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The Passing Show [v1, #15, July 2, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · How the Royal Family Works, 3: The First Lady in the Land · H. Kingsley Long · ar
9 · We Cannot Be Trusted · F. E. Baily · ar; about vandalism.
10 · This American Made the Russian 5-Year Plan · R. W. Thompson · ar [Hugh L. Cooper]
13 · The Girl in the Car · Frank Swinnerton · nv
17 · Private Lives 15: The Marble Minister · Private Secretary · ar [Sir John Simon]; about the Foreign Minister.
18 · Photographing Famous Children · Marcus Adams · ar
20 · Elephants in the Garden · Ursula Bloom · ss
24 · Exploring the Uncanny, 3: Men Wolves and Leopard Murderers · J. Wentworth Day · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #16, July 9, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Split Me an Atom—I Don’t Care · Hannen Swaffer · ar
6 · How the Royal Family Works, 4: The Most Popular Man in the World · H. Kingsley Long · ar [Edward VIII]; about the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII. How that opinion would change just four years later.
9 · Caravan for Two · Elizabeth Craig · ar
10 · Modern Aladdin Caves · Ahmed Abdullah · ar; about the rich palaces of India.
12 · Victims of Justice · Andrew Dakers · ar
13 · Green Fever · Will Scott · ss
17 · Private Lives 16: The Knight of Speed · Private Secretary · ar [Sir Malcolm Campbell]
18 · If You Were Half-an-Inch High · Hugh Pilcher · ar
20 · Escape · George Godwin · ss
24 · Exploring the Uncanny, 4: Terror on the Mountain · J. Wentworth Day · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #17, July 16, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · I Wonder? · Hannen Swaffer · ar; on whether you can inherit genius.
6 · How the Royal Family Works, 5: The Happy Couple at No. 145 · H. Kingsley Long · ar; about the Duke of York (future George VI) and his family.; illustrated by George VI
8 · I Am a Sardine · Will Scott · ar
9 · The Frock of Her Life · Susan Sneyd · ar
10 · Behind the Scenes at Scotland Yard · The Squeaker · ar
12 · Private Lives 17: Beautiful Boo · Private Secretary · ar [Evelyn Laye]
13 · Mosquitoes Don’t Bite Each Other · Albert M. Treynor · ss Liberty Jun 18 1932
17 · A Trip to Paradise · John Copper · ar; about Bali.
18 · B.C.—with All but the B.B.C. · Sir Flinders Petrie · ar
20 · The Death Watch · Ritchie Calder · ss
22 · They Live by Their Wits, 1: Hunting Dollar Queens · S. Beach Chester · ar
24 · London Is Not the Capital! · A Canadian · ar
26 · Third Butcher · R. W. Thompson · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #18, July 23, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Novelists Dare Not Write the Truth · Hannen Swaffer · ar
6 · Crinoline or Trousers? · Shaw Desmond · ar; about women’s fashion.
10 · How the Royal Family Works, 6: The Princess Royal and Her Younger Brothers · H. Kingsley Long · ar
12 · Private Lives 18: A Meteor with a Moustache · Private Secretary · ar [Adolf Hitler]
13 · Sally’s Secret Sorrow · Eric Barker · ss
18 · Hunting the Rarest Animals · J. Wentworth Day · ar
20 · Alterations to Face · Will Scott · ss
22 · They Live by Their Wits, 2: An Eye for an Eye · Beach Chester · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #19, July 30, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12")
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

4 · My Yesterdays: The Execution of Gerald Chapman · Gilbert Frankau · ar
7 · Perfect Cast and Setting · Philip Wylie · ss Liberty Jul 9 1932
14 · Girls Like Her · Eric Barker · ss
17 · Private Lives 19: Mrs. Bernard Shaw · Private Secretary · ar [Charlotte Payne-Townshend Shaw]
20 · Family Tree · Olive Barrett · ss
22 · They Live by Their Wits, 3: Revenge in the Love-Racket · S. Beach Chester · ar
24 · How the Royal Family Works, 7: The Right Hands of Royalty · H. Kingsley Long · ar
26 · Weather to Order · George Godwin · ar; looking ahead to weather control.

The Passing Show [v1, #20, August 6, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · My Yesterdays: Murder in the Riviera · Gilbert Frankau · ar; reports on a murder trial.
8 · Women as Monkeys · Laura Dean · ar
9 · Bang Goes Ten Millions! · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about grouse shooting.
10 · The Olympiad of Brains · Hugh Pilcher · ar; suggests that in a contest of brainpower Britain would win.
13 · The Strange Case of Mr. Billeter · A. M. Burrage · ss; mystery story about a man who disappeared.
17 · Private Lives 20: Sunny Jim · Private Secretary · ar [Rt-Hon James Henry Thomas]
18 · Zulu Love · Attilio Gatti · ar
20 · The House Where He Was Born · Geoffrey Williamson · ss
22 · They Live by Their Wits, 4: A Nobility of Nobodies · S. Beach Chester · ar
26 · The Last Two-Hundred Cowboys · John Copper · ar; about rodeos.

The Passing Show [v1, #21, August 13, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · My Yesterdays: The Greatest Sight I Ever Saw · Gilbert Frankau · ar; Frankau talks about the crowd scenes at Wembley’s first Cup Final.
8 · It’s a Great Life · Will Scott · ar
9 · Women Can’t Play Cricket · Patsy Hendren · ar
10 · Thrills Made to Pleasure · J. Murray Smith · ar; about scenic railways and fun fairs.
13 · The Jasmine Balcony · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss; one of her South Seas tales.
17 · Private Lives 21: The Richest Bachelor, Sir Philip Sassoon · Private Secretary · ar
18 · The Jailbirds’ Jamboree · James Spenser · ar; about entertainment at San Quentin prison.
20 · Mediocrity · W. A. Sweeney · ss
22 · Seaside Nights That Nobody Knows · Claude F. Luke · ar; about goings on at night in Brighton, Blackpool and Southend.
26 · They Live by Their Wits, 5: When Eve Takes a Hand · S. Beach Chester · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #22, August 20, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Radio Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Behind the Scenes at the B.B.C. · “Transmitter” · ar; includes photos of Val Gielgud, Lance Sieveking, Arthur Catterall, Adrian Boult, R.H. Eckersley.
8 · Pity the Poor Parent · A. A. Thomson · ar; about incorrigible youth.
9 · My Yesterdays: Absent Without Leave · Gilbert Frankau · ar
10 · Nemesis and the American Movie Industry · Valentine Williams · ar
13 · Jimmy Arkwright—Pirate · Francis H. Sibson · ss
17 · Could You Swim the Channel? · Jabex Wolffe · ar
18 · Elephants · J. Wentworth Day · ar
20 · Cold Cash · Will Scott · ss
22 · Private Lives 22: Radio Reith (Sir John Reith) · Private Secretary · ar
24 · For the Love of Mike · Mary Collins · ar; about problems some radio stars have faced; includes photos of Mabel Constanduros, Clapham & Dwyer, Leonard henry, Christopher Stone and Stainless Stephen.

The Passing Show [v1, #23, August 27, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Pity the Poor Millionaire · Shaw Desmond · ar
8 · Sex Is No Excuse · F. E. Baily · ar
9 · This Monkey Business Is Nonsense! · Professor S. Voronoff · ar; about the monkey-gland operation.
10 · A.1 at Lloyd’s · R. W. Thompson · ar
13 · The Missing Figure [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss; new detective series.
17 · Private Lives 23: The Student of Prague—Masaryk · Private Secretary · ar
18 · The Window of the World · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar; the giant telescope at Mount Wilson.
20 · The Proof of His Love · Michael Arabian · ss
22 · My Yesterdays: The Club Case · Gilbert Frankau · ar; court case involving the Almack Bridge Club.
24 · Almost a Hero · Eric Barker · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #24, September 3, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Wild Cargo: Coiled Lightning! · Frank Buck · ar; new series by man who brings wild animals back for zoos.
8 · Young Shavers Who Don’t · Ashley Sterne · ar
9 · (Air) Taxi · Joan Woollcombe · ar; a look ahead to a regular air taxi.
10 · Good Health—from Bad · Professor J. B. S. Haldane · ar
13 · Mishap with Intent · Herbert Adams · ss
17 · Private Lives 24: O.K. Don · Private Secretary · ar [Kaye Don]
20 · Something Very Special · Herbert Shaw · ss
24 · The Locked Room [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #25, September 10, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Wild Cargo: Demon Tiger · Frank Buck · ar
8 · Come Out of Your Cage! · Andrew Dakers · ar
13 · Little Yellow Dog · George Gaston Vincent · ss
17 · Private Lives 25: The Diplomatic Daddy · Private Secretary · ar [Dino Grandi]
20 · Waiter, Waiter · Herbert Shaw · ss
22 · “I Still Serve the Czar!” · Count Poklewski-Koziell · ar
24 · From Partner to Partner [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #26, September 17, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Stick to Your Job · Hannen Swaffer · ar
6 · America’s Radio Frankenstein · Valentine Williams · ar; about the growth in commercial radio in the USA.
13 · Midnight Cabaret · Margery Sharp · ss
17 · Private Lives 26: The Reasonable Man · Private Secretary · ar [H. G. Wells]
18 · Where Micropscopes Catch Murderers · Joan Woollcombe · ar; about the Swiss equivalent of the proto-CSI under Rodolphe Reiss.
20 · To-morrow Came · Olive Barrett · ss
22 · I Want a Stiff Rope (Trick) · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar
24 · The Invisible Motor-Car [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #27, September 24, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Something That Would Save Us · Hannen Swaffer · ar
7 · Where the Soccer Millions Go · H. Kingsley Long · ar
12 · The Secret of Carlo’s House · Caswell Garth · ss
17 · Private Lives 27: The Authoress with Chic · Private Secretary · ar [Vicki Baum]
18 · This Things Called Life · Ritchie Calder · ar
20 · I Part with This—I Part with You · Ursula Bloom · ss
24 · The Link Square Case [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #28, October 1, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Salute to Sir Walter! · Hannen Swaffer · ar
6 · When Genius Runs Amok · J. Murray Smith · ar; about Westminster’s Inventors’ Exhibition.
13 · The Tracks of Sonya · Louis Kaye · ss
17 · Private Lives 28: The Sexton of Romance · Private Secretary · ar [Lord Merrivale]
18 · We’re Bursting · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about our ability to fly high, mine deep, travel far.
20 · The Bag Trick · J. H. C. Freeman · ss
22 · Secrets of Film Make-Up · Ramon de Leon · ar
24 · The Tall Man in a Hurry [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #29, October 8, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Youth Must Knock at the Door · Hannen Swaffer · ar
6 · Vision of 1942 on Wheels · Kaye Don · ar
13 · Along Came Walter · B. L. Jacot · ss
17 · Private Lives 29: The Top Gear Baronet · Private Secretary · ar [Sir William Morris, Bart.]
20 · His Hat · Stephen Phillips · ss
22 · The Titans of Tokio · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar
24 · Lindy Finds Nobody Home [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #30, October 15, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Dare You Go Back · Hannen Swaffer · ar
12 · Not Told by Telephone · Stephen Phillips · ss
17 · Private Lives 30: The Man You Don’t Know · Private Secretary · ar [Charlie Chaplin]
20 · Worth Waiting For · Douglas Eames · ss
24 · Lindy Does a Cross-word [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #31, October 22, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Our Job Is to Make a New World [H.G. Wells] · Hugh Pilcher · iv
9 · The Man Who Wants a Kingdom · Kingsley Long · ar; about the royal family of Montenegro.
13 · The Quake Ship · Douglas Newton · ss
17 · Private Lives 31: The Athletic Cripple · Private Secretary · ar [Theodore Roosevelt]
20 · The Practical Wife · Anthony Rhodes · ss
24 · The Case of the Split Word [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #32, October 29, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Teach Us to Play · Hannen Swaffer · ar; looks to the future world of leisure!
7 · Enter—the Rubber-Tyred Cave-Man · Shaw Desmond · ar; about bikers.
8 · Give Goodness a Chance · A. A. Thomson · ar
9 · Don’t Look Back · Ursula Bloom · ar
10 · Ten Writers Who May Change Your Mind · Symposium · sy; a panel of writers nominate writers whom they feel will be big in the future. Amongst the list, G. K. Chesterton chooses Charles Williams, Sir Philip Gibbs chooses L.A.G. Strong and Roger Pippett chooses John Collier.
12 · Skyscrapers Are Killers · Harry Fowler · ar
13 · As Laid Down · Mabel Constanduros & Michael Hogan · ss
17 · Private Lives 32: The Man Who Mayn’t Go Back · Private Secretary · ar [Herbert Hoover]
18 · Come Up Everest with Me: Brigadier-General C. G. Bruce · Daphne Clare · iv
20 · Scarlet Thread · Gladys St. John-Loe · ss
22 · Black Cobra’s Death Spray · Frank Buck · ar
24 · Lindy—the Case of the Shattered School [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss
28 · Other People’s Jobs, No. 6. Punch Me—It Pays Me! · Pat Forrest · ar

The Passing Show [v1, #33, November 5, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Make Every Day an Armistice Day · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar
8 · The Wheel and the Woe · Louis Golding · ar; about the perils of driving.
9 · America’s White Spot · Valentine Williams · ar; about West Point academy.
10 · Bullets for Infidels, Dungeons for Traitors · Norman Hillson · ar; about Morocco.
13 · One Life for Two · Dudley Hoys · ss
17 · Private Lives 33: Peter Pan, M.P. · Private Secretary · ar [George Lansbury]
20 · The Premier’s Knees · John Copper · ss
24 · Murder on the Lamp-post [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #34, November 12, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Looking-Glass Land, No. 1: Leningrad · Lars Moën · ar; series about Russia.
8 · Old Bill’s Biography · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar
9 · Private Lives 34: That Man de Valera · Private Secretary · ar [Eamon de Valera]
10 · The Faith of Mrs. Fawcett · H. Kingsley Long · ar; Colonel Fawcett’s wife believes he will be found.
13 · Sally Takes Stock · Margaret Lee Runbeck · ss
18 · The Great Cold Mystery · Ritchie Calder · ar
20 · Mixed Grill · Ursula Bloom · ss
24 · Lindy Suggests Ammonia [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

The Passing Show [v1, #35, November 19, 1932] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · Ye Olde Pageante of Ye Parliamentes · Charles Leaterland · ar
9 · Disappoint Your Children · Ursula Bloom · ar
10 · Looking-Glass Land, No. 2: Moscow · Lars Moën · ar
13 · The Brassbound Bandits · Francis H. Sibson · ss
17 · Private Lives 35: The Sparetime Premier · Private Secretary · ar [Edouard Herriot]; about the Prime Minister of France.
18 · Whither Mankind? · James Lansdale Hodson · ar; another forward looking piece.
20 · Five Hundred Pounds · C. V. Dhanapala · ss
24 · The Night of the Crime [Belinda “Lindy” Browne] · Will Scott · ss

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