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 |
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09.07.1964 | sorry to let you go |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Sorry To Let You Go". A man who has been replaced by a ma... | |
09.08.1964 | incident at shadow valley |
+ ABC net, WLS, Chicago aircheck. "Incident At Shadow Valley". Mr. Janus of "Universal Truck Lines"... | |
09.09.1964 | the decoration |
+ "The Decoration. A cold-war story about a little girl in the USSR who wants to be just like her... | |
09.10.1964 | first encounter |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "First Encounter". The first Earth expedition to the Moon ... | |
09.11.1964 | to whom it may concern |
+ "To Whom It May Concern". An original-if-somewhat-confusing story about distrust in New York's ... | |
09.14.1964 | the noon stars |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Noon Stars". An allegorical story about a boy who cou... | |
09.15.1964 | my brothers keeper |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "My Brother's Keeper". A doctor finds he must operate on h... | |
09.16.1964 | the big freeze |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Freeze". A man with a short time to live decides ... | |
09.17.1964 | the understudy |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Understudy". A frustrated actor finally gets his big ... | |
09.18.1964 | the group |
+ "The Group". The ultimate whodunnit. A woman has been murdered and somebody in a group therapy ... | |
09.21.1964 | the kiss off |
+ "The Kiss-Off". Big Dolly, out of stir after thirty years, is determined to pick up where he le... | |
09.22.1964 | the odyssey of number fourteen |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Odyssey Of Number Fourteen". Where is the missing astrona... | |
09.23.1964 | we are all alone |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "We Are All Alone". Mysterious messages from space arrive ... | |
09.24.1964 | the evil that men do |
+The evil that men do lives after them in the form of ever higher taxes and human misery. Forty per ... | |
09.25.1964 | a genuine grenotte |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "A Genuine Crenottte". A blind old man sells his last trea... | |
09.28.1964 | look whos talking |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Look Who's Talking". The first full contact between man a... | |
09.29.1964 | the wrong arm of justice |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Wrong Arm Of Justice". What happens when "The Law" ta... | |
09.30.1964 | a very private phone call |
+ "A Very Private Phone Call". A clever story about a red phone that only rings once. + In his fa... | |
10.01.1964 | john hansen hermit |
+ "John Hansen, Hermit". The producer of "The Truth Will Out" (a thinly disguised "To Tell The Tr... | |
10.02.1964 | subject number 428a |
+ "Subject Number 428A". A computer that really knows it all! Man has no free will in this progra... | |
10.05.1964 | the arithmetic of honor |
+ "The Arithmatic Of Honor". An East German escapes to the West, then returns to East Berlin for ... | |
10.06.1964 | the last land rush |
+ "The Last Land Rush". An imaginative story in the day, in the not-too-distant future, when over... | |
10.07.1964 | echo of madness |
+ "Echo Of Madness". A strange visitor arrives at an even stranger hotel. A good suspenseful stor... | |
10.08.1964 | justice is an uncertain thing |
+ "Justice Is An Uncertain Thing". A thoroughly rotten gangster successfully avoids extradition b... | |
10.09.1964 | im sorry mom |
+ "I'm Sorry, Mom". A rich woman's son plans to fake a kidnapping and collect $100,000. + Jerry C... |
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