Listen "“Just the Facts” | Dragnet: “The Big Confession” (1950)"
Episode Synopsis
A classic crime drama from the golden age of radio—plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.Dragnet – “The Big Confession” (1950)Step back into the golden age of radio with Dragnet, the groundbreaking procedural where realism and grit defined a genre. In this 1950 classic, “The Big Confession,” Sergeant Joe Friday investigates a murder case that begins with one man walking into a church and declaring: “I killed someone.”After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia—including Jack Webb’s obsession with accuracy, how the show worked directly with the LAPD, and why Dragnet became the blueprint for decades of police procedurals.Originally aired: 1950Approx. runtime: 28 minutes