The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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  • 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, Bulldog Drummond, 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, Anthony Ross, Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin, Ned Wever, 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, Karl Swenson, and more.
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Episodes
  • Broadway's My Beat: Nick Norman, Santa Claus (EP4577)

    Broadway's My Beat: Nick Norman, Santa Claus (EP4577)
    Dec 18 2024
    Today's Mystery: On Christmas Eve, a recently released convict who's set to play Santa Claus at a Police Athletic League club Christmas party is taken away in a big car by mobsters.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1949

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Howard McNear; Gil Stratton; Shepard Menken; Peggy Webber; Hal March; Bert Holland; Estelle Dodge

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

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rory, Patreon Supporter since October 2019

    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.
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    36 mins
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    Dec 18 2024

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    DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Martin Kane: October 29, 1953 (EP4576)

    Martin Kane: October 29, 1953 (EP4576)
    Dec 17 2024
    Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer.

    Original Air Date: October 29, 1953

    Originating in New YorkStarring: Mark Stevens at Martin Kane; King Calder as Lieutenant Gray

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

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shiralee, Patreon Supporter since March 2018

    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.
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    34 mins

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