Rare Detectives of Old Time Radio
Are you ready for some rare detective programs? You may have heard of the Saint, but what about the Judge or Crime Correspondence? You may have heard of Rocky Jordan, but what about the Cases of Mr. Ace. This podcast contains a mix of programs that never made it past the audition and shows that aired for a while, but only an episode or two survived the ravages of time. So sit back, relax, and meet some detectives you never heard of before in long-forgotten tales of mystery, guided by your host Adam Graham. Note: These were originally presented as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast feed.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Johnny Madero: The Fatal Auction
Original Release Date: March 9, 2010
Johnny Madero is offered $50 to buy an item at an auction. His client disappears and before he knows it, Warchek from homicide is breathing down his neck.
Original …
Johnny Madero is offered $50 to buy an item at an auction. His client disappears and before he knows it, Warchek from homicide is breathing down his neck.
Original …
00:39:24 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Johnny Madero: Pete Sutro
Original Release Date: March 2, 2010
A rich man from Nob Hill hires Johnny to find a man whose name he keeps hearing in his dreams.
Original Air Date: June 19, 1947
Quote of the Show: You have enough pr…
A rich man from Nob Hill hires Johnny to find a man whose name he keeps hearing in his dreams.
Original Air Date: June 19, 1947
Quote of the Show: You have enough pr…
00:33:55 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Hot Copy: Smooth as Silk
Original Release Date: March 25, 2025
Today's Mystery: Anne investigates the sale of black market nylons.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1944
Originating from Chicago
Starring: Betty Lou Gerson…
Today's Mystery: Anne investigates the sale of black market nylons.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1944
Originating from Chicago
Starring: Betty Lou Gerson…
00:58:15 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Hot Copy: Death Studies the Angles
Original Release Date: March 18, 2025
Today's Mystery: The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne think he was murdered.
Original Radio Broadcast D…
Today's Mystery: The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne think he was murdered.
Original Radio Broadcast D…
00:39:11 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Martin Kane: October 29, 1953
Original Release Date: December 17, 2024
Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1953
Originating …
Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1953
Originating …
00:34:02 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Operation Danger
Original Release Date: December 10, 2024
Today's Mystery: A Captain in Army Counter-intelligence teams up with a British Intelligence Agent to track down the source of diamonds to finance a new Nazi p…
Today's Mystery: A Captain in Army Counter-intelligence teams up with a British Intelligence Agent to track down the source of diamonds to finance a new Nazi p…
00:37:26 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Crime Fighters: A New England Detective
Original Release Date: August 5, 2023
Today's Mystery:A New England detective is also a parole officer for a young man who was convicted of theft. Does the ex-convict really want to go straight and wi…
Today's Mystery:A New England detective is also a parole officer for a young man who was convicted of theft. Does the ex-convict really want to go straight and wi…
00:36:25 |
Sat 05 Aug 2023
Michael Piper, Detective: The Erie Basin Murder
Original Release Date: February 7, 2023
Today's Mystery: A stabbing follows a contentious auction.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 6, 1942
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Today's Mystery: A stabbing follows a contentious auction.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 6, 1942
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00:34:06 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow
Original Release Date: January 31, 2023
Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy husband.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September…
Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy husband.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September…
00:38:09 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest
Original Release Date: January 24, 2023
Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946
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Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946
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00:38:09 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Sara's Private Caper: Sara's 'Sonnets of Fu Yen' Caper
Today's Mystery:
Original Release Date: December 13, 2022
A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950
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Original Release Date: December 13, 2022
A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950
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00:36:38 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
This is O'Shea: Hong Kong
Brandon O'Shea witnesses the kidnapping of a refugee from Shanghai at the Hong Kong Airport.
Audition Date: October 1, 1952
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Audition Date: October 1, 1952
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00:43:47 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Billy Swift, Boy Detective: Young Mountaineer Mysteriously Shot
” Billy is asked to clear a young girl’s sweetheart of murder while visiting a secluded area where outsiders are looked down upon. Original Air Date: October 29, 1 Read more ...
00:34:47 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Top Secrets of the FBI: The Case of the Vest Pocket Broadcasting Station
Original Release Date: September 4, 2021
The FBI plans to catch a heroin ring using a brand new recording device that can be carried in a pocket.
Audition Date: 1947
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The FBI plans to catch a heroin ring using a brand new recording device that can be carried in a pocket.
Audition Date: 1947
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00:34:21 |
Sat 04 Sep 2021
O’Hara: Lost Boy
Original Release Date: November 10, 2020
While visiting Macau, O’Hara tries to help a little boy from Tokyo find his father who failed to meet his boat.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1956
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While visiting Macau, O’Hara tries to help a little boy from Tokyo find his father who failed to meet his boat.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1956
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00:33:53 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
O’Hara: The Judas Face
Original Release Date: November 2, 2020
Someone is calling around Hong Kong looking for a woman who identifies herself as Mrs. Calhoun whenever she has a few drinks.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1951
S…
Someone is calling around Hong Kong looking for a woman who identifies herself as Mrs. Calhoun whenever she has a few drinks.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1951
S…
00:35:23 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
Raffles: Murder Signs Its Name
Original Release Date: March 12, 2020
A woman at a show asks Raffles to help her find jewels that were stolen while attending a show at the theater. Audition Date: August 23, 1945
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A woman at a show asks Raffles to help her find jewels that were stolen while attending a show at the theater. Audition Date: August 23, 1945
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00:34:33 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Raffles: Imposter
Original Release Date: March 5 2020
Raffles is hired to break into a home to reclaim a stolen necklace and he finds himself framed for murder.
Original Air Date: November 4, 1942
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Raffles is hired to break into a home to reclaim a stolen necklace and he finds himself framed for murder.
Original Air Date: November 4, 1942
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00:36:24 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
The Dead Letter Office
A pilot for a radio series based on stories from the Post Office’s Dead Letter office.
Audition Date: 1948
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Audition Date: 1948
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00:38:18 |
Sun 21 Apr 2019
Security Agent USA: The Story of Tom Bennett
Original Release Date: August 28, 2018
Counterintelligence Agent Tom Bennett investigates the killing of a friend who was investigating a German refugee atomic scientist.
Original Air Date: September …
Counterintelligence Agent Tom Bennett investigates the killing of a friend who was investigating a German refugee atomic scientist.
Original Air Date: September …
00:35:56 |
Tue 28 Aug 2018
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