Adam Graham

Procedural – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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The great ones are back in action.

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Adam Graham

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Dragnet: The Big New Years (EP4706) 17.05.2025 32:11

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigates the murder of a cop on New Year’s Eve. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Stephanie, Patreon supporter since…

Dragnet: The Big Partner (EP4700) 10.05.2025 36:22

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday hunts for an escaped robber. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 1, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Ralph Moody; Barney Phillips Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Michael, Patreon supporter since February 2020 Support the&#8230...

Dragnet: The Big Couple (EP4694) 03.05.2025

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for husband-and-wife con artists who are swindling local churches. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 22, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Gary, Patreon supporter since&...

Dragnet: The Big Crime (EP4688) 26.04.2025 45:39

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for two missing four-year-old twin girls. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Eliza, Patreon supporter since July…

Dragnet: The Big Cast (EP4676) 12.04.2025 34:23

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero think they found the man responsible for the disappearance of twelve men over more than a year. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harrifs Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net…

Dragnet: The Big Children (EP4670) 05.04.2025 34:14

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called in to investigate when children in a wealthy neighborhood are begging door-to-door. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 1, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of&#8230...

Dragnet: The Big Tomato (EP4664) 29.03.2025 31:04

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate who sold drugs to a high school senior who ended up dying under the influence in a car accident. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 25, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at…

Dragnet: The Big Dance (EP4658) 22.03.2025 31:59

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday investigates a series of hold-ups. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporters since AUgust 2016 Support the show on a one-time…

Dragnet: The Big Jump (EP4652) 15.03.2025 35:20

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero go to a building where a mentally disturbed man is threatening to jump off a 13-story building. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net…

Dragnet: The Big Family (EP4640) 01.03.2025 36:22

Today’s Mystery: A prominent businessman disappears without a trace. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 28, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Damien, Patreon supporter since March 2024. Support the show...

Dragnet: The Big Break (EP4634) 22.02.2025 35:59

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero deal with a dangerous armed robber who keeps escaping. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 14, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ja’ree, patreon supporter…

Dragnet: The Big Picture (EP4628) 15.02.2025 33:09

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a racket that’s taking advantage of teenage girls and getting them to pose for pornographic pictures. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 7, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Get 17% off your…

Dragnet: The Big Car (EP4622) 08.02.2025 37:26

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of fifteen market robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Liz, Patreon supporter since Decembe...

Dragnet: The Big Betty (EP4616) 01.02.2025 32:49

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a gang of conmen victimizing the loved ones of the recently deceased. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 23, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Get 10% off your purchase to Mollybz. (Commission applies) Support the show…

Dragnet: The Big Parrot (EP4610) 25.01.2025 34:13

Today’s Mystery: A married couple is found murdered in their room with a dead parrot. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Get 10% off your purchase of MollyBz Cookies (I get a commission) Support…

Dragnet: The Big Mother (EP4604) 18.01.2025 32:30

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a three-day-old baby who was kidnapped from a local hospital. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:…

Dragnet: The Big Church (EP4586) 28.12.2024 31:58

Today’s Mystery: A woman reports receiving threats for attending a new church. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 2, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Virginia Gregg Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pippen, Patreon supporter since March 2022. Support&#...

Dragnet: Production 8 (aka the Big Missing/Juanita Lasky) (EP4580) 21.12.2024 40:05

Todays Mystery: At Christmastime, Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to find a missing daughter from Utah. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Sergeant Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly…

Dragnet: The Big Meet (EP4574) 14.12.2024 37:38

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday goes undercover to complete a large drug buy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Vincent, Patreon supporter since June&#823...

Dragnet: The Big Grandma (EP4568) 07.12.2024 40:58

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to investigate the case of a motherly lady who has written more than a thousand bad checks over nine years. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 19, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show…

Dragnet: The Big Quack (EP4562) 30.11.2024 31:42

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a phony psychiatrist who burgled the house of a patient he’d hypnotized. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 12, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Jack Kruschen; William Johnstone Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Su...

Dragnet: The Big Pair (EP4544) 09.11.2024 33:09

Today’s Mystery: A twelve-year-old and a grandfather return from a trip to Indiana to find all their belongings from their home stolen. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 21, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the…

Dragnet: The Big Make (EP4538) 02.11.2024 31:37

Today’s Mystery: Friday and Romero investigate a robbery and shooting at a bakery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a one-time…

Dragnet: The Big Poison (EP4532) 26.10.2024 32:46

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called in when an elderly couple disappears. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Hilve, Patreon Supporter since December 2023…

Dragnet: The Big Chance (EP4520) 12.10.2024 32:43

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero join an inter-agency search for a missing Highway Patrol Officer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of&#82...