Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio is 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
EP1958: Dragnet: The Big Screen
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Friday and Romero investigate crooked TV repairmen.
Original Air Date: August 9, 1951
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, YTJD Add
EP1957: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Embarcadero Matter
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Johnny flies from Paris to San Francisco searching for a stolen medallion.
Original Air Date: August 13, 1959
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Boston Blackie, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
EP1956: Boston Blackie: The Case of the Three-Way Split
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Boston Blackie visits an apartment and finds a dead body, and Farraday gives Blackie 24 hours to clear up the case.
Original Air Date: July 23, 1945
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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Richard Diamond
EP1955: Richard Diamond: The Man Who Hated Women
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Walt asks Diamond’s help to catch a psycho killer who has brutally murdered three women.
Original Air Date: July 16, 1949
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Amazing World of Radio
AWR0006: Hour of Charm
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The all-female orchestra performs half an hour of beautiful music.
Original Air Date: February 11, 1945
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, The Line Up
EP1954: The Line-Up: The Bromell and Bellows Bloody Bullet Case
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The day before a gangland murder trial, the key witness is killed and Guthrie has to figure out how to still get a conviction.
Original Air Date: April 24, 1951
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Michael Shayne, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
EP1953: Michael Shayne: The Case of the Bayou Monster
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Shayne is hired to find the truth behind a monster that has haunted a wealthy family.
Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948
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