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OldTimeRadio Great Detectives Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About OldTimeRadio Great Detectives

Travel back in time and listen to Old Time Radio’s greatest sleuths with this app, the way they were meant to be enjoyed. The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio features five new episodes each week, following five series from their first radio appearance to their final bow. Thus, you get to hear them week-to-week like the original fans did.

In This App
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* Streaming access to play episode from anywhere
* Always updated with the latest episodes- and an archived back catalog
* Download the episodes and play them when offline
* Playback resume (when interrupted by a call or other distraction)
* Favorites (mark the episodes you want to return back to over and over)
* Quick access to all the contact methods for the show

About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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Your guide on this tour is Adam Graham, a vintage radio fan who like an old friend shares his everyman commentary with listeners before inviting you to enjoy the show. Adam is tireless in his efforts to find the best public domain detective radio program for your consumption.
Our current line-up features Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday on Monday, Jack Webb in Pat Novak for Hire, Bob Bailey in Let George Do It, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, and Charles Russell as Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

(Please note, not all features are available for all episodes. This app is compatible with the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, but the call-in feature is only available on the iPhone)

What's New in the Latest Version 2.5.137

Last updated on Sep 27, 2023

Old Versions

Various bug fixes

Version History

2.5.137

Sep 27, 2023

Various bug fixes

2.5.102

Dec 31, 2021

Various UI updates and bug fixes including support for iOS 15

2.5.37

Oct 23, 2018

Fixes for iOS 12

2.5.7

Feb 9, 2018

New episode layouts

2.2.24

Mar 17, 2017

Minor Bug Fixes

2.1.4

Apr 6, 2016

More accessibility improvements with voiceover and stability improvements

2.1.3

Mar 18, 2016

Corrected an issue with the sleep timer.

2.1.1

Mar 12, 2016

-Native Support for iPhone6 and 6+
-Multitasking Support (certain iPad models only)
-Improved episode downloading
-Improved episode loading
-VoiceOver accessibility improvements

2.0.31

Jan 16, 2016

Minor Bug Fixes

2.0.22

Jul 9, 2015

Improved episode refresh. Better responsiveness with slow network.

2.0.18

May 2, 2015

The App has been re-designed from the ground up and it's OH SOOOO much better looking with much easier functionality and accessibility!

Here are some of the super star updates!

- Car mode! Rotate your phone to display larger playback controls.
- The main menu and playback settings are now accessible via a slide out from the upper left corner button.
- Improved access to episode sorting features and the episode Star and Download options.
- Improved display of episodes, artwork, and post file type.

- Show contact features can now be accessed via the main menu or the upper right corner while viewing an episode.
- Its just prettier… who doesn't want pretty?

Please provide any bug reports via the troubleshooting button found under contact via the main menu.

We hope you love the spiffy new look and features!

1.20.7

Apr 8, 2014

Iphone 5 support. Minor Bug Fixes

1.19.2

Mar 12, 2013

- Adds the ability to rearrange starred items and sort oldest to newest or newest to oldest
- Support to sync played episodes via iCloud

1.18.1

Aug 13, 2012

Corrects an issue on startup for some users.

1.18

Jul 13, 2012

New and improved user interface.

1.9.9

Oct 17, 2011

Bug fix for video playback, added a new tab bar interface, UI enhancements, faster show loading, stability improvements and minor bug fixes. Swiping to the left and right from the episode detail page will go to the next or previous episode.

1.9.7

Sep 21, 2011

Added a new tab bar interface, UI enhancements, faster show loading, stability improvements and minor bug fixes. Swiping to the left and right from the episode detail page will go to the next or previous episode.

1.9.2

Apr 22, 2011

Download this update for minor bug fixes and iPad compatibility.

1.6.1

Jun 23, 2010

Download this update for a new in-app audio player. Now you can listen and use the other great features of the app!

1.3

Jan 25, 2010

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