Suspense | Ep225 | "Philomel Cottage"

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Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

[@IImitateVince]

Air Date:12.26.1946 ( December 26, 1946) Plot:+ "Philomel Cottage". Sponsored by: Roma Wines. A woman living in an isolated English house discovers that her husband is a bluebeard with plans to kill her tonight! The announcer makes a mistake at the end of the broadcast and almost cracks up on the air. The story was previously broadcast on "Suspense" on July 29, 1942 and October 7, 1943. + Gerald and Alex Martin are on their honeymoon in love and married after only a week knowing each other. They move into a beautiful English country cottage called Philomel Cottage. When Mrs Martin is talking to the gardener George he comments that the previous owner had got £2000 for the cottage but Mrs Martin tells him they paid £3000, she gave her husband £2000 and he added £1000. He also told her that her husband had told them that they were going to London tomorrow for a long time but she knew nothing about it. It seems there is a lot that Alex Martin doesn’t know about her husband and only her wits save her from being murdered. Author: Agatha Christie Produced & Directed by: William Spier www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/thriller/suspense/philomel-cottage-1946-12-26

[@acmarston]

29:48 Wonder what he was laughing about.

[@IImitateVince]

That this was CBS - the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[@judithzaker385]

He said “this was” instead of “this is”.

[@david9783]

Married after 1 week? That's insane. At least wait 2 weeks!

[@justinesugden5259]

Some proper 1940s melodrama- over-the-top soundtrack and hammy acting, Alex also got very noisy shoes, the woman needs some slippers.

[@rollingstopp]

ok