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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Nightmare in Gillette Castle,” originally broadcast July 14, 1980, as episode 1102. Written by Elizabeth Pennell and produced and directed by Himan Brown, it stars Kevin McCarthy as William Gillette.

Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Jim Watson and his wife, Pamela, tour Connecticut’s eccentric Gillette Castle, the real former home of famed Holmes actor William Gillette. Separated from their group, they enter a corridor called Baker Street and find themselves drawn into a mysterious, theatrical world where history and Holmes-like intrigue blur.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
49:44 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Wave of Terror,” originally broadcast November 11, 1974. This is episode 172 of the CBS Radio series, hosted by E. G. Marshall.

On a Hawaiian island, Danny Makahini and Liz Bradley hope to marry despite bitter opposition from their powerful families. As an immense tidal wave moves toward Hawaii, their Romeo-and-Juliet-inspired conflict unfolds against a mounting natural-disaster threat. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Paul Hecht, Carmen Matthews, Suzanne Grossman, Gordon Gould, and Ian Martin.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
44:44 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “My Fair Lady Killer,” episode 592, originally broadcast on January 28, 1977. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS mystery features Michael Tolan, Bryna Raeburn, Joan Shay, Ian Martin, and William Griffis.

A police detective investigates a series of deaths involving women whose lives appear to fit a troubling pattern. Set between New York City and its suburbs, the case becomes a tense contemporary procedural as the evidence increasingly challenges the experts’ criminal profile.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
46:02 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Alien Presences,” episode 923, originally broadcast November 27, 1978. Written by Ian Martin, this science-fiction drama features John Beal, Joan Shay, John Lithgow, and Ian Martin.

In rural Nebraska, an older childless couple witnesses a strange crash during a violent storm and finds an unharmed infant near the wreckage. As the boy grows up, his unusual gifts and deep sense of displacement lead him to seek answers about his origins and his place in the world.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
45:00 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “An Identical Murder,” episode 231, originally broadcast February 28, 1975. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Elliot Reid, William Redfield, Roberta Maxwell, and Robert Dryden.

Ann Slater loves one of the Benton identical twins, but the other brother remains an unsettling presence in their lives. After a mountaineering expedition ends in tragedy, Ann is left confronting a chilling uncertainty about the man who returns.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
01:02 Original Broadcast
43:40 Closing

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