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"Wherever there's mystery, intrigue, romance…in all the strange and dangerous places of the world…there you will find The Man Called X."

A Man Called X was a CBS/NBC spy radio series that aired from July 10, 1944 to May 20, 1952. The lead character, Intelligence Agent Ken Thurston, was portrayed by Herbert Marshall. His sidekick, Pagan Zeldchmidt, was played by Leon Belasco. Together, they took various cases, all of which were extremely dangerous, and had happened at different exotic places in the world. The background music was supplied by Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra. Click here to read more about Man Called X, The

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Please enjoy these 108 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.04.1948	the man called x (40) spot the eight ball
01.11.1948	the man called x (41) spirit of the snows
01.18.1948	the man called x (42) ranee of shalakar
01.25.1948	the man called x (43) carbon fourteen	+ Bill Wilson, a physics teacher in Los Angeles, has been shot just after telling Ken Thurston abo...
02.01.1948	the man called x (44) one way to macassar	+ Ken Thurston heads for the East Indies to trap "The Fish Peddler" and his "net" of crime. See ca...
02.08.1948	the man called x (45) a tiger for the lady	+ Ken Thurston traces a shipment of explosives to Porto Columbre, Panama, and crosses "El Tigre," ...
02.15.1948	the man called x (46) guns on the niger	+ Ken Thurston travels into the jungle on "The Niger Queen" to find $2 million worth of missing gu...
02.22.1948	the man called x (47) operation silver	+ Ken Thurston travels to Philadelphia to try to recover a pair of George Washington's candlestick...
02.29.1948	the man called x (48) storm over the alps	+ Ken Thurston travels to Switzerland to find out who is behind the scheme to flood Europe with co...
03.07.1948	the man called x (49) passport to danger
03.14.1948	the man called x (50) the pickled chemist
03.21.1948	the man called x (51) one sailor died twice
03.28.1948	the man called x (52) a ruby for pearl
08.08.1948	the man called x (71) mekong river dam
08.15.1948	the man called x (72) the girl who couldn't remember
08.15.1948	italian art collection hijacked	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Ken Thurston tries to recover a stolen art collection to help Italian w...
08.22.1948	the man called x (73) burma peninsula
08.29.1948	the man called x (74) contraband
09.05.1948	the man called x (75) worth her weight in gold
09.12.1948	the man called x (76) kangaroo bay, australia
09.26.1948	the man called x (78) the laughing lady	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. The last show of the series on CBS. Ken Thurston finds himself in Sicil...
10.13.1950	the man called x (01) custom cigarettes	+ The first show of the series, returning to NBC. A murder aboard the Istanbul Express involves ci...
10.20.1950	the man called x (02) one way to macassar	+ Ken Thurston heads for the East indies to trap "The Fish Peddler" and his "net" of crime. The sy...
10.27.1950	the man called x (03) journey to xenephon	+ A plane crash near Greece causes a murder in Athens. A possible cure for cancer is involved. The...
11.03.1950	the man called x (04) professor charney has disappeared	+ Professor Czornyy, an atomic scientist, has disappeared from Austria.

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very good old radio shows!!

Jerry

"The Man Called X" was one of the first OTR shows that I heard in my early teens. It spurred my interest in listening to the treasury of OTR. While Herbert Marshall was perfect in his role of 'Ken Thurston', I really detested his sidekick, 'Pagon Zelschmidt'. Leon Belasco did his best with the role, but he could not overcome a badly written character. Thurston's boss, 'The Chief', was another poorly created part, but the actor playing(Herb Butterfield I think) played it well. Overall the stories found in "The Man Called X" are entertaining and move along at a pretty good pace.

Randy

I really enjoy these shows. I'd rather listen to old time radio than watch TV. Even though I'm watching Boston Blackie now!

Sheri

Featuring all of the existing episodes of this spy adventure that stars Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston, Intelligence Agent. The series began as a 1944 summer replacement for Lux Radio Theatre on CBS sponsored by Lockheed. Then in 1945 and 1946, it was a summer replacement for Bob Hope on NBC. Then it was broadcast by NBC and CBS from 1947 to 1951.

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