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The Lives of Harry Lime (original British title The Adventures of Harry Lime) was an old-time radio program produced in London, England during the 1951 to 1952 season.

Orson Welles reprised his role of Harry Lime from the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel The Third Man. The radio series is a "prequel" to the film, and depicts the many misadventures of con-artist Lime in a somewhat lighter tone than the character's villainy in the film.

The series was broadcast by the BBC in the UK and syndicated to radio stations in the U.S.

Original air date # Episode title

• Aug 03, 1951 1 "Too Many Crooks"
• Aug 10, 1951 2 "See Naples and Live"
• Aug 17, 1951 3 "Clay Pigeon"
• Aug 24, 1951 4 "Ticket to Tangier"
• Aug 31, 1951 5 "Voodoo"
• Sep 07, 1951 6 "The Bohemian Star"
• Sep 14, 1951 7 "Love Affair"
• Sep 21, 1951 8 "Rogue's Holiday"
• Sep 28, 1951 9 "Work of Art"
• Oct 05, 1951 10 "Operation Music Box"
• Oct 12, 1951 11 "Golden Fleece"
• Oct 19, 1951 12 "Blue Bride"
• Oct 26, 1951 13 "Every Frame Has a Silver Lining"
• Nov 02, 1951 14 "Mexican Hat Trick"
• Nov 09, 1951 15 "Art is Long and Lime Is Fleeting"
• Nov 16, 1951 16 "In Pursuit of a Ghost" (aka "El Zorro")
• Nov 23, 1951 17 "Horse Play" (aka "The Racetrack")
• Nov 30, 1951 18 "Three Farthings For Your Thoughts"
• Dec 07, 1951 19 "The Third Woman"
• Dec 14, 1951 20 "An Old Moorish Custom"
• Dec 21, 1951 21 "It's A Knockout"
• Dec 28, 1951 22 "Two Is Company"
• Jan 04, 1952 23 "Cherchez La Gem"
• Jan 11, 1952 24 "Hands of Glory"
• Jan 18, 1952 25 "Double Double Trouble" (Alt: "The Double Double Cross")
• Jan 25, 1952 26 "Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss"
• Feb 01, 1952 27 "Dark Enchantress"
• Feb 08, 1952 28 "Earl on Troubled Waters"
• Feb 15, 1952 29 "The Dead Candidate"
• Feb 22, 1952 30 "It's In The Bag"
• Feb 29, 1952 31 "Hyacinth Patrol"
• Mar 07, 1952 32 "Turnabout is Foul Play"
• Mar 14, 1952 33 "Violets, Sweet Violets"
• Mar 21, 1952 34 "Faith, Lime and Charity"
• Mar 28, 1952 35 "Pleasure Before Business"
• Apr 04, 1952 36 "Fool's Gold"
• Apr 11, 1952 37 "Man of Mystery"
• Apr 18, 1952 38 "The Painted Smile"
• Apr 25, 1952 39 "Harry Lime Joins The Circus"
• May 02, 1952 40 "Suzie's Cue"
• May 09, 1952 41 "Viva La Chance"
• May 16, 1952 42 "The Elusive Vermeer"
• May 23, 1952 43 "Murder on the Riviera"
• May 30, 1952 44 "Pearls of Bohemia"
• Jun 06, 1952 45 "A Night in a Harem"
• Jun 13, 1952 46 "Blackmail is a Nasty Word"
• Jun 20, 1952 47 "The Professor Regrets"
• Jun 27, 1952 48 "The Hard Way"
• Jul 04, 1952 49 "Paris Is Not The Same"
• Jul 11, 1952 50 "Honeymoon"
• Jul 18, 1952 51 "The Blue Caribou"
• Jul 25, 1952 52 "Greek Meets Greek"

A recording of the 1951 A Ticket to Tangiers episode of The Lives of Harry Lime series is available on the Criterion Collection DVD edition of The Third Man. In addition, recordings of the 1952 episodes Man of Mystery, Murder on the Riviera and Blackmail is a Nasty Word are included on the Criterion Collection DVD The Complete Mr. Arkadin.

• OTR Network Library: The Lives of Harry Lime (52 episodes)