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Theater Five 1964 ep001 Hit and Run
20:10
Theater Five 1964 ep002 A House of Cards
22:04
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Theater Five 1964 ep003 Terror from Beyond
21:09
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Theater Five 1964 ep004 Homecoming
20:37
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Theater Five 1964 ep005 The $245,000 Smile
20:32
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Theater Five 1964 ep006 Rebellion Next Week
21:59
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Theater Five 1964 ep007 The Big Dog
21:05
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Theater Five 1964 ep008 Jump Jump
21:40
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Theater Five 1964 ep009 Melodrama
20:56
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Theater Five 1964 ep010 The Stranger
20:48
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Theater Five 1964 ep012 The New Order
22:30
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Theater Five 1964 ep013 Ring of Evil
22:02
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Theater Five 1964 ep014 Your Time Is Up
20:33
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Theater Five 1964 ep015 Molecule Masquerade
21:15
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Theater Five 1964 ep016 A Caller at Midnight
20:00
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Theater Five 1964 ep017 Dream of Death
20:38
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Theater Five 1964 ep018 The Late Matthew Dillard
19:27
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Theater Five 1964 ep019 My Other Self
20:31
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Theater Five 1964 ep020 Incident at Apogee
20:06
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Theater Five 1964 ep021 The Scream
20:50
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Theater Five 1964 ep022 Outside Time
20:51
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Theater Five 1964 (ep023) The Fix
21:17
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Theater Five 1964 (ep024) The Trouble with Alphie
20:28
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Theater Five 1964 (ep025) Cry in the Night
20:31
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Theater Five 1964 (ep026) Sorry to Let You Go
20:08
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Theater Five 1964 (ep027) Incident at Shadow Valley
20:49
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Theater Five 1964 (ep028) The Decoration
20:02
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Theater Five 1964 (ep029) First Encounter
19:23
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Theater Five 1964 (ep030) To Whom It May Concern
20:00
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Theater Five 1964 (ep031) The Noon Stars
21:06
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Theater Five 1964 (ep032) My Brothers Keeper
19:33
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Theater Five 1964 (ep033) The Big Freeze
17:53
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Theater Five 1964 (ep034) The Understudy
19:21
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Theater Five 1964 (ep035) The Group
21:15
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Theater Five 1964 (ep036) The Kiss Off
18:34
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Theater Five 1964 (ep033) The Big Freeze
17:53
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Theater Five 1964 (ep034) The Understudy
19:21
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Theater Five 1964 (ep035) The Group
21:15
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Theater Five 1964 (ep036) The Kiss Off
18:34
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Theater Five 1964 (ep037) The Odyssey of Number Fourteen
20:46
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Theater Five 1964 (ep038) We Are All Alone
19:32
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Theater Five 1964 (ep039) The Evil That Men Do
20:14
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Theater Five 1964 (ep040) A Genuine Grenotte
20:53
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Theater Five 1964 (ep041) Look Who's Talking
20:22
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Theater Five 1964 (ep042) The Wrong Arm of Justice
20:15
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Theater Five 1964 (ep043) A Very Private Phone Call
20:40
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Theater Five 1964 (ep044) John Hansen Hermit
21:19
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Theater Five 1964 (ep045) Subject Number 428A
20:39
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Theater Five 1964 (ep046) The Arithmetic of Honor
20:47
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Theater Five 1964 (ep047) The Last Land Rush
19:49
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Theater Five 1964 (ep048) Echo of Madness
21:50
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Theater Five 1964 (ep049) Justice Is an Uncertain Thing
21:00
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Theater Five 1964 (ep050) I'm Sorry Mom
19:56
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Theater Five 1964 (ep051) All the Bright Young Ones
21:01
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Theater Five 1964 (ep052) The Autocrat
20:54
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Theater Five 1964 (ep053) The Dog Killer
20:10
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Theater Five 1964 (ep054) The Good Samaritans
20:47
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Theater Five 1964 (ep055) The Captive Spirit
21:29
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Theater Five 1964 (ep056) An Honorable Way
19:50
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Theater Five 1964 (ep057) The Man Who Loved Jellyroll
20:49
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Theater Five 1964 (ep058) Captain Gambles Uniform
22:27
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Theater Five 1964 ep059 Including Murder
19:24
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Theater Five 1964 ep060 The Sacrifice
20:59
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Theater Five 1964 ep061 Sirens in the Night
22:14
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Theater Five 1964 (ep062) The Prodigal Son
20:27
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Theater Five 1964 (ep063) Odds on the Tower
20:17
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Theater Five 1964 (ep064) A Nightmare
20:52
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Theater Five 1964 (ep065) The Second Chance
20:15
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Theater Five 1964 (ep066) June 17th Where Are You
21:07
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Theater Five 1964 (ep067) Why Can't Life Be More Like in the Movies
19:31
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Theater Five 1964 (ep068) Body Without the Crime
19:12
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Theater Five 1964 (ep069) Twenty Minutes in the Life of Melinda Madison
21:29
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Theater Five 1964 (ep070) Living Credit
20:06
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Theater Five 1964 (ep071) The Nameless Day
21:30

Theater Five 1964 ep002 A House of Cards

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Theater Five, ABC, 5pm, Five nights a week
The age of radio was thought to be mostly over when ABC began broadcasting Theater Five. CBS had cancelled its last radio soap operas on Nov 25, 1960, and the last prime time radio dramas, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense went off the air on Sept 30, 1962.

Television was gathering the big advertising money, and radio was on its way to becoming "background noise", providing popular music and occasional news reports.
ABC was the youngest of the big Four radio networks. In fact, it was the product of NBCs domination, which was struck down by Federal Anti-trust regulation, forcing NBC to get rid of its Blue Network.

So, there is no reason for Theater Five to have worked, except for two things, Talent, and Determination. Theater Five managed to capture all the technical and production expertise from radio’s golden age and put it together for a final great production. the daily half hour dramas came in many different genres; social commentary, Science Fiction, mystery, Horror and Suspense, comedies, fantasies, romance, crime dramas, and human interest stories were all presented.

Although Theater Five was about 20 years too late to enjoy a spot as part of the Golden age of Radio Drama, it is a very well-done program, and should be appreciated by fans.

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