Episodes

  • Lux Radio Theater: It Happened Tomorrow (AWR0300)

    Lux Radio Theater: It Happened Tomorrow (AWR0300)
    Jun 24 2026
    This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Anne Baxter. Baxter stars opposite Don Ameche in a whimsical fantasy set in 1896 about a young newspaper reporter who mysteriously gains access to tomorrow’s newspaper today. As he uses his knowledge of the future…
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Suspense: The Log of the Marne (AWR0299)

    Suspense: The Log of the Marne (AWR0299)
    Jun 19 2026
    This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Ray Milland. Milland stars as Lieutenant Commander James Harland in a dramatization of the true story of a British gunboat trapped deep in Communist-controlled territory along China’s Yangtze River. Cut off from help, low on…
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    47 mins
  • Lux Radio Theater: The Pied Piper (AWR0298)

    Lux Radio Theater: The Pied Piper (AWR0298)
    Jun 10 2026
    This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Roddy McDowall. McDowall stars as young Ronnie Cavanaugh in a radio adaptation of “The Pied Piper”, the story of an elderly Englishman who reluctantly becomes the protector of a growing band of refugee children as…
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The Eternal Light: A Segment of My TImes (AWR0297)

    The Eternal Light: A Segment of My TImes (AWR0297)
    Jun 4 2026
    This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Ross Martin. Martin delivers a memorable performance as Al Smith in this 1950 episode of The Eternal Light, a dramatization of the controversy surrounding Smith’s response to questions about whether his Catholic faith disqualified him…
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    41 mins
  • Great Scenes from Great Plays: The Farmer Takes a Wife (AWR0296)

    Great Scenes from Great Plays: The Farmer Takes a Wife (AWR0296)
    May 27 2026
    Welcome to another summer miniseries on The Amazing World of Radio! This time around, we’re featuring actors who played memorable killers on Columbo and revisiting their work from the Golden Age of Radio. Our first featured performer is Eddie Albert, who appeared in the Season One Columbo episode “Dead Weight” as Major General Martin…
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    50 mins
  • Quiet Please: Shadow of the Wings (AWR0295)

    Quiet Please: Shadow of the Wings (AWR0295)
    Apr 5 2026
    Today’s story: The angel death comes for a little girl lying in a hospital bed. Original Radio Broadcast date: April 17, 1949 Originating in New York Starring Cecille Roy, William Marshall, Bess Thompson Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly…
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Burns and Allen: Gracie Buys George an Easter Outfit (AWR0295)

    Burns and Allen: Gracie Buys George an Easter Outfit (AWR0295)
    Apr 4 2026
    Today’s Story: For a change, Gracie decides to get George a new outfit for the Easter parade. Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
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    34 mins
  • Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293)

    Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293)
    Mar 25 2026
    Today’s Episode: The classic story of the March sisters coming of age. Original Air Date: December 23, 1945 Starring Katherine Hepburn as Jo Marsh, Elliott Reid, Frances Reid, George Hicks,Oskar Homolka, Susan Douglas Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show monthly…
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    1 hr and 3 mins