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Oxford Classic Radio

Oxford Classic Radio provides free streaming audio and MP3 downloads of classic mystery, suspense, and detective shows from the golden age of radio. Visit us at OxfordClassicRadio.com for more inform... Read more

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Suspense: The Night Reveals (3/2/1943)

Suspense: The Night Reveals (3/2/1943)

Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually ... Read more

19 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #2

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I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 1 (12/12/1949)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 1 (12/12/1949)

I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the wor... Read more

15 Apr 2011

13mins

Ranked #3

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Ellery Queen: Armchair Detective (3/26/1946)

Ellery Queen: Armchair Detective (3/26/1946)

Ellery Queen was introduced in The Adventures of Ellery Queen on CBS Radio on June 18, 1939, running on various networks... Read more

27 Mar 2011

30mins

Ranked #4

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The Whistler: Golden Opportunity (5/15/1949)

The Whistler: Golden Opportunity (5/15/1949)

The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's cri... Read more

25 Mar 2012

30mins

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The Whistler: House of Fear (6/19/1943)

The Whistler: House of Fear (6/19/1943)

The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's cri... Read more

20 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #6

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The Mysterious Traveler: The Woman in Black (3/9/1947)

The Mysterious Traveler: The Woman in Black (3/9/1947)

The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science... Read more

5 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #7

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Inner Sanctum: Island of the Dead (3/13/1945)

Inner Sanctum: Island of the Dead (3/13/1945)

Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introdu... Read more

7 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #8

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Escape: The Outer Limit (2/7/1950)

Escape: The Outer Limit (2/7/1950)

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist i... Read more

7 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #9

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Squared Circle Matter (12/30/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Squared Circle Matter (12/30/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense ac... Read more

1 Apr 2011

24mins

Ranked #10

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I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 5 (12/16/1949)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 5 (12/16/1949)

I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the wor... Read more

20 Apr 2011

12mins

Ranked #11

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Let George Do It: Double Death (10/17/1949)

Let George Do It: Double Death (10/17/1949)

Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Persona... Read more

7 Jul 2012

29mins

Ranked #12

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I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 6 (12/19/1949)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 6 (12/19/1949)

I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the wor... Read more

20 Apr 2011

12mins

Ranked #13

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Murder at Midnight: The Creeper (5/16/1947)

Murder at Midnight: The Creeper (5/16/1947)

Murder at Midnight features macabre tales of suspense often with a supernatural twist. Midnight, the witching hour when ... Read more

6 Apr 2011

25mins

Ranked #14

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 1 (01/23/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 1 (01/23/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense ac... Read more

29 Mar 2013

14mins

Ranked #15

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Let George Do It: Sabotage (8/25/1952)

Let George Do It: Sabotage (8/25/1952)

Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Persona... Read more

2 Apr 2011

29mins

Ranked #16

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Suspense: The Doctor Prescribed Death (2/2/1943)

Suspense: The Doctor Prescribed Death (2/2/1943)

Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually ... Read more

11 May 2011

28mins

Ranked #17

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Lights Out: State Executioner (3/17/1937)

Lights Out: State Executioner (3/17/1937)

Lights Out is an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly ... Read more

27 Mar 2011

22mins

Ranked #18

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Mystery Is My Hobby: Death Asks Questions (11/19/1947)

Mystery Is My Hobby: Death Asks Questions (11/19/1947)

Broadcast before a live audience, Mystery Is My Hobby is a detective show with Glen Langdon as Barton Drake.

5 Oct 2011

27mins

Ranked #19

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The Whistler: The Weakling (1/3/1943)

The Whistler: The Weakling (1/3/1943)

The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's cri... Read more

27 May 2011

29mins

Ranked #20

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I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 7 (12/20/1949)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 7 (12/20/1949)

I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the wor... Read more

22 Apr 2011

12mins

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