A description of tropes appearing in adventures of harry nile. On june 30, 1908, nile was the only batter to reach base against boston pitcher cy young. Roy brings us up to date with his newscast and then we share listener feedback from nathan, jeremy, and gabriel. The adventures of harry nile is officially the longest running still produced private detective audio drama in the united state. The series takes place from the 1940s to the 1960s, and has 306 episodes as of april 2020. War comes to harry nile chapter 10 hair of the dog, unhappy birthday, finding portland, always leave em wanting more, murder by the book, the friends of jules riskin, twenty grand, the case of the. Though many episodes of imagination theatre have been recorded live, a harry nile episode, the case of the blue leather chair, was one of only two jim french shows broadcast live. First imagination theatre broadcast 05031998 \heat goes to cold\ was originally broadcast as episode 028 of the adventures of harry nile. Broadcast log of imagination theatre the original old. Jim currently tried to record at least a couple of new radio dramas, often an. The first four harry nile episodes initially aired on crisis. One of about a gazillion versions of harry nile episodes for sale. To a million listeners, harry s adventures, now lodged in the seattle of the 1950s, are real.
Largest and most complete listing of old radio programs on the web. Im looking to find the entire collection of an imagination theater radio drama called the adventures of harry nile by jim french productions. The adventures of harry nile was a detective series written and produced by jim french in bellevue, wa. Investigate the paranormal and the just plein weird with kincaid the strangeseeker. January 31, 2015 page 55 of 65 \this corpus aint habeas anymore\ first imagination theatre broadcast 01092005. Imagination theatre features the best in radio drama, mystery and science fiction.
When jim decided to make a harry nile series these shows were aired again in late 1977 as the first four episodes of the adventures of harry nile series. It first began recording in 1977 and then resumed in the 1990s and continues to produce new episodes to this. Harrys luck imagination theater, detective harry nile. Set 4 of the adventures of harry nile settles into a good rhythm with these adventures set in 195254 and having a flawless golden age feel. The doomsday book the adventures of harry nile, vol. The adventures of harry nile the original old time radio. New episode tonight, may 2nd, 8pm the adventures of harry nile the outsidein woman written by m. The ease with which people can follow the harry nile stories, as well as other shows created and produced by jim french, makes the series attractive to newcomers to radio drama. A radio drama series that operates as a more modern take on the 40s50s private detective. Aural vision presents imagination theater, sherlock holmes, harry nile, jim french productions. Not all radio detectives are only available in reruns. Join facebook to connect with harry nile and others you may know. Listen to hair of the dog, case of the fatal fall the and more from harry nile.
On december 6, 1941, harry nile has a very strange day. This series started on january 1, 1976 and is still going strong. Mar 25, 20 we also welcome larry albert, the actor who plays harry nile, to the show to share about the origins of the series as well as his own thoughts on the character. Imagination theater, detective harry nile, sherlock holmes radio. From information supplied by larry albert, the following shows have beenpulled from circulation. They can follow the story due to the way the story is told. Young retired the next 26 batters and had to settle for a nohitter, rather than a perfect game.
Logs old time radio jerry haendiges the vintage radio. Jul 01, 2001 on new years day of 1976, radio listeners were introduced for the first time to a former chicago cop turned hardluck private detective named harry nile, the brainchild of mystery fan jim french, who created the character for a onetimeonly broadcast. When batting leadoff for new york, niles walked, then was caught stealing. Harry nile, raffles and bunny raffles, the gentleman thief, hilary caine the. The following episodes are doublelength, approximately one hour withcommercials long. For over 40 years, seattlebased radio personality jim french kept the flame of radio drama alive with imagination theatre. The history of harry niles, box set 2 the adventures harry nile is a radio detective series recorded out of seattle. Use our bulk ordering form for quick browsing and selection of your favorite episodes. Elliott the body of a young woman is discovered and all concerned have air. Noirish private eye harry nile, globetrotting adventurer dameron, kincaid the strangeseeker, the methodical investigator mr. Tune in to am 880 kixi at 8pm as larry albert stars as harry nile. Am 880 kixi you are going to enjoy tonights offering on.
Four episodes of the adventures of harry nile west for my health, seattle blues, the neptune trading company, and malibu were first aired as part of the crisis series. The adventures harry nile is a radio detective series recorded out of seattle. Jul 01, 2001 the means that serieses like the adventures of harry nile are a good way to introduce people to radio drama. In this special hourlong episode, harry nile returns to chicago for his fathers funeral and discovers that his kid brother is in deep trouble with a notorious mafia boss. Solve mysteries in old london with sherlock holmes. One of these shows is normally an episode of the adventures of harry nile. Back in the day, you could purchase it from their website, but for some reason they no longer take any orders. Favorite mystery dramas sherlock holmes harry nile. The original premise had nile as simply a private detective who always seemed to be under a. Prowl the streets of the emerald city with seattle privateeye harry nile. Darnborough plus fresh new takes on raffles the gentleman thief, and even sherlock holmes himself all had compelling stories to tell.
Imagination theater, detective harry nile, sherlock holmes. Imagination theatre is an american syndicated radio drama program airing on fm and am. West for my health, blood ties, fifteen years later. Harry nile page 2 the great detectives of old time radio. Their first airing dates as part of the adventures of harry nile series are listed in parentheses after their respective titles in the log.
Multiple radio series have aired as part of imagination theatre, the most popular of which are the two. The radio series the adventures of harry nile 1976present first aired as part of imagination theatre in 1996. The theme song for the series detective harry nile on imagination theatre, farewell my lovely. What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode.
The script for two sets of tweeds, was later extensively modified and broadcast as a scheduled murder on 112005. The case of the matinee murder the adventures of harry nile. The adventures of harry nile volume 1 by jim french. The episode and a standalone show, moving day, were broadcast live on new years eve 1995. Episode 160, \the scottie scam,\ is an extensive revision of the earlier the adventures of harry nile episode \no more nomo matter\ and includes a new cast. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Imagination theatre is an american syndicated radio drama program airing on fm and am radio stations across the united states. The theme song for the series detective harry nile on imagination theatre. He loses a high society job, helps a mexican widow and wakes up to learn of the attack. Tweeds was broadcast, it is not counted as an episode in this log. The show is a survivor not even a 12year hiatus 19781990 could stop it.
If harry nile can find out, hell solve a murder and bring the woman back to consciousness. You are going to enjoy tonights offering on the kixi radio theatre as we present jim frenchs imagination theatre and an episode of the adventures of harry nile titled fools gold. This series started on january 1, 1976 and is still going strong its now heard internationally. For shows that are not panel shows but feature panelshow regulars. Imagination theater is americas premiere all original, live radio drama and is heard on over 150 great radio stations from coast to coast, canada and australia. This isnt a sub for posting of just anything, shows that dont. Originally produced by jim french productions, the program is now produced by aural vision, llc. Include in the second set of the history of harry niles are the last of the 1970s episodes episodes starring phil harper and some of the 1990s episodes and cover harry nile stories between 1942 and 1950. The adventures of harry nile started as part of another jim french series. Harry nile appeared in twentyfour episodes in 197678 and returned with an unaired christmas special in 1990, and then in june 1991, harper would begin playing harry nile regularly for the rest of his life. Some episodes of the adventures of harry nile, the further adventures of sherlock holmes, and the. And why does it involve a beautiful blonde and blackmail.
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