The run
- Network
- CBC
- Years active
- 1966–1968
- Surviving broadcasts
- 26
- Genre
- mystery
CBC Mystery Theatre presented adaptations of classic mystery and suspense stories for Canadian radio in the late 1960s.
Restoration quality — measured from the surviving files
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
1 dated broadcasts across 3 years on the air, with 2 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1966, in original transmission order.
- 1. 66-11-xx 01 The Tell-Tale Heart · 1 Jan 1966
- 2. Mystery Theater - Cbc 68-xx-xx (x) Champagne Safari · 1 Jan 1966
- 3. Dr Heideggers Experiment · 1 Jan 1966
- 01
66-11-xx 01 The Tell-Tale Heart
1 Jan 1966 · 25 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 02
Mystery Theater - Cbc 68-xx-xx (x) Champagne Safari
1 Jan 1966 · 1h 9m
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 03
Dr Heideggers Experiment
1 Jan 1966 · 29 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 04
Sight Unseen
1 Jan 1966 · 28 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 05
Breaking Strain
1 Jan 1966 · 27 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 06
The Duel
1 Jan 1966 · 29 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 07
The Hitch Hiker
1 Jan 1966 · 26 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
- 08
The Mines Of Falun
1 Jan 1966 · 26 min
Broadcast on CBC between 1966 and 1968; the exact air date is not recorded in the Archive item.
Also on CBC
CBC in 1966–1968
Other series the network carried while CBC Mystery Theatre was on the air.
What it became
The Canadian dial
A public broadcaster building drama and documentary for a country too large to tour. CBC Stage, Nazi Eyes on Canada and the CBC Mystery Theatre are their own tradition.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
Working in the tradition of CBC Mystery Theatre
Modern series carrying this form forward.
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