Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.

1001 Radio Crime Solvers

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Welcome to 1001 Radio Crime Solvers - where you can enjoy the best radio detective stories from the golden age of radio. This was a time when TV was still in its infancy and radio was in its creative heyday- using top writers and top talent to capture huge audiences, and shows featuring hard boiled detectives like Sam Spade, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, and Johnny Dollar competed for prime time with mental sleuths like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. And here you'll find standouts -like Dragnet's Joe Friday, Vincen...

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Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.

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Jul 10, 2026

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THE BIG TRY and THE BIG BIBLE DRAGNET 04.01.2026

This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be...

THE GHOST THAT GLEAMS and THE LEGEND OF THE LIVING SWAMP THE SHADOW 03.01.2026

One of America's most beloved crime dramas in the 30's and 40's, The Shadow's opening lines "Who knows what lurks in the hearts of men.....the Shadow knows" were a catchphrase back in those days. The shadow was a detective who could not be seen or heard unless he chose to be- and each cleverly written script kept listeners in suspense as the shadow uncovered the crime and sent to bad guys packing....

WORLD CHAMPION and FRIENDLY TARGET ADVENTURES OF THE FALCON 01.01.2026

The Falcon radio series premiered on the Blue Network in 1943 and continued until 1954. 70 shows wewre taped. Like the Falcon film series, the radio shows mixed danger, romance and comedy in equal parts/ 1001podcast Follow Us! ANDROID USERS-  SPOTIFY & OTHERS, AOLSO ALL 12  1001 PODCASTS NOW PLAYING NAT WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.ap...

THE RUSHLITE DIAMOND CAPER and THE WHEEL OF LIFE CAPER SAM SPADE 28.12.2025

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective  was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for the Maltese Falcon. The series ran from 1946-1951 and starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lureen Tuttle as his secretary Effie. The sam Spade character had been made famous in movies by Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. The show was a...

THE HAMMER OF GOD and THE SINS OF PRINCE SARADIN FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES 27.12.2025

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar criminologist is often helped by the criminal Flambeau. The radio plays were 30 minutes in length for each episode and were narrated and starred Andrew Sachs.   Check out hun...

THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE HONOR OF ISRAEL GOW FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES 24.12.2025

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar criminologist is often helped by the criminal Flambeau. The radio plays were 30 minutes in length for each episode and were narrated and starred Andrew Sachs. Listen to hundr...

THE BLUE CROSS and THE QUEER FEET FATHER BROWN STORIES 21.12.2025

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar criminologist is often helped by the criminal Flambeau. The radio plays were 30 minutes in length for each episode and were narrated and starred Andrew Sachs. Check out our 1...

DRAGNET TRIPLE PLAY THE BIG LISTEN, THE BIG BILL, THE BIG SWITCH 17.12.2025

Createdn by Jack Webb with the support of the Los Angeles Police Dapartment, Dragnet was a huge radio hit for years, portraying the men and women who worked for the department as real people who worked hard to uphold the law and protect the citizens.

THE BIG DRILLS and THE BIG BLAST DRAGNET 14.12.2025

MEDragnet , 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 h...

THE MAN ON THE HOOK and A THOUSAND VIOLINS 13.12.2025

JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR Jeff Regan, Investigator, was one of countless private detective series that proliferated in the years following WWII. The series initially featured Jack Webb in the title role, who was coming off his work in Pat Novak for Hire, followed by Johnny Madero, Pier 23. The series premiered July 10, 1948, over the CBS network. Originally promoted as Joe Canto, Private Eye, the s...

500 SANTAS FROM MEXICO and SOME ENCHANTED CARHOP JEFF REGAN, P.I. 10.12.2025

eff Regan, Investigator Singles by Old Time Radio Researchers Topics OTRR Jeff Regan Item Size 1.4G Episodes from the OTRR Maintained set of Jeff Regan, Investigator: JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR Jeff Regan, Investigator, was one of countless private detective series that proliferated in the years following WWII. The series initially featured Jack Webb in the title role, who was coming off his work in...

LITTLE MAN'S LAMENT and TWO LITTLE SISTERS JEFF REGAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR 07.12.2025

eff Regan, Investigator Singles by Old Time Radio Researchers Topics OTRR Jeff Regan Item Size 1.4G Episodes from the OTRR Maintained set of Jeff Regan, Investigator: JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR Jeff Regan, Investigator, was one of countless private detective series that proliferated in the years following WWII. The series initially featured Jack Webb in the title role, who was coming off his work in...

DEAD ON ARRIVAL & MURDERS IN WAX & BONUS BARRIE CRAIG CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR 06.12.2025

Barrie Crain Confidential Investigator was an NBC Radio detective drama from 1951 to 1955. Barrie Craig , played by William Gargon, worked alone from his Madison Ave. office and was less "hard-boiled" than some of his radio counterparts like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe.   ANDROID USERS-   1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio C...

THE VAPHIO CUP CAPER and THE LAWLESS CAPER ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE 03.12.2025

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective  was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for the Maltese Falcon. The series ran from 1946-1951 and starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lureen Tuttle as his secretary Effie. The sam Spade character had been made famous in movies by Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. The show was a...

THE STELLA STARR CAPER and THE LAZARUS CAPER ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE 30.11.2025

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective  was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for the Maltese Falcon. The series ran from 1946-1951 and starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lureen Tuttle as his secretary Effie. The sam Spade character had been made famous in movies by Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. The show was a...

THE BRAVE RABBIT and THE IMPOLITE CORPSE THE NEW ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE 26.11.2025

HE NEW ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE Nero Wolfe first appeared on radio on July 5, 1943 on the NBC Blue Network in The Adventures Of Nero Wolfe. This series didn't last long and starred Santos Ortega as Wolfe and Luis Van Rooten as Archie. The second series was during 1945 on the Mutual network in The Amazing Nero Wolfe. This lasted only until December 15, 1946 and starred Francis X. Bushman and Elliot...

THE CASE OF THE COWBOY KILLERS and THE CINCINNATI NARCOTICS RING GANGBUSTERS 23.11.2025

This upload contains 88 episodes of the Old Time Radio program, Gang Busters.  The show, a police-based dramatic crime anthology, ran from 1935-1957 and focused on dramatizing crimes from police files.  The show also broadcast alerts, known as Gang Buster Clues, of suspects wanted by police around the country.  Sadly only a limited number of episodes are known to survive

THE BACKFIRE THAT BACKFIRED and THE LEUMAS MATTER YOURS TRULY JOHNNY DOLLAR 22.11.2025

Revival A young Bob Bailey (1937) CBS Radio revived Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in October 1955 with a new leading man, a new director, and a new format. The program changed from a 30-minute, one-episode-per-week program to a 15-minute, five-nights-a-week serial[2] (Monday through Friday, 8–8:15 pm EST) produced and directed by radio veteran Jack Johnstone. The new Johnny Dollar was Bob Bailey, who...

THE EMBARKADERO MATTER and THE REALLY GONE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 19.11.2025

Revival A young Bob Bailey (1937) CBS Radio revived Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in October 1955 with a new leading man, a new director, and a new format. The program changed from a 30-minute, one-episode-per-week program to a 15-minute, five-nights-a-week serial[2] (Monday through Friday, 8–8:15 pm EST) produced and directed by radio veteran Jack Johnstone. The new Johnny Dollar was Bob Bailey, who...

NEW JERSEY COUNTERFEITERS and TENNESSEE VALLEY KILLERS GANGBUSTERS 16.11.2025

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a la...

JERSEY BUTCHER BANDITS and SUPERSONIC SAFE CRACKERS GANGBUSTERS 15.11.2025

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a la...

TRIPLE PLAY THE CAPTURE OF BUGS MORAN GANGBUSTERS 3-PART 12.11.2025

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a la...

THE CASE OF THE ALCATRAZ PRISON RIOT, THE KIDNAPPED PAYMASTER GANGBUSTERS 09.11.2025

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a la...

THE CASE OF THE AMOROUS BOOKKEEPER and THE CASE OF THE LARCENOUS LOT ADVENTURES OF THE FALCON 08.11.2025

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THE HAIRPIN TURN and THE LONG ARM THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE 05.11.2025

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio , noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters." In 19...

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