21st Precinct
Drama
Drama
Police Headquarters.
Collectors and enthusiasts of vintage radio will appreciate the authentic portrayal of police work and the era's storytelling style. Police Headquarters remains a notable entry in the OTR canon, appealing to fans of crime dramas and detective stories.
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Police Headquarters: Programme Guide.
A call for help sets the police in motion. Police Headquarters follows the report of a crime through communication, investigation and the effort to locate the person responsible.
Broadcast history.
Bruce Eells Associates produced the early syndicated quarter-hour series in 1932, distributing recorded programmes to local stations. The documented package contained thirty-nine episodes, with thirty-seven commonly circulating.
Cast and creative team.
The consulted OTRR release research securely identifies the production company but does not establish a complete actor and writer roster. It is therefore more accurate to leave those names unassigned than borrow the cast of a later police series.
Where to begin.
Death of a Mystery Writer · Frame-Up
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
Musical space at the beginning allowed local announcements and advertisements before the compact drama. The format demonstrates early recorded syndication as well as a procedural approach to crime storytelling.
Listening appeal.
Try Death of a Mystery Writer or Frame-Up. Listen for how telephone reports and police communication organise the action, rather than relying only on a single detective’s explanation at the end.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 37 public recordings. The thirty-seven records are the available selection; the two unrepresented original programmes are not silently claimed. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
37 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
37 episodes available.
Questions about Police Headquarters.
Are all thirty-nine original programmes present here?
HRV lists thirty-seven records, matching the commonly circulating selection.
Why is there music before the case?
The recording leaves space for local announcements and commercial copy.
