Mon, 2 June 2008  A year and a half ago, I featured a radio version of Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, "The Lost Special" which aired over Escape in 1949. At that time, the Suspense version starring Orson Welles was considered lost. Recently, the audio for that 1943 Suspense version has surfaced thanks to Randy Riddle.
And so, I am taking another look at this version of the story, which is much closer to the original short story. I have mixed feelings about the adaptation as you will hear. Background music is Grover's Tune by Excellent Adventure Comments[2] |
Hello Jim, - I'm a long time listener. Thanks very much for your programs. I really appreciate the background information you provide, and the music. I mostly agree with your opinions, but I think that the first Johnny Dollar is the very best. In this episode, you spoke about searching for lost programs. I live in Tokyo, and there used to be many US military bases here (there are still a few). I am sure that old radio shows are around in second hand stores, record stores and so. Every once in a while I find some V-Discs. How would I know an old radio show if I found one? Could you direct me to a site that deals with this? If I find something, you'll be the first to know. TIA. Since thanks for your podcast efforts.
Allan
Allan
posted by: Allan Murphy on Wed, 6/4 08:30 AM EDT
Hi Allan, you might look at this site. This guy is a disc collector and he has a few examples of AFRS discs. They very clearly say "Armed Forces Radio Service" on them. Here is the site: http://randsesotericotr.podbean.com/
Let me know if you find anything. I read about a guy in Europe (an American living there) who goes to closed US military bases after they have cleared off and finds all kinds of things including some transcription discs. Unfortunately, he has them all stored and not sure when we'll ever see the light of day.
Let me know if you find anything. I read about a guy in Europe (an American living there) who goes to closed US military bases after they have cleared off and finds all kinds of things including some transcription discs. Unfortunately, he has them all stored and not sure when we'll ever see the light of day.
posted by: detective on Wed, 6/4 09:40 AM EDT
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