CBS
CBS · 1937–1945
Broadcasts
49
Cadence
Seasonal
Rated
PG
Since
1937
The run
This upload contains 49 episodes of the Old Time Radio show, The Silver Theater, a dramatic anthology series. The show aired for ten years, from 1937-1947. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available sources, but any corrections are welcome. Initial upload: 4/21/2020 (47 episodes) 1st update: 7/18/2021 (1 episode - 8/8/1943) 2nd update: 1/8/2023 (1 episode - 1/5/1941) Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “silver-theater-1945-07-29-209-gilded-pheasant”; these recordings are in the public domain.
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
11 dated broadcasts across 9 years on the air, with 4 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1937, in original transmission order.
3 Oct 1937 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 3 October 1937. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
2 Oct 1938 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 October 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
30 Oct 1938 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 October 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
27 Nov 1938 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 27 November 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
25 Dec 1938 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 25 December 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
22 Jan 1939 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 22 January 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
19 Feb 1939 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 19 February 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
26 Mar 1939 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 26 March 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
Same night on the air
Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 30 Oct 1938.
30 October
1938
NBC
Sunday
59 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 30 October 1938.
Internet Archiveedgar-bergen-1937-12-12-32-guest-mae-westRough but complete · 32 kbps
30 October
1938
Syndicated
Sunday
59 min
Broadcast on Syndicated.
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