Sears Radio Theater | Old Time Radio

Sears Radio Theater | Old Time Radio

Sears Radio Theater | Old Time Radio brings you classic drama, mystery, suspense, comedy, romance, and adventure from the later era of radio storytelling. Each episode delivers a complete dramatic story featuring memorable characters, strong performances, and the timeless appeal of radio theater. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Sears Radio Theater carried the tradition of dramatic anthology radio into a new generation, presenting a different style of story throughout the week. Rediscover classic old time radio drama, mystery, suspense, comedy, romance, adventure, anthology radio, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sears-radio-theater-old-time-radio--7219655/support.

Episodes

October 4, 2026 • 39 mins
Sears Radio Theater presents “Cajun Death,” originally broadcast March 28, 1979, as episode 38 of the CBS Radio anthology’s Wednesday-night Mystery lineup. Hosted by Vincent Price, this installment was written by William Froug and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Anthropologist Deborah Simms arrives in the Louisiana bayou town of Mercy to investigate folklore tied to her late grandmother, Mamrie Simms. But the lo...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Baldie,” episode 127, originally broadcast July 31, 1979. This Tuesday Comedy Night installment was hosted by Andy Griffith and written by Ted Sherdeman.

A man who takes great pride in his luxuriant hair wakes one morning to a startling change: he is bald. Shepard Menken, Lillian Buyeff, Vic Perrin, and Mary Jane Croft star in this comic domestic predicament, directed by Fletcher Mar...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “A Test of Love,” Episode 78, originally broadcast May 23, 1979. This CBS Radio Mystery Night drama was hosted by Vincent Price and stars Antoinette Bower, Len Birman, and Ben Wright.

When kidnappers demand $250,000 for the return of a wealthy elderly man, his young wife gives them an answer that raises unsettling questions. The tense premise sets the stage for a chilling mystery of r...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Strange Affliction,” originally broadcast on May 29, 1979 as episode 82. This CBS Radio Comedy Night installment was written and directed by Norman Corwin and features Nanette Fabray, Steve Franken, and Parley Baer.

A comedy about the first recorded case of “dysphemia glossopoesis,” the story explores the complications when an unusual affliction leaves its victim able...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Hamster Caper of Curtis Cleever,” episode 104, originally broadcast on June 28, 1979. This CBS Radio installment was part of the series’ Thursday romance-night programming, hosted by Cicely Tyson.

A college student and his girlfriend set out to become overnight millionaires through a hamster-breeding venture—provided their unconventional gimmick pays off. Robert Tower...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Bull Story,” episode 71 of the CBS Radio anthology, originally broadcast May 14, 1979. This Monday Western installment was hosted by Lorne Greene and written by Bruce Martin, with Elliott Lewis directing.

In Texas, a dispute over ownership of a prize bull rekindles a long-running feud between two families, putting pride, loyalty, and a valuable animal at the heart of the conflict. Th...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Here’s Morgan Once More,” episode 77, originally broadcast May 22, 1979. This CBS Radio Comedy Night installment stars Henry Morgan, with Andy Griffith as host.

In the third and final program of Morgan’s return-to-radio cycle, Morgan delivers original comic narratives and satirical observations on contemporary American life. Morgan also wrote the program.

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Sears Radio Theater presents “Mc Guffey's Hong Kong Connection,” originally broadcast June 1, 1979, as episode 85. This Friday Adventure Night installment was hosted by Howard Duff, filling in for regular host Richard Widmark.

U.S. narcotics agent McGuffey investigates a drug ring with connections to Hong Kong, reluctantly partnering with a woman he believes has no place in such dangerous work. Written by Ted She...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “White Out,” episode 90, originally broadcast June 8, 1979. This Friday “Adventure Night” installment was hosted by Richard Widmark.

Two college women set out for a day of skiing and find themselves confronting a fierce mountain blizzard, with visibility nearly erased by wind-driven snow. Joan McCall, Tommy Cook, and Linda Kaye Henning star in this survival drama, written ...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Out in Colorado,” episode 46, originally broadcast on April 9, 1979. This CBS Radio drama was sponsored by Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Set amid a major Colorado labor strike, this historical western dramatizes an episode in the life of renowned organizer Mary Harris “Mother” Jones. Written by Pamela Russell and directed by Elliott Lewis, it stars Irene Tedrow, Kent Smith, an...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Thirteenth Governess,” originally broadcast February 14, 1979. In this eighth episode, Vincent Price hosts a Wednesday Mystery Night drama written by Elliott Lewis and starring Howard Duff.

A hard-boiled private detective investigates a photographer’s killing, a possible blackmail connection, and a troubling disappearance. The trail leads to an unsettling city-park tableau:...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Abilene,” episode 56, originally broadcast April 23, 1979. This CBS Radio Western Night drama was hosted by Lorne Greene and features John Dehner among its cast.

Set in the hard-driving railhead town of Abilene, Kansas, the story follows Wild Bill Hickok as he is hired to bring law and order to a frontier cattle town. Based on the historical setting of Hickok’s 1871 tenure as A...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Conspiracy at the Golden Gate,” originally broadcast on April 2, 1979.

This archival drama centers on a conspiracy at the Golden Gate. Sears Radio 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.

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Sears Radio Theater presents “And Baby Makes Four,” originally broadcast February 6, 1979. This was episode 2 of the CBS Radio series’ Tuesday comedy installment, hosted by Andy Griffith.

A lovable but relentlessly combative young married couple finds fresh pressure on their relationship as their family situation changes. Written by Shirley Gordon and directed by Elliott Lewis, the comedy features Elliott R...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Afro-Westerner,” episode 16, originally broadcast February 26, 1979. This CBS Radio Western Night drama was sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co., with Lorne Greene as host.

Set in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1875, the story follows a young man from Liberia who journeys to the frontier town to learn about the lives his formerly enslaved grandparents once led there. Brock Peters stars, wit...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Going Home,” episode 28, originally broadcast March 14, 1979. This CBS Radio Mystery Night installment was hosted by Vincent Price and stars Ann Givin and Jack Kruschen.

A woman is shaken by disturbing telephone calls from a man who insists she is haunting his house. Written by Anne Heath and produced and directed by Fletcher Markle, “Going Home” builds an eerie supernatu...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “Reunion,” episode 124, originally broadcast on July 26, 1979. This CBS Radio drama was part of the series’ Thursday “Love & Hate Night,” hosted by Cicely Tyson.

A man and woman who were once young and in love meet again after 35 years apart, confronting the memories and emotions their long-delayed reunion brings back. Virginia Gregg and Parley Baer star in a scr...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Wrath of Zeus,” originally broadcast March 16, 1979, as episode 30. This Friday-night Adventure installment was hosted by Richard Widmark.

Set in 2057, the drama follows a world thrown into crisis as destructive weather erupts around the globe. Suspicion falls on ZEUS—the Zonal Environmental Utilization System, a powerful computer designed to control the environment. The ca...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “First Star Tonight,” episode 39, originally broadcast on March 29, 1979. This Thursday “Love and Hate” drama was hosted by Cicely Tyson and aired on CBS Radio under the sponsorship of Sears, Roebuck and Company.

A television star faces a tense, deeply personal challenge when she tries to talk a despairing young actress away from a window ledge. Written by Pamela Russell a...
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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Ransom,” episode 123, originally broadcast July 25, 1979. This CBS Radio Mystery Night installment is hosted by Vincent Price and was written and directed by Fletcher Markle.

A hard-working plumber and a small-time hustler join forces on what seems like a perfect kidnapping plan—until collecting the ransom requires the cooperation of their captive. Stephen Markle, Vic Perri...
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