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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.21.1965 | the wonderful stamps from el dorado |
+ "The Wonderful Stamps From El Dorado". An adventure with air mail stamps that are "air mail" in... | |
| 06.10.1965 | the wishing stone |
+ "The Wishing Stone". A young girl finds a "wishing stone," and it really works! + When Judd's f... | |
| 12.24.1964 | the wish fulfillment machine |
+ "The Wish Fulfillment Machine". An interesting story set in the future. A man with a psychologi... | |
| 03.26.1965 | the widow |
+ "The Widow". A widow from the South and her daughter, frame a drifter for murder. A simple plot... | |
| 01.18.1965 | the wheel |
+ "The Wheel". A well-written-if-somewhat-obvious melodrama about a grieving mother and a young b... | |
| 04.05.1965 | the welcome lady |
+ "The Welcome Lady". Mrs. Wilson welcomes a new couple to the neighborhood...in a bewitching man... | |
| 12.09.1964 | the weapons at hand |
+ "Weapons At Hand". An unusual story for 1964, set in the jungles of Vietnam during the war. A j... | |
| 01.14.1965 | the wandering spaceman |
+ "The Wandering Spaceman". "The Flying Dutchman" visits the Lunar Space Station before continuin... | |
| 07.14.1965 | the walls of poison ivy |
+ "The Walls Of Poison Ivy". An interesting story about three alumnae gathered for a 25th reunion... | |
| 12.15.1964 | the victim |
+ "The Victim". A woman is almost murdered...but the police have their doubts. + There had been a... | |
| 02.05.1965 | the underveloped nation |
+ "The Underdeveloped Nation". An Air Force pilot runs into trouble in a strange land. "If ever a... | |
| 09.17.1964 | the understudy |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Understudy". A frustrated actor finally gets his big ... | |
| 09.03.1964 | the trouble with alphie |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Trouble With Alfie". Uncle F. C. and his collection o... | |
| 01.15.1965 | the trophy |
+ "The Trophy". After an old man is taken to the hospital, a reporter and a cop find that the pat... | |
| 02.02.1965 | the time the place and the death |
+ "The Time, The Place, and The Death". A slightly balmy Englishman receives a prediction of his ... | |
| 05.07.1965 | the ten year old car |
+ "The Ten-Year-Old Car". After her husband is murdered, a woman waits 6 months to get her reveng... | |
| 11.24.1964 | the talkers |
+ "The Takers". "Human speech is the music of civilized man, and those who once were civilized." ... | |
| 02.11.1965 | the sybil of sycamore lane |
+ "The Sybil Of Sycramore Lane". Commercials deleted. | |
| 08.14.1964 | the stranger |
+ "The Stranger". Be prepared for a really dumb light comedy. A mysterious stranger arrives for a... | |
| 10.30.1964 | the second chance |
+ "Second Chance". A middle-aged man discovers the secret of growing backwards...getting younger ... | |
| 08.31.1964 | the scream |
+ "The Scream". + “And then I looked up at the old mansion all made with inlaid marble and s... | |
| 10.23.1964 | the sacrifice |
+ ABC net, KGO, San Francisco aircheck. "The Sacrifice". A good company many is asked to make a ver... | |
| 06.21.1965 | the roper |
+ "The Roper". A good private-eye story in the tradition of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." + Kilba... | |
| 05.28.1965 | the protective circle |
+ "The Protective Circle". A woman executive receives threatening phone calls and decides to take... | |
| 10.27.1964 | the prodigal son |
+ "The Prodigal Son". A man is paid to impersonate another man's dead son. + They say that everyb... |
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