Detective Dexter Roland – Dimestore Radio Theater!

The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe!

The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe! (At their yearly meet-up, Detective Dexter Roland and Phillip Marlowe discuss a strange case involving a wedding on New Year’s Eve, and a whole lot more, from The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, oiginally broadcast 26 December 1948.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC29December2015.mp3 The Old Acquaintance with Phillip Marlowe! Side A: Confidence To KillContinue reading “The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe!”

A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond! (It’s Christmas Eve, 1949, and Detective Dexter Roland needs to sober up. So he decides to take in a show with Richard Diamond, Walt & Otis of the local PD. This episode was retrocast on 24 December 2016 as Mutation #31.1.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC22December2015.mp3 A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond! Side A:Continue reading “A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond!”

A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler! (Detective Dexter Roland is several sheets to the wind, and has found himself at a private party with a number of well-known folks and… The Whistler? Originally broadcast 25 December 1944. This episode was retrocast on 21 December 2016 as Mutation #30.1) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC15December2015.mp3 A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler! Side A: ByContinue reading “A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler!”

Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer! (Casey himself – The Crime Photographer – pops in to see Detective Dexter Roland for this holiday presentation from 19 December 1946. This show was aired on 14 December 2016 as Mutation #29.1) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC8December2015.mp3 Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer! Side A: How We Remember Them To Be 01.)Continue reading “Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer!”

The Department Store Swindle! (Detective Dexter Roland returns to the air to bring you an episode of Your’s Truly, Johnny Dollar, with this gem from 24 December 1949. Later aired on 7 December 2016 as Mutations #28.1) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC1December2015.mp3 The Department Store Swindle! Side A: Camera Shy 01.) Johnny B. Goode * The Remains *Continue reading “The Department Store Swindle!”

The Adventures Of Sam Spade, Detective in “The Terrified Turkey Caper” (November 24, 1950) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/DexterRolandThanksgiving.mp3 The Terrified Turkey Caper Part I: A Tasty Chronicle of Fowl Play 01.) Echo Four-Two * Laurie Johnson * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree 02.) Design To Kill * James Chance & The Contortions 03.) Where DeadContinue reading “Detective Dexter Roland’s Thanksgiving Day Special!”

The Embassy (Featuring a re-telling of the 1955 X-Minus One broadcast hosted by none other than Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator! Originally podcast on 30 October 2012 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and in 2016 as “#21.1”) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/TheEmbassy.mp3 The Embassy Part I: 01.) The Embassy Part I * X Minus 1 Radio * 28 July 1955 02.)Continue reading “The Embassy”

Back For Christmas (Detective Dexter Roland presents a classic episode of Suspense from 23 December 1943, with Peter Lorre in the lead roll! Originally podcast on 24 December 2011.) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode148.mp3 Back For Christmas # Title * Artist * Album * Further Info 01.) Back For Christmas * Suspense Cast * 23 December 1943 * CBSContinue reading “Back For Christmas”

Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator Presents: The Maltese Falcon! (Featuring music and songs about Detectives, intermixed with edited selections from a 1946 radio adaptation of The Maltese Falcon, hosted by Detective Dexter Roland!) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode094.mp3 Enjoy. The Maltese Falcon Part I 01.) Peter Gunn Theme Song * Henry Mancini 02.) Mr. Lucky * Elliot Eastion’sContinue reading “The Maltese Falcon!”