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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.19.1965 | blind mans bluff |
+ "Blind Man's Bluff". A good story for radio. An old, blind newstand operator is not at all th... | |
| 07.29.1965 | big deal on sutton east |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Big Deal On Sutton East". A kidnapping on the Upper East ... | |
| 05.27.1965 | barefoot in athens |
+ "Barefoot In Athens". A summer romance with an engineer turns into a stormy relationship with a... | |
| 12.11.1964 | bang bang youre dead |
+ "I Love You". A girl at a strict boarding school rebels against authority. + Bobby and his sist... | |
| 03.22.1965 | bad news for mrs bristol |
+ "Bad News For Mrs. Bristol". A woman is told that her new husband is a homicidal maniac. Is he?... | |
| 05.12.1965 | around the corner from nowhere |
+ "Around The Corner From Nowhere". An interesting-if-somewhat-predictable story about an imbibin... | |
| 03.05.1965 | april snowfall |
+ "April Snowfall". A good story about a married couple who visit a fortune teller and receive a ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 03.03.1965 | annie is watching |
+ "Annie Is Watching". The army of the night...coming to your office soon! | |
| 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... | |
| 12.16.1964 | an average american murder |
+ "An Average American Murder". When does the average murder take place? On payday! The program c... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.20.1964 | a nothin place |
+ ABC net, WLS-FM, Chicago. "A Nuthin' Place". Sponsored by: Hackney's (restaurant). A hell of a goo... | |
| 10.29.1964 | a nightmare |
+ "Nightmare". A teen-ager accuses her history teacher of assaulting her. Why not? + It's a terri... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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... | |
| 07.08.1965 | a matter of appearances |
+ "A Matter Of Appearances". A newlywed wife catches her husband with another woman and decides t... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.25.1964 | a little knowledge |
+ "A Little Knowledge". Two women both identify a dead body found in a hotel room. Both claim him... | |
| 02.16.1965 | a little game on saturday mornings |
+ "A Little Game On Saturday Morning". Commercials deleted. | |
| 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... |
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