The Great Detectives Present Listener's Choice (Old TIme Radio)

Enjoy some of the best radio detective programs of all time! This feed features thirty different detective episodes from twenty-five different programs. The Listener's Choice countdown was made in celebration of the tenth season of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. providing daily old time radio detective stories. Twenty-five episodes were chosen by listeners and five as wild cars by host Adam Graham. This is a sample of old time radio detective goodness. You can listen to any of these programs in our massive archive and also follow our main podcast feed for new episodes posted daily.

EP2781: Rocky Fortune: Hollywood or Boom (Listener’s Choice Standard #20)

Rocky is hired to drive a truckload of Nitro from New York to Los Angeles. Original Air Date: January 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

03-25
30:23

EP2787: Pete Kelly’s Blues: The Veda Brand Story (Listener’s Choice Short Division #5)

A gangster tries to force Pete to marry the gangster’s girlfriend. Original Air Date: July 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

04-01
32:45

EP2793: The Abbotts: The White Hot Flame (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)

A doctor dies in a plane crash over England, but Pat suspects foul play and pretends to be injured to investigate a hospital. Original Air Date: March 13, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

04-08
37:14

EP2799: Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #19)

While recuperating, Holmes is asked to investigate a strange death in Cornish country where the locals suspect the Devil’s involvement Original Air Date: January 13, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

04-15
34:26

EP2805: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #18)

When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715   Read more ...

04-22
37:47

EP2811: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Bodyguard to Anne Connelly (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #17)

Johnny travels to Milwaukee to protect a woman who’s afraid of an ex-boyfriend who’s been released from prison. Original Air Date: December 3, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

04-29
39:44

EP2817: Rogue’s Gallery: Lovely Little Old Lady (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #16)

Rogue goes to help an elderly woman with a son in trouble with the law. The son’s not there and Rogue wakes up to find he was given a Mickey Finn tea and has been framed for murder. Original Air Date: November 29 Read more ...

05-06
35:50

EP2823: Philip Marlowe: Trouble is My Business (Listener’s Choice Short Division #4)

Philip Marlowe is hired to look into the wedding of a wealthy young man to a woman with dubious motives. Original Air Date: August 5, 1947 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

05-13
34:23

EP2829: Easy Money: The Gem Switch (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)

– A small jewelry store has a $5,000 ruby disappear and be replaced with a duplicate. Mike Trent thinks he knows how to get it back–with the aid of a third hand. Original Air Date: December 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a…

05-20
35:15

EP2835: Boston Blackie: Murder at the Movies (Listener’s Choice Standard Divisions #15)

Blackie agrees to be a technical adviser on a crime film and then has to solve a murder. Original Air Date: December 13, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

05-27
33:33

EP2841: Candy Matson: Devil in the Deep Freeze (Listener’s Choice (Standard Division #14)

Candy is hired by a restaurant owner who found a dead man in his freezer wearing a devil’s costume. Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…

06-03
38:31

EP2853: Pat Novak for Hire: Father Leahy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #13)

A priest asks Pat to intersect an escapee from prison and bring him to the priest. Original Air Date: April 2, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

06-17
37:53

EP2859: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Imperfect Crime Matter (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #12)

Johnny is called in by an insurance agent who fears a mystery writer is going to murder his wife. Original Air Date: June 25, 1961 Support the show monthly at

06-24
31:22

EP2865: Jeff Regan: A Fire for Romano (Host’s Choice/ Wild Card)

A grocery store owner hires Regan to find out who started a fire in his store. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

07-01
37:22

EP2871: The Fat Man: Murder Plays Hide and Seek (Listener’s Choice Short Division #3)

A cabbie comes to Brad asking him to prove he didn’t kill a corpse in the back of his cab. Brad then finds the corpse missing. Original Air Date: January 2, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

07-08
34:25

EP2877: The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #11)

Simon investigates the death of a despised band leader. Original Air Date: July 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

07-15
33:58

EP2883: Let George Do It: Am I My Brother’s Keeper (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #10)

George is hired by a man to find his estranged brother, and finds the body of a dead gambler at the brother’s apartment. Original Air Date: April 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

07-22
39:18

EP2889: Night Beat: The Girl from Kansas (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #9)

Randy takes an interest in a young woman from Kansas who was arrested soon after she arrived in Chicago for reasons she doesn’t understand. Original Air Date: June 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

07-29
34:10

EP2895: Rocky Jordan: The Case of the Sleepy Camel (Listener’s Choice #8)

Rocky’s given three camels by an old friend and that’s when the trouble starts. Original Air Date: January 16, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

08-05
36:31

EP2901: Boston Blackie: Alice Manletter, Dead or Alive? (Listener’s Choice Short Division #2)

Boston Blackie is supposed to show a friend’s niece around New York City, but another man picks her up, and Blackie ends up accused of her murder. Original Air Date: August 4, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…

08-12
39:27

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