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, Podcast, Procedural
EP1664: Dragnet: The Big Youngster
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Friday and Smith investigate a case of vandalism against a young lawyer.
Original Air Date: August 17, 1950
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CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, YTJD Add
EP1663: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ghost to Ghost Matter
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Johnny investigates a case of the ghost of a dead insured.
Original Air Date: May 18, 1958
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Mutual, Nick Carter, Podcast
EP1662: Nick Carter: The Case of the Littlest Gangster
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Nick tries to keep a twelve-year-old boy in a gang out of trouble but the boy becomes involved the murder of a retired police officer.
Original Air Date: May 30, 1948
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CBS, Philip Marlowe, Philip Marlowe OTR, Podcast
EP1661: Philip Marlowe: The Anniversary Gift
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Marlowe is sent by widower in search of his late wife’s watch and finds it’s tied up in a murder case and his client may be as well.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1950
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ABC, Ellery Queen, Podcast
EP1660: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective
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When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it.
Original Air Date: March 18, 1948
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NBC, Podcast, The Saint
EP1659: The Saint: The Girl in the Lower Berth
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The Saint agrees to meet a woman’s husband on the train and ends up investigating the husband’s murder.
Original Air Date: June 3, 1951
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EP1658s: The Mercury Theatre: The Immortal Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes seeks to reclaim letters being used as blackmail and foil the plans of Professor Moriarty.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1938
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