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Theater Five presents “Across the River to Grandfathers House,” episode 163 of the ABC Radio Network anthology series, originally broadcast March 17, 1965. Written by Robert Cenedella and directed by Warren Somerville, the drama features Alan Bunce, Alice Ghostley, James Monks, and Court Benson.

Five years after their grandfather’s death, three cousins remain in his old house, caught in a cycle of suspicion and unanswered questions surrounding the family inheritance. Their uneasy routine is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of cousin Dan, bringing new pressure to a long-standing family mystery.

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

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
22:14 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Finders Can Be Losers,” episode 87 of the ABC weekday drama anthology, originally broadcast December 1, 1964. Written by Robert Cenedella and directed by Ted Bell, the episode features Jack Grimes, Jimsey Sommers, Harry Bellaver, and Gar Wood.

Twenty-year-old Jane Melton is trying to reach attorney Mr. Grainger, who has gone away indefinitely. Leaving an urgent message at his office, Jane hints that even her name may not be real—and that Grainger holds the answers she has been seeking about her father.

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
21:33 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Dream of Death,” episode 17 of ABC’s weekday radio-drama anthology, originally broadcast August 25, 1964. This compact 1964 psychological mystery stars William Redfield, Gertrude Warner, Guy Sorel, and William Griffis.

After a man is injected with a powerful hallucinogenic drug, he becomes convinced he has committed murder. Written by Robert Newman and directed by Warren Somerville, the drama explores the frightening uncertainty of altered perception.

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
00:50 Original Broadcast
21:29 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Terror from Beyond,” episode 3 of the ABC radio drama series, originally broadcast August 5, 1964. Written by Robert Newman and directed by Warren Somerville, this early science-fiction entry features Robert Dryden, Ralph Camargo, and Gilbert Mack.

Scientists trying to communicate beyond Earth encounter a hostile extraterrestrial intelligence, transforming a laboratory experiment into a mounting threat when one researcher falls under an outside mental influence. “Terror from Beyond” reworks Newman’s earlier Murder at Midnight story, “Terror Out of Space.”

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
00:50 Original Broadcast
21:59 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Justice Is an Uncertain Thing,” episode 49 of ABC Radio’s dramatic anthology series, originally broadcast October 8, 1964. Written by Max Berton, it features George Petrie, Ralph Camargo, and Frances Spanier.

An American gangster has remained safely beyond U.S. extradition in a foreign country—until a possible change in the law turns his uneasy refuge into a contest of legal technicalities and other paths to justice.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
21:51 Closing

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Theater Five presents “I’ve Got Your Number,” episode 130 of the ABC weekday anthology series, originally broadcast January 29, 1965. Written by Addy Richton, this compact suspense drama features Rosemary Rice, Donald Buka, Nat Polen, Lesley Woods, and Guy Sorel.

At 2:00 a.m., Sheila receives a call from an anonymous woman who cannot sleep—and insists Sheila will not sleep either. As the calls continue through the night, Sheila and her husband confront the mounting unease created by a threatening voice on the telephone.

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
22:12 Closing

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Theater Five presents “The Pigeon,” episode 232 of the ABC Radio Network drama anthology, originally broadcast June 22, 1965. Written by Frank Thomas and directed by Ted Bell, this comedy melodrama features Ed Begley alongside George Petrie, Robert Dryden, Jack Grimes, and Carol Martin.

A confident con man convinces a meek city clerk that he is descended from royalty—an unlikely claim that begins to reshape both men’s sense of identity and belief.

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
00:46 Original Broadcast
23:01 Closing

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Theater Five presents “Whatever Happened to the 5 - 25,” episode 255 of ABC’s weekday radio anthology, originally broadcast July 23, 1965. Written by Jim McGinn, it features Stan Watt, Carol Ann Daniels, Jerry Hausner, and Gilbert Mack.

After commuter Clifton misses his usual train to Scarsdale for the first time in fifteen years, an unexpected meeting offers him a chance to reflect on the routines—and possibilities—shaping his life.

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
21:31 Closing

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Theater Five presents “A Little Game on Saturday Mornings,” episode 142, originally broadcast on February 16, 1965.

Source information identifies this as a Theater Five drama; surviving episode details are limited, so this presentation preserves the title and original broadcast context without adding unsupported plot or credit claims.

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
00:22 Original Broadcast
20:59 Closing

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Theater Five presents “My Other Self,” episode 19 of the ABC Radio Network anthology series, originally broadcast on August 27, 1964. The cast includes William Redfield, Walter Kinsella, and Sam Ruskin.

After a three-week vacation, scrupulously proper Alvin Jones returns home to unsettling signs that he may not have been away after all. Reports of behavior utterly at odds with his reserved life—including drinking and the company of a woman—leave him questioning his identity and memory.

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
21:17 Closing

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