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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, brought to rad...

Two great episodes of Barrie Crain starring William Gargon

Two great Barrie Craig episodes starring William Gargon as Barrie Craig

Enjoy two great episodes of Dragnet, which features real case files of the Los Angeles police force in the good old days. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com!

The top-taed cop/detective radio show of the 50's and 60's continues with two more episodes. Today Friday and his partner catch a bad guy and immediatly grab a rope and start looking for a tall oak tree. Wait- thats Gunsmoke …

Dragnet was the #1 cop/detective radio show of the 50's and early 60's. Meticulous detail was used to recreate all the background sounds and effects- for instance- they used the actual phones located in the Los Angeles police building to …

Brotherly Hate- Egyptologist Jeffrey Lang had killed his wife and until now he had been sure that he was not suspected. Then the letters from Estelle started coming, and finally the one proclaiming his death in just hours if he …

Death in 16mm- Paul Benton talks his girlfriend into murdering his wife and secretly videos the event in order to blackmail her. All kinds of plot twists take place making this a top notch episode of The Whistler. The Hermit: …

Each episode of The Whistler began with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling.[1] (The Saint radio series with Vincent Price used a similar opening.) The haunting signature theme tune was composed by Wilbur Hatch and ...

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One of old time radio's most popular shows, Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, was a dramatized police procedure show showing as accurately as possible the real work of Los Angeles police detectives at work in the 50's. Join us at our …

Steve heads for an unnamed South American country in which the facist leader running for election has just been shot by an American. His mission: to find out what's going on. Stop by our new (2024) website and nrowse our …

Two great episodes from Dangerous Assignment now-Enjoy!And visit or new website at Hint- Look for the micrphone symbol at lower right of home page and leave us an audio message which I will replay. Example- Hi Jon, this is -----...

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Life Can Be Murder- Marlowe meets a girl named Marney carr in a bar and becomes involved in a murder investigation when she disappears Good Neighbor Policy- Crossed wires on Marlowe'sparty line lead to a robber, a murder, and the …

Soldiers of the Press was a WWII era radio show created by United Press to highlight the bravery of their imbedded reporters. The eyewitness accounts are voiced by actors but are the actual written accounts of the "Soldiers of the …

1001 Radio Days Summer Special- Soldiers of the Press Todays Accounts: Leo Disher: Heroism in Oran Robert T. Bellam Japanese Prisoners William Tyree: The Pacific Theater Frank Havlett- Fall of Bataan Ned Russell: The Seige of Stuka

SUMMER WWII SPECIAL Soldiers of the Press was a WWII Radio show which featured dramatized accounts of actual war correspondents who were engaged in every theater of the war. Many are fascinating histories which haven't received much retelling but...

The Embezzler- Barrie heads to a small town to track down a man who embezzled money from a local bank The Schemers- Barrie is hired to find $200,000 which was stolen by a corporate treasurer.

Zero Hour- Barrie heads for a Vermont Ski Resort to investigate a two year-old attempted murder with 4 suspects and no proof

The Harried Heiress Matter-Johnny needs to find a beneficiary and heiress before she marries a ruthless gold digger The Flask of Death Matter- A project to build technology for private space flights is running into trouble after a spate of …

The Red Rock Matter-A body missing for eight years is found and evidence suggests that the man was murdered by his partner and beneficiary The Canned Canary Matter-Johnny is on a mission to track down the stolen Canary Diamonds worth …

The Myswtery Gal Matter- Johnny receives a call from his girlfriend Meg asking for help The Man Who Waits Matter- A thief that Johnny helped arrest in his early days gets out and says he's ready to claim the hidden …