Green Hornet, The

Broadcast History: 31 January 1936 to 7 April 1938, 12 April 1938 to 9 November 1939, and 16 November 1939 to 5 December 1952
Theme Tune: ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ by Rimsky-Korsakov

Probably one of radio’s best known juvenile adventure shows of the three written by George Trendle and Fran Striker, this show featured Britt Reid as the young publisher of The Daily Sentinel. The Green Hornet was his secret identity, which he used when battling with criminals of all descriptions. Like Batman, his identity was only known to Kato, his trusted valet and the driver of Hornet’s amazing car, Black Beauty.