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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06.15.1965 | a bad days work |
+ "A Bad Day's Work". A good story with excellent acting. A white cop shoots and kills a Negro bo... | |
| 05.14.1965 | a birthday present |
+ "The Birthday Present". The crooked brother of an average guy deposits his girl, and her son, w... | |
| 11.12.1964 | a brand new life |
+ "A Brand New Life". A businessman walks away from his suburban life. Twenty years later, an att... | |
| 08.24.1964 | a caller at midnight |
+ "A Caller At Midnight". Spies and counter-spies. Business isn't what it used to be. | |
| 01.20.1965 | a dream of a scheme |
+ "A Dream Of A Scheme". How to murder your wife, and get the police to help! Robert A. + The pol... | |
| 09.25.1964 | a genuine grenotte |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "A Genuine Crenottte". A blind old man sells his last trea... | |
| 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... | |
| 02.16.1965 | a little game on saturday mornings |
+ "A Little Game On Saturday Morning". Commercials deleted. | |
| 11.25.1964 | a little knowledge |
+ "A Little Knowledge". Two women both identify a dead body found in a hotel room. Both claim him... | |
| 11.18.1964 | a little piece of candle |
+ ABC net, WLS-FM, Chicago aircheck. "A Little Piece Of Candle". Three miners, who are trapped by a... | |
| 07.08.1965 | a matter of appearances |
+ "A Matter Of Appearances". A newlywed wife catches her husband with another woman and decides t... | |
| 04.12.1965 | a matter of pride |
+ "A Matter Of Pride". A husband who has to stay home while his wife works finds himself depress... | |
| 04.08.1965 | a million miles to nowhere |
+ "A Million Miles To Nowhere". A bank executive cleans out the vault and heads for his mistress ... | |
| 10.29.1964 | a nightmare |
+ "Nightmare". A teen-ager accuses her history teacher of assaulting her. Why not? + It's a terri... | |
| 11.20.1964 | a nothin place |
+ ABC net, WLS-FM, Chicago. "A Nuthin' Place". Sponsored by: Hackney's (restaurant). A hell of a goo... | |
| 02.22.1965 | a tale for the nursery |
+ "A Tale For The Nursery". A 95-pound gray-haired nursery school teacher tackles the Hydra Natio... | |
| 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... | |
| 01.19.1965 | across the river from grandmas house |
+ "Across The River From Grandma's House". You Penelope brings an escaped convict to Grandma's ho... | |
| 03.17.1965 | across the river to grandfathers house |
+ "Across The River To Grandfather's House". Who killed grandfather? Why does no member of the fa... | |
| 10.12.1964 | all the bright young ones |
+ "All The Bright Young Ones". In a youth oriented world, the "old" father of the mayor rebels ag... | |
| 12.16.1964 | an average american murder |
+ "An Average American Murder". When does the average murder take place? On payday! The program c... | |
| 10.19.1964 | an honorable way |
+ "An Honorable Way To Die". A cross-country jet is in trouble and may crash. One of the passenge... | |
| 03.03.1965 | annie is watching |
+ "Annie Is Watching". The army of the night...coming to your office soon! | |
| 03.16.1965 | any port in a storm |
+ "Any Port In A Storm". A young married couple are shipwrecked on Eniwetok Atoll. A good story, ... | |
| 03.05.1965 | april snowfall |
+ "April Snowfall". A good story about a married couple who visit a fortune teller and receive a ... |
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