Initial Airing Of Jim French Shows On Seattle Radio
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1965 - Present
By: Stewart Wright
Initial Compilation: 02/01/2002
Last Update: 12/31/2004
Copyright 2004 by Stewart Wright

BACKGROUND:

Jim French has been writing and producing radio dramas for Seattle listeners since 1965. He has written and/or produced 590 shows and new shows are being added every month. While most of the shows are episodes of his various series, there are more than 130 stand-alone shows.

Until the advent of the syndicated IMAGINATION THEATRE on March 17, 1996, Jim's shows were aired only in the Seattle area. Jim's shows are now syndicated internationally as part of IMAGINATION THEATRE over the Internet and on about 135 radio stations in the United States, Canada, and Australia. IMAGINATION THEATRE is also heard on XM satellite radio and in many countries via satellite.

It has only been since late 2000 that new shows initially air on the same date on both the flagship station in Seattle, and the syndicated IMAGINATION THEATRE. Before then, new shows were usually aired on Seattle radio prior to their syndicated IMAGINATION THEATRE initial airing.

This log lists the first airing dates of all shows on Seattle radio. If a show was later incorporated into a specific series, the initial airing date as part of that series is also listed.

"UMBRELLA TITLES":
Over the years, Jim French's shows have aired on four Seattle stations: KVI, KIRO, KNWX, and KIXI.

Each of these stations has had an "umbrella title" under which his series and stand-alone shows have been aired. These local "umbrella titles" are: KVI THEATER OF THE MIND on KVI, THE KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE on KIRO, PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE on KNWX, IMAGINATION THEATRE on KNWX, and IMAGINATION THEATRE on KIXI.

The beginning and ending dates of these "umbrella title" programs are given later in the Log.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS:
These are brief descriptions of and information about Jim French series.

TOWER PLAYHOUSE - A short-run anthology series. The series name came from the fact the KVI studios were in the Smith Tower Building.
Years of Run: 1972.
Number of Episodes: 10.
Status: Completed, no longer in production.

DAMERON - A series about the cases of a high-priced, globe-trotting troubleshooter, Roy Dameron, and his partner, Emile.
Years of Run: 1972-73.
Number of Episodes: 49.
Status: Completed, no longer in production.

CRISIS - An anthology series. Mainly drama with a few comedy episodes. Perhaps Jim's opening, used in the early episodes, best sums up the basic series concept, "Sooner or later, when you least expect it, there comes a point of no return. A dead-end from which there seems no escape. A moment in time. A moment of Crisis!"
Years of Run: 1973-77 as CRISIS. See Status: for
additional information.
Number of Episodes: 152 as CRISIS.
Status: Morphed into KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE and PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE and is still in production as IMAGINATION THEATRE. 97 stand-alone shows initially aired on KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE. 35 stand-alone shows thus far have initially aired on the various local incarnations of IMAGINATION THEATRE.

THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE - Stories about a 1940's -1950's private detective. Series set in Los Angeles and Seattle with a few episodes taking place in Chicago.  Started as part of the CRISIS series.
Years of Run: 1976 to Present.
Number of Episodes to Date: 156.
Status: Still in production.

CRISIS/THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE:
Four episodes of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE ("West For My Health," "Seattle Blues," "The Neptune Trading Company," and "Malibu") were first aired as part of the CRISIS series. When Jim decided to make a "HARRY NILE" series these shows were aired again in late 1977 as the first four episodes of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE series.

KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER - Series about a television investigative reporter, whose specialty are stories that generally fall into the category of strange or unexplained events.
Years of Run: 1996 to Present.
Number of Episodes to Date: 27.
Status: Still in production.

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - Additional adventures of the world's first and most famous consulting detective.
Years of Run: 1998 to Present.
Number of Episodes to Date: 56.
Status: Still in production.

CALL SIMON WALKER - A series about an international troubleshooter.
Years of Run: 2002 to Present.
Number of Episodes to Date: 2.
Status: Still in production.

RAFFLES, THE GENTLEMAN THIEF - Based on stories by E. W. Hornung, the brother-in-law of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A. J. Raffles is, by day England's most famous Cricket player and by night an equally accomplished burglar.
Years of Run: 2004 to Present.
Number of Episodes to Date: 4.
Status: Still in production.

SERIES ABBREVIATIONS:
Titles of shows that are episodes of a specific series are followed by a series abbreviation within square brackets.
[TP] TOWER PLAYHOUSE
[D] DAMERON
[C] CRISIS
[HN] THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE
[KS] KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER
[SH] THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
[SW] CALL SIMON WALKER
[RF] RAFFLES, THE GENTLEMAN THIEF
Any show without a series abbreviation following it, is a stand-alone show.

ALTERNATE TITLES:
As with any shows that have aired multiple times, alternate titles tend to pop up. Alternate titles are shown in parentheses ( ) in a separate line immediately following the primary show title entry.

LOG: All airing times are for the Pacific Time Zone.
KIRO - 710 AM
1965
Time of broadcast is not known.
Orig Date Title [Series]
??/??/1965 Rembrandt
??/??/1965 ????

KVI THEATER OF THE MIND - KVI 570 AM
07/25/1972 - 06/13/1978
Shows were broadcast at 7:05 - 8:00 PM on
Tuesdays - 07/25/1972 to 09/18/1973
Thursdays - 11/22/1973 to 11/17/1977
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 11/22/1977 - 12/29/1977
Shows were broadcast at 10:05 - 11:00 PM on
Tuesdays - 01/03/1978 - 06/13/1978
Orig Date Title [Series]
07/25/1972 BEacon 3699 [TP]
08/01/1972 A Spark of the Sun [TP]
08/08/1972 The Yesterday Machine [TP]
08/15/1972 The Mirror [TP]
08/22/1972 The Strong Man [TP]
08/29/1972 Confession Is Good for the Soul [TP]
(Confession)
09/05/1972 Rembrandt [TP]
09/12/1972 Hole in the Sky [TP]
09/19/1972 Sleight of Hand [TP]
09/26/1972 The Short Sweet Life of Lee Chow Soon [D]
10/03/1972 Don't Point at Me, You're Loaded [D]
10/10/1972 The Siamese Cat Affair [D]
10/17/1972 The Sweet Job [D]
10/24/1972 If You Eat Bananas You Gotta Expect Spiders
[D]
10/31/1972 Three For Halloween [TP]
10/31/1972 A Guy Could Die of Thirst in the Middle of A
Brewery [D]
11/07/1972 The Girl with the Aquiline Nose [D]
11/21/1972 The Take Another Chorus, They're Small [D]
11/28/1972 Uncle Albert [D]
12/05/1972 Why Would Anyone Want to Kill A Nice Guy Like
Pete? [D]
(Who Would Want to Kill a Nice Guy Like Pete?)
12/12/1972 There's a Broken Broad for Every Light on
Hardway [D]
12/19/1972 The Lady Says Die [D]
12/26/1972 The Sweetheart of Sydney Fry [D]
01/02/1973 The Ground Glass Incident [D]
01/09/1973 Guaranteed Not to Rip, Rust, or Collect Dust [D]
(The Tapes of Bobby Dee)
01/16/1973 Some Days You Get the Bear [D]
(Somedays You Get the Bear, Other Days the Bear Gets You)
(Somedays You Get the Bear, Somedays the Bear Gets You)
01/23/1973 The Private War of Ambrose Cain [D]
01/30/1973 The Rapture of Mrs. Parrington [D]
02/06/1973 The Outsider [D]
02/13/1973 Pursuit Of A Ghost [D]
02/20/1973 The Tin Ghost of Kuala Lumpur [D]
02/27/1973 The Crossword Puzzle [D]
03/06/1973 Who Is Buried in Grant's Tomb? [D]
03/13/1973 The Lemming Syndrome [D]
03/27/1973 Flashback [D]
04/03/1973 The Van Hoolen Curse [D]
04/10/1973 Run, Tony, Run [D]
04/17/1973 Come Home John Doe [D]
04/24/1973 Ransom [D]
05/01/1973 The Tunnel [D]
05/08/1973 To Wake the Dead [D]
05/22/1973 The Door That Wouldn't Close [D]
05/29/1973 How Does Your Garden Grow? [D]
06/05/1973 Find a Tall Stranger Part 1 [D]
06/12/1973 Find a Tall Stranger Part 2 [D]
06/19/1973 The Transpacific Misfortune [D]
06/26/1973 The Berryman Chamber [D]
07/03/1973 The Last Commando [D]
07/10/1973 Pipedream [D]
07/17/1973 Seeds of Kathmandu [D]
07/24/1973 Baked Alaska [D]
07/31/1973 The Chinese Checkers Murders [D]
08/07/1973 The Son I Never Had [D]
08/14/1973 In His Own Image [D]
08/21/1973 The Man Who Was Beside Himself [D]
08/28/1973 The Mind Changes [D]
09/04/1973 The World Series Caper [D]
09/11/1973 Earth Is Ours! [D]
09/18/1973 Roostertail [D]
11/22/1973 The Loophole [C]
11/29/1973 Along A Dark Road [C]
12/06/1973 Nightmare [C]
12/13/1973 A Semi-Private Room [C]
12/20/1973 The Perfect Man [C]
12/27/1973 The New Leaf [C]
(A New Leaf)
01/03/1974 Those Against Hayden [C]
01/10/1974 Ask Me Any Question [C]
01/17/1974 The Last of Simeon Buell [C]
01/24/1974 Josephine [C]
01/31/1974 The Exiles [C]
02/07/1974 Foursome [C]
02/14/1974 Habitat [C]
02/21/1974 Saturday, It Rained [C]
02/28/1974 Shortcut [C]
03/07/1974 The Payoff [C]
03/14/1974 The Custom Job [C]
03/21/1974 A Message From the Other Side [C]
03/28/1974 License To Kill [C]
04/04/1974 The Last Resort [C]
04/11/1974 The Thing In The Woods [C]
04/18/1974 Amazon House [C]
04/25/1974 The Vilkman Theory [C]
05/02/1974 The Appearance Of Evil [C]
05/09/1974 Uncle John's Trouble [C]
05/16/1974 Surgery At Gunpoint [C]
05/23/1974 A Death On East 89th [C]
(A Death On E. 89th)
05/30/1974 The Door of Lotim [C]
06/06/1974 Boomerang [C]
06/13/1974 The Scent of Lilacs [C]
06/20/1974 The Face Is Familiar [C]
06/27/1974 Happy Birthday [C]
07/04/1974 No Traveler Returns [C]
07/11/1974 The Summer House [C]
07/18/1974 A Good Suit of Clothes [C]
07/25/1974 The Squeeze [C]
08/01/1974 Bellamy Bridge [C]
08/08/1974 Comedy in Three Acts [C]
08/15/1974 Desperate [C]
08/22/1974 A Warm Night In Bunche County [C]
08/29/1974 Night Rider [C]
(Nightrider)
09/05/1974 Game of Chance [C]
09/12/1974 First Hand Experience [C]
09/19/1974 Sins of the Father - Part 1 [C]
09/26/1974 Sins of the Father - Part 2 [C]
10/03/1974 The Dear Departed [C]
(The Departed)
10/10/1974 Luck [C]
10/17/1974 Pay As You Exit [C]
10/24/1974 The Lagoon [C]
12/12/1974 Love, Murder, and April Showers [C]
12/19/1974 Corpus Delicti [C]
12/26/1974 Building B-2000 [C]
01/02/1975 The Robin Hood Heist [C]
01/09/1975 Incident at Moondown [C]
01/16/1975 The Appointment [C]
01/23/1975 You're A Long Time Dead [C]
01/30/1975 Murder Among Nice People [C]
02/06/1975 The Passenger [C]
02/13/1975 The Seer of Sutter Street [C]
(The Seer Of Sutter St.)
03/06/1975 The Lesser of Two Evils [C]
(The Lessor of Two Evils)
03/13/1975 The Gypsy [C]
(The Gypsy)
03/20/1975 The Man Who Could Fly [C]
03/27/1975 Cliffhanger [C]
(Cliff Hanger)
04/03/1975 Panzerlied [C]
04/17/1975 The Guest in Room 13 [C]
04/24/1975 The Bus To Buena Vista [C]
05/01/1975 Star Light, Star Bright [C]
05/08/1975 Latent Image [C]
05/15/1975 Night Tapes [C]
05/22/1975 Welcome to Utopia [C]
05/29/1975 Trial At Wolftrap [C]
(Trial At Wolf Trap)
06/05/1975 The Haunted Plumbing of Harold Poole [C]
06/12/1975 There's Something I Didn't Tell You [C]
06/26/1975 Desperation Island [C]
07/03/1975 The Beasts [C]
07/10/1975 Broadcast from Big Falls [C]
07/24/1975 The Fall of the Year [C]
(Fall of the Year)
08/07/1975 Gravtrak 449 [C]
(Gravttrak 449)
08/21/1975 Concerto for Charlie [C]
08/28/1975 Anything the Mind Can Conceive [C]
09/04/1975 The Presence [C]
09/25/1975 The Tweed Cap [C]
10/02/1975 The Unmasking [C]
10/23/1975 Mayday Signal [C]
10/30/1975 My Name Is Noah Singlet & I'm Dead [C]
(My Name Is Noah Singlet And I'm Dead)
11/06/1975 Jinni: With a J [C]
11/20/1975 King, Queen, Jack [C]
11/27/1975 Strange Reunion [C]
12/04/1975 The Outlaw at Emmett's Café [C]
12/11/1975 Siren In The Night [C]
12/25/1975 The Spirit of Christmas [C]
01/01/1976 West For My Health [C]
01/08/1976 Hard Evidence [C]
01/15/1976 Scorpio Rising [C]
01/22/1976 The Risk [C]
02/12/1976 And Presumed Dead [C]
02/19/1976 What Makes Dogs Howl? [C]
02/26/1976 Masks [C]
03/04/1976 The Couple Next Door [C]
03/11/1976 Flight Plan [C]
03/18/1976 The Man Who Never Slept [C]
03/25/1976 The Best Thing For Sheila [C]
04/01/1976 The Survivor [C]
05/13/1976 Clockwork [C]
05/20/1976 League of the Lost [C]
05/27/1976 Grandpa and the Queen of Venus [C]
06/03/1976 Dark in the Street [C]
06/17/1976 Homecoming [C]
09/09/1976 Something in the Mind [C]
09/16/1976 The Clean Up Man [C]
(The Cleanup Man)
(The Clean-up Man)
09/23/1976 Once Upon a Time [C]
09/30/1976 The Silver Egg [C]
10/07/1976 The Miller [C]
10/14/1976 You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet [C]
10/21/1976 The Executioner [C]
10/28/1976 Birthright [C]
11/11/1976 A Blade Of Grass [C]
11/18/1976 The Art of Getting Even [C]
12/02/1976 Seattle Blues [C]
12/09/1976 The Voice of Alec Bellamy [C]
12/16/1976 Rover [C]
12/30/1976 The Last Thing Laura Said [C]
01/06/1977 Home Is The Hunter [C]
01/13/1977 The Man Who Came Too Close [C]
01/20/1977 Ginza Express [C]
01/27/1977 The Gadget [C]
02/03/1977 The Possession of Victor Fraley [C]
02/10/1977 The Flaw [C]
02/17/1977 The Neptune Trading Company [C]
02/24/1977 Scene of the Crime [C]
03/03/1977 The Captain [C]
03/10/1977 Full House [C]
03/17/1977 Flanagan's Legacy [C]
03/24/1977 The Franklin Phantom [C]
03/31/1977 Technical and Educational Development [C]
04/14/1977 The Bottom Line [C]
04/21/1977 Reunion [C]
04/28/1977 The Pigeon [C]
05/19/1977 Malibu [C]
07/07/1977 A Betting Man [C]
10/06/1977 The Doomsday Clock [C]
10/13/1977 Captive Audience [C]
10/20/1977 A Gift From Stacy [C]
10/27/1977 Ulterior Motive [C]
11/03/1977 Side Trip [C]
11/10/1977 The Late Comer [C]
(The Latecomer)
11/17/1977 Used Ta Go With a Girl Like That [C]
(I Used Ta Go With a Girl Like That)
11/22/1977 West For My Health [HN]
11/24/1977 I Saw What You Did [C]
11/29/1977 Seattle Blues [HN]
12/01/1977 Pleasantville [C]
12/06/1977 The Neptune Trading Company [HN]
12/08/1977 Departure [C]
12/13/1977 Malibu [HN]
12/22/1977 McCumber's Miracle Tonic [C]
(Macumber's Miracle Tonic)
12/27/1977 The Case of the Dead Ringer [HN]
(Dead Ringer)
12/29/1977 Mama Has a Gift [C]
01/03/1978 For This I Bought A New Suit? [HN]
01/10/1978 The Eddie Mayhew Matter [HN]
01/17/1978 Avalon [HN]
01/24/1978 A Vacation With Bullets [HN]
(And What Did You Do on Your Vacation,
Officer?)
(How Was Your Vacation, Officer?)
01/31/1978 The Case of the Nasty Niece [HN]
(The Case of The Not So Nice Niece)
02/07/1978 Photo Finish [HN]
02/14/1978 Harry Dabbles in Oil [HN](Tale of Two Texans)
02/21/1978 The Doomsday Book [HN]
(Dooms Day Book)
(The Doomsday)
02/28/1978 Figueroa Street [HN]
03/07/1978 A Little Out Of Town Job [HN]
03/14/1978 The Case of the Matinee Murder [HN]
03/21/1978 Lonely Ghost Matter [HN]
03/28/1978 The Twenty-Three Pound Clue [HN](The 23-Pound Clue)
(The 231 Pound Cure)
(The 231 Pound Clue)
04/04/1978 Stand-In for Murder [HN]
05/09/1978 Calendar Girl [HN]
(Callender Girl)05/16/1978 The Twenty Dollar Trackdown [HN]
(The 20-Dollar Trackdown)
(The $20 Trackdown)
(The $20 Track Down)
05/30/1978 The Wandering Wife Matter [HN]
06/06/1978 Angel's Flight [HN]
(Angels' Flight)
(Angels Flight)
06/13/1978 The Case of the Lisping Lover [HN]

THE KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE - KIRO 710 AM
12/16/1990 - 02/21/1999
Shows were broadcast at 9:00 to 10:00 PM on Saturdays and
Sundays. Shows were often pre-empted by sporting events.
Orig Date Title [Series]
12/16/1990 Favor For A Friend [HN]
06/23/1991 The Black Widow [HN]
07/14/1991 Heat Goes to Cold [HN]
08/18/1991 The Labyrinth
(The Maze of Daedalus)
09/08/1991 BEacon 3699
09/15/1991 Dead And Breakfast
09/29/1991 Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
(Before The Devil Knows Your Dead)
10/06/1991 Windward House
10/20/1991 Surgery In Sundown Tavern
10/27/1991 A Party To Murder
(Party To Murder)
11/03/1991 Death By Delivery
11/24/1991 Time Stowaway
12/22/1991 Maybe There Is A Santa Claus [HN]
(The Ray Stanton Story)
01/05/1992 Hair of the Dog [HN]
02/02/1992 S.L.O.B. [HN]
02/16/1992 The Glory Hole
03/01/1992 The Case of the Fatal Fall [HN]
03/08/1992 Three Wise Men
04/05/1992 The Case of the Puzzling Puzzle [HN]
(The Case of the Puzzling Puzzler)
04/19/1992 Dreamstate
05/24/1992 The Shrine
05/31/1992 Short Story
06/07/1992 Blood Ties [HN]
06/14/1992 But The Flesh Is Weak
07/05/1992 The Case of the Midnight Caller [HN]
08/02/1992 The Lady in the Green Hat [HN]
08/09/1992 High Concept
09/06/1992 It Pays To Advertise [HN]
09/20/1992 The Island
10/11/1992 Mister Fixer [HN]
10/25/1992 Old Acquaintance
11/01/1992 Floater [HN]
11/08/1992 Blind Spot
11/29/1992 Sob Sisters [HN]
12/20/1992 Sticky Fingers [HN]
01/03/1993 Unhappy Birthday [HN]
02/07/1993 The Trianon Kid [HN]
02/21/1993 Lady Down The Line
03/14/1993 As Time Goes By - Part 1
03/21/1993 As Time Goes By - Part 2
04/04/1993 Crime In A Bottle [HN]
04/11/1993 Sic Transit Gloria Walden
05/02/1993 The Key [HN]
05/16/1993 Authenticity
06/06/1993 The Case of the Hot Yacht [HN]
06/13/1993 Dead Men
07/04/1993 The Case of the Exeter Audition [HN]
07/18/1993 The Gate Keeper
(The Gatekeeper)
08/01/1993 Deadline For Murder [HN]
08/08/1993 The Transplanting of Terry McDade
09/05/1993 Aloha Means Goodbye [HN]
09/26/1993 Alliance In Blood
10/03/1993 The Case of the Sinister Scavengers [HN]
10/31/1993 A Tiny Problem
11/07/1993 Almost As Good As New [HN]
11/14/1993 Artifact
12/12/1993 The Great God Donald
01/09/1994 Murphy: Wanted For Murder [HN]
01/16/1994 The Diogenes Syndrome
02/06/1994 The Case of the Ten-Story Tombstone [HN]
03/06/1994 The McLaughlin Matter [HN]
03/13/1994 Signs Of Rain
04/10/1994 The Hour of My Death [HN]
(Honor of My Death)
04/17/1994 Transition
05/08/1994 Funeral At Midnight [HN]
05/15/1994 Encore
(Strange Account of Beverly Ann Timahoe)
05/22/1994 The Garden Of Dr. Shakaji
05/29/1994 The Candlewyck Particle
06/05/1994 Solitaire Sam [HN]
06/19/1994 Trades
07/17/1994 The Procedure
07/31/1994 The Case of the Fisheye Murders [HN]
08/06/1994 The Lieutenant
08/07/1994 The Case of the Sinister Minister [HN]
08/21/1994 Time Zone
09/17/1994 The Helmet
09/18/1994 The Cubicle
09/25/1994 The Dowager
10/09/1994 The Case of the Sands of Time [HN]
10/16/1994 Baumann And The Box
(Bauman And The Box)
(Baumann & The Box)
11/06/1994 The Meatloaf Matter [HN]
12/04/1994 The Case of the Baffled Ballerina [HN]
12/18/1994 Perfect Likeness
01/01/1995 The Case of the Dominant Seventh [HN]
02/05/1995 Osterman's Dream [HN]
(Osterman's Dreams)
02/05/1995 Hoax
02/11/1995 Man Who Died Twice
02/12/1995 The Night Crew
03/04/1995 Champ
03/05/1995 Third Floor Rear [HN]
03/12/1995 The Rubber Clock
04/02/1995 Harry Goes Underground [HN]
04/16/1995 Justice Delayed
05/05/1995 The Sam Navola Matter [HN]
05/06/1995 Quirk
06/04/1995 Blues for Maggie Brown [HN]
06/18/1995 The Haircut
07/02/1995 My Kid The Cop [HN]07/23/1995 Clear Channel
07/23/1995 The Bougainville Giant
08/06/1995 The Case of the Missing Matisse [HN]
08/26/1995 A Creature of Habit
08/27/1995 A Person Of Interest
09/03/1995 The Dollar Value of Death [HN]
09/17/1995 Bum Steer
10/01/1995 Field of Screams [HN]
10/15/1995 Harry and The Homework [HN]
11/05/1995 West Bay Road [HN]
11/12/1995 Coots
11/26/1995 Chet Avery's Lot
2/24/1995 The Mary Christmas Caper [HN]\
12/31/1995 The Case of the Blue Leather Chair [HN]
12/31/1995 Moving Day
01/07/1996 The Case of the Ruptured Duck [HN]
01/14/1996 Backstory
02/04/1996 The Russian Cut [HN]
02/11/1996 What Happens On Page Eleven
(What Happens On Page 11)
03/02/1996 A Woman's Work Is Never Done
03/03/1996 Target: Harry Nile [HN]
03/09/1996 The Trophy
03/24/1996 Blind Flight
04/07/1996 Hush Money [HN]
04/14/1996 Fear, Itself
04/21/1996 The Airflow Murders
05/05/1996 Murder on a Rainy Night [HN]
06/02/1996 The Case of the Flatted Fifth [HN]
06/16/1996 Gag Reflex
07/07/1996 The Counter-Balance Case [HN]
07/14/1996 Rembrandt
08/04/1996 Don't Be A Stranger [HN]
08/25/1996 The Mannequin
09/01/1996 The Case of The Feline Fee [HN]
09/15/1996 Felicia [KS]
09/29/1996 The Merle Oberon Negligee
10/06/1996 The Verdict on Hannah Bayliss [HN]
10/13/1996 Disturbance on Nob Hill
10/20/1996 The Offering of the Gulls
11/03/1996 What's In A Name [HN]
11/10/1996 The Early Mr. Jenkins
11/30/1996 Taxi Ride
12/01/1996 Cassie
12/08/1996 Metaphor For Murder [HN]
01/12/1997 The Jake Burley Matter [HN]
02/02/1997 Murphy's Outlaw [HN]
02/09/1997 Static
02/16/1997 Picture A Murder
03/02/1997 Find Ben Stagg [HN]
03/09/1997 It's About Time
03/20/1997 State Of Mind
04/06/1997 Body of Work [HN]
04/20/1997 The Place [KS]
05/04/1997 Slant City [HN]
05/11/1997 Murder On The Mississippi
06/01/1997 Family Secret [HN]
06/15/1997 Imperfect Strangers
06/22/1997 Comeback [HN]
07/13/1997 Back Door To Hell
07/27/1997 The Hole in the Sky
08/03/1997 The Case of the Spectral Wife [HN]
08/10/1997 Side Effect
08/16/1997 The Tide Pool
09/07/1997 The Case of the Mauritius Orange [HN]
09/14/1997 The Passing Of Soapy Smith
10/05/1997 The Bosendorfer Matter [HN]
10/19/1997 The Woman From Under The Ice [KS]
11/01/1997 Murder At Hidden Lake [HN]
11/09/1997 Finding Portland [HN]
11/16/1997 US
12/21/1997 The Case of The Bitter Banker [HN]
12/28/1997 The Widow's Secret
01/04/1998 The Case of the Sleeping Witness [HN]
01/18/1998 Final Mission [KS]
02/08/1998 Appointment In Time [KS]
(An Appointment In Time)
02/22/1998 The No More No-Mo Matter [HN]
03/08/1998 The Poet Of Death [SH]
03/15/1998 The Invitation
03/22/1998 Ten Percent of Nothing [HN]
04/05/1998 Always Leave 'Em Wanting More [HN]
04/12/1998 Rule 7
04/19/1998 Extreme Prejudice
05/03/1998 The Two Freddies [HN]
05/10/1998 The House On Brookside Lane
06/07/1998 The Voice From the Lake [HN]
06/21/1998 The Sealed Room [SH]
07/05/1998 Second Ending
07/12/1998 The Adventure of The Blind Man [SH]
(The Blind Man)
08/02/1998 The Woman From Virginia [SH]
08/16/1998 The Toni Parsons Story [HN]
08/23/1998 The Dobsky Engine [KS]
09/16/1998 The John Doe Murders [HN]
09/20/1998 The Adventure of the Seven Shares [SH]
09/26/1998 Smoke
10/04/1998 Rich Little Poor Girl [HN]
10/11/1998 The Thirst of the Blade [KS]
10/25/1998 The Goblin Factory [KS]
10/25/1998 The Adventure of the Painted Leaf [SH]
(The Case of the Painted Leaf)
(The Painted Leaf)
11/01/1998 The Case of the Compromised Cop [HN]
11/08/1998 New Guy At the Morgue [KS]
11/29/1998 The Secret of the Fives [SH]
12/06/1998 Murder By The Book [HN]
01/10/1999 Something for Everyone [KS]
01/17/1999 Model 386-A [HN]
02/07/1999 Bulletproof [HN]
02/14/1999 The Quartermaine Curse [SH]
(The Quartermain Curse)

THE KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE/PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE
On Saturday and Sunday, 02/20-21/1999 shows were simulcast at 9:00 to 10:00 PM on the two sister stations, KIRO and KNWX. It was the end of The KIRO Mystery Playhouse and the beginning of the PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE.
Orig Date Title [Series]
02/21/1999 A Dog Named Who [KS]

PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE - KNWX 770 AM
02/21/1999 - 03/19/2000
Shows were broadcast at 9:05 to 10:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday nights. Orig Date Title [Series]
3/07/1999 The Projectionist
04/04/1999 Rachel's Dream [HN]
04/18/1999 The Adventure of The Bishop's Ring [SH]
04/25/1999 The Fighter And The Phantom [HN]
05/09/1999 The Cure
06/06/1999 Cold Reading [HN]
06/20/1999 Incident At Crofton Wells
07/08/1999 The Case of the Desperate Dealer [HN]
07/25/1999 The Hermit of Bottomless Lake
08/01/1999 Who Killed Harry Nile? [HN]
08/08/1999 The Adventure of the Samovar [SH]
08/22/1999 Writers' Block [KS]
09/05/1999 The Ivor Lindman Matter [HN]
09/12/1999 The Weatherman
09/19/1999 The Suitcase [HN]
09/26/1999 The Adventure of The Red Death [SH]
10/03/1999 Keys Louise [HN]
10/10/1999 The Final Chapter [KS]
10/31/1999 The Adventure of The Silver Siphon [SH]
11/07/1999 The Value of Details [HN]
11/21/1999 The Transformers
12/04/1999 The Star Channel [KS]
12/26/1999 The Lady In The Hudson [HN]
12/26/1999 Stranger At The Door
01/02/2000 Little Boy Lost [HN]
01/09/2000 The Tabloid Twosome
02/13/2000 Elsa's Pool [HN]
(Elisa's Pool)
02/27/2000 The Dark Chamber [SH]
03/12/2000 Nathan's Hands

IMAGINATION THEATRE - KNWX 770 AM
03/26/2000 - 01/05/2003
Shows are broadcast at 9:05 to 10:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Orig Date Title [Series]
03/26/2000 The Ragwort Puzzle [SH]
04/23/2000 The Adventure of the Mind Reader [SH]
(The Adventure of the Mind-Reader)
05/07/2000 The Set-Up [HN]
(The Set Up)
07/02/2000 The Gambrinus Cure [SH]
07/30/2000 Seeking Sarah Banks [HN]
08/06/2000 Last Chance
08/13/2000 The Old Masters Murder Case [HN]
09/10/2000 Truck Stop
09/24/2000 Murder in Miniature [HN]
10/29/2000 The Billingsgate Horror [SH]
11/26/2000 The Adventure of the Missing Link [SH]
12/23/2000 Christmas In Paradise [HN]
12/31/2000 A Town Called Limbo [KS]
01/21/2001 Storybook Inn
01/28/2001 Clockwork
02/25/2001 The Friends of Jules Riskin [HN]
03/25/2001 The Adventure of the Edison Sender [SH]
05/27/2001 The Estonian Countess [SH]
06/03/2001 Transfer
06/10/2001 Submarine Warfare [HN]
07/15/2001 School For Scoundrels [SH]
08/12/2001 The Case of The Feline Fee [HN]
08/19/2001 The Adventure of the Dover Maiden [SH]
09/16/2001 The Find [KS]
09/23/2001 The Adventure of the Wycliffe Codicil [SH]
10/14/2001 A Work In Progress [KS]
10/28/2001 The Tuttman Gallery [SH]
11/11/2001 The Southern Double Cross [HN]
11/18/2001 The Bee and The Spider [SH]
12/16/2001 Mornin' Steve
(Morning' Steve)
12/23/2001 The Santa Test [KS]
12/23/2001 The Man Who Believed In Nothing [SH]
01/13/2002 The Death of Artemus Ludwig [SH]
01/20/2002 The Pete Lambert Case [HN]
02/17/2002 36 Thayer Street [SH]
03/17/2002 The Adventure of the Farnham Grange [SH]
03/24/2002 The 7:08
04/21/2002 The License Plate Caper [KS]
05/12/2002 The Skip Trace [HN]
05/19/2002 You Should Live So Long [SW]
06/16/2002 The Impropriety of Anna Tisdale
07/14/2002 The Wilmont Cache
07/21/2002 Dutcher's Beat [HN]
07/28/2002 The Adventure of the Lonely Harvester [SH]
08/11/2002 Miracle Mile [HN]
08/18/2002 Star Crossed
08/25/2002 The Strange Death of Lady Sylvia Eichhorn [SH
09/08/2002 A Key To Murder [HN]
09/15/2002 Power Failure
09/22/2002 Natural Causes [KS]
10/13/2002 The Novel
10/20/2002 Harry And The Lost Art [HN]
10/27/2002 The Mystery Of The Patient Fisherman [SH]
11/24/2002 Heaven Doesn't Take Plastic [SW]
12/08/2002 Beacon Hill [HN]
12/15/2002 The Wizard of Baker Street [SH]
12/22/2002 Backfire [HN]

IMAGINATION THEATRE - KIXI 880 AM
01/12/2003 - Present
Shows are broadcast at 9:05 to 10:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Orig Date Title [Series]
01/19/2003 The Diary of Anthony Moltaire [SH]
01/26/2003 Not Another Ghost Story [KS]
02/16/2003 The Singular Affair of Madame Planchette [SH]
03/16/2003 Matchmaker
04/13/2003 The Bardsley Triangle [SH]
04/27/2003 Thirds
05/11/2003 The Music Box Caper [HN]
05/18/2003 The Strange Case Of Lord Halworth's Kitchen [SH]
05/25/2003 Avalanche
06/08/2003 Motive [HN]
06/15/2003 Curveball
06/22/2003 The Adventure Of The Voodoo Curse [SH]
07/13/2003 Gravity [KS]
07/20/2003 The Worthington Collection [HN]
07/27/2003 The Mystery Of The Ten Pound Note [SH]
08/17/2003 Choices
08/24/2003 The Adventure Of The Great American [SH]
09/14/2003 The Reluctant Vampire [KS]
09/21/2003 Twenty Grand [HN]
09/28/2003 The Amateur Mendicant Society [SH]
10/12/2003 Iron Dust [HN]
10/26/2003 The Adventure Of The Tontine [SH]
11/16/2003 Family Ties
11/23/2003 The Goldolphin Arabian [SH]
12/14/2003 Graveyard Trail
12/28/2003 The Living Weapon [SH]
01/11/2004 The Gooey Duck Caper [HN]
01/18/2004 The Demo
01/25/2004 The Blackmailer Of Lancaster Gate [SH]
02/08/2004 A Number of Friends [SH]
02/15/2004 A Fly On The Wall [KS]
02/22/2004 The Problem Of Pennington Flash [SH]
03/14/2004 Rythym [KS]
03/21/2004 The Handshake [HN]
03/28/2004 The Adventure Of The Forgotten Throne [SH]
04/18/2004 Mr. Abbadon's Pyramid [KS]
04/25/2004 The Speaking Machine [SH]
05/09/2004 Wired For Murder [HN]
05/16/2004 The Adventure Of The Serpent's Tooth [SH]
05/23/2004 Valley Cab's Last Fare
06/13/2004 Fine Print
06/20/2004 The Rickman Matter [HN]
06/27/2004 The Dreadnaught Papers [SH]
07/11/2004 Tony Macaroni Still Owes Me $600 [HN]
(Tony Macaroni Owes Me $600)
07/18/2004 The Ides Of March [RF]
07/25/2004 The Covetous Huntsman [SH]
08/08/2004 The Fifth Letter [HN]
08/15/2004 Costume Piece [RF]
The Costume Piece
A Costume Piece
08/15/2004 Life Like A Fair
08/22/2004 The Master Craftsman [SH]
09/12/2004 January Cove
09/19/2004 The Case Of The Interstate Stalker [HN]
09/26/2004 The Margate Deception [SH]
10/10/2004 Permanent Wave
10/17/2004 The Head of Jean Malreaux [SH]
10/24/2004 Doppleganger
10/31/2004 A Gift From The Gods [RF]
11/14/2004 The Hollow Men [KS]
11/21/2004 The Mobius Matter [HN]
11/28/2004 The Ripper Inheritance [SH]
12/12/2004 Out Of Paradise [RF]
12/26/2004 The Bonesteel Covenant [SH]

LIVE BROADCASTS:
Only two Jim French shows have been broadcast live. These are "The Case of the Blue Leather Chair," an episode from THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE, and a stand-alone show,"Moving Day." They were broadcast on New Year's Eve 1995.

RECORDING SESSIONS:
Starting in 1991, more than 190 shows that initially airedon KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE, PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE, andIMAGINATION THEATRE have been recorded before live audiences. Through January 2000, recording sessions were held at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. Recording sessions are currently held at the Kirkland Performance Center in Kirkland, WA. The recording sessions are open to the public and usually occur every three months.

Episodes for THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE and THE FURTHER 
ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES are usually recorded at each session. More information on these sessions can be found at the web site of the Kirkland Performance Center:  http://www.kpcenter.org/

SHOW NOTES:
Most Jim French shows are approximately a half-hour (with commercials) in length. The following episodes are double-length, approximately one hour (with commercials) ong:
"A Person Of Interest"
"Always Leave 'Em Wanting More" [HN]
"As Time Goes By - Part 1"
"As Time Goes By - Part 2"
"Blood Ties" [HN]
"Clockwork" - 1976 version [C]
"Clockwork" - 2001 version
"Finding Portland" [HN]
"Hair of the Dog" [HN]
"Murder By The Book" [HN]
"Panzerlied" [C]
"The Adventure of the Silver Siphon" [SH]
"The Case Of The Interstate Stalker" [HN]
"The Friends of Jules Riskin" [HN]
"The Hollow Men" [KN]
"The Ripper Inheritance" [SH]
"The Shrine"
"The Tuttman Gallery" [SH]
"Three Wise Men"
"Twenty Grand" [HN]
"Unhappy Birthday" [HN]
"West For My Health" [HN]

NEW PRODUCTIONS OF PREVIOUS SCRIPTS: Several existing scripts have been used as the basis for new productions. The new productions normally feature new casts and script modifications range from slight to extensive.
"Rembrandt" There are 3 different versions of this show.
KIRO - 1965
The first version was broadcast on KIRO sometime in 1965 and was about 30 minutes long.
KVI - 09/05/1972
This version of "Rembrandt" was broadcast as part of the TOWER PLAYHOUSE and was an edited version of the 1965 KIRO version. It was approximately 25 minutes in length.
KIRO - 07/14/1996
This is a new KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE production of "Rembrandt" with a new ending. This production featured a new cast with several veteran Old-Time Radio actors from the 1996 Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound Showcase including Herb Ellis, Fred Foy, Tyler McVey, Rhoda Williams, Merrill Mael, Parley Baer, and Art Gilmore.

"BEacon 3699"
KVI - 07/25/1972
This show was the first episode of the TOWER PLAYHOUSE series.
KIRO - 09/08/1991
The second version of this show aired on THE KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE and featured a new cast.

"Hole in the Sky"
KVI - 09/12/1972
The first version aired on the TOWER PLAYHOUSE series. KIRO - 07/27/1997
This is a new KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE production with same title, but with plot line and character changes and a different cast. Several veteran Old-Time Radio actors from the 1997 Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound Showcase were featured including Bob Hastings, Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Tyler McVey, Gil Stratton Jr., Sandra Gould, Rhoda Williams, and Art Gilmore.

"The Short Sweet Life of Lee Chow Soon"/"You Should Live So Long"
KVI - 09/26/1972
"The Short Sweet Life of Lee Chow Soon" aired as the first episode of the DAMERON series.

KNWX - 05/19/2002
"You Should Live So Long" is the first episode of the series CALL SIMON WALKER and stars Matt Riedy as Simon Walker. The script has some plot line similarities to the DAMERON script, but had different characters.

"Why Would Anyone Want to Kill A Nice Guy Like Pete?"/"The Pete Lambert Case"
KVI - 12/05/1972
"Why Would Anyone Want to Kill A Nice Guy Like Pete?" was broadcast as an episode of the DAMERON series. KVI radio personality Jack Morton guest starred in the title role.
KNWX - 01/20/2002
This new production was aired as "The Pete Lambert Case," an episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE with a modified script and featured a different cast.

"The Rapture of Mrs. Parrington"/"Heaven Doesn't Take Plastic"
KVI - 01/30/1973
"The Rapture of Mrs. Parrington" was broadcast as an episode of the DAMERON series.
KNWX - 11/24/2002
"Heaven Doesn't Take Plastic" is the second episode of the CALL SIMON WALKER series and stars Matt Riedy as Simon Walker. The script has some plot line similarities to the DAMERON script, but had different characters.

"The Berryman Chamber"/"Gravity"
KVI - 06/26/1973
"The Berryman Chamber" was broadcast as an episode of the DAMERON series.

07/13/2003 "Gravity" [KS]
KIXI - 07/13/2003
"Gravity" was broadcast as an episode of the KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER series. The plot line is quite similar to the DAMERON script, but had different characters.

"Clockwork"
KVI - 05/13/1976
The first production of this show was on the CRISIS series. KNWX - 01/28/2001
The second production of this show aired as part of the IMAGINATION THEATRE series and featured a new cast and a rewritten script with plot line changes and a different ending.

"The Case of The Midnight Caller"/"Little Boy Lost"
KIRO - 07/05/1992
"The Case of The Midnight Caller," an episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE was broadcast as part of THE KIRO MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE.
KNWX - 01/02/2000
"Little Boy Lost" is a new production of "The Case of the Midnight Caller" with slightly changed plot line, different location, and new cast. It aired as an episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE on PEMCO IMAGINATION THEATRE.

"Sic Transit Gloria Walden"/"Tabloid Twosome"
KIRO - 04/11/1993
Aired as "Sic Transit Gloria Walden."
KNWX - 01/09/2000
Aired as "Tabloid Twosome."
The same basic script was used as for the KIRO production, "Sic Transit Gloria Walden," but the KNWX production has a different cast.

"The Case of the Feline Fee"
KIRO - 09/01/1996.
The actors, with the exception of Phil Harper as Harry and Pat French as Murphy, in the first production of this episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE, were amateurs who'd won their parts at a society auction. The original production of this episode will not be broadcast again.
KNWX - 08/12/2001
This episode re-done with an all professional cast.

JIM FRENCH WEB SITE:
There is now a place on the Internet where fans of the contemporary radio dramas of Jim French can find out more about Jim, his various series, and some of the actors who star in them. Fans can even purchase many of his shows.
The following URL will get you there:
 http://www.jimfrenchproductions.com

AVAILABILITY:

THESE SHOWS ARE STILL PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW and should be purchased only from authorized dealers.

HELP KEEP CONTEMPORARY RADIO DRAMA ALIVE!
Purchase from Authorized Dealers.

Countertop Video THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE Tape Sets 60 episodes were released for sale by in eight, two-cassette tape volumes marketed by Countertop Video, now Topics Entertainment. The first seven volumes have eight episodes each and the eighth volume has four double-length episodes.
These sets are no longer available.

IMAGINATION THEATRE CD and Tapes:
The syndicator of IMAGINATION THEATRE, TransMedia, has many of the shows available on compact disc and cassette tape.
TransMedia can be reached at:
TransMedia Inc.
719 Battery St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
1-800-BAY-RADIO
or through their Web site at:
http://www.transmediasf.com/imag.html

Topics Entertainment CD And/or Tape Sets:
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
SHERLOCK HOLMES RADIO MYSTERIES
A set of 16 episodes of THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
have been released for sale on cassette tapes and compact discs by Topics Entertainment.

THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE
A set of sixteen episodes of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE have been released for sale on cassette tapes by Topics Entertainment.

ACT ONE AUDIO
In October 2003 Topics Entertainment released four Compact Disc sets of Jim French shows. Each of these sets has 3 CDs and contains 9 shows. They are stand-alone shows and episodes from the 1970's series CRISIS

These preceding tape and compact disc sets may be available through Costco and Sam's Club membership warehouses, Barnes and Noble Bookstores, Jim French Productions, and some mystery book stores. For more information on these Topics
Entertainment sets:
Topics Entertainment
1600 SW 43rd St.
Renton, WA 98055
425-656-3621
fax: 425-656-8013
info@topics-ent.com
http://www.topics-ent.com

or

Jim French Productions
P. O. Box 75296
Seattle, WA 98125
jrfproductions@yahoo.com
http://www.jimfrenchproductions.com/

CD & Cassette Tape Sets from JIM FRENCH PRODUCTIONS The following CD & Cassette Tape Sets can be purchased from Jim French Productions. Additional information about each set at Jim's Web site.
Jim French Productions
P. O. Box 75296
Seattle, WA. 98125
jrfproductions@yahoo.com
http://www.jimfrenchproductions.com/

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Seven single CD volumes have recently been released by Jim French Productions.
Volumes 1 and 2 have one double-length and one single-length show.
Volumes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 have three single-length show.

"THE HISTORY OF HARRY NILE" CD Sets
Jim French Productions is releasing two audio CD sets of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE shows in case chronological order - in the order that the cases happened, not in the order they were written and broadcast. The shows are without commercials. Ten volumes are currently available.
Volume 1 - The History of Harry Nile 1939 - 1940
Volume 2 - The History of Harry Nile Winter/Spring 1941
Volume 3 - The History of Harry Nile Spring/October 1941
Volume 4 - The History of Harry Nile 1941/1942
Volume 5 - The History of Harry Nile December 1942/July 1946
Volume 6 - The History of Harry Nile Summer 1947/February 1950
Volume 7 - The History of Harry Nile March 1950/Summer 1950
Volume 8 - The History of Harry Nile June 1950/October 1950
Volume 9 - The History of Harry Nile October/Christmas 1950
Volume 10 - The History of Harry Nile February/October 1951

More volumes are planned, typically with six programs in each one. You can get on a mailing list and Jim French Productions will let you know when new volumes are released and their contents.

KINCAID THE STRANGE-SEEKER Tape & CD Sets
Jim French Productions has a pair of two compact disc volumes with six shows of selected episodes from this series. Volume 3 is a single CD.

Raffles The Gentlemen Thief CD Sets
Volume 1 contains the first three episodes of Jim French's newest series.

The above addresses are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement.

INFORMATION SOURCES:
Interviews with Jim French conducted by Stewart Wright in 1998.
Correspondence and Conversations with Jim French and Larry Albert, Jim French Productions, 1999 - 2004.
Interview with Larry Albert conducted by Stewart Wright in 2001.
Information supplied by Larry Albert 2001 - 2004.
Recording of "IMAGINATION THEATER Warm-up" at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, WA June 28, 1999.
WSU Media Materials Services http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu\
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Various Dates 1987 to 2004.
Seattle Times - Various Dates 1998 to 2000.
Series Broadcast logs compiled by Stewart Wright of
DAMERON,
THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE,
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, and
KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER.
Correspondence with Arlene Osborne.

Jim French Productions can be reached at:
jrfproductions@yahoo.com