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Sears Radio Theater

1979-80 radio drama anthology series
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SEARS RADIO THEATER

Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast.

In 1980, the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater. The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980, when a short season of new dramas was presented. Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run.

Monday was "Western Night" and was hosted by Lorne Greene. Tuesday was "Comedy Night", hosted by Andy Griffith. Wednesday was "Mystery Night" with Vincent Price as host. Thursday was "Love And Hate Night" with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host. Finally, Friday brought "Adventure Night", first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy.

Actors heard on the series included Parley Baer, Mary Jane Croft, Howard Culver, John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Elliot Lewis, Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell, Lurene Tuttle, Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Alan Young, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.

It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis. The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle.

Though less long-lived than NPR's Earplay or the Mystery Theater, it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field. Like Earplay, it was broadcast in stereo.

This information was taken from the wikipedia, located at www.wikipedia.com.

NOTE: Updated with Version 2 files (07-Jan-2020).


From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

  1. Retribution (7.3Mb)
  2. And Baby Makes Four (9.9Mb)
  3. Hostages (8.2Mb)
  4. Hildy (8.4Mb)
  5. The Choosing (46.9Mb)
  6. Leavin' Cheyenne (43.6Mb)
  7. Should Old Acquantance Be Forgot (43.9Mb)
  8. The Thirteenth Governess (53.4Mb)
  9. This Home Is Dissolved (46.9Mb)
  10. Climb (43.5Mb)
  11. The Final Fall (45.9Mb)
  12. The Troublemaker (10.8Mb)
  13. The Ouija Spells Murder (10.2Mb)
  14. I Want Him Dead (23.3Mb)
  15. Then There Were None (38Mb)
  16. The Afro Westerner (45.7Mb)
  17. The Care and Feeding of a Sex Symbol (21.8Mb)
  18. Wanda (43.4Mb)
  19. The Long Night (47Mb)
  20. The McGuffey Connection (33Mb)
  21. The Lady and the Outlaw (46.8Mb)
  22. Oh, Brothers (46.9Mb)
  23. Carmilla (42.9Mb)
  24. No Greater Dream (47.3Mb)
  25. The Tough Guy (46.3Mb)
  26. Powder River Policy (25.7Mb)
  27. Where Guardian Angels Fear To Tread (22.2Mb)
  28. Going Home (12.5Mb)
  29. Sometime Every Summertime (45.7Mb)
  30. The Wrath of ZEUS (46.2Mb)
  31. The Female of the Species (46.2Mb)
  32. Getting Drafted (45.8Mb)
  33. Mushrooms, Darling (44.2Mb)
  34. An Honest Man (13.6Mb)
  35. The Mercenaries (45.6Mb)
  36. Ace in the Hole (48.7Mb)
  37. The Terrible Dream of Mr Glitch (43.6Mb)
  38. Cajun Death (8.9Mb)
  39. First Star Tonight (46.8Mb)
  40. Flight of the Starbird (47.2Mb)
  41. Conspiracy at the Golden Gate (9.1Mb)
  42. As You Wish (9.1Mb)
  43. Improvisation (8.9Mb)
  44. A Matter of Priorities (9Mb)
  45. A Short History of Bac Ha (45.7Mb)
  46. Out in Colorado (46Mb)
  47. Fontaine Harris, Le Baron de Paree (8.8Mb)
  48. The Ham That Cried Wolf (23.4Mb)
  49. My Hero (9.1Mb)
  50. The Curse of Princess Chiestry (45.9Mb)
  51. The Duke of Nevers (46.3Mb)
  52. Hizzoner Hamlet (46.8Mb)
  53. The Old Boy (44.4Mb)
  54. The Season of Glad Songs (46.1Mb)
  55. Bruja (25.8Mb)
  56. Abilene (9Mb)
  57. Here's Morgan (8.8Mb)
  58. The Sabbatical (8.8Mb)
  59. The Season of Glad Songs (43.4Mb)
  60. The Odyssey of the Vigilant (43.4Mb)
  61. Henry Box Brown (46Mb)
  62. Guess Who's Coming to California (8.8Mb)
  63. Miniatures (42.9Mb)
  64. The Other Grandmother (44.3Mb)
  65. Anne Bonny's Gold (22.4Mb)
  66. The Lovers (44.8Mb)
  67. Here's Morgan Again (9.1Mb)
  68. The Assassin (47.1Mb)
  69. Over Night Guest (44.6Mb)
  70. Milwaukee Deep (46.4Mb)
  71. Bull Story (22.6Mb)
  72. A Very Nice Couple (9.1Mb)
  73. The Nightmare (46.5Mb)
  74. Mister Chan (9.1Mb)
  75. Country of Fear (49.6Mb)
  76. The Legend (46.2Mb)
  77. Here's Morgan Once Again (44.7Mb)
  78. A Test of Love (44.8Mb)
  79. Muncy's Mob (45Mb)
  80. The Lone Voyager (46.3Mb)
  81. Neither Snow nor Rain (46.2Mb)
  82. The Strange Affliction (46.8Mb)
  83. A Leading Case (44.8Mb)
  84. The Great March (9.1Mb)
  85. McGuffy's Hong Kong Connection (44.1Mb)
  86. A Poor Orphan Girl (43.9Mb)
  87. Quartet in Nothing (44.7Mb)
  88. A Whisper In My Ear (9.1Mb)
  89. A Sense of Pride (9Mb)
  90. White Out (46.3Mb)
  91. Cottonwood (45.1Mb)
  92. Last Resort (47.2Mb)
  93. The Perfect Hostess (9Mb)
  94. A Piece of Flesh (45.1Mb)
  95. The American Family Robinson (9.7Mb)
  96. Incident at Red Butte (44.9Mb)
  97. Advancement of Vern Berwick (9.4Mb)
  98. Anniversary (9.2Mb)
  99. Who's Who (44.7Mb)
  100. A Brief Case of Trouble (46.4Mb)
  101. Old Bones (46.7Mb)
  102. A Weekend Pass (50Mb)
  103. A Game of Cat and Mouse (9.1Mb)
  104. The Hamster Caper of Curtis Cleever (46.4Mb)
  105. Shah Namah (9.3Mb)
  106. Panther (47Mb)
  107. Here Comes the Bride -- Again! (8.8Mb)
  108. Melissa (8.9Mb)
  109. Billy D Burton (46.4Mb)
  110. Vienna Three and Four (9.2Mb)
  111. Katie MacBeth (7.3Mb)
  112. Jack and the Energy Crunch (7Mb)
  113. Girl on the Billboard (8.8Mb)
  114. Spring Cleaning (8.1Mb)
  115. Two Faces of Evil (9.2Mb)
  116. Punishment and Crime (8.5Mb)
  117. The Crown Jewels of Grandomir (9.3Mb)
  118. The Joke Is on Guess Who (9.3Mb)
  119. Survival (7Mb)
  120. The Visit (9.3Mb)
  121. Uncle Zora Comes to the Pig Festival (9.3Mb)
  122. Fontaine Harris in Hollywood (9.2Mb)
  123. The Ransom (9.2Mb)
  124. Reunion (9.2Mb)
  125. The Value of a Hunch (9.4Mb)
  126. Trooper Lopez (9.3Mb)
  127. Baldie (9.2Mb)
  128. Voodoo Lady (9.3Mb)
  129. Writer's Block (9.2Mb)

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