December 17, 2016 By Wendy Lambert 2 CommentsDL082: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Disgruntled SheikA “Dangerous Assignment” radio play first aired on May 17, 1950 on NBC A Disgruntled Sheik Government agent, Steve Mitchel, is given his next assignment. It takes him to Saudi Arabia. At first, he’s a little reluctant to go. He wonders why this is a government assignment. But there is an Arab leader, a Sheik, who […]
December 2, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL081: Poirot — Careless Victim — But how did you know?DL081: Hercule Poirot and the Case of the Careless Victim — Act 3: Scene 1 Poirot points out the clues Miss Fletcher and Inspector Stevens are quite amazed at Poirot. How did he figure out that this man wasn’t Mr Parrish? Over tea in the airport café, Poirot identifies the clues he had noticed along […]
November 18, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL080: Poirot — Careless Victim — Tragedy strikesDL080: Hercule Poirot and the Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scenes 5 & 6 Tragedy Strikes Laura never did get to see her father, and now he’s been in an accident. What a tragedy! Will she ever see him again? Is he going to be all right? Inspector Stevens heads straight for […]
November 4, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL079: Poirot — The Careless Victim — In a fogDL079: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scenes 3 & 4 Come along, Johnny! Poirot and Miss Fletcher go in search of Laura Parrish. Poirot gets Johnny, the elevator man, to join the search. Why does he need Johnny? What is his real purpose in inviting Johnny along? Johnny says […]
October 21, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL078: Poirot — Careless Victim — In search of cluesDL078: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scene 1 & 2 CSI – Crime Scene Investigation: Poirot, Inspector Stevens, and Miss Fletcher all go upstairs to the room above Miss Fletcher’s room — the room where Poirot says the murder took place. No one is there. It gives them […]
October 7, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL077: Poirot — Careless Victim — Police protection!DL077: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scene 4 Police Protection Inspector Stevens arrives at the hotel already predicting who the victim and the murderer are. However, he is in for a bit of a surprise. After identifying the body, Stevens and Poirot have the dual task of arresting the […]
September 23, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL076: Poirot — The Careless Victim — Sounds SuspiciousDL076: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scene 3 A Logical Explanation Poirot wants to take the elevator down to the hotel lobby to meet Inspector Stevens of the New York police force. While waiting for the elevator, he explains to Miss Fletcher how he knows her room was not […]
September 9, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL075: Poirot — Careless Victim — The Name is PoirotHercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scenes 1 & 2 Apartment Hunting Hercule Poirot is the famous French-speaking detective from Belgium. As the story opens, he has just moved to New York and is looking for an apartment. He’s told he’ll be lucky to find one, but Poirot doesn’t believe in luck. […]
January 22, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL061: Intimidated Jury — Thieves Fall OutMr District Attorney and the Intimidated Jury, Scene 10 No way is that cop gonna’ talk! In our last episode, the District Attorney’s chat with Mr Butler alerted Butler that he needed to do something fast or he and Stanley would be caught. The policeman was alive and recovering from a coma after getting […]
January 15, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a CommentDL060: Intimidated Jury — Cat and MouseMr District Attorney and the Intimidated Jury, Scene 9 [Photo © inigocia/Bigstock.com] Brilliant deduction After finding a canceled debt in Taylor’s books, the District Attorney pays Butler a visit. Butler had held the mortgage on Taylor’s businesses, and now the debt is gone. Butler certainly appears to be the man Taylor felt indebted to, so the DA has […]
