Theater Five, a radio series whose title was derived from the fact that it was aired everyday at 5pm, was a 20-minute drama anthology based on short stories or stories from daily newspaper. Heard on-air in the 1960s, it was ABC’s attempt to revive radio drama, so everything in the show was top notch-- the production, director, sound effects, voice talents, etc. The show had Fred Foy as its host.
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Please enjoy these 256 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.03.1964 | hit and run |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Hit and Run". The first show of the series. The series ti... | |
| 08.04.1964 | a house of cards |
+ "A House Of Cards". A good story about a family slowly dying in their fallout shelter after the... | |
| 08.05.1964 | terror from beyond |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Terror From Beyond". Creatures from Demos mentally invade... | |
| 08.06.1964 | homecoming |
+ "Homecoming". A woman's dead husband comes back in ghostly form...with unexpected results! The... | |
| 08.07.1964 | the 245000 dollar smile |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The $25,000 Smile". A male escort with a perfect smile ha... | |
| 08.10.1964 | rebellion next week |
+ "Rebellion Next Week". A teacher discovers a conspiracy among a group of mutated students who a... | |
| 08.11.1964 | the big dog |
+ "The Big Dog". An aging actor tries to land one more job, but is upstaged by a Great Dane. + Le... | |
| 08.12.1964 | jump jump |
+ "Jump, Jump". A young writer plans to jump off the roof of a hotel. His father and girlfriend a... | |
| 08.13.1964 | melodrama |
+ "Melodrama". The plot is the plot. + An actress from a little town upstate goes to see Lou Darr... | |
| 08.14.1964 | the stranger |
+ "The Stranger". Be prepared for a really dumb light comedy. A mysterious stranger arrives for a... | |
| 08.17.1964 | the fun party |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Fun Party". The search for the "Golden People" and et... | |
| 08.18.1964 | the new order |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The New Order". The nullification of the first law of rob... | |
| 08.19.1964 | ring of evil |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Ring Of Evil". A woman is plagued by an obscene caller, ... | |
| 08.20.1964 | your time is up |
+ "Your Time Is Up". The system cue has been deleted. + A young woman has a premonition that her ... | |
| 08.21.1964 | molecule masquerade |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Molecule Masquerade". A U.S. Intelligence agent meets his... | |
| 08.24.1964 | a caller at midnight |
+ "A Caller At Midnight". Spies and counter-spies. Business isn't what it used to be. | |
| 08.25.1964 | dream of death |
+ "Dream Of Death". There's a new word in the dictionary. It's "hallucinagen." A bad acid trip on... | |
| 08.26.1964 | the late matthew dillard |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Late Matthew Dillard". A world famous author, just re... | |
| 08.27.1964 | my other self |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "My Other Self". An old fuddy-duddy returns from a vacatio... | |
| 08.28.1964 | incident at apogee |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Incident At Apogee". An astronaut goes off the deep end w... | |
| 08.31.1964 | the scream |
+ "The Scream". + “And then I looked up at the old mansion all made with inlaid marble and s... | |
| 09.01.1964 | outside time |
+ "Outside Time". A good story about an astronaut who disappears from space and materializes bac... | |
| 09.02.1964 | the fix |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Fix". A good story about a dope addict in desperate n... | |
| 09.03.1964 | the trouble with alphie |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Trouble With Alfie". Uncle F. C. and his collection o... | |
| 09.04.1964 | cry in the night |
+ ABC net, WLS-Chicago aircheck. "Cry In The Night". A drama based on the famous murder of Kitty Ge... |
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