Nostalgic Mystery Radio

By Stevie K.

What's Nostalgic Mystery Radio about?

Old time radio mystery programs brought back to life for today's fan of the great shows of yesteryear. Including the classics such as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and more.

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Nostalgic Mystery Radio episodes:

02.12.2024
Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines
Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943,...
01.29.2024
Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix
The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced...
01.04.2024
Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch
Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips),...
12.27.2023
Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow
Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a...
12.18.2023
Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case
Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie...
12.11.2023
Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an...
12.07.2023
Ep.483 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The Mike Burton Murder Case
Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After...
12.05.2023
Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi
The Whistler You're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone (that we know of), but he certainly...
11.28.2023
Ep.481 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: The Telltale Pigeon Feathers
Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world’s first...
11.22.2023
Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver
Pat Novak For Hire: Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak...
11.20.2023
Ep.479 Nick Carter Master Detective: Murder In The Crypt
Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943,...
11.14.2023
Ep.478 Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring
In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly...
11.08.2023
Ep.477 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo
Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave. Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaking series by Raymond Chandler that...
11.06.2023
Ep.476 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Sweet Swindle
The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced...
10.31.2023
Ep.475 The Jack Benny Program: Halloween Celebration
The Jack Benny Program: The Jack Benny Program was first broadcast on the Blue Network on 2nd May 1932. With his capable cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of great radio comedy shows. What was so...
10.30.2023
Ep.474 The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight
The Whistler You're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone (that we know of), but he certainly...
10.25.2023
Ep.473 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Shot In The Dark Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
10.23.2023
Ep.472 The Adventures Of Father Brown: The Dagger With Wings
Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a...
10.17.2023
Ep.471 Philo Vance: The White Willow Murder Case
Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie...
10.12.2023
Ep.470 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Edward French Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an...
10.10.2023
Ep.469 Boston Blackie: The Worthington Ghost
In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly...
10.04.2023
Ep.468 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Apple of Eve Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
10.02.2023
Ep.467 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: Murder By Threes
Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison...
09.28.2023
Ep.466 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Civic Pride Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
09.26.2023
Ep.465 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Quarrelsome Quartet
The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced...
09.25.2023
Ep.464 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: Hanging By A Thread
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson,...
09.21.2023
Ep.463 Broadway Is My Beat: The Joan Gale Murder Case
Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940's. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several...
09.18.2023
Ep.462 Dragnet: The Big Chance
Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips),...
09.15.2023
Ep.461 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff (in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
09.11.2023
Ep.460 Philo Vance: The Butler Murder Case
Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie...
09.07.2023
Ep.459 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The House Of Mystery Case
Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After...
09.04.2023
Ep.458 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Chateau McCloud Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff (in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
08.31.2023
Ep.457 Father Brown: The Eye Of Apollo
Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a...
08.29.2023
Ep.456 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Yankee Pride Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an...
08.28.2023
Ep.455 Broadway Is My Beat: The Dion Hartley Murder Case
Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940's. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several...
08.24.2023
Ep.454 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: Dream Farm
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson,...
08.21.2023
Ep.453 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe: Stamped For Murder
Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversized, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street...
08.18.2023
Ep.452 Boston Blackie: Murder On The Flying Trapeze
In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly...
08.18.2023
Ep.451 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Nervous Shakedown
The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced...
08.15.2023
Ep.450 Dragnet: The Big Youngster
Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips),...
08.10.2023
Ep.449 Nick Carter Master Detective: A Cat Brings Death
Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943,...
08.09.2023
Ep.448 Philo Vance: The Magic Murder Case
Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie...
08.07.2023
Ep.447 Richard Diamond Private Detective: To Guard A Seal
Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After...
08.04.2023
Ep.446 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Murder In The Casbah
Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world’s first...
08.02.2023
Ep.445 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Unfair Lady
Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave. Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaking series by Raymond Chandler that...
08.01.2023
Ep.444 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Bouncing Betty Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from...
07.31.2023
Ep.443 Broadway Is My Beat: The Roberto Segura Murder Case
Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940's. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several...
07.28.2023
Ep.442 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: The Blow Off
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson,...
07.27.2023
Ep.441 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: The Lost Lady
Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison...
07.25.2023
Ep.440 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jackie Cleaver Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an...

What's Nostalgic Mystery Radio about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Nostalgic Mystery Radio episodes:

Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines

Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix

Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch

Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow

Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case

Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter

Ep.483 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The Mike Burton Murder Case

Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi

Ep.481 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: The Telltale Pigeon Feathers

Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver

Ep.479 Nick Carter Master Detective: Murder In The Crypt

Ep.478 Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring

Ep.477 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo

Ep.476 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Sweet Swindle

Ep.475 The Jack Benny Program: Halloween Celebration

Ep.474 The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight

Ep.473 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Shot In The Dark Caper

Ep.472 The Adventures Of Father Brown: The Dagger With Wings

Ep.471 Philo Vance: The White Willow Murder Case

Ep.470 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Edward French Matter

Ep.469 Boston Blackie: The Worthington Ghost

Ep.468 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Apple of Eve Caper

Ep.467 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: Murder By Threes

Ep.466 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Civic Pride Caper

Ep.465 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Quarrelsome Quartet

Ep.464 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: Hanging By A Thread

Ep.463 Broadway Is My Beat: The Joan Gale Murder Case

Ep.462 Dragnet: The Big Chance

Ep.461 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper

Ep.460 Philo Vance: The Butler Murder Case

Ep.459 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The House Of Mystery Case

Ep.458 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Chateau McCloud Caper

Ep.457 Father Brown: The Eye Of Apollo

Ep.456 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Yankee Pride Matter

Ep.455 Broadway Is My Beat: The Dion Hartley Murder Case

Ep.454 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: Dream Farm

Ep.453 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe: Stamped For Murder

Ep.452 Boston Blackie: Murder On The Flying Trapeze

Ep.451 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Nervous Shakedown

Ep.450 Dragnet: The Big Youngster

Ep.449 Nick Carter Master Detective: A Cat Brings Death

Ep.448 Philo Vance: The Magic Murder Case

Ep.447 Richard Diamond Private Detective: To Guard A Seal

Ep.446 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Murder In The Casbah

Ep.445 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Unfair Lady

Ep.444 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Bouncing Betty Caper

Ep.443 Broadway Is My Beat: The Roberto Segura Murder Case

Ep.442 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: The Blow Off

Ep.441 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: The Lost Lady

Ep.440 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jackie Cleaver Matter