I Love A Mystery
I Love Adventure

Last Edited: 19-Oct-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

US drama serials, 1939-1944. NBC, CBS, ABC, Mutual radio networks. The Mutual episodes are a revival and recreation of the original scripts.
Date Title Cast Parameters
16-Jan-1939 to
03-Feb-1939
 1 The Case of the Roxy Mob
episode 3 of 20
14:30, 3399, M
01-Dec-1941 to
02-Feb-1942
 26 Secret Passage to Death
episodes 1, 2 of 10
43:38, M
13-Apr-1942 to
29-Jun-1942
 28 Pirate Loot of the Island of Skulls
episodes 1-8, 10, 11 of 12
3:06:00, M
22-Mar-1943 to
09-Apr-1943
 29 The Girl in the Gilded Cage
episode 7 of 15
15:25, M
08-Nov-1943 to
03-Dec-1943
 37 The Hermit of San Felipe Atabapo
episodes 1-14, 16, 17, 19, 20 of 20
3:12:11, M
24-Apr-1944 to
12-May-1944
 42 I Am the Destroyer of Women
episode 15 of 15
14:34, M
Mutual
1949
1996
re-creation
 ?? Fear Creeps Like a Cat
episodes 1-20 recreated
4:44:29, M
Mutual
31-Oct-1949 to
18-Nov-1949
 ?? The Thing That Cries in the Night
episodes 1-15 complete
2:54:51, M
Mutual
21-Nov-1949 to
09-Dec-1949
 ?? Bury Your Dead, Arizona
episodes 1-15 complete
2:38:20, M
Mutual
12-Dec-1949 to
30-Dec-1949
 ?? The Million Dollar Curse
episodes 1-9, 11-15 of 15
2:57:59, M
Mutual
02-Jan-1950 to
27-Jan-1950
 The Temple of Vampires
episodes 1-20 complete
(8-15 are re-creations)
4:33:27, M
Mutual
30-Jan-1950 to
22-Feb-1950
 Battle of the Century
episodes 1-4, 7-9, 11-14, 16-18
of 18
3:02:52, M
Mutual
Mar-1950
 The Tropics Don't Call It Murder
episode 26? of ??
12:11, M
Mutual
Apr-1950
 The Case of the Nevada Cougar
aka Case of the Nevada Man Killer
episodes 15, 20 of 25
25:12, M
Mutual
06-Jun-1950 to
28-Jul-1950
 The Snake with the Diamond Eyes
episodes 1, 26 of 26
28:36, M
Mutual
Aug-Sep-1950
 Murder in Turquoise Pass
episodes 8, 9 of 30?
27:30, s
Mutual
Nov-Dec-1951
 The Killer of Circle M
episodes 10, 11 of 20
27:07, M
Mutual
Dec-1951 to
04-Jan-1952
 Murder Is the Word for It
episodes 4, 15 of 15
28:14, M
Mutual
Feb-Mar-1952
 The Graves of Whamperjaw, Texas
episodes 8, 9 of 15
30:38, M
Mutual
Nov-Dec-1952
 The Bride of the Werewolf
episode 12 of 15
14:41, M
I Love Adventure
I Love Adventure was a 1948 revival of I Love a Mystery on ABC Radio. These are single adventures rather than serials.
Date Title Cast Parameters
ABC Radio
25-Apr-1948
 1 China Coast Incident
30:15, 7059, M
02-May-1948
 2 The Great Airmail Robbery
30:20, 7076, M
09-May-1948 3 The Devil's Sanctuary
29:39, 6951, M
16-May-1948 4 The Pearl of Great Price
29:40, 6953, M
23-May-1948 5 The $100,000,000 Manhunt
29:15, 6857, M
30-May-1948 6 Girl's Finishing School Kidnapping
29:39, 6952, M
06-Jun-1948 7 Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have
28:50, 6757, M
13-Jun-1948 8 The Man With the Third Green Eye
29:21, 6880, M
20-Jun-1948 9 The Girl in the Street
29:42, 6961, M
27-Jun-1948 10 Kwan Moon Dagger
29:44, 6972, M
04-Jul-1948 11 Assignment With a Displaced Person

29:13, 6849, M
11-Jul-1948 12 Hearse on the Highway
28:05, 6583, M
18-Jul-1948 13 Ambassador Ricardo Santos Affair
29:37, 6942, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters