Radio Detective Story Hour

Part two of a look at the police procedurals of radio drama. While Dragnet was the âdaddyâ? of procedurals, 21st Precinct was probably an example of almost pure procedure. Dragnet had characters listeners could care about. 21st Precinct was much dryer in tone even forsaking opening and closing music and musical bridges to maintain a sense of a documentary style approach. The opening voice was always the desk sergeant mostly portrayed by veteran radio and television actor, Harold Stone (right).Radio Detective Home Page