A Visit From Merlin: Let George Do It (November 6, 1950)

“A Visit From Merlin” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 6, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is called to Renwick Manor when its eccentric owner, Arthur Thurston-Renwick, becomes disturbed by a mysterious little man who has been visiting on tour days. The stranger, whom Renwick nervously names Merlin, keeps returning despite being refused a job as a guide, and he mysteriously delivers Renwick a stolen dagger covered with blood before vanishing from a locked cabinet. When the man is arrested for theft, he escapes from a locked jail cell under impossible circumstances.

Renwick Manor, an eccentric seaside castle filled with medieval artifacts and antiques, and the nearby town jail.

Characters: George Valentine, Arthur Thurston-Renwick, Mrs. Renwick, Merlin, Joe, Sheriff

Listen for: A mystery involving an impossible theft and an escape from a locked cell, with questions about whether the mysterious visitor possesses genuine magical powers or is simply a clever magician and thief.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.