"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 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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