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The Passing Show [v5, #228, August 1, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · “Parlay Voo, Marie?” · Kathleen Norris · ss
9 · Life Before the Wicket #3: Centuries in the Making · Herbert Sutcliffe · ar
10 · Curtain Up! · J. Murray Smith · ar
13 · Child Prodigy · Margot Careme · ss
14 · Hello, Sweetheart · B. L. Jacot · ss
16 · Ku Klux Klan of the Jungle · A. R. Lindt · ar
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 7 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Find It If You Can...”.
28 · Woman to Woman: A Wife on the Ocean Wave · Isabel Aldridge · ar
30 · His Silent Partner · W. A. Sweeney · ss
32 · Call Box Crime · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #229, August 8, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · The Woman on Deer River · Vingie Roe · ss
9 · Down Devon Way · S. P. B. Mais · ar
11 · Secret for Two · Quentin Reynolds · vi Collier’s May 16 1936
13 · Cruising Among the Stars · K. C. Spiers · ar; about the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
14 · Too Good to Be Missed · Will Scott · ss; historical.
21 · Life Before the Wicket #4: Knocking ’Em for Six · Herbert Sutcliffe · ar
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 8 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl
26 · Woman to Woman: Dream of To-morrow · Naomi Mitchison · cl; looks ahead to greater female emancipation.
28 · Cheque-Mate · Simpson Stokes · ss
31 · Through the Windscreen: Does Driving Give You a Pain in the Neck? · Bougie · cl
32 · When the Boat Sank · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #230, August 15, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Night Operator · Lucile Selk Edgerton · ss Liberty Mar 21 1936
8 · Flying Man’s Food · J. Murray Smith · ar
10 · Danger Signal · Eric D. Brand · ss
11 · Showing the World Around · Oscar E. Millard · ar; about the huge influx of foreign tourists!
14 · What the Eye Doesn’t See [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss
22 · All He Noticed · Stephen Phillips · ss
26 · Woman to Woman: Chip Off the Old Block · Sophia Lauterbach · cl
28 · The Legacy Murders [Part 9 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Do You Plead Guilty?”.
32 · His Last Prop · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #231, August 22, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · They Sail Through the Air · Miles Henslow · ar
7 · Song of the Siren [Savaran] · Douglas Newton · ss
10 · £5,000,000 for a Glass of Water · D. M. B. Collier · ar
14 · Something to Live For · George I. Joseph · ss
16 · Mrs. Dyght Moves Again · Will Scott · ss
21 · It Pays Them to Play the Game · John Cumberland · ar
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 10 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Do You Recognise That Man?”.
26 · Woman to Woman: Revolution in the Kitchen · Isabel Aldridge · cl
28 · High Pressure Business · Gilbert Horsler · ss
32 · Man Overboard · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #232, August 29, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Special Radio Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · You’re Now Going to Hear · Leslie Baily · ar; includes a photo of Tod Slaughter.
7 · Socky Went to Market · Sinbad · ss
11 · Werewolves of the Tropics · A. R. Lindt · ar
13 · Send Flowers · Miles Henslow · ss
14 · Sporting Chance · Stephen Phillips · ss
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 11 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Girl in the Green Hat”.
26 · Adventures at the ‘Mike’ · Mary Sharpe · ar
28 · Diamond’s Delight · Oliver Strange · ss
32 · Tale of Two Turncoats · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #233, September 5, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Professors on Parade · Vincent Brome · ar
7 · Furnace Fires · Stanley Brotherton · ss
10 · Better Watch That Man · J. Murray Smith · ar
13 · Coils of Junk · Spencer Cooper · ss
14 · Mystery of the Flying Trapeze [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 12 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Clue to the Unknown”.
26 · Woman to Woman: Making Your Hair Curl · Irene Veal · cl
28 · Gunman’s Game · S. L. Bensusan · ar
30 · The World of Tomorrow: No Office Wife for You · Ray Cummings · ar
32 · Jealousy Takes a Call · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #234, September 12, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Special Autumn Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Baptism in the Bag [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
9 · A Question too Many for G.B.S. · Dorothy Royal & George Bernard Shaw · ar; extracts from an exchange of letters between GBS and Royal.
10 · The Lost Generation · Rosita Forbes · ar
13 · He Aimed Too High · Lucian Cary · ss
15 · They’re Not Your Lucky Stars · Gerald Heard · ar; anti-astrology.
18 · As Luck Would Have It · S. L. Bensusan · ss
20 · Dramas Behind the S.O.S. · B. D. Freeston · ar
30 · The Legacy Murders [Part 13 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “Setting the Trap”.
34 · Woman to Woman: Two-Way Career · Naomi Mitchison · cl; more on how women cope with having a career and homemaking.
36 · The Driving Force [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss
40 · “...And I’ll Take the Low Road” · John Rowlandson · ar
42 · What It Means to You: No Wheat Shortage · Francis Williams · ar
44 · The Eighth Guest · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #235, September 19, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Half-Way Islands · Vincent Brome · ar; considers both real and artificial islands placed to benefit oceanic flight.
7 · Power of the Eyes [Savaran] · Douglas Newton · ss
11 · Bulls and Bears of Capel Court · W. J. Passingham · ar
14 · Those Sisters Scobie [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
18 · Late Night Final · George I. Joseph · ss
22 · The Legacy Murders [Part 14 of 14] · Francis Beeding · sl; episode sub-titled “The Final Drama”.
26 · Woman to Woman: Happiness for Three · Len Chaloner · cl
28 · Strike Justice · John Elton · ss
30 · Country Cameo: Home-Reared Game · S. L. Bensusan · ar
32 · ’Quake Warning · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #236, September 26, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · A Smuggler’s Wooing · George Manning-Sanders · ss
8 · Science of Defence · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar
10 · Taking the Professor for a Ride · S. L. Bensusan · ss
11 · Law for Nothing · Leopold Spero · ar
14 · Geraniums Bloom Again [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
16 · Invisible Villages · Horace Thorogood · ar
26 · Man About a House · Margaret Sangster · ss
30 · Woman to Woman: Children at the Play · Sophia Lauterbach · cl
32 · The Proper Atmosphere · Dana Burnet · ss
34 · The World of Tomorrow: Earthquake in the Air · Ray Cummings · ar
36 · Crashed—and Drove On · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #237, October 3, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · 6000 Years to Build a Bridge · Arthur Groom · ar; about the building of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
9 · Exit Mr. Ennshaw · Will Scott · ss
12 · Blow the Man Down · J. Murray Smith · ar
15 · Such Is Fame · C. Hedley Barker · ss
17 · The Devil Comes to Tea · A. R. Lindt · ar
18 · On the Lea Brae [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
20 · Making Famous Faces · Henrietta Leslie · ar
25 · Skating with Death · Denis Sullivan · ar
26 · The Man Who Wanted to Sing · H. L. Edsall · nv
32 · When East Feeds West · Dim Pares · ar
34 · Fantastic Honeymoon · W. A. Sweeney · ss
38 · She Knows all the Answers · Mary Benedetta · ar
40 · Rich Man, Poor Man · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #238, October 10, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Partly 34 Years Old [Susie Rollins] · Booth Tarkington · ss
9 · Wiltshire Whirligig · S. P. B. Mais · ar
13 · Sudden Breakdown · Neil Bell · ss
15 · Line Dead! · Oscar E. Millard · ar
16 · Cough Mixture [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
18 · They’re All Very Nice Cars · John Rowlandson & Kaye Don · iv
24 · Noble Mr. Gregson · Allan Govan · ss
26 · Woman to Woman: Miss Best Seller · Isabel Aldridge · cl
28 · Express Delivery · Eugene Jones · nv
34 · They Swoop to Conquer · Donald Buchanan · ar
36 · Strange Escape · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #239, October 17, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · They Taught Us to Fly, 1: Col. Cody—the Kite Man · Miles Henslow · ar
7 · Delilah’s Daughter [Savaran] · Douglas Newton · ss
11 · Radio Roundabout · Leslie Baily · ar
15 · The Return · S. L. Bensusan · ss; weird tale.
16 · Houseboat Tam [Dr. Finlay] · A. J. Cronin · ss
18 · Public Health Enemy No. 1 · Dr. D. Hay Scott · ar
24 · Village Terror · Garnett Radcliffe · ss
28 · Woman to Woman: 2,000 Hours Saved · D. M. B. Collier · cl
30 · Sam’s Partnership [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss
34 · Made in England · John Rowlandson · ar
36 · Playing Dummy · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #240, October 24, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Deep Sea Devilry · Stanley Brotherton · ss
9 · They Taught Us to Fly, 2: Wings He Must Not Use · Miles Henslow · ar [A. V. Roe]
11 · Cupid Knows Best · Chester Knight · ss
13 · Wizards of the Movie Camera · John E. Lodge · ar
16 · Star in Hiding · Christine Jope-Slade · ss
24 · Thomasheen James’ Canary Bird [Thomasheen James] · Maurice Walsh · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 25 1936, as “Thomasheen James and the Canary Bird”
26 · What It Means to You: Useless Gold · Francis Williams · ar
28 · The World of Tomorrow: Chasing Midnight Round the World · Ray Cummings · ar
30 · Woman to Woman: Mystery of Her Perfume · Joan Always · cl
32 · The Missing Year · Dudley Hoys · ss
36 · Danger Signal · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #241, October 31, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Herring Harvest · Joan Woollcombe · ar
7 · Almost Like Her Mother [Susie Rollins] · Booth Tarkington · ss
11 · “He’s a Swell Guy” · D. M. B. Collier · ar
13 · Not in the Official Report · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss
14 · Captain Jenkins’ Ears · Jacland Marmur · ss Collier’s Jun 27 1936
22 · Silk Stockings · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss
24 · She Shows Them Around · Mary Benedetta · ar
26 · Woman to Woman: Playing with Fire · Isabel Aldridge · cl
28 · Mere Child’s Play · W. John Elton · ss
32 · No Other Evidence · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #242, November 7, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Box of Cigars · Henry & Sylvia Lieferant · ss
9 · They Taught Us to Fly, 3: He Became a Pilot Overnight · Miles Henslow · ar [Claude Grahame-White]
11 · All for Dandy · S. L. Bensusan · ss
13 · “Apples Be Ripe” · Leo Condon · ar
15 · Let There Be Light—and Safety · Daphne Clare · ar
16 · Night Errand · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss
28 · Bird in the Hand · Clarence B. Kelland · ss
32 · Europe’s Working Women · Gwen Van De Kik · ar
34 · Design for a Hat Trick [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss
38 · I Stole a Fortune · Anon. · ts
40 · Hay Without Sun · Oscar Millard · ar

The Passing Show [v5, #243, November 14, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · Pedalling in Paradise · J. Murray Smith · ar
9 · The Young Lion Cuts His Teeth [Savaran] · Douglas Newton · ss
13 · They Are Turning Forests Into Food · Charles E. Hewitt · ar
15 · Hush Money · Stanley Brotherton · ss
16 · Pipes of Kuala Lumpur · Frank Condon · ss
18 · Adventure Under Your Feet · J. Morton Jones · ar
24 · Young Man About the Town · Alma & Paul Ellerbe · ss
30 · Woman to Woman: Don’t Smother Them with Kindness · Sophia Lauterbach · cl
32 · The Bird of Wisdom · C. T. Stoneham · ss
36 · Bitter Revenge · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #244, November 21, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · ‘Double’ Trouble · Walter Duranty & Hugh O’Connor · ss Collier’s Jul 11 1936
9 · They Taught Us to Fly, 4: Man-Made Moths · Miles Henslow · ar [Geoffrey de Havilland]
11 · Mister Wade to You · Michael O’Bierne · ss
13 · Keeping Peace with Your Pipe · Lester Hutter · ar
14 · Lady Elusive · Christine Jope-Slade · ss
16 · Magic versus Mausers · A. R. Lindt · ar
22 · Her Lord and Master · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss
24 · When the Big Guns Have Gone Off · S. L. Bensusan · ar
26 · Woman to Woman: House Proud in a Flat · Minnie Pallister · cl
28 · Repaid with Thanks · Van Harrison · ss
32 · Shadow of the Gallows · Anon. · ts

The Passing Show [v5, #245, November 28, 1936] (Odhams Press, 3d, 112pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Christmas Double Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

9 · When Christmas Was Forgotten · W. J. Passingham · ar
12 · Blowing His Own Trumpet [Susie Rollins] · Booth Tarkington · ss
16 · Where Fairies Play the Bagpipes · Alasdair Alpin MacGregor · ar
18 · Too Tough to Be Wrong · Guy Gilpatric · nv
21 · What It Means to You: Currency Concord · Francis Williams · ar
23 · Just Got to Get Home · John Gibbons · ar
24 · Simmson Smith’s Smile · Will Scott · ss
28 · Ships That Pass Out in the Night · Vincent Brome · ar; about ghost ships.
32 · Once Aboard the Lugger · Ben Hecht · nv
47 · Going West, Young Man? · S. P. B. Mais · ar
52 · Secret Service Stuff · Raymond Postgate · ss
60 · Shadows of Memory · Fletcher Allen · ss
64 · Oddities of the Human Workshop · K. C. Spiers · ar
66 · Woman to Woman: Invite Mother to the Party · Naomi Mitchison · cl
68 · Shipping Order [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss
72 · The World of Tomorrow: See with Both Eyes · Ray Cummings · ar
74 · Toy Town Saga · Irene Veal · ar
76 · Under the Mistletoe Bough · S. L. Bensusan · ar
77 · Speedy by Nature, Too · David W. Moore · ss
80 · Home Sweet Home in the Sixties · Horace Hewte · ar
82 · It’s Magic You Want · Jasper Maskelyne · ar
85 · America, Blown Away! · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar
90 · Necklace of Scorpions · Ashton Wolfe · ar
96 · Actors on a String · Michael Lorant & Dr. Vittorio Podrecca · iv
98 · The Man Who Changed Faces · Barry Benefield · ss Pictorial Review Jun 1936
104 · Something for Nothing · John Rowlandson · ar
106 · Delaying Destiny · Anon. · ts
108 · Winter Sport in them thar Hills · Sydney Moorhouse · ar

The Passing Show [v5, #246, December 5, 1936] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · Kinsale Becomes a Cropper [Daniel Kinsale] · Frederick Faust · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 27 1936, as “The Kinsale”
9 · Coats of Male · Robert Jamieson · ar
11 · One Man’s Poison · Chester Knight · ss
13 · It’s Fun, Freedom and Fitness · Denis Sullivan · ar [Fred Astaire; Jessie Matthews]
14 · Women Who Changed History, 1: A Foolish Girl About the Court · Marjorie Bowen · ar [Anne Boleyn]
16 · They Would Temper their Mercy with Justice · Lillie Ross-Clyne · ar
22 · Gorilla Makes Good · Edwin Rutt · ss
26 · Woman to Woman: Stanley Junior Joins a Club · Isabel Aldridge · cl
28 · Palm Trees and George · Allan Govan · ss
30 · Country Cameo: Drama in the Sunlight · S. L. Bensusan · ar
32 · Man with a Load of Fear · Anon. · ts

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