Editing John Dickson Carr (section)

==Radio plays==
Carr also wrote many [[radio]] scripts, particularly for the ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]'' radio anthology series in America and for its UK equivalent ''[[Appointment with Fear (radio)|Appointment With Fear]]'' introduced by [[Valentine Dyall]], as well as many other dramas for the [[BBC]], and some [[screenplay]]s. His 1943 half-hour [[radio play]] ''[[Cabin B-13]]'' was expanded into a series on [[CBS]] during 1948&ndash;49<ref name="dunningota">{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Cabin+B-13,+mystery+anthology%22+%22John+Dickson+Carr%22&pg=PA130 |last=Dunning |first=John |author-link=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |page=130 |edition=Revised |access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> for which Carr wrote all 23 scripts, basing some on earlier works or re-presenting devices that Chesterton had used.  The 1943 play ''Cabin B-13'' was also expanded into the script for the 1953 movie ''[[Dangerous Crossing]]'', directed by [[Joseph M. Newman]] and featuring [[Michael Rennie]] and [[Jeanne Crain]].  Carr worked extensively for [[BBC|BBC Radio]] during [[World War II]], writing both mystery stories and [[propaganda]] scripts. During the late 1940s he hosted ''Murder by Experts'' transmitted by [[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]] radio. He introduced works by other mystery writers who were the week's guest writers. The show originated from Mutual's main station [[WOR (AM)|WOR]] in New York City. Many of these shows are available for free listening or downloading at the Internet Archive.