Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
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 STRANGLEHOLD and SMOKEOUT THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE 02.11.2025 1:00:05
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...
THE BIG BORDER and THE BIG ROSE DRAGNET 29.10.2025 58:54
Dragnet, 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 sm...
THE BIG EVANS and THE BIG FIRE DRAGNET 26.10.2025 59:00
Dragnet, 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 sm...
THE BIG SCRAPBOOK and THE BIG PLANT DRAGNET 25.10.2025 58:50
Dragnet, 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 sm...
THE BIG HONEYMOON and THE BIG PHONE CALL DRAGNET 22.10.2025 58:47
Dragnet, 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 sm...
THE BIG JUVENILE DIVISION and THE BIG ALMOST NO SHOW DRAGNET 19.10.2025 59:11
Dragnet, 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 sm...
JEFF REGAN TRIPLE PLAY: THE MAN WHO LIVED BY THE SEA, THE LADY IN THE FOUNTAIN, THE MAN IN THE CHURCH 15.10.2025 1:26:03
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...
THE LAWYER AND THE LADY and THE GAMBLER AND THE LADY JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR 12.10.2025 59:21
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...
MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE: MURDER THREATENED and THE NORTHS GET WIRED MR AND MRS NORTH 11.10.2025 53:42
Mr. and Mrs. North are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple were featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television series. Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series be...
PAM TAKES A MESSAGE and THE NORTHS GO TO THE DOGS MR AND MRSN NORTH, CRIME SOLVERS 08.10.2025 58:55
Mr. and Mrs. North are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple were featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television series. Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series be...
THE FAIRWAY MATTER and THE CELIA WOODSTOCK MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 05.10.2025 56:23
For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account,...
THE MILK AND HONEY MATTER and THE BEN BRYSON MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 01.10.2025 53:57
For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account,...
THE MONOPOLY MATTER and THE BARTON BAKER MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 28.09.2025 57:43
For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account,...
THE BIG RED SCHOOLHOUSE and THE DEAD FIRST HELPERS YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 24.09.2025 1:00:32
Johnny Dollar was one of the top crime shows of the 50's and featured a hard-nosed insurance detective who started and ended each investigation by noting his expenses and announcing the outcome. 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.amaz...
SWEET LARCENY and CORPSE ON THE TRAIN BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR 21.09.2025 48:40
William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't g...
NOBODY LIVES THERE ANYMORE and TARGET BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR 17.09.2025 50:13
William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't g...
DEAD BULL IN A CHINA SHOP and ANGEL OF DEATH BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR 14.09.2025 1:03:49
William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't g...
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS and THE MAN WHO FOUGHT BACK JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR 10.09.2025 59:17
EFF 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 se...
THE LADY WITH TOO MUCH HAIR and THE GUY FROM GOWER GULCH JEFF REGAN, P.I. 07.09.2025 58:46
EFF 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 se...
JOYCE WALLACE CASE and THE PRIVATE EYE TEST RICHARD DIAMOND , P.I. 03.09.2025 58:19
n 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, Lux Radio Theatre brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his s...
THE BLIND MAN AND THE COP KILLER and LOUIS SPENCE CASE RICHARD DIAMOND PI 31.08.2025 59:05
n 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, Lux Radio Theatre brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his sel...
THE BILL KIRBY MURDER CASE and THE SINGING CRITIC RICHARD DIAMOND, P.I. 27.08.2025 58:03
In 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, Lux Radio Theatre brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his se...
THE BOGUS BILLS CASE and THE RENE BENET PROTECTION CASE RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR 24.08.2025 59:02
In 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, Lux Radio Theatre brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his se...
THE VAN DYKE SEANCE CASE and THE JEROME K, JEROME CASE RICHARD DIAMOND, P.I. 17.08.2025 58:30
n 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, Lux Radio Theatre brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his sel...
THE BIG PRESS and THE BIG TOOTH DRAGNET 13.08.2025 57:28
Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience membe...
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