Counterspy
½ hour adventure episodes

Counterspy was an above-average spy drama broadcast from 1942 to 1953. Written by Phillips H. Lord, the creator of Gangbusters, it presented the adventures of David Harding “ace counterspy”, in his successful attempts to foil “enemies, both at home, and abroad.”

Each episode begins with a solemn voice intoning “Washington, calling Counterspy. Washington, calling Counterspy”, and the response “Harding, Counterspy, calling Washington” with all of the expected dramatic musical stings. This was followed by some variation on the following, depending on the tenor of the times:

“Backing our great army and navy at the front is our invisible army of ace counterspies who work quietly, effectively and swiftly against the enemies in our midst. They are the dread of the German Gestapo, the Italian [obra] and the Japanese Black Dragon. Imagine the ace counterspy of them all as David Harding, specially appointed with authority to work however and wherever he will.”

Apparently, Harding took his appointment quite literally, as his post-war efforts were against all manner of evildoers, including racketeers, bootleggers, drug runners, and counterfeiters, usurping the authority of any number of Federal, State and local agencies in Phillip Lord’s fictional reality.

The role of Harding was voiced by actor Don McLaughlin who had a small television career in subsequent decades, primarily in daytime soap operas. His most notable role was as Chief Justice Earl Warren in the 1983 TV miniseries “Kennedy”.

The 59 episodes in this collection span the entire run of the series

All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.

The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.

Counterspy episode list
59 episodes

Counterspy 00-00-00 Flanagan Sis Corn Syrup.mp3
Counterspy 42-00-00 Nazi Radio Station.mp3
Counterspy 42-06-08 Washingon Woman Spy.mp3
Counterspy 42-07-27 Germans in Mexico.mp3
Counterspy 42-09-14 Spy Submarine Logansport ME.mp3
Counterspy 42-12-14 German Spies.mp3
Counterspy 45-06-13 Washington Woman Spy.mp3
Counterspy 45-06-25 Bag of Dynamite.mp3
Counterspy 46-07-28 Stolen Car Racketeers (reh).mp3
Counterspy 49-02-22 Mexican Rancho.mp3
Counterspy 49-02-24 Poison Peddler.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-09 Blackmailed Hijacker.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-11 Murmured Millions.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-16 Statue of Death.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-18 Bouncing Bankrobber.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-22 Desert Explosion.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-25 Murdering Messenger.mp3
Counterspy 49-08-30 Cold Blooded Professor 1of2.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-01 Cold Blooded Professor 2of2.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-06 Arrogant Arsonist.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-08 Courteous Comeons.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-13 Case of Flatbush Fagin.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-15 Hot Car Killer.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-20 Postal Pirates 1of2.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-22 Postal Pirates 2of2.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-27 Visiting Vultures.mp3
Counterspy 49-09-29 Vicious Visitor.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-04 Sweepstakes Murders.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-06 Genuine Counterfeits.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-11 Society Swindler.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-13 High Class Hijacker.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-18 Photograph Furrier.mp3
Counterspy 49-10-20 International Intrigue.mp3
Counterspy 50-00-00 Magic Murder.mp3
Counterspy 50-01-21 DoubleCrossing Defender.mp3
Counterspy 50-04-11 Mile High Murders.mp3
Counterspy 50-04-13 Hoodlum's Hero.mp3
Counterspy 50-04-18 Fabulous Formula 1of2.mp3
Counterspy 50-04-20 Fabulous Formula 2of2.mp3
Counterspy 50-04-27 Murdered Confessor.mp3
Counterspy 50-05-02 Soaring Saucer.mp3
Counterspy 50-05-04 Crystalinne Double Cross.mp3
Counterspy 50-08-15 Foolish Father.mp3
Counterspy 50-10-00 Insidios Impersonation.mp3
Counterspy 50-10-13 Foreign Fires.mp3
Counterspy 50-10-20 Curious Conspiracy.mp3
Counterspy 50-11-03 Carbon Consul.mp3
Counterspy 50-11-12 Stolen Secret.mp3
Counterspy 50-11-19 Pseudo Spuds.mp3
Counterspy 50-12-10 Infiltrating Agent.mp3
Counterspy 50-12-17 Invisible Insurrectionist.mp3
Counterspy 50-12-24 Pretty Plant.mp3
Counterspy 51-00-00 Hideous Hijacker.mp3
Counterspy 51-01-07 Kleptomaniac Clue.mp3
Counterspy 51-01-14 Captured Contact.mp3
Counterspy 52-00-00 Spectrograph.mp3
Counterspy 52-02-14 Fight Against Narcotics.mp3
Counterspy 53-00-00 Maisie the Barfly.mp3
Counterspy 53-12-21 Diamond Thieves.mp3