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Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 1-3 which were released between 2009 and 2012, featuring nearly 800 Old Time Radio episodes. In this volume, you'll hear: Alan Ladd playing Dan Holiday, a reporter-mystery writer who will go anywhere and do anything to those who send him a letter to Box 13. Jack Webb as Pat Novak for Hire, a man who rents boats and also ends up getting involved in murders in the most hard-boiled detective series of them all before he was Johnny D.
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- Mar 30, 202632 min
Barrie Craig: The Diary of Death (EP0501)
Release Date: September 26, 2011 Barrie contacts with a small upstate town to find a murderer. Original Air Date: February 6, 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, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 29, 20261h 5m
Lux Radio Theater: To the Ends of the Earth (EP0500s)
Release Date: September 24, 2011 Narcotics Commissioner Michael Barrows (Dick Powell) witnesses a Japanese sea captain throwing 100 slaves overboard to cover up a narcotics ring. Barrows is determined to get justice and sets out on a globe trotting adventure to break the ring and capture the murderous captain. Original Air Date: May 23, 1949 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.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 27, 202632 min
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Alma Scott Matter (EP0500)
Release Date: September 23, 2011 The prime suspect in the murder of an insured asks Johnny to meet him and protests his innocence. Original Air Date: December 29, 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 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 26, 202634 min
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Heiress (EP0499)
Release Date: September 22, 2011 Sherlock Holmes searches for the daughter of a Canadian multimillionaire. Original Air Date: October 5, 1947 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.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 25, 202633 min
Let George Do It: The Witch of Mill Hollow (EP0498)
Release Date: September 21, 2011 A small town celebrates the death of an old woman, but George has to find out whether she was murdered or died accidentally in a museum. Original Air Date: June 5, 1950 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.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 24, 202634 min
Rogue’s Gallery: The Corpse I Didn’t Kill (EP0497)
Release Date: September 20, 2011 Rogue stops in at an acquaintances house to cool off and take a swim and finds himself a prime suspect in a murder. Original Air Date: June 13, 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 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 23, 202635 min
Barrie Craig: A Very Odd Job (EP0496)
Release Date: September 19, 2011 Barrie is hired to deliver a puppet to a showgirl but that’s not the end of this odd job. Original Air Date: January 30, 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, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
- Mar 20, 202634 min
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Maynard Collins Matter (EP0495)
Release Date: September 16, 2011 Johnny flies to Colorado Springs to investigate a murder that was made to look like an accident. Original Air Date: December 22, 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 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1
Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 1-3 which were released between 2009 and 2012, featuring nearly 800 Old Time Radio episodes. In this volume, you'll hear: Alan Ladd playing Dan Holiday, a reporter-mystery writer who will go anywhere and do anything to those who send him a letter to Box 13. Jack Webb as Pat Novak for Hire, a man who rents boats and also ends up getting involved in murders in the most hard-boiled detective series of them all before he was Johnny D.
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