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Blair of the Mounties is a fictional radio series that tells the story of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in Canada. It follows the adventures of Sgt. Blair, a member of the Northwest Mounted Police, as he solves cases and tracks down criminals. The series is not restricted to Canada, as some episodes feature Blair working in Great Britain as well. While the series has been criticized for being amateurishly written and the character of Blair coming across as stuffy, it remains a notable example of a radio drama focused on the Mounted Police.

The show first aired on January 31st, 1938, and ran for 36 weeks until October 3rd, 1938. A total of 39 episodes were produced by Walter Biddick Co., written by Colonel Rhys Davies, directed by G. Donald Gray, and starred Colonel Rhys Davies as Sgt. Blair and Jack Abbott as the Constable. The show was syndicated to radio stations in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and was available for broadcast as late as 1957.

Sources: archive.org, wikipedia.org