{
  "title": "BBC MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE",
  "category": "[RADIO-SERIES]",
  "article": "American re-broadcasts of shows that had originally appeared on the BBC series Appointment\nwith Fear and Mystery Playhouse. The first story was “The Diary of William Carpenter,” starring\nJames Mason and Flora Robson.\n[The Billboard, July 19, 1947] “A series of mystery shows starring top English names, produced\nby British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was lined up this week by WINS as replacement for\nits Trans-Atlantic Quiz series. Titled BBC Mystery Playhouse, the new series kicks off next\nSaturday (19), 8:30-9 p.m., with James Mason and Flora Robson starring in The Diary of William\nCarpenter.\n“Presentations to follow in the series, which will last until October, include Sir Cedric Hardwicke\nplaying Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Speckled Band, H. G. Wells’ The Late Mr.\nElvesham, and three adaptations by mystery writer John Dickson Carr.”\n[The New York Times, August 3, 1947] “It is a series which demonstrates that in radio, as well as\nin the films, the English know their way about in the world of chills and thrills every bit as well as\nwe do, if not a great deal better.”",
  "origination": "WINS, New York City, New York (electrical transcriptions).",
  "duration": "July 19-October 11, 1947.",
  "personnel": "John Dickson Carr (scriptwriter), Martyn C. Webster (producer).\nCASTS: Sir Cedric Hardwicke, James Mason, Flora Robson, et al.",
  "extant_recordings": "",
  "chronology": "BBC MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE (WINS, NEW YORK)\n[Saturday—8:30-9:00 PM]\nJuly 19, 1947\n“The Diary of William Carpenter”\nJuly 26, 1947\n“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”\nAugust 2, 1947\n“The Late Mr. Elvesham”\nAugust 9, 1947\n“He Wasn’t Superstitious”\nAugust 16, 1947\n“The Case of the Five Canaries”\nAugust 23, 1947\n“Confession”\nAugust 30, 1947\nSeptember 6, 1947\n“The Late Mr. Elvesham”\nSeptember 13, 1947\n“Vampire Tower”\nSeptember 20, 1947\n“The Case”\nSeptember 27, 1947\n“The Clock Strikes Eight”\nOctober 4, 1947\n“The Clock Strikes Eight”\nOctober 11, 1947",
  "sources": "",
  "gallery": "",
  "images": []
}