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Many may remember E.G. Marshall (later Tammy Grimes) introducing this relatively modern CBS radio show . The brainchild of Himan Brown (who guided Inner Sanctum), CBS in allowed Mr. Brown to relive the days of thrilling radio for an hour a full seven nights a week! The late E.G. Marshall hosted the program every year but the final one, when actress Tammy Grimes took over.

The mixed cast of television and radio stars offer a range of stories from the pens of the great writers, as well as offering new tales of mystery and imagination. Rarely performed tales by Mark Twain and O. Henry and classic radio tales by Edgar Allen Poe were featured.

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Please enjoy these 1398 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
05.21.1974	the longest knife	+ Program #95. "The Longest Knife". Sponsored by: Kellogg's, 7-Up, Buick, Budweiser.
01.04.1979	the look	+A senator uses an organized crime subcommittee to promote himself as a potential presidential candi...
12.05.1977	the lost tomorrows	+ Program #1430. "The Lost Tomorrows". The program was rebroadcast on May 7, 1978. Program #1431 w...
03.14.1979	the love god	+Women's Lib meets traditional values in British-occupied India. A strongly opinionated woman aliena...
08.01.1979	the love goddess caper	+While traveling in Europe, Twain encounters a woman who implores the famous author to assist in obt...
04.21.1976	the love song of death	+ Program #838. "The Love Song Of Death". Sponsored by: Buick, Allied Van Lines. The program was re...
05.03.1977	the luck sisters	+ Program #1214. "The Luck Sisters". Sponsored by: Buick, Sine-Off, Minute Maid, Arrow Shirts, Pres...
09.02.1976	the magic cay	+ Program #972. "The Magic Cay". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Contac, Buick, True Value Hardware. The p...
11.16.1982	the magic dust	+A metalurgist researches a mysterious powder that does incredible things to metal. The secret of ho...
03.19.1982	the magic stick of manitu	+An interstellar diplomat travels to a remote planet with her boss to establish relations with a peo...
12.25.1976	the magus	+Program #1055. "M-U-R-D-E-R". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Singer Sewing Centers, True Value Hardware,...
01.06.1977	the man from ultra	+ Program #1097. "The Man From Ultra". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Buick, Ex-Lax. The progra...
10.11.1978	the man in black	+A woman witnesses a murder near the embassies in Washington, D.C. When the police arrive, all evide...
09.05.1979	the man in the black cap	+Program #2069. CBS net origination, WNEW, New York line feed. "The Man In The Black Cap". Sponsored...
11.28.1977	the man is missing	+Program #1423. "The Man Is Missing". The program was rebroadcast on April 40, 1978. Program #1424...
03.21.1975	the man must die	+Program #441. "The Man Must Die". Sponsored by: Vigne Wine, Buick, Contac, Uncle Ben's Rice. The p...
04.29.1981	the man of two centuries	+A college professor and historian is assisted in writing a book by a Huron Indian who claims to be ...
01.09.1976	the man that corrupted hadleyburg	+ Program #735. "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Buick. The ...
01.31.1974	the man who asked for yesterday	+ Program #26. "The Man Who Asked For Yesterday". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Kellogg's. An almost alw...
08.26.1976	the man who could work miracles	+Program #965. "The Man Who Could Work Miracles". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Contac, Buick,...
11.29.1976	the man who couldnt get arrested	+ Program #1059. "The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Buick, Contac, Minut...
01.29.1974	the man who heard voices	+ Program #24. "The Man Who Heard Voices". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Kellogg's. At 42 George Wesley ...
03.12.1976	the man who preyed on widows	+ Program #798. "The Man Who Preyed On Widows". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Buick, Goodyear ...
10.02.1975	the man who ran away	+ Program #636. "The Man Who Ran Away". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Buick. The program was rebroadcast...
02.02.1981	the man who saw martians	+A young reporter fakes a UFO sighting to impress a young lady with whom he is infatuated. When the ...

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There is a really good Christmas episode of The Saint.

Keith

Great series - I remember listening to this show as a teenager -- scared the pants off me back then.

Ralph

I loved listening to CBS mystery theater when I was a kid!

Darrell

I love this series.

Bruce

Have most of them on my iPod great series

Brett

Listened to CBS radio mystery theatre for the first time last night on youtube. Quite enjoyable. I imagine the show I listened to, The Time Box, must have been a departure from the norm given the horror ambiance of the presentation. I was expecting everyone to die in the end, but instead it turned out a romance.

Daniel

Spent 8 years listening to CBSRMT when it was originally on in the 70s. My favorite episode is from the second month February 1974...A Choice of Witnesses. Other favorites include the Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe week long series that they did

Eric

Too many episodes should have been called The CBS Supernatural Theater. Never cared for those. Just give me mystery and detective shows, thanks.

Dan

I love CBS Radio Mystery Theater. There's some ghoulish ones and romantic ones, supernaturally-tainted ones. I like the one where the guy starts off being killed in battle then wakes up in his bedroom as a kid with his father waking him up for school. No giveaways - that's just how it begins. Keep exploring the episodes ( so many!) - you'll find something entertaining without a doubt!

Laura

Haha they did that one did they? That one was done both in dimention X and X minus 1 I think.

Dan

CBS Radio mystery is how I got started with OTR. I first heard it about 40 years ago when I was a teenager back in the 70s. Then when I was an adult living in my own apartment with no TV in the mid 80s, I was able to find what I thought was the same as what I had heard in the 70s. What I ended up listening to was OTR being put on ever night at 9 pm and 2 am on KNX radio in Los Angeles. For probably 10 years or more, I had been trying to find the original episode (I didn't knot it was CBS radio) I had first heard back in the 70s. I thought it was Suspense or Lights Out. Somehow I found out that it was CBS Radio from the 70s and not OTR from the 40s. I was finally able to find the original episode called Age Cannot Wither Her. This got me started wtih OTR and Mildred Pierce got me started with film noir. I love old movies, old radio and old TV shows.

Del

Many OTR (Old Time Radio) collectors call this NTR (New Time Radio) program the Son of Inner Sanctum. It was an ambitious attempt to bring back drama to modern radio listeners. It was broadcast on CBS from January 6, 1974 and ran seven days a week until December 31, 1982. We had this listed before, and because so many folk asked, here it is again.

CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

The theme music (or at least the one I remember) was composed by Nathan Van Cleave for The Twilight Zone episode "Two," which starred Elizabeth Montgomery and Charles Bronson. The Twilight Zone was owned and broadcast by CBS.

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