THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY . . .
For those of you who, over the years, have enjoyed the music of Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater, which has been an integral part of the quality of the series since its inception, (for example, the inspired CCRMT theme music and the tour-de-force underscoring to shows like Danger at Seven Mile Bend, Don’t Touch That Dial and The Case of the Shooting Star), we invite you to partake of composer Mark Birmingham’s piano based, instrumental CD, Garden Life, featuring the same impeccable musicianship in 9 original compositions that are thrilling, not because they underscore some dramatic scene, but because they are thrilling in themselves. Sample a few tracks here and you’ll see.
NOW AVAILABLE "THE MERMAID ON HALLOWEEN BRIDGE"
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Synopsis:
For years an anonymous Cape Cod mural painter
has been adorning the underpass to the Barnstable Village
railroad bridge with images of scantily clad nudes in Clasical
poses. An activity which, although many in the Village enjoy
them and approve, is also illegal and a source of irritation
particuarly to nearby neighbor, Otis Narwhal, who feels the
paintings go too far. With night-vision binoculars he sits
on his portch at night hoping to spy the Phantom Artist at
work and report her to the local police.
When
his spying succeeds he calls in the cops, (including Captain
Underhill ), thinking this will put an end to it, but, unfortunately,
it is only the begininng: the beginning of the suspense and
the beginning of the terror. ‘The Mermaid on Halloween
Bridge’ is a real time suspense thriller perfect for
the Jack-o-Lantern season!
IN THE MEANTIME,
TRY THESE CAPTAIN UNDERHILL MYSTERIES:
   
“The
Case of the Calico Lobster”
(85
minutes)
Mobster
kidnaps Hercules, world’s largest captive lobster, and holds
it for ransom, threatening to devour it unless radio DJ, Molly
Neptune, pays off her father’s gambling debt. Now Capt. Underhill
must save the lobster before it ‘sleeps with the fishes’.
Includes material contributed by Tom Lehrer.
  
"The
Case of the Four LIttle Beatles"
(75 minutes)
The Day the Beatles secretly came to Cape Cod is both an historical fact and the departure point for this sendup of Agatha Christies’ classic mystery play, “Ten Little Indians”. Stellar cast includes regulars Dave Ellsworth and Wally O’Hara; Beatles sound alikes; as well as Jerry Nelson , creator of numerous characters from The Muppet Show and Sesame Street (e.g. Count Von Count).
Edgar Allan Crow
and the Purloined, Purloined Letter
Anything can happen at the Antiques Roadshow, including
the discovery of a treasure trove of Edgar Allen Poe memorabilia.
Crooked antiques dealer "Augie Nickleswhite" has his eyes
on the prize. Can Captain Underhill stand in his way? <more>
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clip>
The Cobra in the
Kindergarten
Swift, silent and deadly, it slithers along its path, an
accident waiting to happen. When an Egyptian cobra is accidentally
released across the street from an elementary school, it's
a disaster waiting to happen. Luckily, Captain Underhill and
Doctor Scofield are on hand, but can they run the reptile
to ground? <more>
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“Radio mysteries can grip us, enthrall us, scare us. They can challenge us to match wits with a criminal and be as discerning as a detective. They can help us develop imagination in a way television –often accused of having a stultifying effect—cannot. (Harvard research has shown that activities which develop and nurture the imagination can serve a variety of other skills including logic, problem-solving and design.)
Radio mysteries need not be merely fluff and entertainment. Detective stories can demonstrate logic and reasoning and can draw upon all branches of learning: the natural sciences, physics, chemistry, medicine, law, forensics, the list is endless. They may be as literary as Raymond Chandler, as tightly plotted as James M. Cain. They may also confront social issues."
Except from Current Magazine
"Rethinking Radio Mystery"
by Steven Thomas Oney 
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Ode to the Front
Page
By:
Thomas St. Eve
Cape Cod Radio Mystery
. . .
Perfect
for trips all alone,
To
give one companionship,
When
you’ve got no cell phone,
Except on lonely stretches,
Of
highway exposed.
Who’s
in the backseat?
Nobody knows.
Cape
Cod Radio Mystery . . .
Martians
invading,
Killers
masquerading,
‘Down
these mean streets’,
Edge
of your seat.
Radio Mysteries . . .
Things
that give one a fright,
Like
drunk drivers driving,
On
Saturday night,
Other
things that go bump in the night.
Cape Cod Radio Mystery
. . .
Victims
slumping,
Bodies
sagging,
Underhill
discerning,
Then learning,
Then
testing,
Then
besting,
Then
arresting,
Then
bragging,
Scofield
nagging.
Cape Cod
Radio Mystery . . .
We keep singing our name,
Like the proverbial stool pigeon,
Because it lifts us up,
In the verbial search engines,
Repeating key words,
Works very well,
But this is a secret so please
don't tell.
Cape
Cod Radio Mystery . . .
Try one, if you like,
We hope you'll buy more,
To keep our actors from
succumbing,
To the wolf at the door,
And prevent us from posting,
'Alms for the poor',
Cape
Cod Radio Mystery . . .
Our strategy's shifted,
It's you, valued customer, we're
thanking, the gifted,
Borrowing a page,
From Burma Shave,
From whence this pitch was
lifted.
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It's a foggy night on old Cape Cod.
A perfect night! . . . for a mystery.
Economy CDs now available:
24 programs are now available on a set of economy CDs.
More information here! 
The Art of Radio Mystery . . . exemplified!
COMPLETE
LIST OF SHOWS AVAILABLE:
1)
‘THE LEGACY OF EURIAH PILLAR” (**) . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .. .42 minutes
2)
“THE CALLER ON LINE ONE” . . . . .
. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 36 minutes
3)
“THE CASE OF THE AUTOMATIC MURDERS” (**) . . . . . . . . .
. . . 49 minutes
4)
“THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MISER” . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 49 minutes
5)
“THE CURSE OF THE WHALE’S TOOTH” (**) . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 79 minutes
6)
“THE HYPNOTIST” . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 42 minutes
7)
“A TEST FOR MURDER” (**) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 minutes
8)
“MURDER FROM THE BRIDGE” (**) . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 minutes
9)
“FIVE FATHOM RIP” . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 minutes
10)
“MR. HUGO’S NIGHT TO REMEMBER” . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 minutes
11)
“THE BUOY” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
minutes
12)
“PLAYBACK” .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 minutes
13)
“SOME PEOPLE ARE MISSING ON CANAL STREET ” . .
. . . . . . . 48 minutes
14)
“THE CASE OF THE SHOOTING STAR” (**) .
. . . . . . . . 52 minutes
15)
“THE GOLDEN IDOL, THE MAGWITCH AND THE DONKEY’S TAIL” (**).
. . . 66 minutes
16)
“THE WHEREABOUTS OF HEIDI McKNOWN” (**) . . . . . . . . .
. . 69 minutes
17)
“THE JUNEBUG MYSTERY” (**) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 minutes
18)
“DANGER AT SEVEN MILE BEND” .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 minutes
19)
“THE MYSTERY OF ANNA GALE” (**) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 minutes
20)
“MURDERING DICKENS” . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .60 minutes
21)
“THE WHIRLPOOL” (**). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 minutes
22)
“THE CASE OF THE INDIAN FLASHLIGHTS” (**) . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 minutes
23)
“THE QUEEN IS IN THE COUNTING HOUSE” (**) . .
. . . . . . . . 72 minutes
24)
“DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL!” (**). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . . . . . . . . . .40 minutes
25)
“EDGAR ALLAN CROW AND THE PURLOINED, PURLOINED LETTER” (**)
. . . . . . . . . .90 minutes
26)
“THE COBRA IN THE KINDERGARTEN” (**) . . . . .
. . . . 47 minutes
27)
“THE CASE OF THE CALICO LOBSTER” (**) . . . .
. . . . . . . . 85 minutes
28)
“THE CASE OF THE FOUR LITTLE BEATLES” (**) . .
. . . 75 minutes
29)
"THE CASE OF THE CALICO LOBSTER"
(**)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 minutes
30) "THE MERMAID ON HALLOWEEN BRIDGE" (**) . . . . .
. . . .89 minutes
31) "CAPT. UNDERHILL AND THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS ON TRIAL" (**) TO BE RELEASED
(*)
All programs written by Steven Thomas Oney (excepting Charles
Dickens material in “Murdering Dickens”)
(**)
Captain Underhill mystery
Dear
Fans of CCRMT:
Rare
DVD now available
For your viewing pleasure: a DVD recording
of a rare 1995 video-taped, live performance of 'The Golden
Idol, the Magwitch and the Donkey's Tail' presented at the Cape
Museum of Fine Arts. Cast includes Dave Ellsworth, Wally O’Hara,
Stephen Russell
, Anne Marie Lang,
Ed Cochran, Don Bliss and other regulars.
Check out Chris Dueker's insightful analysis of "The
Buoy" at http://www.radiodramarevival.com/malleus-review-the-buoy-english/
Crime in the
Classroom -
Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater Lesson Plans
That's right, Cape
Cod Radio Mystery Theater isn't just used to entertain; it's
being used to educate as well.
Photos from latest production...
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From HighBridge Audio
CCRMT, in association with HighBridge Audio, has released four two-CD sets with new CCRMT episodes! They're good and good for you!
 Cape
Cod Radio Mystery Theater Baseball Caps
Great colors, one size fits all. A great gift idea for the
Cape Cod Radio Mystery fan! Shop here!
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