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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners.The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Nesbitt's inspiration was a trunk inherited from his father that contained news clippings of odd stories from around the world. He utilized a research staff of 14 people to verify the details of his stories, but wrote the final scripts himself, often within an hour of airtime. The stories were usually presented without sound effects or music. [1]
This is a list of police radio dramas. Dramas involving police procedure, private detectives, and espionage have been a mainstay of programming since the early days of broadcasting. Although police radio dramas reached their popularity during the golden age of radio and were largely displaced by television, they continue to be produced in many ...
Film star Joel McCrea voiced the radio version as the fictitious Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, who uses the latest scientific techniques to identify criminals. His faithful horse, Charcoal (or "Charky"), helps Pearson to track down the culprits. The radio shows, some of which are available on the Internet, are reenactments of actual Texas Ranger ...
The NYPD has begun encrypting scanner radios that the press and the public have used to monitor basic police communications for more than 90 years. While the desire to put such communications on ...
Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police; The Spike Jones Show; Spotlight Revue; Squad Cars; The Stan Freberg Show; Stand By for Crime; The Standard Hour; The Standard School Broadcast; Star Quest [1]: 145–146 Stars over Hollywood; Stella Dallas; Stop Me If You've Heard This One; Stop the Music; Stories of the Black Chamber; The Story ...
PATERSON — The sound of gunshots burst over the police dispatch system even before patrol Officer Dashawn Hinton could say anything on his radio call. “Shots fired, shots fired,” Hinton said ...
Dick Barton – Special Agent is a radio thriller serial that was broadcast in the BBC Light Programme between 7 October 1946 and 30 March 1951. Produced and directed by Raymond Raikes, Neil Tuson, and Charles Lefaux, it was aired in 15-minute episodes at 6.45 (later 6.15) each weekday evening.