1001 Radio Crime Solvers

1001 Radio Crime Solvers

Welcome to 1001 Radio Crime Solvers - where you can enjoy the best radio detective stories from the golden age of radio. This was a time when TV was still in its infancy and radio was in its creative heyday- using top writers and top talent to capture huge audiences, and shows featuring hard boiled ...

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THE CRAB LOUIE CAPER and THE  SPANISH PRISONER CAPER   ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE
Feb. 8, 2026

THE CRAB LOUIE CAPER and THE SPANISH PRISONER CAPER ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE

Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper (EP4179) - The Great ..."The Crab Louie Caper" is a March 2, 1951, episode of The Adventures of Sam Spade featuring Steve Dunne as Spade. Sam is hired to investigate the death of an Italian cra...
A STREETCAR NAMED SCHULTZ and THE BAREFOOT BOY   JEFF REGAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Jan. 28, 2026

A STREETCAR NAMED SCHULTZ and THE BAREFOOT BOY JEFF REGAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

A Streetcar Named Schultz (Original Air Date: January 18, 1950) Jeff Regan is hired by a professional wrestler to clear his name after he is accused of murdering his opponent. The investigation leads Regan into a "tangled web...
THE CHARLES AND JACKIE KIMBALL MURDER CASE and THE FRANCIE GREEN MURDER CASE   BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
Jan. 25, 2026

THE CHARLES AND JACKIE KIMBALL MURDER CASE and THE FRANCIE GREEN MURDER CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT

Broadway Is My Beat was a gritty radio crime drama that aired on CBS from 1949 to 1954. It followed the investigations of Detective Danny Clover (played by Larry Thor), a world-weary NYPD homicide detective working Manhattan’...
THE BIG STAND  and THE BIG WISH   DRAGNET
Jan. 14, 2026

THE BIG STAND and THE BIG WISH DRAGNET

This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...
THE BIG SHOCK  and THE BIG OFFICE    DRAGNET
Jan. 11, 2026

THE BIG SHOCK and THE BIG OFFICE DRAGNET

This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...
THE BIG TRUNK and THE BIG CUT   DRAGNET
Jan. 7, 2026

THE BIG TRUNK and THE BIG CUT DRAGNET

This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...
THE BIG TRY and THE BIG BIBLE    DRAGNET
Jan. 4, 2026

THE BIG TRY and THE BIG BIBLE DRAGNET

This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...
THE HAMMER OF GOD and THE SINS OF PRINCE SARADIN   FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES
Dec. 26, 2025

THE HAMMER OF GOD and THE SINS OF PRINCE SARADIN FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar...
THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE HONOR OF ISRAEL GOW   FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES
Dec. 24, 2025

THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE HONOR OF ISRAEL GOW FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar...
THE BLUE CROSS and THE QUEER FEET   FATHER BROWN STORIES
Dec. 21, 2025

THE BLUE CROSS and THE QUEER FEET FATHER BROWN STORIES

The Father Brown Stories were written by G K Chesterton. Father John Brown was a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia who solved mysteries by intuition rather than detection, he was famed for carrying an umbrella. The vicar...
THE MAN ON THE HOOK and A THOUSAND VIOLINS
Dec. 12, 2025

THE MAN ON THE HOOK and A THOUSAND VIOLINS

JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR Jeff Regan, Investigator, was one of countless private detective series that proliferated in the years following WWII. The series initially featured Jack Webb in the title role, who was coming off his...
500 SANTAS FROM MEXICO and SOME ENCHANTED CARHOP   JEFF REGAN, P.I.
Dec. 10, 2025

500 SANTAS FROM MEXICO and SOME ENCHANTED CARHOP JEFF REGAN, P.I.

eff Regan, Investigator Singles by Old Time Radio Researchers Topics OTRR Jeff Regan Item Size 1.4G Episodes from the OTRR Maintained set of Jeff Regan, Investigator: JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR Jeff Regan, Investigator, was one...

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