Avenger, The    

Last Edited: 15-May-2012 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.

1939-1942	Published in The Avenger magazine by Street and Smith
1941-1942	Broadcast on local station WHN in New York City
1945	Syndicated for broadcast by local stations

See Wikipedia for more background
Internet collections differ on the number of episodes, order and dates. The following is combined from at least three sources.

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Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
08-Jun-1945	1	The High Tide Murders	no credits	29:59, 7031, m
15-Jun-1945	2	The Mystery of the Giant Brain	no credits	29:59, 7032, m
22-Jun-1945	3	Rendezvous With Murder	no credits	29:59, 7031, m
29-Jun-1945	4	The Eyes of Shiva	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
06-Jul-1945	5	The Coins of Death	no credits	30:02, 7041, m
13-Jul-1945	6	The Mystery of Dead Man's Rock	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
20-Jul-1945	7	The Tunnel of Disaster	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
27-Jul-1945 at least one list shows this as the previous week but without #7	8	The Crypt of Thoth	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
03-Aug-1945	9	The Melody of Murder	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
10-Aug-1945	10	The Fiery Deaths	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
17-Aug-1945	11	The Ghost Murder	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
24-Aug-1945	12	The Blue Pearls	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
31-Aug-1945	13	The Wingate Heirs	no credits	29:59, 7039, m
07-Sep-1945	14	The Thoroughbred Murder	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
14-Sep-1945	15	The Department of Death	no credits	28:20, 6651, m
21-Sep-1945	16	The Keys to the City	no credits	28:26, 6674, m
28-Sep-1945	17	Death in Mid-Air	no credits	28:02, 6583, m
05-Oct-1945	18	The Hooded Circle	no credits	30:00, 7034, m some flutter/wow
12-Oct-1945	19	Death Rings the Bell	no credits	29:59, 7032, m
19-Oct-1945	20	The Subway Ghost	no credits	30:00, 7033, m
26-Oct-1945	21	The Cradle of Doom	no credits	30:00, 7034, m
02-Nov-1945	22	Death Meets the Boat	no credits	29:59, 7033, m
09-Nov-1945	23	Murder Hits the Jackpot	no credits	28:41, 6735, m
16-Nov-1945	24	The Diploma of Death	no credits	28:50, 6769, m
23-Nov-1945	25	The Shot in the Dark	no credits	28:22, 6658, m
30-Nov-1945	28	Death Counts Ten	no credits	28:38, 6720, m

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