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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

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.

3377 - Broadway's My Beat: The Joan Gale Murder Case (EP4553)
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  • 3377 - Broadway's My Beat: The Joan Gale Murder Case (EP4553)

    Today's Mystery: A woman is found murdered in a flower shop.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 21, 1950

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Mugovin; Irene Tedrow; Edgar Barrier; Herb Vigran; Jerry Hausner

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

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joey, Patreon Supporter since June 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

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    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

    Wed, 20 Nov 2024
  • 3376 - Bulldog Drummond: Porcelain Ming Cat (EP4552)

    Today's Mystery: A woman says her brother's life depends on her delivering a porcelain Ming cat, and asks Captain Drummond for protection.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: Unknown

    Originating in New YorkStarring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Alexandra, Patreon supporter since September 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

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

    Tue, 19 Nov 2024
  • 3375 - The Falcon: The Case of the Hypocritical Hypo (EP4551)

    Today's Mystery: A woman hires The Falcon to find her missing hypochondriac husband.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 1, 1951

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Jackson Beck; Mandel Kramer

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pam, Patreon supporter since February 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

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

    Mon, 18 Nov 2024
  • 3374 - Cavalcade of America: The Pinkerton Man (EP4550s)

    In 1859, legendary private detective Allan Pinkerton tries to solve the year-old case of a bank robbery and the murder of a guard.

    Original Air Date: November 18, 1946

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Lee Bowman as Allan Pinkerton; William Johnstone; Wally Maher; Pinky Parker; Griff Barnett; Lois Corbett; Sarah Selby

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 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

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    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

    Sun, 17 Nov 2024
  • 3373 - Dragnet: The Big Death (EP4550)

    Today's Mystery: A man reports that his ex-boss tried to hire him to murder his wife.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1950

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day:Stephen, Patreon supporter since July 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

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    Join us again on Monday for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

    Sat, 16 Nov 2024
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