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Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

by Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

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  • Police Headquarters: Old Cop and Stolen Brain (EP1322)

    October 11, 2026 · 27 min

    Release Date: July 26, 2014 An elderly soon to be retired police officer investigates the theft of $190,000 in cash in “Old Cop.” And the brain of a dead brilliant scientist is stolen and $100,000 in insurance money is at stake in…

  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Meek Memorial Matter (EP1321)

    October 10, 2026 · 36 min

    Release Date: July 25, 2014 Johnny searches for a stolen missing copy of the Gettysburg Address. Original Air Date: March 3, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

  • Nick Carter: The Case of the Sick Statue (EP1320)

    October 8, 2026 · 28 min

    Release Date: July 24, 2014 Nick’s called in by a maid who is concerned about a plague spreading from statues. Nick arrives to find her dead. Original Air Date: August 12, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patr…

  • Philip Marlowe: The Restless Day (EP1319)

    October 7, 2026 · 33 min

    Release Date: July 23, 2014 Marlowe’s hopes of a day off are spoiled when a man who was assumed dead by accident shows up asking Marlowe to find out who tried to kill him. Original Air Date: January 8, 1949 Support the show monthly…

  • Pat Novak: The Geranium Plant (EP1318)

    October 6, 2026 · 34 min

    Release Date: July 22, 2014 Pat Novak’s hired to deliver a geranium. He’s hit by a car after the pick-up and that’s just the start of his trouble. Original Air Date: May 14, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://pa…

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  • Pursuit: Pursuit and the Ladies of Farthing Street (EP1317)

    October 5, 2026 · 32 min

    Release Date: July 21, 2014 Black is advised he’d find evidence of a murder and he finds a dead body and is led to two very proper ladies living on Farthing Street. Original Air Date: September 18, 1951 Support the show monthly…

  • Police Headquarters: William Spencer Killed and Race Track (EP1316)

    October 3, 2026 · 28 min

    Release Date: July 19, 2014 A well-liked roguish gambler is found dead of an apparent suicide in William Spencer Killed. A friend of a couple of police officers needs their protection from gangsters trying to fix a race in Race…

  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Templeton Matter (EP1315)

    October 2, 2026 · 32 min

    Release Date: July 18, 2014 Johnny investigates the theft of thousands of dollars in merchandise that includes the murder of one of the guards. Original Air Date: February 10, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://…

  • Nick Carter: The Hanging Paperhanger (EP1314)

    September 24, 2026 · 29 min

    Release Date: July 17, 2014 Nick is hired by a cleaning woman who becomes suspicious when her landlord repapers her wall without her permission. The landlord is then found dead. Original Air Date: August 5, 1945 Support the show monthly…

  • Philip Marlowe: The Old Acquaintance (EP1313)

    September 23, 2026 · 35 min

    Release Date: July 16, 2014 Marlowe is hired on New Year’s Eve to a locate a missing fiancée who disappeared at the same day a dangerous convict broke out of prison. Original Air Date: December 26, 1948 Support the show monthly…

  • Pat Novak for Hire: Wendy Morris (EP1312)

    September 21, 2026 · 34 min

    Release Date: July 15, 2014 Pat Novak is hired by an attorney to keep an eye on a woman whose husband has returned from the Navy. The Attorney alleges the husband is an imposter. Original Air Date: May 8, 1949 Support the show monthly…

  • Pursuit: Pursuit at the Vicarage (EP1311)

    September 21, 2026 · 32 min

    Release Date: July 14, 2014 Inspector Black is called in to investigate threats against a beloved local vicar. Original Air Date: August 21, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

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About the show

Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here. Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund. In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics: Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes.The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your HandsCases of Mr. Ace Starring George RaftThe International Mystery series Mr. I.A. MotoThe adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. MaloneThe greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master DetectiveThe police procedural classic The Line-UpAn antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood1930s Crimefightint Action with Police HeadquartersThe Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr1930s Crime-solving Action with Police HeadquartersManhunt featuring a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets!Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine.Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of JusticePat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks.We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten.Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of CrimeEasy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter ChambersEllery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries.The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private DetectiveA Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of FlammondAlso listen to even more obscure series such as Homicide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad. Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.