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Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas

Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas

By: Adam Graham
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Summary

 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 podcast.Commentary Copyright 2011-2021 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Suspense: End of the Road

    Suspense: End of the Road
    May 14 2026
    Original Release Date: February 13, 2021

    A model turns to the assistant district attorney for help in dealing with an abusive husband.

    Original Air Date: January 31, 1960

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    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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    32 mins
  • Suspense: The Thimble

    Suspense: The Thimble
    May 7 2026
    Original Release Date: February 6, 2021

    The Assistant District Attorney investigates the death of a famous painter at the request of her mentally ill daughter.

    Original Air Date: November 22, 1959

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    24 mins
  • Indictment: And Then There Was One

    Indictment: And Then There Was One
    Apr 30 2026
    Original Release Date: January 30, 2021

    An author comes to the Assistant DA, determined to get a man out of prison who has been serving a life sentence for a murder in the 1920s.

    Original Air Date: December 21, 1958

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    31 mins
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