“That was the shot ... that killed Harry Lyme," those immortal words began one of
the most unique old time radio shows. "The Lives Of Harry Lyme," had a short run
on the BBC under the title "The Adventures Of Harry Lyme," but it had a better run
in American syndication after it was produced by the firm Towers of London. So who
shot Harry Lyme? You'll have to be at Brunch Saturday to find out as Matt Cox and
Fred Bertelsen present "The Third Man," the original story of Rollo Martins an American
writer of pulp Western fiction who is called to Vienna in 1949 to help his old school
chum Harry Lyme with a possible job. Martins has no idea what he's getting in to
and it makes the play quite intriguing. Edward Bishop of Philip Marlowe fame stars
as Rollo Martins on this Saturday Night Theatre production of Radio 4 from November
13 1971. The play is ninety minutes and will be Matt and Fred's first real lengthy
BBC play. Following the play we'll relax with some Bing Crosby music as we continue
down the Bing Crosby Trail with the fourth part of Michael Freeland's radio 2 documentary.