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Old time radio fans! Choice Classic Radio brings to you old time radio’s greatest detectives! Each day we feature a program chosen from the most popular shows of the period. So sit back and enjoy the best detectives The Golden Age of Radio has to offer!
Detectives Current Lineup
Monday: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Tuesday: Dragnet
Wednesday: Broadway Is My Beat
Thursday: The Falcon
Friday: Sherlock Holmes
Saturday: The Adventures of Sam Spade
Sunday: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
Episodes
Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
27 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Pat Novak for Hire. The series aired from 1946 to 1948 on KGO Radio and in 1949 on ABC Radio. Today we bring to you the episode titled "Shirt Mix-Up at the Laundry.”
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Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Sherlock Holmes. Today we bring to you the episode titled “Night Before Christmas.”
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Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents The Shadow, which aired from 1937 to 1954. Today we bring to you the episode titled “The Bride of Death.”
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Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents The Falcon, which aired from 1943 to 1954. Today we bring to you the episode titled "TCOT Gorgeous Greek.”
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Jan 21, 2026
Jan 21, 2026
28 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Broadway Is My Beat, which aired from 1949 to 1954. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Alex Raymond Murder Case.”
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Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Nero Wolfe, which aired from 1950 to 1951. Today we bring to you the episode titled "Phantom Fingers.”
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Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
24 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Dragnet, which aired from 1949 to 1957. Today we bring to you the episode titled “The Big No Tooth.”
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Jan 19, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents to you Richard Diamond Private Detective, which aired from 1949 to 1953. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Jerome J. Jerome Case.”
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Jan 19, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
19 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Further Buffalo Matter.”
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Jan 18, 2026
Jan 18, 2026
29 min
Choice Classic Radio presents The Saint, which aired from 1945 to 1951. Today we bring to you the episode titled “A Sonata for Slayers.”
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