Dangerous Assignment:Contact Marta Gelber and Smash Sabotage Ring (EP3995)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1950
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the great |
| 0:29.6 | detectives of old-time radio today brought to you by the Art of Crime podcast. From |
| 0:35.9 | Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it to me, |
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| 0:59.6 | using your favorite podcast software. In a moment, I'll be bringing you this |
| 1:04.4 | week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original air day will be October |
| 1:09.6 | the 6th, 1950, and the title will be contact Marta Gerber and smash sabotage |
| 1:17.3 | ring. But before Steve gets his assignment, I do want to go ahead and let you |
| 1:22.9 | know about our sponsor. The Art of Crime is a brand new history podcast about the |
| 1:29.3 | unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Season 1 is titled The |
| 1:35.4 | Unusual Suspects, Artist Accused of Being Jack the Ripper. It profiles six |
| 1:42.1 | renowned artists who have fallen under suspicion as the White Chapel murderer. |
| 1:47.5 | Beloved children's author and poet Lewis Carroll is the one best known to us |
| 1:52.6 | today. Joining him among others are the theatrical wig maker and costume designer |
| 1:58.6 | who supplied Scotland Yard with disguise as well as hunting the Ripper. The actor |
| 2:04.2 | who originated the dual role of Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde and was playing in London |
| 2:10.2 | at the time of the killing spree. And the Victorian pop star whose brother it so |
| 2:16.0 | happens has also been accused of committing the crimes. As you meet each artist |
| 2:21.0 | you'll find out who they were, what it was like to work in their trades in the |
| 2:25.0 | Victorian period, and why they've been nominated as Ripper candidates. Then there |
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