Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: THIS LISTING IS FOR 380 EPISODES OF "DRAGNET" (OLD TIME RADIO) ON 1 MP3 DVD. EACH DISC COMES IN A 5MM CLEAR CLAM SHELL CD CASE. THIS DISC IS FORMATTED IN MP3. IT WILL WORK IN YOUR COMPUTER, AND MAY PLAY IN SOME MODERN DVD PLAYERS. ALL DISCS ARE FULLY GUARANTEED. IF ANY DISC IS DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE, I WILL REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. -------- RUNNING TIME: 175:13:25 -------- Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The show's cultural impact is such that after seven decades, elements of Dragnet are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program. The ominous, four-note introduction to the brass and tympani theme music (titled "Danger Ahead"), composed by Walter Schumann, is instantly recognizable. It is derived from Miklos Rozsa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers. Another Dragnet trademark is the show's opening narration: "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." This underwent minor revisions over time. The "only" and "ladies and gentlemen" were dropped at some point. (Source: Wikipedia)