Dick Tracy            

Last Edited: 16-May-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.

A juvenile detective serial based on the comic strip, it ran from 1934-1948.

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Date		Title	Cast	Parameters
1935	pilot	Tess Disappears	[no credits]	11:22, 10661, M
08-Feb-1938	27	The Black Pearl Of Osirus	[no credits]	14:50, 13920, M
09-Feb-1938	28	Pat Goes Overboard	[no credits]	14:45, 13843, M
10-Feb-1938	29	Mystery In The Hold	[no credits]	14:44, 13817, M
11-Feb-1938	30	Dick Is Shot	[no credits]	14:38, 13720, M
14-Feb-1938	31	Dick Gets the Ring Of Osirus	[no credits]	14:34, 13667, M
15-Feb-1938	32	Dick Finds the Black Pearl	[no credits]	14:37, 13717, M
16-Feb-1938	33	Agent Is Murdered	[no credits]	14:37, 13709, M
17-Feb-1938	34	Gang After The Ring	[no credits]	14:32, 13636, M
18-Feb-1938	35	Dick Captures The Gang	[no credits]	14:36, 13694, M
21-Feb-1938	36	Pat Is Hypnotized	[no credits]	14:42, 13783, M
22-Feb-1938	37	Dick Is Captured	[no credits]	14:36, 13697, M
23-Feb-1938	38	Dick Escapes	[no credits]	14:25, 13520, M
24-Feb-1938	39	Junior Kidnapped	[no credits]	14:53, 13964, M
25-Feb-1938	40	Junior Escapes	[no credits]	14:44, 13828, M
11-Apr-1938	71	Mounties At Pitchblend	[no credits]	14:52, 13947, M
12-Apr-1938	72	Snow Slide	[no credits]	14:58, 14045, M
13-Apr-1938	73	Who Is The Purple Rider	[no credits]	14:53, 13968, M
14-Apr-1938	74	Junior Is Kidnapped	[no credits]	14:49, 13898, M
15-Apr-1938	75	Junior Sends A Mirror Message	[no credits]	14:55, 13994, M
18-Apr-1938	76	Junior Rescued By And Captures Purple Rider	[no credits]	14:53, 13965, M
19-Apr-1938	77	Dick Lassoes The Purple Rider	[no credits]	15:02, 14100, M
20-Apr-1938	78	The Purple Rider Exposed	[no credits]	14:52, 13940, M
25-Apr-1938	81	Tracy Rescued And Kyle Captured	[no credits]	14:59, 14055, M
26-Apr-1938	82	Invisible Ink	[no credits]	14:55, 14000, M
10-Jan-1944		Case Of The Hooting Owl	[no credits]	14:58, 14038, M
ABC Blue 05-May-1944		Espionage At The Circus	[no credits]	14:03, 13173, M
1944		Case Of The Firebug Murders (may be a repeat of 3-Jul-1938)	[no credits]	25:00, 23449, M
01-May-1945		Case Of The Empty Safe	[no credits]	14:55, 13996, M
08-May-1945		On The Trail Of The Nighthawks	[no credits]	14:35, 13685, M
22-Jun-1945		Case Of The Pigeon Blood Ruby	[no credits]	14:57, 14025, M
13-Sep-1945		Case Of The Buried Treasure	[no credits]	14:29, 13561, M
20-Sep-1945 21-Sep-1945 24-Sep-1945		Case Of The Man Without A Head	[no credits]	14:08, 13263, M 13:33, 12706, M 13:38, 12796, M
35-Oct-1945		Case Of The Trained Seal	[no credits]	14:44, 13825, M
22-Nov-1945		New Mystery Begins	[no credits]	14:44, 13816, M
19-Jan-1946		Case Of The Dark Corridor	[no credits]	29:43, 27870, M
13-Sep-1946 16-Sep-1946		Case Of The Broken Window	[no credits]	14:18, 13413, M 14:33, 13649, M
11-Dec-1946		Case Of The Campus Murder	[no credits]	11:52, 11132, M
14-Jan-1947		Case Of The Careless Black Widow	[no credits]	14:22, 13472, M
21-Jan-1947 22-Jan-1947		Case Of The Moth And The Flame	[no credits]	14:26, 13543, M 14:27, 13554, M
15-May-1947		Case Of The Noaccount Swindle	[no credits]	14:44, 13817, M
14-Jul-1947		Case Of The Crooked Finger	[no credits]	14:34, 13658, M
23-Jul-1947		Case Of The Unfunny Clowns	[no credits]	14:34, 13669, M
ABC 20-Aug-1947		Case Of The Sinister Second	[no credits]	13:44, 12883, M
03-Sep-1947 04-Sep-1947 11-Sep-1947		Case Of The Low Hijack	[no credits]	13:53, 13025, M 14:58, 14056, M 14:58, 14043, M
10-Oct-1947 16-Oct-1947 24-Oct-1947		Case Of The Book Of Four Kings	[no credits]	15:18, 14352, M 14:58, 14044, M 13:48, 12939, M
31-Oct-1947 06-Nov-1947 14-Oct-1947		Case Of The Honorable Mr. Malice	[no credits]	13:52, 13008, M 15:00, 14074, M 13:48, 12950, M
18-Nov-1947 19-Nov-1947 21-Nov-1947		Case Of The Deadly Tip Off	[no credits]	15:00, 14188, M 14:57, 14018, M 14:43, 13812, M
16-Dec-1947 19-Dec-1947 22-Dec-1947		Case Of The Poisonous Timber	[no credits]	14:33, 13652, M 13:47, 12937, M 14:05, 13206, M
31-Dec-1947 08-Jan-1948		Case Of The Big Black Box	[no credits]	14:39, 13990, M missing
1947		The Graveyard Watch	[no credits]	15:02, 14108, M
22-Jan-1948 27-Jan-1948		Case Of The Positive Negative	[no credits]	14:33, 13656, M 14:45, 13843, M
08-Apr-1948		Case Of The Mermaid's Mirrors	[no credits]	14:39, 13739, M
26-Apr-1948		Case Of The Careless Crooner	[no credits]	14:37, 13714, M
unknown		Flattop	[no credits]	12:54, 12109, M
unknown		Doc Benson	[no credits]	14:02, 13166, M

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