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The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall.
The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall is a classic Old Time Radio detective drama that transports listeners to the intriguing world of mystery and investigation. Set against the backdrop of the golden age of radio, this series features the clever and resourceful amateur sleuth, Leonidas Witherall, who navigates a variety of perplexing cases with wit and charm. Collectors and enthusiasts of vintage radio will appreciate the rich narrative style and the clever plot twists that define this series. The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall remains a notable entry in the detective genre, appealing to fans of classic mystery radio and those who enjoy…
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The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall: Programme Guide.
A schoolmaster’s appearance suggests Shakespeare, but the difficulty confronting him is a contemporary crime. Leonidas Witherall turns his knowledge and attention toward mysteries in a New England setting.
Broadcast history.
The Mutual half-hour series aired in 1944–1945. It adapts the detective created by Phoebe Atwood Taylor, who published the Witherall novels under the Alice Tilton name.
Cast and creative team.
Walter Hampden plays Witherall and Roger Bower produces. The stories’ literary author and the broadcast company have separate roles; an individual radio adaptation’s writer should not be guessed solely from the original novel attribution.
Where to begin.
Mrs. Mullet Disappears · The Four Killers
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
Alice Tilton and Phoebe Atwood Taylor identify the same writer, not two collaborators. Witherall’s resemblance to Shakespeare is a character feature rather than evidence that the series adapts Shakespearean plays.
Listening appeal.
Try Mrs. Mullet Disappears or The Four Killers. Each supplies an available mystery without requiring a continuous school-year narrative.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 7 public recordings. The seven records are limited survivals; full guest and adapter credits are not claimed for every transfer. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
7 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
7 episodes available.
Questions about The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall.
Is Alice Tilton a different writer from Phoebe Atwood Taylor?
It is Taylor’s pen name for these stories.
Are these Shakespeare play adaptations?
They are detective adventures about a Shakespeare-like schoolmaster.
