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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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0432 - Angel of Death (2/16/1976)

2026/02/06

0432 - Angel of Death (2/16/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Hetty Galen; Shelly Bruce. * A distraught nurse contemplates suicide after the death of her son and the growing estrangement with her husband.

0431 - The Blue Roan Stallion (2/13/1976)

2026/02/05

0431 - The Blue Roan Stallion (2/13/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Rosemary Rice; Earl Hammond; Joe Silver. After Dan Bowles saves a ranch owner's life, he is immediately hired as a ranch hand and falls for the rancher's daughter. But the ire of more than just the ranch foreman is raised when it is learned that Dan has half-breed Indian ancestry.

0430 - The Golden Chalices (2/12/1976)

2026/02/04

0430 - The Golden Chalices (2/12/1976) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Carmen Matthews. A gift from a patient arouses a memory in psychoanalyst Hans von Fodor, who with wife Lili fled Kispest, Hungary after their wedding 30 years ago.

0429 - You Owe Me A Death (2/11/1976)

2026/02/03

0429 - You Owe Me A Death (2/11/1976) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Patricia Elliott; Vicky Vola; Russell Horton; William Redfield; Ann Pitoniak. A woman is haunted by her twin sister, who died when they were very young. To put the spirit to rest, she must first unravel the mysteries surrounding her twin.

0428 - The Horror of Dead Lake (2/9/1976)

2026/02/02

0428 - The Horror of Dead Lake (2/9/1976) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Prince; Gordon Gould; Ann Sheppard; George Petrie; Gil Mack. Claude & Polly Baxter are delighted to have inherited a castle and a neighboring lake. But joy turns to fright when they discover the castle has been home to a demented embryologist crossing Venus flytraps with birds and that the lake is home to something even more horrific.

0427 - Straight from the Horse's Mouth (2/6/1976)

2026/02/01

0427 - Straight from the Horse's Mouth (2/6/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Morse; Augusta Dabney; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Mandel Kramer; Earl Hammond. Mousy bookkeeper Hubert Purley buys a work horse named Mervin, who may not be the racing thoroughbred Hubert mistook him to be, but who can tell him (literally) how to turn a $2 bet at the track into a life-changing windfall.

0426 - The Children of Death (2/5/1976)

2026/01/31

0426 - The Children of Death (2/5/1976) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden. In a post-apocalyptic world where hate rules and men and women live separately in hostile tribes, a High Priest's son reluctantly takes part in a deadly game wherein participants must hunt each other down for the sake of growing, through procreation, their respective tribes.

0425 - The Dead Deserve to Rest (2/3/1976)

2026/01/30

0425 - The Dead Deserve to Rest (2/3/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Russell Horton; Martha Greenhouse; William Redfield; Teri Keane. Distraught over her husband's death at the hands of a drunk driver, Tish Meredith becomes easy prey for a false medium who swindles her into believing he can help her contact her husband. Defects: Muffled audio on and off.

0424 - First Prize -- Death (2/2/1976)

2026/01/29

0424 - First Prize -- Death (2/2/1976) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Evie Juster; Roger DeKoven; Sam Gray. Despite being a celebrated sociologist, John Desmond has been constantly passed over for the highest honor in the field, the Parkhurst Medal.

0423 - Castle Kerfol (1/30/1976)

2026/01/28

0423 - Castle Kerfol (1/30/1976) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edith Wharton. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; William Redfield; Ian Martin; Guy Sorel. After an American is confronted by a pack of dogs while touring a British castle for a possible purchase, a neighbor clues her in on the history of the castle and its former inhabitants.

0422 - Mirror, Mirror (1/28/1976)

2026/01/27

0422 - Mirror, Mirror (1/28/1976) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Carmen Matthews; Marian Haley; Nat Polen. Jessica Chapman sets out to discover whether a gold-framed, full-length mirror she gave to former college roommate Clare Connor played a part in Clare's descent from "the fairest of them all" into a life of unhappiness and familial dysfunction. Defects: Static throughout the episode.

0421 - The Ferret (1/26/1976)

2026/01/26

0421 - The Ferret (1/26/1976) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Elliot Reid; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Robert Maxwell. A lawyer for Energy Exploration, Inc. sets up a scheme to entrap the corrupt EEI executive who's sabotaging the company's offshore oil drilling efforts.

0420 - The Slick and the Dead (1/23/1976)

2026/01/25

0420 - The Slick and the Dead (1/23/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Russell Horton; Rosemary Rice; Mandel Kramer; Josephine Premice; Earl Hammond. * A talented dancer with a sordid past is murdered in a hotel room. It's a traditional "whodunit" mystery that's highlighted by series host E. G. Marshall stepping in during the final act and inviting listeners to take a guess as to who the murderer may be.

0419 - The Lady of the Mist (1/21/1976)

2026/01/24

0419 - The Lady of the Mist (1/21/1976) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Rosemary Murphy; William Redfield; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin. Lord Charles' first wife fell into the lake and was never seen again. Ten years later, he has returned with a young wife who plans to take over the manor.

0418 - There's No Business Like (1/19/1976)

2026/01/23

0418 - There's No Business Like (1/19/1976) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Loring; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn. * A time traveler goes forward 100 years and learns first-hand that the show business world of 2076 has a deadly side for the criminals who are sentenced to perform its so-very-real, all-too-lethal stunts.

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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....

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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...

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barkbara allpen 2025/05/24

Excellent

I listen every night. Thank you!

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