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Old Time Detective Radio | Old Time Radio brings you classic mysteries, private eyes, police cases, and crime drama from the golden age of radio. Follow detectives and investigators through murder cases, missing persons, dangerous criminals, deception, and suspense. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring memorable detectives, hard-boiled investigators, clever mysteries, and atmospheric crime stories, Old Time Detective Radio celebrates the best of vintage radio sleuthing. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, mystery, crime drama, private-eye adventures, noir, police drama, and vintage otr radio.

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jan 2026

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026

   The Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Death Bed Caper" (2025)

   The Adventures of Sam Spade presents “The Death Bed Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 20, 1948. Also known as “The Caper with Two Death Beds,” this is episode 104 of the series, starring Howard Duff as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine. Spade is called in when Dan Starbuck asks him to witness a statement from his dying brother, Gordon, following a violent quarrel. But the final confession only deepens the mystery, sending Spade into a dangerous tangle of conflicting stories, hidden motives, and waterfront intrigue along San Francisco’s docks. Old Time Detective Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:36 Original Broadcast 30:07 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   16 Aug 2026

   Broadway Is My Beat - "The Ben Justin Murder Case" (1950)

   Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Ben Justin Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 8, 1950. Episode 57 stars Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis, this broadcast closed the series’ initial 1950 run. During a December holiday season on Broadway, former insurance investigator Ben Justin is found gravely wounded in a dark alley. As Clover and Tartaglia follow the threads of Justin’s unfinished business, an apparently straightforward shooting becomes a tense Manhattan homicide investigation. Old Time Detective Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 30:13 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   15 Aug 2026

   The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Speckled Band" (1945)

   The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Speckled Band,” originally broadcast November 12, 1945. Episode 192 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery. A frightened Helen Stoner comes to 221B Baker Street seeking help after her sister’s baffling death at the troubled Stoke Moran estate. As Holmes and Watson investigate, a menacing stepfather, strange nighttime sounds, and disturbing details in an old country bedroom suggest that Helen may be in immediate danger. Old Time Detective Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 32:15 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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