• Christmas Old Time Radio Detective Stories

  • By: Adam Graham
  • Podcast

Christmas Old Time Radio Detective Stories

By: Adam Graham
  • Summary

  • Enjoy Christmas Old Time Radio detective programs. From Sherlock Holmes to Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Richard Diamond, Nero Wolfe, and so many more, celebrate the Holiday Season with mystery, adventure, and a few heartwarming thrown in for good measure. These episodes are taken from the larger Great Detective of Old Time Radio podcast, which have been presenting all of radio's great detectives since 2009.
    2009-2020 Commentary
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Episodes
  • OTR Westerns/Great Detectives 2015 Christmas Special
    Nov 15 2024
    Original Release Date: December 20, 2015

    Andrew Rhynes and Adam Graham come together in a crossover Christmas special featuring two hours of Old Time Radio Western and Detectives Christmas programs:
    —Britt Ponset tells a runaway boy the story of the Christmas Carol with a western twist in this episode of the Six Shooter from December 20, 1953 in “Britt Ponsett’s Christmas Carol”
    —Jeff Regan helps a painfully shy young woman receiving threatening letters around Christmas in this episode from December 21, 1949 in “Some Echanted Carhop.”
    —Roy Rogers and friends help a man with a young daughter who’s framed for burglarizing a s store in , “The Night before the Night Before Christmas,” Original Air Date:: December 25, 1952
    —Sherlock Holmes learns of a plot by one of Moriarity’s assistants to rob a rich party of Christmas presents. Due to a mix up, Doctor Watson and a house full of children are in danger.

    Original Air Date: December 24, 1945

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus
    Dec 23 2023
    Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith search for a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953

    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Herb Vigran; Ralph Moody

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    45 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five
    Dec 22 2023
    Today's Mystery:Johnny is in a quaint Michigan town on Christmas Eve and has to find a witness to a murder before a hired killer does.

    Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 21, 22, and 23, 1955

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; Don Diamond; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Barney Phillips; Sam Edwards; Ken Christy


    Nick Shurn Episode 4 Animation


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    51 mins

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