A Plain Case Of Murder (Aired October 10, 1946) Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old – time radio ), and advertised itself as “radio's outstanding theater of thrills.” It was heard in one form or another from 1942 … There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes : Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.