1001 RADIO DAYS
502 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 172 ratingsRadio Days, When Radio Was King- brings you a wide variety of entertainment from the golden age of radio - drama, detective, suspense, comedy, sci-fi, theater- and much more. The selection and quality of the shows is excellent.. Brought to you by 1001 Stories Podcast Network. Hosted by Jon Hagadorn. We appreciate reviews!
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DAMAGED LYDIA HEADS FOR PANAMA and SEALED ORDERS ADVENTURES OF HORATIO HORNBLOWER
November 05, 2023 17:00 - 51 minutesThe Adventures of Horatio Hornblower was produced by the Towers of London Syndicate and aired in the US in 1952/53 with 52 episodes. The stories are good, and patterned after the real life stories of the Royal Navy and Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0...
BATTLE AGAINST EL SUPREMO and LYDIA SINKS THE NATIVIDAD ADVENTURES OF HORATIO HORNBLOWER
November 01, 2023 21:00 - 47 minutesThe Adventures of Horatio Hornblower was produced by the Towers of London Syndicate and aired in the US in 1952/53 with 52 episodes. The stories are good, and patterned after the real life stories of the Royal Navy and Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0...
THE YANKEE PRIDE MATTER and THE VIRGINIA BEACH MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 25, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE HAROLD CALDWELL MATTER and THE RICHARD SPLAIN MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE MICKEY MCQUEEN MATTER and THE TRANS PACIFIC IMPORT MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE BLOOD RIVER MATTER and THE HARTFORD ALLIANCE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 08, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE CALGARY MATTER and THE HARRY J UNGER MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 04, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE BARABARA JAMES MATTER and THE BELO HORIZONTE RR MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
October 01, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE ARROWCRAFT MATTER and THE LONDON MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
September 27, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take o...
THE SECRET BOX and SWASTIKA ON THE WINDMILL CLOAK & DAGGER
September 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourCloak & Dagger was an NBC radio series which was a foreign intrigue adventure adapted from the book Cloak & dagger by Corey Ford and Alistair McBain. It was broadcast from May 7th to October 22, 1950 and ran 23 episodes. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio...
THE EYES OF BUDDHA and THE TRAP CLOAK & DAGGER
September 20, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourCloak & Dagger was an NBC radio series which was a foreign intrigue adventure adapted from the book Cloak & dagger by Corey Ford and Alistair McBain. It was broadcast from May 7th to October 22, 1950 and ran 23 episodes. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio...
THE KACHIN STORY and DIRECT LINE TO BOMBERS CLOAK & DAGGER
September 17, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourCloak & Dagger was an NBC radio series which was a foreign intrigue adventure adapted from the book Cloak & dagger by Corey Ford and Alistair McBain. It was broadcast from May 7th to October 22, 1950 and ran 23 episodes. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio...
THE BRENNAN PASS STORY and THE PEOPLE IN THE FOREST CLOAK & DAGGER
September 13, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourAdventure based on actual case files from the OSS during WWII. Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJ...
FILE 2218 and THE TROJAN HORSE CLOAK AND DAGGER
September 10, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourAdventure based on actual OSS case files from WWII Try the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF...
THE BIG SORROW and THE BIG JUVEMILE DRAGNET
September 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG RED ONE and THE BIG RED TWO DRAGNET
September 03, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG NO SHOW and THE BIG HONEYMOON DRAGNET
August 30, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG PHONE CALL DRAGNET
August 27, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutesDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG MARKET and THE BIG LEASE DRAGNET
August 23, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutesDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG HIT AND RUN and THE BIG BUNGALOW DRAGNET
August 20, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG HANDS and THE BIG AFFAIR DRAGNET
August 16, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG CANARIES and THE BIG OVERTIME DRAGNET
August 13, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE PORT-AU-PRINCE MATTER and THE COLLEGIO DIAMOND MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
August 09, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
THE STORY OF THE TEN-O-EIGHT and THE EARL CHADWICK MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
August 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
THE BIG RED SCHOOLHOUSE MATTER and THE DEAD FIRST HELPERS YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
August 02, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
THE BIG WANT AD and THE BIG SHOPLIFT DRAGNET
July 23, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutesDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG SOUR and THE BIG SEPTEMBER MAN DRAGNET
July 19, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutesDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG 17 and THE BIG WAITER DRAGNET
July 16, 2023 16:00 - 55 minutesDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG IN LAWS and THE BIG CRAZY DRAGNET
July 12, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG SCREEN and THE BIG WINCHESTER DRAGNET
July 09, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG SOPHOMORE and THE BIG LATE SCRIPT DRAGNET
July 05, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE BIG RUN and THE BIG CLIFF DRAGNET
July 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of ...
THE COACHMAN MURDER CASE and THE MIDGET MURDER CASE PHILO VANCE
June 28, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutesThe Adventures of Philo Vance feature a very smart gumshoe, the creation of author S.S. Van Dyne, and who is adept at solving murders. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a60ec356-c7d0-4535-b276-1282990e46ba/1001-radio-crime-solvers 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkc...
THE MAN WHO WROTE HIMSELF TO DEATH and THE VILLAGE SCENE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
June 27, 2023 00:23 - 58 minutesTry the new "Tales of Escape & Suspense"- links below! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF 1001 Radio Days at Spotify https://open.spotify.co...
THE CASE OF THE STRANGE MUSIC and THE EAGLE MURDER CASE PHILO VANCE
June 21, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutesThe Adventures of Philo Vance feature a very smart gumshoe, the creation of author S.S. Van Dyne, and who is adept at solving murders. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a60ec356-c7d0-4535-b276-1282990e46ba/1001-radio-crime-solvers 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkc...
THE WIFE OF THE RED-HAIRED MAN (4-5) (CONCLUSION)
June 14, 2023 21:00 - 47 minutesThe exciting conclusion of 'The Wife of The Red Haired Man' at Zero Hour with Rod Serling. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a60ec356-c7d0-4535-b276-1282990e46ba/1001-radio-crime-solvers 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episo...
THE WIFE OF THE RED-HAIRED MAN (1-3) ZERO HOUR W ROD SERLING
June 11, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourZero Hour with Rod Serling was a popular radio drama from 1973 to 1974, featuring big name actors. They would start a story Monday and finish Friday- so they are 5 part stories. This story is in two parts- tonite's (1-3) and a following conclusion (4-5). New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/ 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a60ec356-c7d0-4535-b...
THE GRAVEDIGGER'S SPADE MATTER and THE ARCHEOLOGIST MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
June 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
DEATH TAKES A WORKING DAY and THE SS MALAY TRADER MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
June 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
THE HAITI ADVENTURE MATTER and THE DPT. STORE SWINDLE YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
May 31, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourEach story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles l...
THE MELANIE CARTER MATTER and THE SKULL CANYON MINE MATTER
May 28, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourMost episodes nstarted with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Johnny's precious recreational time was usua...
BODYGUARD TO ANNE CONNELLY and THE CIRCUS ANIMAL SHOW MATTER YOURS TRUULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
May 24, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourMost episodes nstarted with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Johnny's precious recreational time was usua...
ROAD SABOTAGE (SWEDEN) and LECTURING PROFESSORS (TURKEY) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 21, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
ITALIAN ACTRESS (NICE) and RIOT (VIENNA) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 17, 2023 21:00 - 53 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
THE PRIVATE SANITORIUM (MUNICH) and A NURSERY RHYME (STOCKHOLM) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 14, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
THE SMUGGLING RACKET (HAVANA) and MR. ALEXANDER'S FILES (TURKEY) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 10, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
TO ASK A GUY TO SHOOT YOU (INDONESIA) and BUTTERFLY CHASER (BRAZIL) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 07, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
A STOLEN TREATY and THE UNDERGROUND PRESS DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
May 03, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
CHINA SEA SMUGGLING and ASSIGNMENT GHOST HUNTER DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
April 30, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutesDangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brief teaser scene from the episode to follow. After the intro, Steve Mitchell would be summoned to t...
THE BIG IMPOSTER and THE BIG BUILDING DRAGNET
April 26, 2023 21:00 - 1 hourDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual pol...