Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas
by Adam Graham · 125 episodes
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What do a Prohibition-era Speak-easy clarinetist, a boys school headmaster who looks like William Shakespeare, a piano player, and a criminologist have in common with tough cops, an assistant DA, private eyes, and defense attorneys? They're all among the forgotten detectives of old time radio. Join your host Adam Graham and rediscover these long-forgotten programs. Some of them may have aired for years, others for a single Summer, but all have left less than ten episodes behind. Together we'll take a listen to these obscure crime solvers. Note: This is part of the larger Great Detectives of Old Time Radio...
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25 min
Squad Room: Ferris Wheel
Today's Mystery: A woman is found murdered on a Ferris wheel.Original Radio Broadcast Date: Around New Years Day in the mid-1950sSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives…
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30 min
Squad Room: Old Woman Found Shot
Today's Mystery: A late-night distress call from a professional building sends Detectives Scanlon and Grady into the depths of a crime that defies expectations. Amidst the echo of…
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35 min
Squad Room: Mother of Two Murdered
oday's Mystery:Scanlon and Webster are called in to investigate when a woman is found dead in a dirty manufacturing loft.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1953 or 1954Support the show…
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26 min
Squad Room: Body Found in a Plastic Bag
Release Date: September 18, 2021The police investigate when dismembered body parts are found in a plastic bag.Original Air Date: 1955Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at…
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29 min
Squad Room: February 3, 1954
Release Date: September 11, 2021A woman confessed to killing her abusive husband and then Lt. Douglas investigates a robbery gone bad that left a woman dead by the side of the road…
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41 min
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective
Original Release Date: March 26, 2024Today's 1st Mystery: A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It's made even worse when Dr. Tim…
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36 min
Dr. Tim, Detective: Poisoner at Large and the Man from Hiroshima
Original Release Date: January 17, 2023Today's 1st Mystery:Doctor Tim is called in to find out what's behind a series of food poisonings.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 24, 19…
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43 min
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Dog Who Did and Didn't and The Chest of Dynamite
Today's 1st Mystery:A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter.Original Release Date: January 10, 2023Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950To…
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35 min
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Man from Trouble Creek and the Second Alarm
Original Release Date: January 3, 2023Today's 1st Mystery:Dr. Tim searches for a missing man with tuberculosis.Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1950Today's 2nd Mystery:Jill…
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40 min
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mad Maltese and Guest in Number Two
Original Release Date: December 20, 2022Today's 1st Mystery: Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sammy have to find a man who was bitten by a rabid Maltese Cat.Original Radio Broadcast Date: Februa…
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41 min
Bill Lance: Special Delivery
Original Release Date: September 21, 2021Bill Lance is hired to deliver a rare necklace to Paris. Original Air Date: October 19, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.gr…
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34 min
Bill Lance: Death Wears a New Dress
Original Release Date: September 14, 2021A fashion model friend of BIll’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter.Origi…
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35 min
Bill Lance: Escaped Maniac
Original Release Date: September 7, 2021Bill Lance is called to a country estate at the request of the owner who fears that a relative who escaped from insane asylum will come and…
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34 min
Under Arrest: Ruth Cutter's Burglar
Original Release Date: January 23, 2021A woman shoots an intruder and claims self-defense but Captain Scott doesn’t buy it. Original Air Date: August 21, 1949Support the show month…
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37 min
Under Arrest: Evil Witness
Original Release Date: January 16, 2021A man on death row pleads with Captain Scott to prove his innocence. Original Air Date: July 10, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://pat…
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34 min
Under Arrest: Sam Carver
Original Release Date: January 9, 2021Captain Scott investigates the case of a man who was murdered at a seance, and the witnesses all insist the murder was his business partner wh…
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33 min
Under Arrest: Jewel Robbery
Original Release Date: December 26, 2020An airport official comes to Captain Scott after a woman interested in a luggage-selling consession leaves her purse in his office…with a gu…
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33 min
Under Arrest: Barber
Original Release Date: December 19, 2020Captain Scott investigates the missing criminal husband of a policeman’s daughter.Original Air Date: November 7, 1948 Support the show month…
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37 min
Under Arrest: Max Kemp
Original Air Date: December 12, 2020An old childhood friend of Captain Scott’s girlfriend is in town, but Captain Scott is suspicious because he’s serving as a driver for a known r…
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35 min
Under Arrest: The Spook of Sherwood Mansion
Original Release Date: December 5, 2020Captain Scott’s girlfriend investigates when a friend says she’s been hearing ghosts around her home, but when a man’s shot, Scott begins to…