Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio! A podcast featuring the best vintage detective radio programs. Each week from Monday through Saturday, we feature six of Old Time Radio's great detective series from the beginning of the show to its very last episode. And as a bonus, twice a month we also post a public domain movie or TV mystery or detective show video.
Along the way, I'll provide you my commentary and offer you opportunities to interact.
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- Your host, Adam Graham
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
EP2018: Dragnet: The Big Story Man
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Friday and Romero’s prime suspect in a burglary has a story that could get him off in court.
Original Air Date: October 18, 1951
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, YTJD Add
EP2017: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Larson Arson Matter
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Johnny is brought in to protect a former criminal who has received threats of arson after testifying to an investigating committee.
Original Air Date: November 8, 1959
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Boston Blackie, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
EP2016: Boston Blackie: The Richards Murder
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A friend of Blackie’s is murdered after Blackie examined a diamond he purchased and Farraday tags Blackie as the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: October 25, 1945
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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Richard Diamond
EP2015: Richard Diamond: The Bogus Bills Case
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When someone passes a counterfeit bill to a newsboy, DIamond sets out to take down the counterfeiting ring.
Original Air Date: October 15, 1949
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Gentlemen Detectives, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Private Files of Rex Saunders
EP2014: Private Files of Rex Saunders: A Shocking Still Life
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A scarred woman reveals she was the model for a beautiful painting just before she’s killed right before his eyes.
Original Air Date: May 9, 1951
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Michael Shayne, OTR Detective, Podcast
EP2013: Michael Shayne: The Purloined Corpse
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A hated wealthy man hires Shayne to retrieve the body of his son.
Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
EP2012: Dragnet: The Big Shoplift
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Friday and Romero investigate a series of shopliftings from high-end stores.
Original Air Date: October 11, 1951
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