Ed McBain's 87th Precinct police-procedural novels were published between 1956 and 2005. There were 55 books in the series and Paul, Morgan and Stephen explore them, the spin-offs, adaptations and more from the author.
Hark! The 87th Precinct Podcast
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct police-procedural novels were published between 1956 and 2005. There were 55 books in the series and Paul, Morgan and Stephen explore them, the spin-offs, adaptations and more from the author.
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May 17, 2026
The Blackboard Jungle: A Solo-pod, Daddy-O
<p><strong>Hark! It's an 87th Precinct Podcast special solo-pod.</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>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?</p><p>Special thanks go to Jake Ward for taking on the role of the Voice of American Censorship. </p><p>If you'd like any more deep dives into non-87th Precinct novels, do get in touch on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook or at <a href="mailto: hark87podcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">hark87podcast@gmail.com</a> and drop a suggestion. And now, over to you, Vic Morrow...</p>
December 18, 2025
Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest: Thomas Underground
<p>Hark! It's an 87th Precinct podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>Remember, we're Hark87Podcast on most social things, but particularly <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hark87podcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Bluesky</a> now. Please do rate, review and share the episodes. If you'd like to email us, please use <a href="mailto: hark87podcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">hark87podcast@gmail.com</a> to do so and check out our <a href="https://hark87podcast.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">blog pages</a> for previous episodes, scores and so forth. </p><p><br></p><p>Why not listen to Paul's song <a href="https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/track/high-to-low" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">High To Low</a> (by Good Grief) on Bandcamp to accompany this episode?</p>
May 25, 2022
Ed McBain's Fiddlers - Book 55, Bonus: Celebration Train
<p><strong>Hark! It's an 87th Precinct Podcast bonus episode!</strong></p> <p>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*). </p> <p>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. <br> <br> See you soon for a concluding episode looking back at our scores and reflecting on the series - thanks for sticking with us.</p> <p>Fare thee well!<br> </p>
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