Secret Agent X-9

BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama

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English · Drama, Mystery & Thriller

4.1 (9 reviews)

Secret Agent X-9 was a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett and artist Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it originally ran from January 22, 1934 until October 1936. X-9 was a nameless agent who worked for a nameless agency, using the name "Dexter" in the first story.

This radio drama, featuring Secret Agent X-9, was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994. The story unfolds in 1934 as a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side, where a gang of gun-runners is holed-up until their supply of ammo explodes. Tough-nut hero, Secret Agent X-9, receives a phone call from wealthy industrialist Tarleton Powers asking for his help.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Murder Mansion 26:20
Carnage at Sea 27:11
The Powers That Be 26:08
You're the Top 29:15

Reviews

poor writing


(2 stars)

it's as of the writer never had interactions with humans in his life. the main character is a sociopath. as an American i can tell this was adapted by the British due to a complete and utter lack of knowledge of guns and American culture. The Americans are insultingly clownish charicatures. contemperary American radio broadcasts were more grounded and believable.