The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Written by: Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Mathew Slade, Private Investigator, Broadway's My Beat, Mr. and Mrs. North, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

    Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


    Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

    We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

    Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia.

    The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin, William Wintersole, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
    Copyright Adam Graham
    Show more Show less
Arts & Entertainment Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts
Show more Show less
Episodes
  • Broadway's My Beat: The Charles and James Kimball Murder Case (EP4619)

    Broadway's My Beat: The Charles and James Kimball Murder Case (EP4619)
    Feb 5 2025
    Today's Mystery: A young newlywed couple are found shot to death in a car at the bottom of the river.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 17, 1950

    Get 17% off your purchase of the Fulton Fish Market (I receive a commission)

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Renee, Patreon supporter since October 2024.

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
    Show more Show less
    43 mins
  • Mathew Slade, Private Investigator: Find Julie Raydon (EP4618)

    Mathew Slade, Private Investigator: Find Julie Raydon (EP4618)
    Feb 4 2025
    Today's Mystery:Slade investigates the disappearance of a pharmacist's assistant.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1964 (likely)

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: William Wintersole as Mathew Slade; Norman Belkin as Sergeant Sid Dinelli; Karl Swenson as Lt. Barney Flagg; William O'Connell; John Anniston; Valora Noland; Stuart Levin; Joyce Reed

    Aired as Starlight Mystery Theater. Also known as Matthew Slade, Private Investigator.

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mimi, Patreon supporter since February 2016.

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
    Show more Show less
    29 mins

What listeners say about The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.ca reviews

Amazon Reviews
No reviews are available