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The Columbia Workshop was an high-art radio show that aired from 1936 to 1957. The show’s creator was Irving Reis, who once worked as a radio director, as well as a sound engineer. Columbia Workshop was sort of like Reis’ experiment, since he wanted to focus on using different sound effects to bring his show to life, as opposed to other radio shows which he believes have overused popular celebrities. Hundreds of different sound effects were used for the show.

The show’s first director was William Robson, and his first show was Alice in Wonderland. Unlike Reis, Robson focused more on the brilliant acting of the characters and less on the sound effects. Then, in 1941, Norman Corwin took over and made the show more social (and political), as he focused more on delivering the day's newsworthy happenings.

Most of the episodes presented, nevertheless, were derived from the work of classical authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and more. Although quite serious in theme, Columbia Workshop was well-received by the listeners, and the fact that it lasted for over two decades is an excellent proof to that.

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Please enjoy these 332 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.21.1945	columbia workshop (008) l'affair gumpert
02.02.1946	columbia workshop (001) homecoming	+The start of "a new series of broadcasts." World War II is over, and a farm boy returns home; but n...
02.09.1946	columbia workshop (002) anniversary	+ They've been married just one year, but a couple plan to divorce. For what reason? Paul and Mary ...
02.16.1946	columbia workshop (003) just a plain blue suit	+ A well-written portrait of the home-front soldier. There's a possibility that this is a rehearsal ...
02.23.1946	columbia workshop (004) hard luck story	+ "Emil the Seal," con artiste extraordinaire, tells the sad story of his life.Shorty Williams finds...
03.02.1946	columbia workshop (005) slim	+ A good story about a new hobo riding his first freight train, and a strange companion along for th...
03.09.1946	columbia workshop (006) thanks for the memories	+A soldier's memories of England and France during the war. A "Thank You" note that brings tears to ...
03.16.1946	columbia workshop (007) four quartets of ts eliot	+Terribly dull radio.
03.23.1946	columbia workshop (008) act of faith	+ A stirring drama of anti-Semitism.
03.30.1946	columbia workshop (009) a very honorable guy	+ The classic Runyon tale of the guy with the big feet who sells his body to "science."
04.06.1946	columbia workshop (010) the last speech	+A cantata based on the last speech written by but never delivered by Franklin Roosevelt. The progra...
04.13.1946	columbia workshop (011) joe peabody's dream	+ A strange story of a man who dozes off after dinner and has a strange dream about the OPA, the cou...
04.21.1946	columbia workshop (012) the playroom	+A thought provoking story of a brother and sister both 50 years old, but both living in a "playroom...
04.28.1946	columbia workshop (013) a study in bells and house	+A mad professor discourses in his favorite topic, and a short story with a strange twist.
05.05.1946	columbia workshop (014) sam small's better half	+ A British comedy about a man who schizophrenically splits in two.
05.12.1946	columbia workshop (015) no children at play	+The horror of the hunger of the European children.
05.19.1946	columbia workshop (016) the trial	+ The strange story by this strange author, foretelling the horrors of totalitarianism.
05.26.1946	columbia workshop (017) the fisherman and the genie	+A fairy tale based on Arabian Legend, filled with spells, magic, and the forces of good and evil.
06.02.1946	columbia workshop (018) richard iii	+ The supporting performers were members of The Old Vic Theatre Company.
06.09.1946	columbia workshop (019) peer gynt	+ A performance by the Old Vic Theatre Company of England. A beautiful production, fairly well adapt...
06.16.1946	columbia workshop (020) sometime every summertime	+ Possibly Fletcher Markle's first program for CBS. He used the same script when he was directing "S...
06.23.1946	columbia workshop (021) how radar saved democracy	+ A fascinating explanation of the invention of radar and how the British defeated the Nazis with it...
06.30.1946	columbia workshop (022) this is singing country (1776 1864)
07.07.1946	columbia workshop (023) the day baseball died	+ Interesting story of that fantastic pitch "Knucklerduster II" and the way it ended the game of bas...
07.14.1946	columbia workshop (024) three's company	+ A well-written trilogy about three couples with martial problems told in 3 separate stories with q...

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Featuring the complete existing series of this 'experimental dramatic anthology series that was broadcast by CBS from July 18, 1936 to November 8, 1942; March 7, 1944 to August 15, 1944; February 2, 1946 to January 25, 1947.

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