Adam Graham

Let George Do It Presented by the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio

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Adam Graham serves as your host, providing his idiosyncratic as he goes, as we go through the much underrated 1946-54 detective series starring a pre-Johnny Dollar Bob Bailey as Detective George Valentine a World War II vet, who along with his secretary and assistant Brooksie take on every case that's mailed to them.

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Adam Graham

Episodes

Let George Do It: A Minor Case of Murder 10.06.2025 38:32

Original Release Date: Apil 21 2010 A young street gang retains George to prove that their ring leader didn’t kill his stepfather. Original Air Date: August 30, 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...

Let George Do It: The Corpse that Took a Powder 06.06.2025 32:41

Original Release Date: April 14, 2010 A hysterical letter threatening suicide sends George cross town where he finds the woman who wrote him dead from an apparent suicide. When he goes in to the other room to call Lieutenant Riley, he finds the body gone and that the gun by the body had never been fired. Original Air Date: August 23, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetective...

Let George Do It: The Ghost on Bliss Terrace 03.06.2025 34:25

Original Release Date: April 7 2010 George is called in when a neighborhood becomes concerned about rumors that there’s a ghost living in a house where a murder happened last month. Original Air Date: August 16, 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 1...

Let George Do It: The Perfect Specimen 30.05.2025 36:17

Original Release Date: March 31, 2010 A doctor gets a note advising him of when he’ll die and how. He hires George to stop it. But despite the threat on the doctor’s life, George feels the doctor’s trying to hide something. Original Air Date: August 9, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net...

Let George Do It: The Money Maker 27.05.2025 32:30

Original Release Date: March 24, 2010 George is called in to investigate when paper used to print foreign currency is stolen. Original Air Date: August 2, 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 T...

Let George Do It: The Seven Murder 23.05.2025 38:24

Original Release Date: March 17, 2010 A man makes up a fake robbery to hide his gambling from his wife, but it gets complicated when another man confesses to the fictional robbery. That’s where George comes in. Original Air Date: July 26 , 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 dona...

Let George Do It: Cry Murder 20.05.2025 37:57

Original Release Date: March 10, 2010 Another private investigator sent George a letter hiring him “just in case” he’s murdered. When the other investigator is murdered, George goes to work. Original Air Date: July 19, 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, P...

Let George Do It: A Close Call 16.05.2025 35:14

Original Release Date: March 3, 2010 A woman wants to break up a love triangle with her best friend’s husband, and pays George to pretend to be her new beau. Will the big game hunter really let the girl get away? Original Air Date: July 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 donat...

Let George Do It: The Man Who Was Murdered Twice 13.05.2025 35:16

Origianl Release Date: February 24, 2010 George Valentine wants out when he gets hired by a nasty drama critic. However, when he tries to quit, he finds his client dead. Original Air Date: July 5, 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, I...

Let George Do It: The Immigration Racket 09.05.2025 37:12

Original Release Date: February 17, 2010 An immigrant preparing for his citizenship test asks for George’s help when he figures out he’s been roped into illegal activity. Original Air Date: June 28, 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,...

Let George Do It: Unfit Mother 06.05.2025 35:16

Original Release Date: February 10, 2010 George is hired by a widow who wants him to prove that she’s not an unfit mother. Original Air Date: June 21, 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...

Let George Do It: A Piece of Publicity 02.05.2025 33:00

Original Release Date: February 3, 2010 A high wire performer hires George to be her bodyguard to “protect her” from someone who has been sending her threatening letters. Brooksie suspects the woman is sending the letters herself for publicity. Original Air Date: June 14, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support....

Let George Do It: Have Some Excitement 29.04.2025 38:38

Original Release Date: January 27, 2010 A Hollywood character actor hires George to bring some excitement into his life, so that he’ll have the confidence to take on a leading role. But on a trip to the Tunnel of Love, they stumble into some real excitement-murder. Original Air Date: June 7, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis...

Let George Do It: The Island on Tuxedo Lake 25.04.2025 39:35

Original Release Date: January 20, 2010 George is hired to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who met her older husband through a dating service. Original Air Date: May 31, 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 Gi...

Let George Do It: The Spirit World 22.04.2025 32:44

Original Release Date: January 13, 2010 George investigates a fraudulent medium. When she accuses a young woman of murdering her mother, and the woman confesses, George has to figure out what really happened. Original Air Date: May 10, 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 t...

Let George Do It: Sweet are the Uses of Publicity 21.04.2025 32:33

Original Release Date: November 30, 2011 A publicist creates buzz around a non-existent Czechoslovakian millionaire and hires George to protect the secret. However, things go wrong and the supposedly non-existent millionaire is found dead. Original Air Date: August 7, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.grea...

Let George Do It: The Tunnel Project 18.04.2025 37:09

Original Release Date: January 6, 2010 George is hired to investigate sabotage at a tunnel project. Original Air Date: May 3, 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 listener survey at h...

Let George Do It: The Wolf Pack 15.04.2025 34:25

Original Release Date: December 30, 2009 A teenage girl asks George to help a boy out of jail on a bum rap to avoid returning. Original Air Date: April 26, 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...

Let George Do It: Follow That Train 11.04.2025 33:05

Original Release Date: December 23, 2009 It’s Christmas and George gets a letter from a new client-a department store Santa Claus that wants him to solve the mystery of a missing electric train. But when Brooksie disappears, the case takes a more serious turn. Original Air Date: December 19, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis...

Let George Do It: The Penthouse Roof 08.04.2025 37:10

Original Release Date: December 16, 2009 George is hired by a bird watcher who thinks he spotted a man pushing another off the roof. Original Air Date: April 19, 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...

Let George Do It: Am I My Brother's Keeper? 04.04.2025 37:22

Original Release Date: December 9, 2009 George Valentine is hired to reconcile two brothers, but when the dead body of a local gambling kingpin is found in the missing brother’s apartment, the mission takes on a new sense of urgency, as George must find the brother before the dead kingpin’s gang does. Original Air Date: April 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.ne...

Let George Do It: The Smugglers 01.04.2025 33:50

Original Release Date: November 2, 2009 George Valentine finds an old army buddy confined to a sanitarium after an alleged explosion in Egypt. George’s suspicions are aroused when someone takes a shot at him and Brooksie. Original Air Date: April 5, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mai...

Let George Do It: 42 on a Rope 28.03.2025 36:53

Original Release Date: November 25, 2009 George Valentine gets a lot more than he bargained for when he helps a woman with a lost pearl when she steals his wallet. When George tries to get his wallet back he comes face to face with a big gun and an international smuggling conspiracy. Original Air Date: October 3, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the sho...

Let George Do It: The Investment 25.03.2025 35:44

Original Release Date: June 25, 2019 An attorney hires George to make a big investment on behalf of an anonymous client but things go wrong because George has a nail in his shoe. Original Air Date: November 29, 1946 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...

Let George Do It: Snookums 21.03.2025 42:23

Original Release Date: June 18, 2019 George agrees to watch a dog for $200 plus expenses but finds he’s gotten more than he bargained for when he finds out the dog is a voracious Great Dane that’s been reported stolen. Original Air Date: November 15, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net...