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If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

Radio producer Himan Brown created over 10,000 programs in his lifetime, with a vigor and intensity that kept him going for a century. His life and prodigious output are celebrated in the podcast series Audio Maverick. Now, we offer rebroadcasts of a select group of Brown’s programs in a new series called If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater.

Latest Episodes:

S2E5: Three Women Oct 01, 2026

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Aspiring novelist Steven Lake has spent seven years writing his debut novel only to fall in love with his own creation — the captivating and mercurial Clarissa. Noted publisher Albert Higgins wants to publish the book, but only if Steven will rewrite the ending to save Clarissa for a sequel. Higgins wants just ten new pages, but Steven hesitates, afraid that if he allows Clarissa to survive, she'll ruin his life.

S2E4: Time and Again Sep 24, 2026

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Clockmaker Ethan Vigil acquires an antique timepiece marked with the numeral 13 at the top of its dial — a detail as strange as its refusal to run. But when his wife cuts her finger on on the works inside, the clock unexpectedly comes to life, and Ethan discovers the device grants him an extraordinary gift: twice a day, time stops for everyone but him, granting him two extra hours of solitude daily. He thrives, but soon discovers that his reprieve comes at a terrible cost.

S2E3: The Ring of Truth Sep 17, 2026

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Tell the truth or lie? That's the dilemma facing Lorna Kitteridge after her fiancé, Mark Cramer, kills a woman while driving drunk in their small New England college town. Mark, facing imprisonment for manslaughter, begs her to cover for him. Her father, a college professor who's something of an expert on the truth, urges her to follow her conscience and come clean about the accident. But can her father follow his own counsel — especially when he's confronted with a long-buried scandal from the past?

S2E2: Speak of the Devil Sep 10, 2026

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Mary Ellen McKay returns with her American fiancé, Michael, to her childhood home on the windswept Solway Firth, where her Aunt Jeannie raised her. Soon after arriving, they take part in one of her aunt’s regular séances, unknowingly inviting a sinister force into their lives. Then, on her wedding night, Ellen’s dreams are invaded by a monstrous presence, and as the terrifying visits continue, she discovers she is pregnant, leaving her tormented as she unravels the terrifying link between the séance and her quickening child.

S2E1: Deadly Honeymoon Sep 03, 2026

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Newlyweds Susan and Dan Carey embark on a cross-country honeymoon before settling in San Francisco, where Dan will manage his firm's office. But Susan's post-wedding bliss unravels when Lt. Harrington of the New York City Police approaches her with a chilling accusation: her husband is a serial wife-killer who murders wealthy women after marrying them. As uncanny parallels emerge between their honeymoon itinerary and Harrington's story, Susan's terror mounts, threatening both her marriage and Dan's life.

If You Please Himan Brown's Radio Mystery Theater SEASON 2 TRAILER Aug 28, 2026

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IF YOU PLEASE… HIMAN BROWN’S RADIO MYSTERY THEATER, RETURNS FOR SEASON 2

Radio Drama pioneer Himan Brown’s shows from his CBS Radio Mystery Theater series, which ran from 1974 to 1982, are remastered from his personal vault of 1400 shows.

With over 10,000 programs in a career spanning over 85 years, Brown left an extraordinary legacy of socially impactful shows that were as entertaining as they were illuminating.

Brown was especially proud of his inventive reimagining of radio drama for contemporary times. Each episode of this new thirteen-week series will feature an engrossing story, commissioned by Brown and featuring a hand-picked cast of actors who were already well-known performers on stage, film, and later television.

Himan Brown scholar John Slavney, who is authoring the definitive guide to the CBS Radio Mystery Theater programs, returns with his commentary, sharing behind-the-scenes stories about the productions. Series host EG Marshall will once again welcome listeners to “the sound of suspense; the fear you can hear.”

Join us each Thursday for thrillers, chillers, and edgy mysteries from CUNY-TV and the Himan Brown Archive with If You Please… Himan Brown's Radio Mystery Theater. Season 2 premieres September 3.

Production Credits

Executive Producer/Producer/ Director: Sarah Montague.

Executive Producer/ President of Radio Drama Network: Melina Brown

CUNY TV Executive Director: Chiqui Cartegna

CUNY TV Director of Production: Susan Iger

CUNY TV Associate Producer: Corinne Wallace

Director/Producer Content: Karen A. Brown

Social Media: Stardust Blue PR

Series Host: Margot Avery.

If You Please is a production of CUNY TV and Radio Drama Network, Inc.

S1E13: And Nothing but the Truth Aug 27, 2026

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Teenager David Williams, shaken after hitting a man while driving drunk on a rainy night, rushes home and confesses to his father, Grant, a college professor. Taking charge, Grant goes to the precinct and claims responsibility for the crime. Det. Rizzo questions the professor’s oddly composed demeanor, though his lieutenant dismisses the concern. Meanwhile, Grant’s wife, Marian, grows uneasy and urges David to tell the truth — just as news breaks of a murdered young coed with ties to the Williams family.

S1E12: A Very Old Man Aug 20, 2026

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In a small rural village, Stefan, an elderly farmer, possesses an inexplicable ability to diagnose and heal ailments — a talent that irritates and confounds his son-in-law, Manfred, a doctor. Yet after witnessing Stefan diagnose hidden conditions and cure people and animals with just the warmth from his hands, even Manfred becomes a reluctant believer. Stefan insists these powers flow through him from his infant daughter Amalie, who died shortly after she was born, decades ago, and with whose spirit he continues to commune.

S1E11: Dead for a Dollar Aug 13, 2026

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In a local bar, two angry men plot to kill Jason Grant, the ruthless tycoon who destroyed their lives. Wynn Thomas wants revenge for his brother's death in Korea, while Harry Tolan seeks payback for his stolen wife and business. They devise an elaborate murder scheme, which quickly goes awry, leaving Grant alive but suspicious. That same night, Grant tells his son, Tony, about plans to divorce Tony's mother and marry his secretary, Kay. By morning, Grant is dead. Lieutenant Metcalf investigates, eventually coaxing a confession from the killer.

S1E10: The Girl Who Found Things Aug 06, 2026

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When his half-sister, Geraldine, goes missing, David Wheeler returns to his family's estate in Medvale with his new wife. His eccentric Aunt Faith enlists Iris Lloyd, a sixteen-year-old clairvoyant from the local girls’ home, hoping that her gift for “finding things” will reveal what happened. David, who secretly arranged Geraldine’s murder, initially dismisses Iris’s abilities, but he becomes unnerved after the teenage psychic attempts to seduce him and then begins producing uncanny insights about the fate of of his missing sister.

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