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Mystery Theater aired on CBS Radio from 1974 through 1982. It was an hour drama created and directed by Himan Brown who also created and directed the Inner Sanctum Mystery (1941-1952). E. G. Marshall was the host of Mystery Theater until Tammy Grimes took over in the last year of broadcast. This channel is the culmination of a project to restore all 1,399 Mystery Theater episodes. All episodes will consist of: Original programs with theme music intactAll segments restored (Intro/Teaser/Preview/Outro)No commecialsNo sponsor mentionsNo newscastsNo late breaking news/sports interruptionsNo station IDs If you find any errors in the programs please notify me at [email protected]. James M. Rader

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0683 - The Kingdom Below (7/15/1977)

2026/10/15

0683 - The Kingdom Below (7/15/1977) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Phyllis Newman; Fred Gwynne; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Roger Baron. A wealthy American financier and his wife travel to Europe to help their daughter find a husband. The hope is that their daughter will marry an aristocrat.

0682 - A Matter of Conscience (7/14/1977)

2026/10/14

0682 - A Matter of Conscience (7/14/1977) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Ambrose Bierce. Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Arnold Moss; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond; Robert Dryden. Defying his parents who are loyal to the Confederacy, a young Kentuckian joins the Union Army and is sent to spy on a Rebel regiment.

0681 - The Colonel Chabert (7/12/1977)

2026/10/13

0681 - The Colonel Chabert (7/12/1977) Written by Karen Thorsen. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Honore de Balzac. Cast: Alexander Scourby; Lori March; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko. A supposedly dead French colonel reemerges and tries to recover part of his fortune from his since-remarried wife.

0680 - A Scandal in Bohemia (7/11/1977)

2026/10/12

0680 - A Scandal in Bohemia (7/11/1977) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Court Benson; Marian Seldes; William Griffis; Himan Brown (uncredited). Sherlock Holmes meets a cunning and deductive equal while seeking to recover a scandalous photo for a Bohemian monarch. CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Boris in act 2.

0679 - The Gift (7/8/1977)

2026/10/11

0679 - The Gift (7/8/1977) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ralph Bell; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Sam Gray. Rita Holland and Walter Powers pull off the long-planned murder of Rita's husband. CBSRMT Trivia: CBSRMT Trivia: The cast credits for today's episode, "The Gift," are read by an unknown person.

0678 - A Stranger Among Us (7/7/1977)

2026/10/10

0678 - A Stranger Among Us (7/7/1977) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Bryce Bond. Cast: Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Lloyd Battista. Based on the actual documented story of one "Lisa X," this tale finds a woman arrested for auto theft, but claims she is a victim of an alien abduction. CBSRMT Trivia: CBSRMT Trivia: The cast credits for today's episode, "A Stranger Among Us," are read by an unknown person.

0677 - Hexed (7/5/1977)

2026/10/09

0677 - Hexed (7/5/1977) Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Roberta Maxwell; Paul Hecht; Ian Martin. A newlywed tries to convince her husband to sell their plantation and move, all due to her belief that his resentful manservant is trying to put a curse on her. CBSRMT Trivia: The cast credits for today's episode, "Hexed," are read by an unknown person.

0676 - Boomerang (7/4/1977)

2026/10/08

0676 - Boomerang (7/4/1977) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Corrine Orr; Ann Sheppard; Norman Rose; Michael Wager. A young witch enlists the Devil's help in casting spells on the man who continues to spurn her romantic advances. CBSRMT Trivia: The closing cast credits for the next four episodes are read by someone other than E.G. Marshall. The cast credits for today's episode, "Boomerang," are read by Himan Brown. Defects: Poor audio quality.

0675 - Revenge (7/1/1977)

2026/10/07

0675 - Revenge (7/1/1977) Written by Percy Granger. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Gordon Heath; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Gilbert Mack. A wealthy man arrives in an Old West town bent to gain revenge on the three men who wronged him many years prior.

0674 - Dead Men Do Tell Tales (6/30/1977)

2026/10/06

0674 - Dead Men Do Tell Tales (6/30/1977) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Howard Ross; Bob Kaliban; Marian Seldes. As a pair of detectives pursue his killer, a dead man recounts how he played conscience for a group of men who committed a horrible act 20 years earlier. CBSRMT Trivia: Ian Martin is missing from the acting credits in "Dead Men Do Tell Tales."

0673 - The Adventure of the Speckled Band (6/28/1977)

2026/10/05

0673 - The Adventure of the Speckled Band (6/28/1977) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Court Benson; Patricia Elliott; Jackson Beck. A young heiress hires Sherlock Holmes to find out who killed her sister in a sealed-room murder, and what her sibling's dying words signified.

0672 - Come, Fill My Cup (6/27/1977)

2026/10/04

0672 - Come, Fill My Cup (6/27/1977) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Griffis; Larry Haines; Russell Horton; Earl Hammond. A commuter train conductor recounts how a regular poker game on one train's club car turned into murder by poison.

0671 - Fan Mail (6/24/1977)

2026/10/03

0671 - Fan Mail (6/24/1977) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Ann Williams; Mandel Kramer; Ian Martin; William Griffis. A tale of husband-and-wife soap opera actors whose show's storyline finds one of their characters killed off, and an overly obsessed fan who can't separate real life from fantasy.

0670 - The Red Circle (6/23/1977)

2026/10/02

0670 - The Red Circle (6/23/1977) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Pitoniak; Robert Dryden; Catherine Byers; Joe Silver. A housewife receives an unexpected visitor, an old friend whom she hasn't seen in years but has an incredible tale to tell her.

0669 - Tomorrow, Cloudy and Cold (6/21/1977)

2026/10/01

0669 - Tomorrow, Cloudy and Cold (6/21/1977) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn; Morgan Fairchild; Ralph Bell. Dr. Herman Bruno subjects a young drifter to experiments that can allow the young man to control the weather with just his emotions.

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Dakota the cowgirl 2026/10/06

Used to listen to it on the web

I love it!!!! My dad used to listen to this when he was lil! I wish I could do 10 stars

★★★★★

DC from CW 2026/08/15

Great stories!

I’m so happy I found this show!

★★★★★

Rat0nLaveur 2026/08/11

I love this series so much! I hope it never ends!

Thank you for restoring these! Absolutely a blast listening to these mystery theatre stories!

★★★★★

TomB333@ 2026/04/12

Wow thank you! Fantastic! Awesome!

My wife grew up with these delightful enchanting and sometimes scary tales. She listened to them on tape just as she was going to sleep. After I marri...

★★★★★

Katunaman 2026/03/08

Grateful

My wife and I are so appreciative to hear the restored episodes in this podcast. The clarity is stunning! We like to listen to the episodes on long ro...

★★★★★

MelanieMalka 2026/02/21

Amazing Restoration of CBS radio Mystery Theater Episodes!!!!

Thank you for these restorations of all episodes!! Can finally hear “The Graveyard” and “the Corpse wrote Shorthand” and other episodes that were impo...

★★★★☆

Clark Kauffman 2026/01/14

Excellent audio!

Thanks for offering these restored versions of CBSRMT episodes. I worked on a similar project, speed-correcting tapes, carefully adding noise reducti...

★★★★★

octogator 2025/07/14

Ad-free Best versions of these beloved shows

Come innnnnnnnn I love this podcast. I’ve listened to this series in many forms and these sound the best. Ad-free to boot! Thank you to the podcaster....

★★★★★

barkbara allpen 2025/05/24

Excellent

I listen every night. Thank you!

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