Show Notes
<p>This Sunday on Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse," we revisit a cherished episode from the "Lux Radio Theatre" archives. "The Bishop's Wife," originally broadcasted on December 19th, 1949, promises to enchant listeners anew with its timeless story. The episode tells the tale of a charming angel who descends to Earth to assist a struggling bishop in building a new cathedral. However, his mission takes an unexpected turn as he starts to help the bishop reconnect with his neglected wife, reminding the couple of the true meaning of love and the holiday spirit. The original radio production starred Cary Grant as the angelic Dudley, David Niven as the beleaguered Bishop Henry Brougham, and Loretta Young as the bishop's wife, Julia. Their performances, filled with warmth and wit, perfectly capture the essence of the holiday season and the poignant message of the story. Tune in this Sunday to experience the magic of old-time radio drama and the heartwarming adventures of "The Bishop's Wife." </p>
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This week on Tuesday Night Detectives, two very different private investigators, back to back. We open with Richard Diamond, Private Detective and "The Private Eye Test," broadcast 19 March 1950. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking former cop turned private eye, this time sitting a formal licensing exam alongside every other private investigator in the city. It should be routine, until the staged corpse in the training exercise turns out to be a real one, and Diamond has to solve a murder from inside the exam room itself. Then we visit The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez," broadcast 12 February 1940, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. Professor Coram's secretary is found stabbed to death in a locked study at Yoxley Old Place, his dying words pointing only to "the professor." The single clue left behind is a pair of golden pince-nez, and from that alone, Holmes builds one of his most purely deductive solutions in the entire canon. Two very different detectives, working two very different continents. Visit us at vintageclassicradiopodcast.com. Please share and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SiriusXM, Pandora, and anywhere else you get your podcasts.
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