Podcast – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

The great ones are back in action.

Dragnet: The Big Red, Part One (EP4939) 03/26/2026

Dragnet: The Big Red, Part One (EP4939) Today’s Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952 Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40628340

Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293) 03/25/2026

Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293) Today’s Episode: The classic story of the March sisters coming of age. Original Air Date: December 23, 1945 Starring Katherine Hepburn as J Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40615730

The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937) 03/24/2026

The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937) Today’s Mystery: Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife. Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40602305

The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP4936) 03/23/2026

The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP4936) Today’s Mystery: The Saint makes an emergency landing in a small town and finds people immediately threatening him to get him to leave town. Original Radio Broad Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40583720

Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072) 03/21/2026

Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072) Today’s Adventure: David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort. Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters To subscribe to this podcast and, go to /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40565255

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shankar Diamond Matter (EP4935) 03/20/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shankar Diamond Matter (EP4935) Today’s Mystery: An eccentric elderly woman has Johnny guard her while she’s wearing a valuable necklace to a party. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; Forrest Lewis; Eric Snowden When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40555925

Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case 03/19/2026

Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates a killing near a night club in Spanish Harlem Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951 Originated in Hollywood < Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40539885

Dragnet: The Big Sorrow (EP4934) 03/19/2026

Dragnet: The Big Sorrow (EP4934) Today’s Mystery: Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40539890

Broadway’s My Beat: The Kurt Bower Murder Case (EP4933) 03/18/2026

Broadway’s My Beat: The Kurt Bower Murder Case (EP4933) Today’s Mystery: Danny gets a tip that a wealthy woman’s life is endangered. Her ski instructor is murdered instead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Octob Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40521965

The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders (EP4932) 03/17/2026

The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders (EP4932) Today’s Mystery: A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner. Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman Support Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40509280

The Saint: Mr. Important (EP4931) 03/16/2026

The Saint: Mr. Important (EP4931) Today’s Mystery: A treasury agent, a childhood friend of Simon Templar, is shot to death. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 15, 1947 Originati Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40494505

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter Omnibus (EP4930s) 03/15/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter Omnibus (EP4930s) Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Nevada mining town to investigate the death of an insured elderly man married to a twenty-seven-year-old woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 28 – December 2, 1955 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Irene Tedrow; D. J. Thompson; Herb Ellis; Marvin Miller; Forrest… /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40485625

Counterspy: The Case of the Illegal Radio Station (A0070) 03/14/2026

Counterspy: The Case of the Illegal Radio Station (A0070) Today’s Adventure: A military officer is murdered on a train. David Harding suspects enemy involvement, and enlists the help of refugees to track down a suspected foreign agent. Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1943 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding To subscribe to this Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40459160

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Date with Death Matter (EP4930) 03/13/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Date with Death Matter (EP4930) Today’s Mystery: A desperate criminal is gunning for Johnny after failing to kill him last week. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lucille Meredith; James McCallion; Russ Thorson; Sam Edwards; Herb Vigran When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40422490

Dragnet: The Big Overtime (EP4929) 03/12/2026

Dragnet: The Big Overtime (EP4929) Today’s Mystery: The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40409190

The Big Story: Bitterest Man on Earth (EP4927) 03/10/2026

The Big Story: Bitterest Man on Earth (EP4927) Today’s Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949 Originating from New York Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40378600

The Saint: The Miracle Tea Party (EP4926) 03/09/2026

The Saint: The Miracle Tea Party (EP4926) The Saint discovers that there were several thousand-dollar bills in a box of tea purchased by Inspector Fernack. Audition Date: December 1944 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Denis Greene as The Saint; Gale Gordon; Gerald Mohor, Support the show monthly at https://pa Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40370805

The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale) (EP4925s) 03/08/2026

The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale) (EP4925s) Today’s 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane. Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Today’s 2nd Mystery: Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to De Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40357640

Counterspy: Industrial Spy Ring (A0068) 03/07/2026

Counterspy: Industrial Spy Ring (A0068) Today’s Adventure: A Nazi agent murders his wife and sets David Harding on the trail of an espionage ring. Original Radio Broadcast: December 14, 1942 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https:/ Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40351895

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Doting Dowager Matter (EP4925) 03/06/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Doting Dowager Matter (EP4925) Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called in to find an inexpensive statue that’s held in high emotional value by an eccentric elderly woman who would pay a $75,000 ransom. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Eleanor Audley; G. Stanley Jones; Eric Snowden; Sam Edwards… /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40343085

Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP4924) 03/05/2026

Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP4924) Today’s Mystery: A mother is found murdered in her home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Bart Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40330150

Broadway’s My Beat: The Lily Nelson Murder Case 03/04/2026

Broadway’s My Beat: The Lily Nelson Murder Case Today’s Mystery: A Broadway actress is found dead with her wrists slit. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40314655

The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead (EP4922) 03/03/2026

The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead (EP4922) Today’s Mystery: A prominent chemist’s mysterious death may have been faked … but why? Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne Support the show monthly at /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40299625

Danger with Grainger: The Larry Simmons Case (EP4921) 03/02/2026

Danger with Grainger: The Larry Simmons Case (EP4921) Today’s Mystery: A slimy character tries to hire Grainger as a go-between for him in a blackmail deal. Grainger kicks him out but it’s not that simple. Or Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40283030

Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key (EP4920s) 03/01/2026

Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key (EP4920s) Today’s Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss’s career. Original Air Date: July 22, 1946 Originating from Holly Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40270425

Counterspy: The Case of the Gasoline Barge (A0066) 02/28/2026

Counterspy: The Case of the Gasoline Barge (A0066) Today’s Adventure: David Harding suspects the Axis is behind a ring making counterfeit gas coupons. Original Radio Broadcast: November 2, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding Popular Science art Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40263685

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Doubt Matter (EP4920) 02/27/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Doubt Matter (EP4920) Today’s Mystery: A woman calls to report that a man was murdered and she’s not sure if she did it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Junius Matthews; Paul Dubov; James McCallion; Alan Reed; Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com… /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40254605

Dragnet: The Big Affair (EP4919) 02/26/2026

Dragnet: The Big Affair (EP4919) Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of jewelry store robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Ja Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40242735

Broadway’s My Beat: The Lars Nielson Murder Case (EP4918) 02/25/2026

Broadway’s My Beat: The Lars Nielson Murder Case (EP4918) Today’s Mystery: A famous torch singer wants a gun permit because she claims a man is threatening her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 29, 1951 /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40229430

The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime (EP4917) 02/24/2026

The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime (EP4917) Today’s Mystery: A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man. Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney; Larry Haines; Art Carney; Martin O’Day; Joyce Gordon; Joe DeSantis Encyclopedia of A Read more ... /episode/index/show/greatdetectives/id/40216580

Podcast – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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