Hark! The 87th Precinct Podcast

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct podcast.Please note that as this podcast deals with the final years of the author's life, there is some discussion of illness and mention of surgery.This is the second part of Evan Hunter's life story, told in overview, based on my research. This covers the period 1960 to his death in 2005 (and a little beyond).If you've enjoyed these episodes, consider having a look back at the rest of the podcasts covering the 87th Precinct and beyond and sharing and reviewing the show. If you'd like to contact us, you can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky (just search for Hark 87) and you can email on [email protected].

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct Podcast.This is a very special episode, the first of a two-parter, released to commemorate the 100th birthday of Evan Hunter. This is adapted from my ongoing research into the man, which accompanies my research into the 87th Precinct series. In this episode I take you from Italy in the 1890s to 1960 in New York, with digressions into the worlds of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Simon and Schuster and the musical career of Hunter's father.This solo-pod is presented by Paul Abbott. Find us on Bluesky, Instagram and at [email protected] if you want to get in touch.

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct Podcast special solo-pod.Coming much too late to celebrate the 70th anniversary of either the book or the film, Paul is taking a look at the story behind the book The Blackboard Jungle and the film. How did Evan Hunter get it published? What obstacles did the film face in production and what were some of the critical reactions to both?Special thanks go to Jake Ward for taking on the role of the Voice of American Censorship. If you'd like any more deep dives into non-87th Precinct novels, do get in touch on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook or at [email protected] and drop a suggestion. And now, over to you, Vic Morrow...

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct podcast.Well, it's been a while (42 months or so, as of release of this) so we thought it high (not low) time we got back together. Luckily Spike Lee thought to adapt Kurosawa's High and Low into his 2025 film Highest 2 Lowest and so how could we resist this opportunity?Remember, we're Hark87Podcast on most social things, but particularly Bluesky now. Please do rate, review and share the episodes. If you'd like to email us, please use [email protected] to do so and check out our blog pages for previous episodes, scores and so forth. Why not listen to Paul's song High To Low (by Good Grief) on Bandcamp to accompany this episode?

Hark! It's an 87th Precinct Podcast bonus episode! In fact, it's the last ever bonus episode. And everything went fine, yessir, no technical hitches or anything (*nervously runs finger around collar, eyes darting about the room*).  We explore as always the original UK and US covers of the books and those of our own editions and some international versions before getting into the films, television and music from the year of release - in this case, 2005. Paul, Morgan and Stevo have made their picks from the year as well. Sort of. See you soon for a concluding episode looking back at our scores and reflecting on the series - thanks for sticking with us. Fare thee well!