Blackstone The Magic Detective 

Last Edited: 22-Mar-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 detective series on Mutual Broadcasting. There seem to be two series, 1944-1945 and 1948-1949. The recordings are from the latter.
Date Title Cast Parameters

1 The Ghost That Trapped a Killer
11:49, 2079, M

2 The Reluctant Buzz Saw
11:22, 1997, M

3 The Emerald in the Fish Bowl
11:45, 2067, M

4 The Maharajah's Gold
11:18, 1986, M

5 The Educated Dummy
12:37, 2958, M

6 The Riddle of the Talking Skull
12:47, 2998, M

7 The Whispering Buddah
12:57, 3025, M

8 The Organ Murder
12:42, 2976, M

9 The Ghost That Wasn't
12:58, 3038, M

10 The Icy Touch
13:05, 3067, M

11 The Underwater Death
13:06, 3072, M
clipping

12 The Coins of Confucius
13:15, 3106, M
clipping

13 Murder on Stage
13:01, 3052, M
clipping

14 The Midway Robberies
13:10, 2087, M

15 The Frozen Lady
13:01, 3053, M

16 The Hooded Rider
12:56, 3032, M
clipped

17 The Phantom Intermezzo
13:10, 3085, M
clipped

18 The Vanishing Pearls
13:27, 3151, M
clipped

19 The Curse of the Yogi
13:18, 3116, M
clipped

20 The Coin of Cleopatra
13:52, 3253, M
clipped

21 The Hand of Cagliostro
13:52, 3015, M

22 The Message from Nowhere
13:17, 3112, M

23 The Riddle of the Red Goose
13:13, 3098, M

24 The Aztec Fire God
13:19, 3121, M

25 The Missing Palmist
13:21, 3130, M

26 The Ladder of Wealth
13:22, 3135, M

27 The Locked Book
13:18, 3117, M

28 The Deathless Shot
13:08, 3079, M

29 The Riddle of the Other Eight Ball
12:32, 2937, M

30 The Cellini Statuette
12:48, 3001, M

31 The Curse of Kali
13:28, 3156, M

32 Footsteps In the Night
11:58, 2790, M

33 The Voodoo Treasure
12:42, 2979, M

34 Four Keys to Crime
12:19, 2887, M

35 The Knife from the Dark
11:56, 2799, M

36 Death in the Crystal
12:20, 2891, M

47 Death Defying Death
13:00, 3046, M

48 The Criminal Who Caught Himself
12:35, 2949, M

unknown Riding Boots
11:51, 2777, M

unknown Shark Island Story
12:53, 3021, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters
       
   
Y
38
   
Y
39
   
Y
40
   
Y
41
The Phantom Detective   
Y
42
The Riddle of the Seven Zombies   
Y
43
Crime in the Stars   
Y
44
The Devil's Cauldron   
Y
45
The Ghost in the Crypt   
Y
46
The Accusing Corpse   

49
The Vanishing Brooch   
Y
50
Crimes on a Merry-Go-Round   
Y
51
The Magic Writing   
Y
52
Two Men From Mecca   
Y
53
Title Unknown   
Y
54
The Mark of Crime   
Y
55
The Creeping Death   
Y
[ Truncated at 9:25; three minutes missing]

56
Title Unknown   
N
57
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N
58
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N
59
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N
60
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N
61
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N
62
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N
63
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N
64
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65
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N
66
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N
67
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N
68
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N
69
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70
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N
71
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N
72
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73
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74
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75
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76
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N
77
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N
78
The Gory Goldfish