Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP4924)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Joyce McCluskey
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio. |
| 0:34.3 | From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:39.6 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 0:44.1 | But first, I do want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast to please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:53.9 | Our listener support and appreciation campaign continues. |
| 0:58.7 | You can support the show by becoming one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little |
| 1:05.3 | as $2 per month at patreon.orgatedetectives.net. Now from December 6, 1951, here is the Big Canaries. |
| 1:22.6 | The Big Canaries. The story you were about to hear is true. |
| 1:30.2 | The names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 1:40.7 | You're a detective sergeant. |
| 1:42.5 | You're assigned to homicide detail. |
| 1:44.9 | A 40-year-old mother is found murdered in the bedroom of her home. |
| 1:48.7 | The body bears the marks of a savage attack with a knife. |
| 1:52.0 | The killer showed no mercy. |
| 1:53.9 | Your job? |
| 1:55.4 | Get him. |
| 1:55.8 | Get him. |
| 2:00.7 | The Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:09.5 | For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:13.8 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. |
| 2:20.2 | From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, |
| 2:23.4 | Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. |
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