Dragnet - The Original Radio Show!

About Dragnet - The Original Radio Show!

Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department) detective, Sergeant Joe Friday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday), and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing))", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural) drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1)Actor and producer Jack Webb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb)'s aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.

Publisher

Radio Shows of the Past!

Category

history · true crime · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2023

Latest episode

3 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2023

   The_Big_Gent_Part_1

   The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.

2. 

   3 Sept 2023

   The_Big_Boys

   The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.

3. 

   3 Sept 2023

   The_Big_Bomb

   The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.

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