The Great Detectives Present Listener's Choice (Old TIme Radio)
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This feed features thirty different detective episodes from twenty-five different programs. The Listener's Choice countdown was made in celebration of the tenth season of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. providing daily old time radio detective stories. Twenty-five episodes were chosen by listeners and five as wild cars by host Adam Graham.
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Episodes
EP2961: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big Scoop Matter (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #1)
October 21, 2019 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBJohnny is called to protected an insured reporter on the trail of a big story that could make him a target for murder. Original Air Date: November 11, 1956 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…
EP2955: Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #2)
October 14, 2019 06:26 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBA woman turns to Holmes as she suspects her sister was murdered by her stepfather and she’s afraid that she’ll be next. Original Air Date: November 12, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…
EP2949: Nero Wolfe: Party for Death (Listener’s Choice Standard Division T-3rd Place)
October 07, 2019 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBWolfe sends Archie to a party he was invited to and asks him to call when the murder is committed. Original Air Date: February 16, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…
EP2943: Philip Marlowe: The Name to Remember (Listener’s Choice Standard Division T-3rd Place)
September 30, 2019 06:02 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBMarlowe is hired by the owner of a war surplus store to find out who’s following him. Original Air Date: April 9, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2937: Barrie Craig: Zero Hour (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
September 23, 2019 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBBarrie is hired by a man to go to Vermont to investigate a suspicious ski accident that left his estranged wife in a wheel chair. Original Air Date: February 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…
EP2931: Hercule Poirot: The Bride Wore Fright (Listener’s Choice Short Division #1)
September 16, 2019 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBPoirot comes into his apartment to find a woman in a wedding dress hiding from a most dangerous groom. Original Air Date: December 7, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2925: Richard Diamond: The Jerome J. Jerome Case (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #5)
September 09, 2019 06:41 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBAn eccentric man shows up in Diamond’s office and claims to have found a body. Original Air Date: September 17, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2919: Box 13: Find Me, Find Death (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #6 (Tied)
September 02, 2019 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBDan receives a letter to Box 13 where the writer announces he’ll kill Dan in four days. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2913: Dragnet: The Big Badge (Standard Division #6 (Tied)
August 26, 2019 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBFriday and Romero search for “The Badge Bandit” holds up couples in parked cars while pretending to be a police officer. Original Air Date: May 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP2907: Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
August 19, 2019 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBA charming young governess is haunted by a mysterious bearded bicyclist. Original Air Date: February 27, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2901: Boston Blackie: Alice Manletter, Dead or Alive? (Listener’s Choice Short Division #2)
August 12, 2019 06:01 - 39 minutes - 18 MBBoston Blackie is supposed to show a friend’s niece around New York City, but another man picks her up, and Blackie ends up accused of her murder. Original Air Date: August 4, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…
EP2895: Rocky Jordan: The Case of the Sleepy Camel (Listener’s Choice #8)
August 05, 2019 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBRocky’s given three camels by an old friend and that’s when the trouble starts. Original Air Date: January 16, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2889: Night Beat: The Girl from Kansas (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #9)
July 29, 2019 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBRandy takes an interest in a young woman from Kansas who was arrested soon after she arrived in Chicago for reasons she doesn’t understand. Original Air Date: June 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…
EP2883: Let George Do It: Am I My Brother’s Keeper (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #10)
July 22, 2019 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBGeorge is hired by a man to find his estranged brother, and finds the body of a dead gambler at the brother’s apartment. Original Air Date: April 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…
EP2877: The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #11)
July 15, 2019 06:02 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBSimon investigates the death of a despised band leader. Original Air Date: July 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2877: The Saint: A Real Guy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #11)
July 15, 2019 06:02 - 5 MBSimon investigates the death of a despised band leader. Original Air Date: July 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2871: The Fat Man: Murder Plays Hide and Seek (Listener’s Choice Short Division #3)
July 08, 2019 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBA cabbie comes to Brad asking him to prove he didn’t kill a corpse in the back of his cab. Brad then finds the corpse missing. Original Air Date: January 2, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…
EP2865: Jeff Regan: A Fire for Romano (Host’s Choice/ Wild Card)
July 01, 2019 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBA grocery store owner hires Regan to find out who started a fire in his store. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2859: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Imperfect Crime Matter (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #12)
June 24, 2019 06:01 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBJohnny is called in by an insurance agent who fears a mystery writer is going to murder his wife. Original Air Date: June 25, 1961 Support the show monthly at
EP2853: Pat Novak for Hire: Father Leahy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #13)
June 17, 2019 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBA priest asks Pat to intersect an escapee from prison and bring him to the priest. Original Air Date: April 2, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2841: Candy Matson: Devil in the Deep Freeze (Listener’s Choice (Standard Division #14)
June 03, 2019 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBCandy is hired by a restaurant owner who found a dead man in his freezer wearing a devil’s costume. Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…
EP2835: Boston Blackie: Murder at the Movies (Listener’s Choice Standard Divisions #15)
May 27, 2019 13:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBBlackie agrees to be a technical adviser on a crime film and then has to solve a murder. Original Air Date: December 13, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2829: Easy Money: The Gem Switch (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
May 20, 2019 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MB– A small jewelry store has a $5,000 ruby disappear and be replaced with a duplicate. Mike Trent thinks he knows how to get it back–with the aid of a third hand. Original Air Date: December 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a…
EP2823: Philip Marlowe: Trouble is My Business (Listener’s Choice Short Division #4)
May 13, 2019 06:01 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBPhilip Marlowe is hired to look into the wedding of a wealthy young man to a woman with dubious motives. Original Air Date: August 5, 1947 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2817: Rogue’s Gallery: Lovely Little Old Lady (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #16)
May 06, 2019 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBRogue goes to help an elderly woman with a son in trouble with the law. The son’s not there and Rogue wakes up to find he was given a Mickey Finn tea and has been framed for murder. Original Air Date: November 29 Read more ...
EP2811: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Bodyguard to Anne Connelly (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #17)
April 29, 2019 06:02 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBJohnny travels to Milwaukee to protect a woman who’s afraid of an ex-boyfriend who’s been released from prison. Original Air Date: December 3, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2805: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #18)
April 22, 2019 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBWhen an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2799: Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #19)
April 15, 2019 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBWhile recuperating, Holmes is asked to investigate a strange death in Cornish country where the locals suspect the Devil’s involvement Original Air Date: January 13, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…
EP2793: The Abbotts: The White Hot Flame (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
April 08, 2019 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBA doctor dies in a plane crash over England, but Pat suspects foul play and pretends to be injured to investigate a hospital. Original Air Date: March 13, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP2787: Pete Kelly’s Blues: The Veda Brand Story (Listener’s Choice Short Division #5)
April 01, 2019 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15 MBA gangster tries to force Pete to marry the gangster’s girlfriend. Original Air Date: July 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
EP2781: Rocky Fortune: Hollywood or Boom (Listener’s Choice Standard #20)
March 25, 2019 06:01 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBRocky is hired to drive a truckload of Nitro from New York to Los Angeles. Original Air Date: January 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...