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Theater Five presents “The Big Freeze,” episode 33 of ABC’s Theater Five, originally broadcast September 16, 1964. This compact science-fiction suspense drama was adapted from an original story by Sol Panitz and features Jack Grimes and Jackson Beck.

A terminally ill business partner stakes everything on cryonic suspension, hoping to escape death through a leap into the future. But when he awakens two years later, unresolved tensions and the consequences of the past are still waiting.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
18:35 Closing

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Theater Five presents “The Evil That Men Do,” episode 39 of the ABC radio drama anthology, originally broadcast September 24, 1964.

In an unnamed city struggling with the cost of crime, Dr. Alexander Curan proposes adding Benefactril—a drug intended to suppress antisocial impulses—to the municipal water supply. This compact speculative drama considers the civic and social consequences of a scientific cure-all. The cast includes Ian Martin, George Petrie, Jan Miner, and Jackson Beck.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
21:06 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Twenty Minutes in the Life of Melinda Madison,” episode 69 of the ABC dramatic anthology, originally broadcast November 5, 1964. Written by Rafael David Blau and Ian Martin and directed by Warren Somerville, it features a cast including Donald Buka, Mary Jane Croft, Mary Jane Higby, Guy Sorel, and Vicki Vola.

After two years without a film role, actress Melinda Madison is offered a sensational publicity scheme designed to put her name back in the papers. But as the staged-suicide premise takes shape amid the hard-edged world of film publicity and newspapers, the price of a comeback begins to feel increasingly ominous.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
22:18 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Bug Off,” episode 91 of the ABC dramatic anthology series, originally broadcast on December 7, 1964.

Written and produced by Warren Somerville?

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
21:52 Closing

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Theater Five presents “The Hunters,” episode 133 of ABC’s 1964–65 radio-drama anthology, originally broadcast on February 3, 1965.

In this compact drama, an alcoholic father takes his son on a hunting trip into the woods, bringing along both their hunting gear and his ever-present bottle. Peter Fernandez is among the featured performers.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
22:17 Closing

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Theater Five presents “The Gandy Walker,” episode 206 of the ABC Radio Network anthology series, originally broadcast on May 17, 1965.

Written by Ian Martin, this compact radio drama offers a dramatized portrait of folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, tracing facets of his life and public persona. The cast includes Bernie Grant, Teri Keane, Mary Jane Higby, and Peter Fernandez.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:34 Original Broadcast
22:25 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Look Whos Talking,” episode 41 of the ABC anthology series, originally broadcast September 28, 1964.

In this drama by Richard McCracken, a scientist achieves communication with dolphins, opening an extraordinary exchange between humans and another intelligent species. The cast includes William Redfield, Evelyn Juster, and Edward Bryce.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
21:07 Closing

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Theater Five presents “A Tale for the Nursery,” episode 146, originally broadcast on ABC Radio Network on February 22, 1965. Written by Mort Golding and directed by Warren Somerville, this compact radio drama features Fran Allison and Elliott Reid.

Mrs. Baxter, a slight, gray-haired nursery-school teacher, faces an unsettling challenge when Hydra National Bank declines to renew the lease on her school’s space in Sky Towers. As the bank plans a new branch, the quiet teacher finds herself in conflict with a powerful institution.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
22:09 Closing

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Theater Five presents “A Bad Days Work,” episode 227 of the ABC Radio Network drama series, originally broadcast June 15, 1965.

In this serious contemporary drama, the fatal shooting of a Black boy by a white police officer brings police and community members into a tense confrontation. Alan Alda and Frederick O’Neal star in this topical 1965 story of racial justice and human consequences.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
22:37 Closing

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Theater Five presents “The Neighbor,” episode 84 of ABC Radio Network’s weekday anthology series, originally broadcast November 26, 1964. This compact suspense drama was written by Sol Panitz and directed by Warren Somerville, with Bryna Raeburn, Ralph Camargo, Lon Clark, and Luis Van Rooten.

In a quiet suburban neighborhood, a couple grows uneasy after the reclusive Mr. Noman moves into the large house next door. His brightly lit windows, peculiar routines, and unsettling presence turn ordinary curiosity into an ominous, supernatural-tinged mystery.

Theater Five presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
21:33 Closing

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