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The CBS Radio Workshop regularly featured the works of the world's ideal freelance writers, including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany, and Ambrose Bierce, among others. The radio series shown from January 27, 1956, through September 22, 1957, and was a revival of the renowned Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Inventor William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part version of Brave New World and booked writer Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. The Columbia Workshop radio theatre was ground breaking in giving creators, directors, sound engineers, and composers many opportunities to experiment with the use of audio as a tool for improving narrative. Columbia Workshop received a 1946 Peabody Award for Exceptional Entertainment in Crisis. This eclectic assortment of The CBS Radio Workshop shows includes the next episodes: "The Storm" by George Stuart, starring William Conrad (2/10/56); "Season of Disbelief" and "Hail and Farewell" by Ray Bradbury, starring John Dehner (2/17/56); "An Interview with William Shakespeare", starring Hans Conried (2/24/56); "Voice of the City", starring Clifton Fadiman (3/2/56); "Report on ESP" by Leonard St. Clair, starring John McIntire (3/9/56); "Cops and Robbers" by Stanley Niss, starring Larry Haines (3/16/56); "The Story of Jimmy Blue-Eyes", starring William Conrad (3/23/56); "The Ex-Urbanites", starring Eric Sevareid (3/30/56); "Talking about Cinderella; or, In case the Shoe Fits", starring Vincent Price (4/6/56); "Jacob's Hands" by Aldous Huxley, starring Hans Conried (4/13/56); "Portrait of an Tycoon", starring Martin Weldon (4/20/56); and "The Record Enthusiasts" by William Woodson, starring John Dehner (4/27/56).
