […]

March 10, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL088: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Get the Upper Hand

~ Part 7 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play: Backed Into a Corner Government agent Mitchel has figured out how the oil was stolen and who did it, but how will he make it out of the ruins alive? It looks like the secret will die with him, but Mitchel is more resourceful than that! Gain […]

February 24, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL087: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – So, We Meet Again

~ Part 6 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play Unexpected Meet Up Steve Mitchel goes into the ruins to investigate. He goes down into the basement of an old building only to meet up with Haroon. What is Haroon up to? He looks highly suspicious! Of course, he can explain! But does Mitchel believe him? Accused […]

February 10, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL086: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Sabotage

~ Part 5 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play Rivalry: We left Government Agent, Steve Mitchel, diving into the water to dodge a bullet. In this episode, he gets fished out of the water by the Saudi police. Although Lieutenant Samka saved Mitchel’s life, he really doesn’t trust him. That’s pretty typical. We see it in […]

January 27, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL085: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – An Enterprising Gent

— Part 4 of “Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil, a Dangerous Assignment radio play: The Lost City of Enzak Mitchel continues his investigation by accompanying Dean, the pilot who monitors the pipeline. As he flies along the pipeline looking for leaks or any sign of oil theft in the marks in the desert sand, Mitchel […]

January 13, 2017 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL084: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Logistics

— A “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play aired on NBC on May 17, 1950 A Belly Dancer’s Perspective Government agent, Steve Mitchel, goes to the Oasis Club to ask about Yusef and how he died. He expects the charming Sarita, a belly dancer, to know Yusef well. Yusef was captivated by her beauty, but to […]

December 30, 2016 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL083: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Rookie Mistake

[Photo © buso23/Bigstockphoto.com] He’s a rookie: When Steve Mitchel arrives in Arabia, he meets with Williams, the field manager, to hear his version of what happened. What caused the problem between the Five Star Oil Company and the Sheik? Williams’ story is the same as what Mitchel already heard when he was given this assignment. […]