- 35 minutes 7 secondsThe Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021)Today's Mystery:Simon Templar's plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar
Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett
Script by Louis Vittes
Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter
Produced by James L. Saphier
Directed by Helen Mack
Announcer: Don Stanley
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.20 July 2026, 6:40 am - 33 minutes 53 secondsPhilip Marlowe: Heir for G-String (Encore) (EP5020s)Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000.
Original Air Date: August 25, 1951
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.19 July 2026, 7:00 am - 33 minutes 10 secondsWords at War: The Ship (Encore) (A0106)Today's Adventure: A British light cruiser escorts a desperately needed convoy to Malta when the Italian fleet appears on the horizon, threatening to overwhelm the outnumbered Allied force. As the officers and crew of the HMS Artemis face impossible odds, courage, discipline, and tactical ingenuity are put to the ultimate test.
Original Radio Broadcast: July 24, 1943
Originating from New York
Program: Words at WarBased on the novel The Ship by C. S. Forester.Starring House Jameson, Alan Bunce, Victor Beecroft, Sid Cassel, Humphrey Davis, Eon McAllister, Shirley Oliver, and Alfred Shirley
Adapted for radio by Edmund Bernbreier
Original music by Frank Black
Directed by Joseph Losey
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Follow us on Twitter/X at twitter.com/radiodetectives18 July 2026, 7:00 am - 33 minutes 38 secondsPhilip Marlowe: Young Man's Fancy (Encore) (EP5020)Today's Mystery: Marlowe becomes concerned with the strange behavior of the man who runs the neighborhood fruit stand.
Original Air Date: July 28, 1951
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.17 July 2026, 7:00 am - 34 minutes 27 secondsPhilip Marlowe: The Long Way Home (Encore) (EP5019)Today's Mystery: An older man hires to Marlowe to find his pretty young wife.
Original Air Date: August 4, 1951
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.16 July 2026, 7:00 am - 33 minutes 48 secondsPhilip Marlowe: The Good Neighbor Policy (Encore) (EP5018)Today's Mystery: A mix-up with his phone lines leads Marlowe to a snippy neighbor and a gun at his back.
Original Air Date: July 28, 1951
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.15 July 2026, 7:00 am - 34 minutes 27 secondsPhilip Marlowe: Life Can Be Murder (Encore) (EP5017)Marlowe meets a beautiful woman at an English pub, drops her off at a ritzy house, and is called when a dead body is found at that house.
Original Air Date: July 21, 1951
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.15 July 2026, 6:30 am - 34 minutes 17 secondsPhilip Marlowe: The Dear Dead Days (Encore) (EP5016)Marlowe is hired by an elderly widow to find her ex-chauffeur and ends up in a case involving a missing art collection.
Original Air Date: July 14, 1951
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.13 July 2026, 7:00 am - 37 minutes 8 secondsPhilip Marlowe: The Seaside Sabbatical (Encore) (EP5015e)Today's Mystery: Marlowe travels thirty miles to find that a client changed his mind. But then things get complicated.
Original Air Date: July 7, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.12 July 2026, 7:00 am - 35 minutes 8 secondsCounterspy: The Cold Blooded Professor, Part Two (A0104)Today's Adventure: After the notorious Professor Emery Horn escapes from death row through an astonishing feat of planning and deception, David Harding and Harry Peters launch a nationwide hunt for the brilliant killer. Realizing conventional police methods won't be enough, Harding instead searches for the one clue Horn can't disguise—his own mind.
Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1949
Originating from New York
Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters. Also featuring Ralph Bell as Professor Emery HornDirected by William M. Sweets
Music by Jesse Crawford
Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions
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Follow us on Twitter/X at twitter.com/radiodetectives11 July 2026, 7:00 am - 27 minutes 2 secondsYours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Sculptor Matter (EP5015)Today's Mystery: When an insurance company begins receiving anonymous monthly payments for a $50,000 fraudulent claim, Johnny Dollar is assigned to identify the mysterious sender. His investigation into a suspicious insurance payout leads him to the widow of a famous sculptor—only to discover that she died months earlier.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1959
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny DollarAlso starring Herb Vigran, Edgar Barrier, Carlton G. Young, Will Wright, and Lawrence Dobkin
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone
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