The It's time again to match Witts with that master detective, Ellery Queen.

He came to radio 75 years ago this month and were celebrating his anniversary with two of his baffling mysteries.

And as always, since Elery's a gentleman as well as a detective,

he'll give you the chance to solve the crime before he reveals the solution.

Elery Queen came to radio in 19... the crime before he reveals the solution.

Elery Queen came to radio in 1939, 10 years after the publication of his first novel.

The character created by Frederick Deney and Manfred Lee appeared in dozens of novels and headlined his own mystery magazine, which is still in publication today.

Several actors played Ellery over the course of the series, including Howard Culver, who we heard

as Queen on the podcast last September.

Joining Ellery in his radio crime solving were his secretary, Nicky Porter, his father police inspector Richard Queen,

and the inspector's right-hand man, Sergeant Veely.

The inspector and Sergeant Veely appeared in the original stories, but Nicky was a creation for radio, who later found her way into the books.

While the cast changed, the format of the show stayed largely the same throughout the run.

Elery would narrate one of his adventures, but he'd stop before revealing the

solution to give the audience at home, as well as a special guest detective in the

studio, a chance to solve the crime.

Over the years such guests as Orson Wells, Mel Blanc, and Jose Ferar

tried to beat Elrade to the solution of the crime.

So now without further ado, we'll hear two of Elery Queen's radio adventures.

Up first is the adventure of the Message in Red, originally aired on CBS on November is The guest armchair detective is actor Victor Jory.

Then Larry Dobkin stars in Number 31, originally aired on NBC on September 7,

1947. The guest sleuth in this episode is actor Kent Smith,

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