Adam Graham
Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas
What do a Prohibition-era Speak-easy clarinetist, a boys school headmaster who looks like William Shakespeare, a piano player, and a criminologist have in common with tough cops, an assistant DA, private eyes, and defense attorneys? They're all among the forgotten detectives of old time radio. Join your host Adam Graham and rediscover these long-forgotten programs. Some of them may have aired for years, others for a single Summer, but all have left less than ten episodes behind. Together we'll take a listen to these obscure crime solvers. Note: This is part of the larger Great Detectives of Ol...
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Episodes
Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 10 and 11 08.01.2026 29:42
Original Release Date: July 21, 2020 Fitz and Gifford pursue a suspect in the murder of the radio operator and then encounter a mysterious new pilot. Original Air Date: 1932 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at...
Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 8 and 9 01.01.2026 31:15
Original Release Date: July 14, 2020 Irene Delroy confronts Powers about why he arrived at the scene of the latest crash so quickly. Original Air Date: 1932 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Ta...
The Air Mail Mystery, Episodes 5 and 6 25.12.2025 29:54
Original Release Date: July 7, 2020 Irene Delroy begins to question some suspicious characters while Andy Andrews makes another attempt to complete a flight where he’s gone three times before, not knowing he’s carrying currency in the mail. Original Air Date: 1932 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetecti...
Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 3 and 4 18.12.2025 30:31
Original Release Date: June 30, 2020 Irene Delroy travels to the scene of the latest crash. Original Air Date: 1932 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey....
Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 1 and 2 11.12.2025 29:54
Original Release Date: June 23, 2020 Justice Department investigator Irene Delroy begins an investigation into a series of plane crashes where thousands of dollars in government cash and securities disappeared from U.S. mail shipments. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1932 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.great...
Roger Kilgore, Public Defender: The Eddie Lewis Story 04.12.2025 33:19
Original Release Date: June 11, 2020 A prize fighter accuses a disabled veteran of a brutal attempted murder. Original Air Date: October 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the list...
Roger Kilgore, Public Defender: The Case of George Brown 26.11.2025 33:29
Original Release Date: June 9, 2020 A poor man tries to pawn his stepdaughter’s ring for $1,000 and she claims he stole it. Original Air Date: April 27, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Ta...
Roger Kilgore, Public Defender: The Case of Don Winthrop 20.11.2025 36:10
Original Release Date: June 2, 2020 A college student is charged with a hit and run slaying, but insists he was in his dorm studying. Original Air Date: April 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-99...
That Strong Guy: King Midas 13.11.2025 30:22
Original Release Date: October 16, 2018 Strong and his secretary Sandra go undercover to ensnare a leader of a youth gang. Original Air Date: Mid-1950s (Probably 1955) Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam...
That Strong Guy: Tony on Parole 06.11.2025 27:50
Original Release Date: October 9, 2018 Steve Strong helps a young woman who needs help making sure her ex-con husband with anger issues reforms. Original Air Date: Sometime in the mid-1950s Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mai...
That Strong Guy Guy: The Paper Chase 30.10.2025 32:35
Original Release Date: October 2, 2018 An escaped killer kidnaps Strong’s secretary Sandra and sends Strong on a chase where he must follow clues to find her. Original Air Date: Sometime in the mid-1950s, most likely 1955 S Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https...
That Strong Guy: Trapeze Artist 23.10.2025 28:36
Original Release Date:September 25, 2018 A trapeze artist fears she’s going to be murdered by one of her trapeze partners or her husband and hires Steve to protect her. Original Air Date: Mid-1950s (probably 1955) Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://suppor...
That Strong Guy: Fighter 16.10.2025 34:36
The sister of a prize fighter hires Strong because she fears a promoter has gotten her brother into a fight that will get him killed. Original: Sometime in the mid-1950s (probably 1955) Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve u...
That Strong Guy: Bottle of Death 09.10.2025 29:23
Original Release Date: September 11, 2018 A pharmacist turns to Steve Strong to find a bottle of cyanide that was inadvertently sold as a bottle of aspirin. Original Air Date: Mid-1950s (probably 1955) Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,...
That Strong Guy: The Temple of Horror 02.10.2025 31:04
Original Release Date: September 4, 2018 Steve Strong stumbles into a murder in the country and is then tied up and held in hopes he can’t give evidence at the trial. Original Air Date: Mid-1950s (probably 1955) Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913...
Hollywood Mystery Time: Murder by Coincidence 24.09.2025 36:14
Original Release Date: January 24, 2017 A wealthy man warns Ted and Gloria that someone is going to kill him. Original Air Date: August 19, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the liste...
Hollywood Mystery Time: Hot and Low Down 18.09.2025 27:19
Original Release Date: January 17, 2017 A police captain friend asks Ted and Gloria to persuade his brother not to become a policeman while they investigate the strange deaths of two policemen. Original Air Date: July 29, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham...
Hollywood Mystery Time: The Case of the Glowing Eyes 11.09.2025 36:33
Original Release Date: January 10, 2017 During a performance, a dancer is nearly blinded when someone tampers with her special effects paint and it’s up to Ted Lawton to solve the case. Original Air Date: May 20, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box...
Defense Attorney: George Bauman 04.09.2025 37:00
Original Release Date: August 16, 2022 Martha takes up the defense of a man who claims self-defense in the shooting of a man who held up his bar ... and who was his wife's ex-husband. Original Air Date: August 28, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box...
Defense Attorney: Basketball Fix 28.08.2025 35:08
Original Release Date: June 16, 2020 Marty hired to defend a college basketball player by a man who expects to be murdered and for the basketball player to be blamed. Original Air Date: July 17, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Id...
Defense Attorney: Client: Joshua Masters 21.08.2025 34:23
Original Release Date: June 01, 2016 An elderly wealthy man asks Martha Ellis Bryant to find out which of his sons want to kill him and then one of his sons is killed. Original Air Date: April 10, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Id...
Defense Attorney: Client: Jim Leonard 14.08.2025 33:30
Original Release Date: May 25, 2016 A teenage paperboy is accused of a hit and run killing and Martha seeks to find the truth. Original Air Date: September 14, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4...
Defense Attorney: Client: Mike Tully 07.08.2025 34:59
Original Release Date: May 18, 2016 Time is running out for a shop owner on death throw and it’s up to Martha Ellis Bryant to clear him. Original Air Date: August 31, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 20...
The Defense Rests: Client Joseph Moriano 31.07.2025 37:33
Original Release Date: May 11, 2016 At the request of an old man, Martha Ellis Bryant undertakes the case of the man’s son who’s serving life in prison for a murder he claims he didn’t commit. Audition Date: April 17, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO...
ABC Mystery Theater: The Telltale Tie 24.07.2025 33:11
Original Release Date: March 24, 2016 Inspector Saber investigates his boyhood hero, a boxer who appears to be responsible for the murder of his ex-wife’s new husband. Original Air Date: October 8, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, I...
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