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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

by Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host
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Position on the Arts, United Kingdom combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#137#151#165#179#193Chart rankOct 17Oct 19Oct 21#169
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Oct 21#169#144
Oct 20#147#123
Oct 19#176#153
Oct 18#165#143
Oct 17#183#161
Oct 16—#193

Latest episodes

  • The Big Story: The Ugly Story of a Man (EP5087)

    October 20, 2026 · 36 min

    Today's Mystery: Reporter Chick Gleason heads into Northern California to cover what appears to be a routine forest fire. But when two blazes erupt in the same area, suspicion grows that someone has deliberately set them. Then a sudden…

  • The Saint: Simon Takes a Curtain Call (EP5086)

    October 19, 2026 · 34 min

    Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates a disturbing situation in the theater world when actor Mercer Bennett becomes convinced that the roles he plays onstage are coming true in real life. His latest play features the murder of his…

  • Charlie Chan: The Landini Murder Mystery Omnibus, Part Three (EP5085e)

    October 18, 2026 · 3 hr 23 min

    In this episode, we continue our journey through the surviving episodes of Charlie Chan’s Landini Murder Case, a 39-part serialized mystery based on Earl Derr Biggers’ final Charlie Chan novel, The Keeper of the Keys. This omnibus brings…

  • Counterspy: The International Intrigue (A0132)

    October 17, 2026 · 41 min

    Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters travel to Switzerland after learning that a notorious international information broker is offering an American atomic scientist—and his knowledge of the nation's nuclear secrets—to the…

  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Loomis Matter (EP5085)

    October 16, 2026 · 25 min

    Today's Mystery: When wealthy businessman Elmer Loomis vanishes without a trace, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to New Jersey to find out what happened. With no clear leads and a wife who seems anything but heartbroken…

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  • Dragnet: The Big Hate (EP5084)

    October 15, 2026 · 34 min

    Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith investigate the death of a 52-year-old music teacher whose body is discovered in an abandoned freight car, cradled in the arms of a young man who refuses to explain what…

  • Broadway’s My Beat: The Mary Trevor Murder Case (EP5083)

    October 14, 2026 · 38 min

    Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the stabbing of Mary Trevor, a young woman found dying on a crowded Times Square subway platform. With few reliable witnesses, Clover follows a trail leading to Mary’s estranged father…

  • The Big Story: Witness to Drama of Violence and Death (EP5082)

    October 13, 2026 · 35 min

    Today's Mystery: A redheaded woman is found shot dead in a black sedan on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Reporter Johnny Kalen soon finds himself investigating a second killing, a missing man named Scott Whitty, and a tangled web of…

  • The Saint: Ladies Never Lie...Much(EP5081)

    October 12, 2026 · 37 min

    Today's Mystery: When Claire Gordon arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment and confesses to murdering her husband, the Saint has reason to doubt her story—especially when James Gordon himself appears moments later, very much alive. But the…

  • The Landini Murder Mystery Omnibus, Part 2 (EP5080e)

    October 11, 2026 · 3 hr 13 min

    In this episode, we continue our journey through the surviving episodes of Charlie Chan’s Landini Murder Case, a 39-part serialized mystery based on Earl Derr Biggers’ final Charlie Chan novel, The Keeper of the Keys. This second omnibus…

  • Counterspy: The High-Class Hijacker (A0130)

    October 10, 2026 · 38 min

    Today's Adventure: When a series of interstate truck hijackings strikes the Midwest, Counterspy chief David Harding takes over the investigation. The stolen goods are disappearing through an operation that appears to have access to the…

  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Backfire That Backfired Matter (EP5080)

    October 9, 2026 · 28 min

    Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is looking forward to making amends with Betty Lewis when an unusual pattern catches his attention: a hot rod races past her home every morning, its engine backfiring at precisely the same spot. When Johnny…

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About the show

Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet. Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week. Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net. We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine. Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia. The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.