{"id":4408,"date":"2011-09-11T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T06:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2011-09-09T20:58:55","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T02:58:55","slug":"audio-drama-review-king-solomons-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-king-solomons-mines\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: King Solomon&#8217;s Mines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=adamsblog03-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=1611064791&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before there was Indiana Jones, there was Allan Quartermain. King Solomon&#8217;s Mines by H. Rider Haggard introduced readers to that intrepid adventurer in 1885.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood has never quite gotten the story right, as the temptation to add a romantic subplot and change details is irresistable. However, the Colonial Radio Theatre&#8217;s production of the story starring Jerry Robbins was fantastic and faithful to the original story.<\/p>\n<p>The plot begins when Quartermain is approached on a boat by a Captain Good and Sir Henry Curtis to engage in a search for Sir Henry&#8217;s lost brother, who was last seen years before searching for King Solomon&#8217;s mine. Quartermain agrees to go provided that a stipend is guaranteed for his son should anything happen to him and a share of the treasure in the unlikely event he survives.<\/p>\n<p>To follow the trail of Sir Henry&#8217;s Brother, the trio must trek across treacherous terrain through unknown parts of Africa. A native African named Umbopa goes along for the journey, but it&#8217;s obvious he&#8217;s hiding something from the rest of the group.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Colonial Radio Theatre shows the power of radio, as you&#8217;re transported back to Victorian Africa and the extremes of weather on the journey to King Solomon&#8217;s Mine. CRT successfully captures the mystery, wonder, and excitement of this unforgetable story that features epic battles, legendary treasures, and political intrigue.\u00a0\u00a0 This is a fantastic production for fans of Men&#8217;s Adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Rating: 5.0 out of 5.0<\/p>\n<p>Note: If you are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netxtrack.com\/click.track?CID=102175&amp;AFID=173868&amp;ADID=454213&amp;SID=\">an Audible Member<\/a>, the digital download of these programs are only $2.95 each which is a fantastic price for these great productions.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this post, you can have new posts about Detective stories and the golden age of radio and television <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004U8SET2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adamsblog03-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004U8SET2\">delivered automatically to your Kindle<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This post contains affiliate links, which means that items purchased from these links may result in a commission being paid to the author of this post at no extra cost to the purchaser<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Before there was Indiana Jones, there was Allan Quartermain. 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