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CBS Radio Workshop

(4,5 Sterne; 19 Bewertungen)

Entire set of episodes for the old-time radio series "CBS Radio Workshop".

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Brave New World Part 1

29:41

Brave New World Part 2

30:01

Storm

28:16

Season of Disbelief and Hail and Farewell

29:18

Colloquy #1- Interview with William Shakespeare

29:28

Voice of New York

29:43

Report on ESP

29:35

Cops and Robbers

29:34

The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes

29:57

The Ex-Urbanites

28:23

Speaking of Cinderella-If the Shoe Fits

27:15

Jacob's Hands

29:47

Living Portrait - William Zekendorf, Tycoon

28:58

The Record Collectors

29:37

The Toledo War

30:10

The Enormous Radio

28:40

Lovers, Villains and Fools

30:42

The Little Prince

31:09

A Matter of Logic

31:27

Bring on the Angels

28:36

The Stronger

30:28

Another Point of View

29:25

The Eternal Joan

27:25

Portrait of Paris

30:03

The Case of the White Kitten

29:13

Portrait of London

30:14

Star Boy

30:00

Subways Are for Sleeping

30:01

Only Johnny Knows

29:35

Colloquy #2 - A Dissertation on Love

29:37

Billion Dollar Failure of Figger Fallup

29:30

Colloquy #3 - A Study of Satire

30:01

The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither

29:21

A Pride of Carrots (Venus Well Served)

28:55

The Oedipus Story

29:21

Roughing It

31:04

A Writer at Work

29:57

The Legend of Annie Christmas

26:08

When the Mountain Fell

29:35

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

30:53

Colloquy # 4 - The Joe Miller Joke Book

24:17

Report on the We-Uns

25:12

Sounds of a Nation

22:48

King of the Cats

24:09

A Psychological Account of the Do-It-Yourself Movement

26:35

I Was the Duke

27:22

The Big Event (The Law of Averages)

25:26

All Is Bright

24:46

Carl Sandburg's 79th Birthday

24:55

No Time for Heartaches

24:49

Fire at Malibu

25:26

The Crazy Life

25:38

Le Grande Greteche

25:30

1489 Words

25:09

Space Merchants Part 1

22:35

Space Merchants Part 2

23:01

Ballad of the Iron Horse

25:23

Air Raid (Prevarications of Mr Peeps)

23:36

The Endless Road

24:10

Harmonica Solo

22:47

A Dog's Life

25:02

Noh Plays of Japan

24:26

Carlotta's Serape

24:18

The Son of Man

25:47

Light Ship

24:04

Nightmare

24:33

The Long Way Home

23:21

Heaven is in the Sky

25:13

I Have Three Heads

24:00

Epitaphs (Spoon River Anthology)

23:11

The Seven Hills

24:57

Housing Problems

24:28

Meditations on Ecclesiastes

23:49

Gettysburg

25:31

You Could Look It Up

23:51

The Silent Witness

22:00

The Green Hills of Earth

22:49

Never Bet the Devil Your Head

24:49

The Heart of the Man

21:01

Malihini Magic (Vacations)

24:12

The Celestial Omnibus

23:59

Sweet Cherries in Charleston

25:20

Grief Drives a Black Sedan

24:01

People Are No Good

24:45

Time Found Again

23:51

Young Man Axelbrod

24:35

Bewertungen

Twilight Zone?

(5 Sterne)

X Minus One (an excellent series) is often cited as the most direct predecessor of "The Twilight Zone", but this series seems to be closer to the mark. Many of the same music cues and personnel give at least the first two installments (A Brave New World) a very TZ quality. But what other eps could fall into this "Twilight Zone" category (mostly speculative fiction like horror, sci-fi, and fantasy)? I found a list at old-time.com that lists the genres, so the following list seems appropriate, but I may be missing one or two candidates. Can anyone help? 1.) Brave New World, Pt. I (27-Jan-56) 2.) Brave New World, Pt. II (3-Feb-56) 3.) Seasons Of Disbelief / Hail & Farewell (17-Feb-56) 4.) The Enormous Radio (11-May-56) 5.) The Little Prince (25-May-56) 6.) A Matter Of Logic (1-Jun-56) 7.) Star Boy (27-Jul-56) 8.) Figger Fallup's Billion Dollar Failure (24-Aug-56) 9.) A Pride Of Carrots (14-Sep-56) 10.) Report on The We'uns (11-Nov-56) 11.) The King Of The Cats (25-Nov-56) 12.) The Big Event (16-Dec-56) 13.) The Space Merchants, Pt. I (17-Feb-57) 14.) The Space Merchants, Pt. II (24-Feb-57) 15.) The Endless Road (17-Mar-57) 16.) A Dog's Life (31-Mar-57) 17.) Lightship (28-Apr-57) 18.) Nightmare (5-May-57) 19.) The Long Way Home (12-May-57) 20.) Housing Problem (16-Jun-57) 21.) The Green Hills Of Earth (21-Jul-57) 22.) Never Bet The Devil Your Head (28-Jul-57) 23.) The Celestial Omnibus (18-Aug-57) 24.) People Are No Good (8-Sep-57) 25.) Time Found Again (15-Sep-57) Remembering that sometimes the TZ wasn't science fiction, fantasy or horror (think "Time Enough at Last" or "One More Pallbearer") there may be more episodes that could fit under this aegis. If you are familiar with both series, would you tell me what I'm missing on my list?

Twilight Zone was more than sci-fi

(0 Sterne)

IanKoro wrote: "A previous reviewer claimed this was a forerunner to the Twilight Zone, but that doesn't make much sense. While there are a few sci-fi episodes, this show does all kinds of things. Some are educational shows, some are kind of experimental theatre, some are drama, some are more documentary/non fiction. It's all over the map." It's the same thing with The Twilight Zone. Fed up with the difficulties of writing about serious issues on the conservative networks, Rod Serling turned to science fiction and fantasy. Through an ingenious mixture of morality fable and fantasy writing, he was able to circumvent the timidity and conservatism of the television networks and sponsors. Self-producing a series of vignettes that placed average people in extraordinary situations, Serling could investigate the moral and political questions of his time. He found that he could address controversial subjects if they were cloaked in a veil of fantasy, saying "I found that it was all right to have Martians saying things Democrats and Republicans could never say." Comparing CBS Radio Workshop to The Twilight Zone isn't that far a stretch. Jeff

Last (great) blast of radio's Golden Age

(5 Sterne)

CBS Radio offered this platform to many of classic radio's best writers & producers, allowing them to use their imaginations and creativity freely. By now television has reduced radio drama budgets to practically nothing, as advertisers are putting their money into TV ads. Many writers, producers & directors have shifted to the new medium as well, so this radio series is quite significant. There's many different themes here, a lot are quite unique, and some are groundbreaking . . For example: "I was the Duke" an uncensored interview with a street punk (one can only imagine folks at home hearing this sentence: "So I kicked the guy in the nuts" or the words "assholes" and "bullshit" for the first time ever on the radio!) Other unique stories (also really good) "The endless road" or the story of Denmark Vesey in "Sweet cherries" plus of course, the SciFi stories. Not every episode is outstanding, but many are. Everyone should take the time to soak em all in, and pass these on to everyone & anyone.

Not Twilight Zone

(5 Sterne)

A previous reviewer claimed this was a forerunner to the Twilight Zone, but that doesn't make much sense. While there are a few sci-fi episodes, this show does all kinds of things. Some are educational shows, some are kind of experimental theatre, some are drama, some are more documentary/non fiction. It's all over the map. There are some really great and innovative shows in here, and its certainly worth checking out. Despite a few misses, I'm giving this five stars for being innovative, ahead of its time, and generally awesome.

"Theater of the Mind"

(5 Sterne)

These are really great--some experimental stuff, some fun stories, some mysteries and suspense, some mockumentaries, some music... all kinds of things. A good number of true gems and a few to pass over. Lots of bright moments with Bill Conrad, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Virgina Gregg, and more. Highly recommended.

One of my favorite series

(5 Sterne)

The first episode of this series I ever listened to was "Report on the Weuns" where archaeologists from the distant future determined that Elvis was a god and ruled by Rock n' Roll. I was hooked :)

First Timer

(5 Sterne)

Listening to The Green Hills of Earth for a college assignment and loving the format. Almost like watching a movie. Guess they didn't miss out on much back in the 50's as far as technology like YouTube, Netflix, etc.

This is a great series

(5 Sterne)

Yes Twilight zone works for radio but so would outer limits which was tv. that said this series would not need to be tv it works as radio period .