Detective shows

Since 19th century detective stories were very popular among mass audiences - their appeal to wide range of listeners created a numerous radio shows that were telling the stories of either famous detectives or whole police units. Radio detective shows often took inspiration from early 20th century literature and such authors as Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle.


Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries
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Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries

Ellery Queen was a fictional detective who appeared in the books, on the radio and on TV. The Minute Mysteries was one of the forms of the show.

Five Minute Mysteries
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Five Minute Mysteries

Is five minutes enough to set up the perfect mystery and then solve it? Find out for yourself...

Green Eye Theatre
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Green Eye Theatre

Polish radio anthology series that covered wide range of themes and genres - from crime and mystery to sci-fi and even horror.

Murder by Experts
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Murder by Experts

Anthology show presenting stories of murder and suspense written by the best writers of detective and crime stories.

Murder on the Orient Express
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Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot climbs aboard the Orient Express, but everywhere he goes the mysteries are following him.

The Adventures of Nero Wolfe
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The Adventures of Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe is an eccentric - he never leaves his house, drinks lots of beer and is a gourmet cook. But when it comes to crime he is the best.

The Black Museum
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The Black Museum

Old time radio shows presenting true crime cases from the dark corners of famous Scotland Yard’s Black Museum.

The Hunt for the Culprit
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The Hunt for the Culprit

German radio series based on the similar idea as American show Dragnet, where real cases were used as basis for the scripts.

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Radio adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle stories about a famous detective.

Whitehall 1212
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Whitehall 1212

Old time radio show presenting true stories from the world-famous Scotland Yard’s Black Museum.

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