CBS Radio Mystery Theater - The Complete Series (1399 episodes)
This upload contains all 1399 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Hosted by E.G. Marshall (and for the last 11 months, Tammy Grimes) and produced by Himan Brown, both veterans of radio from the Golden Age, the Mystery Theater was CBS's attempt to revive radio drama from 1974-1982. Despite the small budget allocated by CBS, the show is still excellent, with great acting, quality production and many excellent stories. So join me for another adventure in the macabre. Pleasant dreams.... The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, but any corrections are welcome. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. We OTR enthusiasts owe a huge debt to those who have worked tirelessly to discover, acquire and preserve these recordings. My role here has been to organize the files I have, verify the dates, episode numbers and titles as best I could from available sources, and correct and rename the files accordingly. My goal is to ensure these excellent artistic expressions of our past are preserved for this and all future generations, and I hope that by uploading all of my files here in a uniform and organized system, they will be easily accessible for all.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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Nick 917
Most of them at least! One thing bugs me though: Himan Brown kept making actors play several roles using (often badly) disguised voices. Come on … was this really necessary for a national, sponsored show? I did read in the Nachman book ‘Raised on Radio’ that he was a close budget-watcher but geez …
nice work
PassingShot
Thanks for taking the time to upload all of these. Some fascinating episodes, especially ones based on old literary horror stories. Mostly entertaining with the exception of the obligatory sermonising pc twee and cringe touchy feeliy ones. Again, thanks. Really enjoy this well acted and well produced series.
5 stars
Lawton M. Bevon
My favorite episodes: 1. Them! 2. Shadows from the Grave 3. Masks 4. The Suicide Club 4. Return of the Moresbys 5. The Vampire Clock 6. Free the Beast 7. Jane Eyre 8. Sleepy Village 9. A Little Night Murder 10. Mad Monkton
News & Commercials
Bee Nee
Is it my imagination, or have commercials & news broadcasts “at the top of the hour” been cut from several episodes ? Love the shows, but also love the retro commercials & news.
This is a wonderful collection but there's more to be done.
Andyisgreat
First: so many thanks to everyone involved in collecting all these audio files and ordering them. I've listened from 1 to about 200 and have enjoyed every moment. In fact I got curious enough about this series to look up a book on the series and learned that there are 2970 episodes. I can't imagine the decades that discipline vering these 1399 episodes took but here is hoping that we manage to continue to expand the collection. With luck, it might happen.
Outstanding!
nsw79
I love these old radio shows. Thank you so much for the work and effort you put into uploading these.
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Bradford951
Well done my good fellow well done, bravo. I give to you the highest rating.
The Motherload
Holway71
What a great achievement...so many shows to enjoy...insomniacs unite!