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The Big List of Detective Old Time Radio Shows

I get asked a lot about what shows we're going to play as replacements in the line up become necessary, so I decided to make a list of the shows I would like to do, the shows I'm not going to do and those I'm not sure about. If there's another detective show that's not on the list, please leave it in the comments or call the show at 208-991-GR8D (4783).

The only shows that I will consider are either American made shows or shows made for American syndication that were produced before February 15, 1972.

Done:

Box 13

The Thin Man

Adventures of the Abbotts

Doing:

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator

Candy Matson

Let George Do It

Sherlock Holmes

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Coming in the 2011-2012 Season

Mondays:

The Adventures of Frank Race (Mid-August)

Tuesdays:

Adventures of Christopher London

Hercule Poirot (1940s US version)

Pete Kelly's Blues

Adventures of Leonidas Witherall

The Fat Man

Coming Later:

Adventures of Ellery Queen

A Life in Your Hands

Amazing Mr. Malone/Murder and Mr. Malone

Big Guy

Bishop and the Gargoyle

Boston Blackie

Broadway is My Beat

Call the Police

Casebook of Gregory Hood

Cases of Mr. Ace

Casey, Crime Photographer

Charlie Chan

Crime and Peter Chambers

Crime on the Waterfront

Crime Correspondent

Crime Files of Flammond

Dangerous Assignment

Defense Attorney

Dr. Tim Detective

Dyke Easter

Easy Money

The Falcon

Follow That Man

Hearthstone of the Death Squad

Here Comes McBride

Hollywood Mystery Time

Inspector Thorne

It's a Crime, Mr. Collins

Johnny Fletcher

The Judge

The Line Up

The Lone Wolf

The Man Called X

Manhunt

Martin Kane

Matthew Slade

The McCoy

Michael Shayne

Miss Pinkerton

Mr. Keen Tracer of Lost Persons

Mr. and Mrs. North (Frost-Curtain Version)

Mystery is My Hobby

Nick Carter

Nightbeat

Philip Marlowe

Policewoman

Philo Vance (NBC Version)

The Private Files of Rex Saunders

Pursuit

Richard Diamond

Rocky Fortune

Rocky Jordan

Sam Spade

The Saint

Stand by For Crime

Tales of Fatima

That Hammer Guy

No:

Adventures by Morse

Armstrong of the SBI

Amazing Mr. Tut

Bulldog Drummond

Crime Doctor

Danger Dr. Danfield

Deadline Mystery

Detectives Black and Blue

Green Lama

I Love a Mystery

I Love Adventure

Jonathan Brixton (aka Attorney for the Defense.)

Misadventures of Si and Elmer

Mr. and Mrs. North (Briton and Denning version)

Philo Vance (Ziv Transcription)

Need to hear more episodes to make up my mind:

Mark Sabre (ABC Mystery Theater)

Man from Homicide

Miss Sherlock

Mr. Aladdin

Ned Jordan, Secret Agent

Official Detective

Police Blotter

Prowl Car

Public Defender

Raffles

Results, Inc.

Sara's Private Capers

Security Agent, USA

T-Man

This is O'Shea

Treasury Agent

Under Arrest

United States Postal Inspector

A Voice in the Night

The Whisper Men

Wrong Genre:

Big Town

Cloak and Dagger

I Was a Communist for the FBI

The Shadow

Mr. District Attorney

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Susan
March 17th, 2010 - 08:32

I also vote in favor of Casey Crime Photographer (I’m sure you know it has a few other titles as well.) You said today that it helps you to have listeners comment. There are a few others under that same catagory that I also like, but I’m very groggy at the moment and need to make sure I don’t mix up titles before I say which ones. I’ll let you know which I liked later, if you want. Thanks for the great job you do!
Sarah
September 12th, 2010 - 20:41

I have to say no to Inspector Thorne. I liked the first few episodes I heard but the more I hear the less I like the show. The writers tend to reintroduce the characters constantly. It is as if they don’t trust the listener to remember who is who, even the leads. The use of full names and occupations takes up at least a third of the dialouge! “Mrs. Smith, did you know the murdered man, banker Ted Jones?” Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, is bad for this as well.
Also every so often they seem to use visual clues when solving a crime. The one that comes to mind is the mention of a butter dish as a source of anger for one character yet it was not mentioned in the scene where Inspector Thorne determined who the murderer was, only in his recap. This has happened on more than one occasion.
Sorry for the rant!
Thanks! Love the show.
Montgomery
September 26th, 2010 - 15:09

Please consider running Mr. District Attorney, Mr. Keen Tracer of Lost Persons and Dangerous Assignment all are great shows. I am an app user and am a avid podcast user. Thanks for the podcasts.
Mark
September 27th, 2010 - 15:08

Hi Adam,
Have you considred “Walk Softly, Peter Troy”? I found it on one of the otr download sites. It was made in South Africa and aired in England. Don’t know whether it aired in the States but, having listened to it, it seems to fit well with the other shows on your list.
charleen
May 30th, 2011 - 19:33

Why not Bulldog Drummond? You must have a reason but I have never heard the radio show so I cannot even guess what it might be. Enlighten us, please. What’s wrong with the show?
Bobby
June 24th, 2011 - 07:28

I would vote for Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade next they are awesome and I think the best of what you have planned for the rest of this season

thanks
Ron Schnablegger
November 2nd, 2011 - 14:11

I was hoping you could do an episode of “the lions eye” Love the podcasts! all the best, Ron.