1001 RADIO DAYS
Radio Days, When Radio Was King- brings you a wide variety of entertainment from the golden age of radio - drama, detective, suspense, comedy, sci-fi, theater- and much more. The selection and quality of the shows is excellent.. Brought to you by 1001 Stories Podcast Network. Hosted by Jon Hagadorn....
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July 30, 2025
THE BIG INFORMANT and THE BIG DREAM DRAGNET
DRAGNET Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brough...
July 27, 2025
THE BIG LAUGH and THE BIG IMPOSSIBLE DRAGNET
Sgt. Joe Friday cleans up Los Angeles in two episodes of Dragnet right here. Be sure to join us at 1001 Radio Crime Solvers for more police and detective action
July 25, 2025
RETRIEVE SLARGA FROM LATIN AMERICA and FORGED IDENTITY PAPERS (TRINIDAD DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
Dangerous Assignment was an NBC Radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953, a syndicated television series distributed in the US 1951–52 (also starring Brian Donlevy), and an Australian radio series broa...
July 23, 2025
RECOVER STOLEN MISSILE PLANS (LONDON) and CHROMITE MINE DISASTER (BALKANS) DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
Dangerous Assignment was an NBC Radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953, a syndicated television series distributed in the US 1951–52 (also starring Brian Donlevy), and an Australian radio series broa...
July 20, 2025
FIND HIRED KILLER LUPAC and GET GOUDA BEFORE THE GUNRUNNERS DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
Find Hired Killer Lupac Steve goes to Paris to locate the murderer of a legendary detective before the killer can add key diplomats to his list of victims. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16, 1955 Get Gouda Before The G...
July 17, 2025
THE BIG SMALL and THE BIG STRING DRAGNET
DRAGNET Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brough...
July 16, 2025
THE BIG MASK (PARTS 1 AND 2) DRAGNET
Sgt, Friday and the boys shoot up half of LA in this case- great episodes!
July 13, 2025
THE YAAK MYSTERY and THE STOCK-IN-TRADE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
T The weekday serialized episodes are generally acknowledged as some of the finest radio detective shows ever produced. There were fifty six multi-part shows in all: fifty four five-part shows, one six-part show, and one nine...
July 11, 2025
THE SIMPLE SIMON MATTER and THE LONE WOLF MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
In December 1960, the show moved to New York. Robert Readick started the New York run as Dollar, but only lasted a short while. Jack Johnstone continued to write for the show and submitted scripts from California. Johnstone w...
July 9, 2025
THE LACTRODECTUS MATTER and THE RAT PACK MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
On October 3, 1955, after a hiatus of over a year, the show came back with a vengeance. A new production team, including director/writer Jack Johnstone, a new star, Bob Bailey, from the radio series Let George Do It, and a ne...
July 6, 2025
THE WRONG SIGN MATTER and THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, J...
July 4, 2025
JOHNNY DOLLAR TRIP E PLAY WAYWARD MATTER, TOUCH UP, THE MORNING AFTER MATTER
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelanc...
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