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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

The Weird Circle: Murders in the Rue Morgue (Encore) (EP4220e)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Drama, Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From "Can You Imagine That?"

Original Radio Braodcast Date: 1940

A woman and her daughter are brutally killed after withdrawing 50,000 francs from the bank, and Dupin is on the case in Edgar Allan Poe’s first detective story.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 2, 1944

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Meerkat Napa, the gritty new crime fiction from the creators of Meerkat Mr. Wobble.

0:06.4

Sir Guy, are you still in the bath?

0:08.4

Yes, I'm listening to my podcast.

0:10.8

Can I come in?

0:12.0

No, no, no!

0:13.4

Just need to grab the claw clippers. Don't worry, I'll cover my eyes.

0:16.6

What?

0:17.0

Whoa!

0:19.0

Come on, we've got to fall.

0:20.0

Whoa!

0:22.6

I'm still not looking.

0:24.0

And I'm not listening to my podcast.

0:26.8

Don't want batting.

0:28.0

Meerkatted.

0:29.0

Simple, huh?

0:30.0

Coming up this week on the old-time radio snack wagon.

0:34.0

Man, sakes, you look...

0:36.0

Why, you look like you'd seen a ghost.

0:39.0

You look queer, John.

0:41.0

Your eyes look funny.

0:43.0

I've never seen you look like this before.

0:45.0

I've seen something worse than a ghost.

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