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A list of radio detective series and/or radio mystery solving series in general. Radio series about private investigators are listed here too. ... Pages in category ...
This is a list of police radio dramas. Dramas involving police procedure, private detectives, and espionage have been a mainstay of programming since the early days of broadcasting. Although police radio dramas reached their popularity during the golden age of radio and were largely displaced by television, they continue to be produced in many ...
From April 29, 1939, "Dick Tracy" became a half-hour-long prime time radio serial, airing at 5:00 pm. When the USA got involved in the Second World War , the show was temporarily cancelled. [ 4 ] ABC Blue Network picked it up again from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948 and broadcast it on Saturdays.
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe.Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio, noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters."
Source (except for years): Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows [3] Those heard in supporting roles included Robert Dryden, Ethel Everett and Everett Sloane. [4] Russ Dunbar and Ed Herlihy were the announcers. The organist was Bob Hamilton, with Emerson Buckley and Harry Sosnik as orchestra leaders. Bernarld L. Schubert ...
The Adventures of Harry Nile (1976–present) is a radio series that first aired as part of Imagination Theatre in 1996. It features Harry Nile, a fictional American detective in Los Angeles and later Seattle. [8] It has 312 episodes as of December 2020. [13] The series takes place from the 1940s to the 1960s.
The Fat Man, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s, was a detective drama created by (or at least credited to) Dashiell Hammett, author of The Thin Man.It starred J. Scott Smart in the title role, as a detective who started out anonymous but rapidly acquired the name 'Brad Runyon'.
Michael Shayne is a generic title that can refer to any of three American old-time radio detective programs that were broadcast from 1944 to 1953, all based on the Michael Shayne character created by author Brett Halliday. [1] [2] Specific titles varied with different versions of the show.