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Oxford Classic Radio provides free streaming audio and MP3 downloads of classic mystery, suspense, and detective shows from the golden age of radio. Visit us at OxfordClassicRadio.com for more information.

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    Mysterious Traveler: Murder in Jazz Time (4/20/1948)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2013 30:10


    The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.

    Dark Fantasy: Pennsylvania Turnpike (3/20/1942)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2013 24:30


    Dark Fantasy was supernatural thriller anthology series originating from station WKY in Oklahoma City and heard Friday nights on NBC stations between Nov 1941 and Jun 1942. Its writer was Scott Bishop, also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 5 (01/27/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:45


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 4 (01/26/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:45


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 3 (01/25/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:45


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 2 (01/24/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:45


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 1 (01/23/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:45


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Let George Do It: Double Death (10/17/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2012 29:53


    Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.

    The Whistler: Golden Opportunity (5/15/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2012 30:09


    The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.

    Let George Do It: Your Money or Your Life (2/28/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2012 30:26


    Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.

    Suspense: Back for Christmas (12/23/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2011 28:27


    Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

    Mystery Is My Hobby: Death Asks Questions (11/19/1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2011 27:15


    Broadcast before a live audience, Mystery Is My Hobby is a detective show with Glen Langdon as Barton Drake.

    The Whistler: The Weakling (1/3/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2011 29:46


    The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.

    Inner Sanctum: Death Across the Board (6/5/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2011 28:39


    Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door.

    Suspense: The Doctor Prescribed Death (2/2/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2011 28:32


    Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 15 (12/30/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2011 13:03


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 14 (12/29/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2011 12:43


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 13 (12/28/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 13:03


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 12 (12/27/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2011 12:14


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 11 (12/26/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2011 12:28


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 9 (12/22/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2011 12:35


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 8 (12/21/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2011 12:33


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 7 (12/20/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2011 12:27


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    The Whistler: House of Fear (6/19/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2011 29:13


    The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 6 (12/19/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2011 12:14


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 5 (12/16/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2011 12:43


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    Suspense: The Night Reveals (3/2/1943)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 29:55


    Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 4 (12/15/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 12:02


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 3 (12/14/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2011 12:33


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 2 (12/13/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2011 13:53


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 1 (12/12/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2011 13:28


    I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

    Adventures of Frank Race: Fairway Beauties (11/13/1949)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 28:01


    The Adventures of Frank Race was an adventure serial aired in 1949 and 1950. Frank Race mainly investigated international insurance scams around the globe in various exotic locations, making him something of a cross between James Bond and Johnny Dollar.

    Counterspy: Nazis from Mexico (6/22/1942)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2011 29:07


    Counterspy, an espionage drama aired on the NBC Blue Network and Mutual between 1942 and 1957, saw David Harding (chief of the US Counterspies) battling Japan's Black Dragon and Germany's Gestapo during World War II and the communist threat after 1945.

    Inner Sanctum: Island of the Dead (3/13/1945)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2011 29:45


    Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door.

    Escape: The Outer Limit (2/7/1950)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2011 29:30


    Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense.

    Murder at Midnight: The Creeper (5/16/1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 25:10


    Murder at Midnight features macabre tales of suspense often with a supernatural twist. Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest our fears the strongest and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes.

    The Mysterious Traveler: The Woman in Black (3/9/1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 29:16


    The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.

    Let George Do It: Sabotage (8/25/1952)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2011 29:47


    Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.

    Gang Busters: The Case of the Wolverine (10/30/1942)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2011 27:57


    Gang Busters was heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories. The series dramatized FBI cases, which producer-director Phillips H. Lord arranged in close association with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Squared Circle Matter (12/30/1956)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2011 24:43


    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

    Escape: The Fall of the House of Usher (10/22/1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2011 29:51


    Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense.

    Ellery Queen: Armchair Detective (3/26/1946)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2011 30:59


    Ellery Queen was introduced in The Adventures of Ellery Queen on CBS Radio on June 18, 1939, running on various networks until 1948. Each episod would end with a panel of celebrities would attempt to solve the mystery.

    Lights Out: State Executioner (3/17/1937)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2011 22:04


    Lights Out is an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum.

    The Whistler: Career Man (10/8/1947)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2011 29:27


    The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.

    Suspense: The Thing in the Window (12/19/1946)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2011 26:49


    Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

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