Best American radio shows
2000 Plus
Science fiction anthology series presenting short stories by the most popular scifi authors of the era.
Calling All Cars
Police drama reconstructing the true cases of Los Angeles Police Department and hosted by Chief James E. Davis of LAPD.
Dimension X
Science fiction anthology radio drama series containing different stories in each episode. Among the authors were Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury.
Dragnet
The everyday hardships of Los Angeles Police Department officers, who face criminals in the streets of City of Angels.
Duffy’s Tavern
Duffy’s Tavern is a place where the elite meet to eat. Well, almost. It is a bar on the New York’s Third Avenue, where typical characters don’t appear too often.
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
Is five minutes enough to set up the perfect mystery and then solve it? Find out for yourself...
Fort Laramie
Captain Lee Quince and his 400 men in Fort Laramie are guarding Sioux warriors in nearby reservation, facing all the hardship of life in the Old West.
Grand Central Station
Grand Central Station in New York City, the place where trains from whole United States arrive bringing the passengers and their stories.
Inner Sanctum Mystery
Anthology series that presented stories of mystery and suspense, not to mention the creaking door that were not fixed throughout the 10 years of program original broadcasting.
It’s Higgins, Sir
Average American family suddenly learns they have inherited a British butler.
Lux Radio Theatre
Radio anthology series that had unique approach to the genre - instead of digging up unknown short stories or adapting classics they took up Broadway and Hollywood.
Murder at Midnight
Radio series of macabre and supernatural stories surrounding people, who think murder is the way ahead.
Murder by Experts
Anthology show presenting stories of murder and suspense written by the best writers of detective and crime stories.
One Man’s Family
One of the longest running American radio soap operas spanning 27 years and 3,256 episodes.
Radio Mystery Theater
Radio drama anthology similar in style to classics like The Mysterious Traveler and The Whistler, but produced in 1970s and early 1980s and with more broad variety of genres.
Space Patrol
Commander Corry and Cadet Happy of the United Planets Space Patrol keep the space lanes a safe place and rush to help anyone in trouble.
Suspense
One of the longest running suspense and mystery anthology radio series that ran from 1940 (or rather 1942) until 1962 and had the biggest stars of Hollywood appearing in different episodes.
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 Mysterious Traveler
Mystery and supernatural anthology series featuring Mysterious Traveler, who each week arrived by train to another place, where strange and unexplained things have happened.
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Radio adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle stories about a famous detective.
The Orson Welles Show
One of the few anthology radio shows directed and hosted by Orson Welles. The show presented a wide range of material, from drama to comedy, poetry and commentary on current events.
The Second Mrs. Burton
One of the six soap operas that ran until 1960 when the last such shows were cancelled by American radio networks.
The Story of Dr Kildare
Young Doctor Kildare is an idealistic surgeon working in one of the New York City hospitals, where every day he deals with life-changing decisions.
Whitehall 1212
Old time radio show presenting true stories from the world-famous Scotland Yard’s Black Museum.
X Minus One
A science fiction anthology radio drama series containing different stories in each episode. Among the authors were Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick.
