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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
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.
11.11.1950	the man called x (05) rendezvous with death	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Anacin. Ken Thurston flies to Burma when a telegrapher is shot in Rango...
11.18.1950	the man called x (06) warm welcome, sudden death	+ Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston flies to Lhasa in an adventure involving a Tibetan...
11.25.1950	the man called x (07) submarine in the bay of bengal	+ Sponsored by: RCA Television, Anacin, Ford. A cryptographer named Bill Pringle has developed an e...
12.02.1950	the man called x (08) dr alvarez's laboratory	+ Sponsored by: Ford, Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston is sent to Guatemala to recover stolen Chole...
12.09.1950	the man called x (09) mr x goes to syria	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, Ford, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston travels to Syria. Red mud help...
12.16.1950	the man called x (10) red messenger
12.23.1950	the man called x (11) from a starlit hill	+ 8:30 P.M. It's just before Christmas and Mr. X crashes the plane he's flying somewhere in the Mi...
12.30.1950	the man called x (12) rhythm of death	+ Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston investigates witchcraft and death at a uranium min...
01.06.1951	the man called x (13) operation fifty	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Anacin. The story of "The Himmler Plates," the most important fifty-dol...
01.13.1951	the man called x (14) five ounces of treason	+ Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Pedro Andalera runs into an airplane propeller at LaGuardia air...
01.20.1951	the man called x (15) japan underground	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Anacin, Buick (the 1951 Buick is being introduced today). Ken Thurston ...
01.27.1951	the man called x (16) orient express	+ Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. A dying saboteur in Stuttgart says, "Zardoff, Friday, Orient Ex...
02.03.1951	the man called x (17) pirates off the coast of india	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Anacin. A submarine in the Bay of Bengal sinks yet another ship. The cr...
02.10.1951	the man called x (18) the black of diamonds	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston investigates a troubled coal mine at...
02.17.1951	the man called x (19) north of thirty eight	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, RCA Victor, Anacin. Ken Thurston travels to communist North Korea on ...
02.24.1951	the man called x (20) a tiny bit of microfilm	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA Victor. Thurston deals with the possibility that the "hor...
03.03.1951	the man called x (21) dope smuggling	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, RCA Victor, Anacin. Pegan Zellschmidt is caught smuggling opium into ...
03.10.1951	the man called x (22) cargo confidant	+ Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston and the men of the U.S. Immigration ...

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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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