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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

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, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, 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, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
  • 1,000 episodes
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  • Dec 13, 2023 · 37 min

    Dangerous Assignment: Road Sabotage (EP4259)

    Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Turkey to investigate sabotage on a road project that the U.S. is subsidizing and providing expertise for. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1952 Originating in Hollywood tars: Brian Donlevy as Steve...

  • Dec 11, 2023 · 38 min

    The Falcon: Murder is a Bad Bluff (EP4257)

    Today's Mystery:The Falcon is hired by a woman who's afraid that her fiancé is earning his money in the rackets. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 1, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Les Tremayne as The Falcon; Joe DeSantis Support...

  • Dec 10, 2023 · 33 min

    The Saint: The Horrible Hamburger (Encore) (EP4256e)

    Today's Mystery:Simon and Louie get lost in Westchester County and stop for a hamburger, only to find a corpse after leaving. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1950Originating in Hollywood Starring: Vincent Price as The Saint; Larry...

  • Dec 9, 2023 · 43 min

    Dragnet: The Brick Bat Slayer (EP4256)

    Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero search for a serial killer who breaks into the homes of women and murders them with a red brick. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1949 Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe...

  • Dec 7, 2023 · 37 min

    Mr. Chameleon: The Case of Murder and the Smoking Gun (EP4254)

    Today's Mystery:A young man emerges from a room holding a smoking gun. Inside the room is the body of a conman who'd been pretending to be a nobleman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1949 Originating from New York CityStarring: Karl...

  • Dec 6, 2023 · 39 min

    Dangerous Assignment: Riot (EP4253)

    Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Vienna to investigate a shooting in which U.S. soldiers have been implicated in an attack on a mine across the border in Hungary. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 10, 1952 Originating in Hollywood Starring:...

  • Dec 4, 2023 · 36 min

    The Falcon: Murder is a Family Affair (EP4251)

    Today's Mystery: A man whose about to be executed asks the Falcon to prevent his brother from murdering his cheating wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 27, 1945 Originated from New YorkStarred: James Meighan as the Falcon, Jackson Beck,...

  • Dec 3, 2023 · 34 min

    Police File: Mr. One by One (EP4250s)

    The Australian Commonwealth Investigation Branch (CIB) seeks a gang of counterfeiters that are passing forged 10 pound notes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Mid-1950s Originating from Sydney, Australia Australian Dragnet episode, "The Big Revenge"...

  • Dec 2, 2023 · 36 min

    Dragnet: James Vickers (EP4250)

    Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero have to find out why a man shot down a traffic cop. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1949 Originating from HollywoodStarred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero,...

  • Nov 30, 2023 · 37 min

    Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Marriage of Death (EP4248)

    Today's Mystery:A man is murdered within a few minutes of being married. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1948 Originating from New York CityStarred: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon Support the show monthly at...

  • Nov 29, 2023 · 31 min

    Dangerous Assignment: Italian Actress (EP4247)

    Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Nice, Italy to find out who is behind a ring blackmailing American citizens by threatening relatives living in foreign countries. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring:...

  • Nov 27, 2023 · 31 min

    The Falcon: Murder Knows No Borderline (EP4245)

    Today's Mystery:While on vacation in Mexico, the Falcon finds himself tangling with a racketeer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 13, 1945 Originated from New YorkStarring: James Meighan as the Falcon This episode includes discussion of the...

  • Nov 25, 2023 · 42 min

    Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP4244)

    Todays Mystery:The daughter of the vice-president of a bank is kidnapped. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond...