Dragnet Old Time Radio 1951-52

Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first several months were bumpy, as Webb and company worked out the program’s format and eventually became comfortable with their characters (Friday was originally portrayed as more brash and forceful than his later usually relaxed demeanor). Gradually, Friday’s deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as "a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring." (Dunning, 210) Friday’s first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio’s top-rated shows.

At the end of the episode, announcer Hal Gibney would relate the fate of the suspect. They were usually convicted of a crime and sent to "the State Penitentiary" or a state mental hospital. Murderers were often "executed in the manner prescribed by law." Occasionally, police pursued the wrong suspect, and criminals sometimes avoided justice or escaped, at least on the radio version of Dragnet. In 1950, Time quoted Webb: "We don’t even try to prove that crime doesn’t pay ... sometimes it does".

Each episode is about 1/2 hour long. This Android app has 93 Episodes:

• Big Holdup
  
• Big Jump
  
• Big Dance
  
• Big Tomato
  
• Big Children
  
• Big Cast
  
• Big Couple
  
• Big Partner
  
• Big New Years
  
• Big Ben
  
• Big Friend
  
• Big Threat
  
• Big Speech
  
• Big Saint
  
• Big Casing
  
• Big Blast
  
• Big Mailman
  
• Big Bindle
  
• Big Imposter
  
• Big Building
  
• Big Run
  
• Big Cliff
  
• Big Love
  
• Big Set-Up
  
• Big Sophomore
  
• Big Late Script
  
• Big Screen
  
• Big Winchester
  
• Big In-Laws
  
• Big Crazy
  
• Big Seventeen
  
• Big Waiter
  
• Big Sour
  
• Big September Man
  
• Big Shoplift
  
• Big Lease
  
• Big Hit and Run Killer
  
• Big Bungalow
  
• Big Hands
  
• Big Affair
  
• Big Canaries
  
• Big Overtime
  
• Big Sorrow
  
• Big Red Part 1
  
• Big Red Part 2
  
• Big Juvenile Division
  
• Big Court
  
• Big Almost No-Show
  
• Big Honeymoon
  
• Big Phone Call
  
• Big Producer
  
• Big Plant
  
• Big Evans
  
• Big Fire
  
• Big Border
  
• Big Rose
  
• Big Streetcar
  
• Big Show
  
• Big Bunco
  
• Big Elevator
  
• Big Safe
  
• Big Gamble
  
• Big Mail
  
• Big Shakedown
  
• Big Fourth
  
• Big Whiff
  
• Big Donation
  
• Big Roll
  
• Big Trio
  
• Big Hate
  
• Big Signet
  
• Big Impression
  
• Big Drive
  
• Big Paper
  
• Big Test
  
• Big Ray
  
• Big Bull
  
• Big Shot
  
• Big Brain
  
• Big Jolt
  
• Big Lie
  
• Big Pill
  
• Big Number
  
• Big Light
  
• Big Dive
  
• Big Walk
  
• Big Guilt
  
• Big Shirt
  
• Big Mole
  
• Big Eavesdrop
  
• Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas
  
• Big Mask Part 1

The Android App "Dragnet Radio Program" is a full featured media player with:

• Selectable Table of Contents to allow to jump to the start on any of the chapters.
  
• Adjustable Progress Bar to allow to jump to any spot in the current playing chapter
  
• Previous Chapter Button
  
• Rewind Button
  
• Play / Pause Button
  
• Fast Forward Button
  
• Next Chapter Button
  
  
  The "Dragnet Radio Program" App will not use up your data plan's minutes by downloading the audio files (mp3) over and over. You will download load all the data when you install the App. The "Dragnet Radio Program" App works even in airplane mode and in places without Wi-Fi or phone network access! So you can listen to your audio book anywhere anytime! The "Dragnet Radio Program" App automatically pauses when you make or receive a phone call and automatically resumes after the call ends. The "Dragnet Radio Program" App will continue to play until you exit the App or pause the reading so it is perfect for listen in bed, at the gym, or while driving into work.