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Airing weekdays at 5:00 for just one year,“Theater Five” was an unexpected gift: an ambitious, expensive, andsophisticated series launched just when radio drama was dismissedas dead. By the summer of ’64 all the action had moved totelevision, with radio reduced to tunes and hourly news. Yet anetwork saw fit to launch a lavish new series, offering comedy,science fiction, suspense, horror, fantasy, crime, and melodrama toadults of adventurous taste. Some episodes merged two or threegenres at once.Although it wasn’t clear where the latest episode of “TheaterFive” would be headed, it was certain to sound polished, employexcellent actors, and not insult the listener’s intelligence. Andsince it was intended for an up-to-date mid-60s audience, thesubject matter was often closer to contemporary life than contentfrom the ’40s and ’50s. Even Alexander Vlas-Daczenco’s theme musicstill works: a seedy, seductive swirl of crime-jazz percussion andhorns.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 61 episodes, with running times from 19:19 to 22:55This is part four of a four-part set ... be sure to hear themall:• Theater Five 1964-65 #1• Theater Five 1964-65 #2• Theater Five 1964-65 #3• Theater Five 1964-65 #4As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

Airing weekdays at 5:00 for just one year,“Theater Five” was an unexpected gift: an ambitious, expensive, andsophisticated series launched just when radio drama was dismissedas dead. By the summer of ’64 all the action had moved totelevision, with radio reduced to tunes and hourly news. Yet anetwork saw fit to launch a lavish new series, offering comedy,science fiction, suspense, horror, fantasy, crime, and melodrama toadults of adventurous taste. Some episodes merged two or threegenres at once.Although it wasn’t clear where the latest episode of “TheaterFive” would be headed, it was certain to sound polished, employexcellent actors, and not insult the listener’s intelligence. Andsince it was intended for an up-to-date mid-60s audience, thesubject matter was often closer to contemporary life than contentfrom the ’40s and ’50s. Even Alexander Vlas-Daczenco’s theme musicstill works: a seedy, seductive swirl of crime-jazz percussion andhorns.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 65 episodes, with running times from 20:09 to 22:10This is part three of a four-part set ... be sure to hear themall:• Theater Five 1964-65 #1• Theater Five 1964-65 #2• Theater Five 1964-65 #3• Theater Five 1964-65 #4As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

Airing weekdays at 5:00 for just one year,“Theater Five” was an unexpected gift: an ambitious, expensive, andsophisticated series launched just when radio drama was dismissedas dead. By the summer of ’64 all the action had moved totelevision, with radio reduced to tunes and hourly news. Yet anetwork saw fit to launch a lavish new series, offering comedy,science fiction, suspense, horror, fantasy, crime, and melodrama toadults of adventurous taste. Some episodes merged two or threegenres at once.Although it wasn’t clear where the latest episode of “TheaterFive” would be headed, it was certain to sound polished, employexcellent actors, and not insult the listener’s intelligence. Andsince it was intended for an up-to-date mid-60s audience, thesubject matter was often closer to contemporary life than contentfrom the ’40s and ’50s. Even Alexander Vlas-Daczenco’s theme musicstill works: a seedy, seductive swirl of crime-jazz percussion andhorns.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 65 episodes, with running times from 18:51 to 23:39This is part two of a four-part set ... be sure to hear themall:• Theater Five 1964-65 #1• Theater Five 1964-65 #2• Theater Five 1964-65 #3• Theater Five 1964-65 #4As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

Turn down the lights and turn up the volumefor the eeriest radio series ever aired. Quiet, Please was aperfect pairing of two unique talents: an offbeat, imaginativewriter and a nuanced, naturalistic actor who could make theincredible sound ... well, credible.Week after week, for two remarkable years, Wyllis Cooperproduced tales of mystery and suspense that Ernest Chappell wouldbreath to life. He’d become a roughneck, news photographer,salesman, or soldier blindsided by forces beyond his control. Atypical episode might involve reawakened gods, subterraneanmonsters, manipulative ghosts, or dangerous flowers or flies orco-workers. Chappell would be joined by other actors and by soundeffects, but his voice was the solid ground of a show that couldveer at any point toward the sublime or surreal.Quiet, Please became a cult hit for listeners and inspired ageneration of writers. Included in this collection is a 29-minutemasterpiece, often cited as the finest fantasy broadcast everaired. “The Thing on the Fourble Board,” from August 9, 1948,combines a number of essential Quiet, Please elements: a tale thatbegins where it ends, except that everything’s changed; a slow butsteady buildup of mystery and suspense; a deadly comic twist; theinvolvement of you, the listener, as a participant in thestory.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 87 episodes, with running times from 21:36 to 31:01These shows were recorded to directly to disc during broadcast,then copied to reel-to-reel tape. Audio quality varies; mostepisodes sound fine, but you’ll want to turn up the volume for afew. Equalizing the levels of the files would have amplified noise,so it was decided to leave them all in their original state.As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

“You Are There” throws you directly into theaction, presenting “live” audio broadcasts where reporters have toscramble to keep up with breaking news. The series ranges freely intime and space, sending reporters to the Spartans at Thermopylae,Julius Caesar at the Senate, Joan of Arc at Rouen, Lee and Grant atAppomattox, and the Peary expedition near the Pole. Even if youknow the history at hand, the show manages—by the sheer newsinessof its coverage—to make these events as engaging as the latestheadline.The demands of covering a world-wide war in the '40s drove achain of innovations at CBS. They honed the news presentationformat we now take for granted: live, remote, multipoint reportswhere personnel in the field would be introduced—and ofteninterrogated—by a calm and commanding anchor at the New Yorknewsroom. With WWII over, it made sense to use the same crew andtechniques on documentaries and special programs such as “You AreThere”, a category we’d eventually call “infotainment”.All the familiar news report patterns are present, from theanchorman at his desk to the newsmen at the scene, withinterruptions and tosses, background commotion, microphone handlingnoises, and shouts to citizens (no matter the era) to “watch thatcable”.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 59 episodes, with running times from 26:59 to 34:55As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.It was common practice at the time to air episodes more thanonce. Rather than repeat those shows, this collection provides therecording with the best audio quality.

Airing weekdays at 5:00 for just one year,“Theater Five” was an unexpected gift: an ambitious, expensive, andsophisticated series launched just when radio drama was dismissedas dead. By the summer of ’64 all the action had moved totelevision, with radio reduced to tunes and hourly news. Yet anetwork saw fit to launch a lavish new series, offering comedy,science fiction, suspense, horror, fantasy, crime, and melodrama toadults of adventurous taste. Some episodes merged two or threegenres at once.Although it wasn’t clear where the latest episode of “TheaterFive” would be headed, it was certain to sound polished, employexcellent actors, and not insult the listener’s intelligence. Andsince it was intended for an up-to-date mid-60s audience, thesubject matter was often closer to contemporary life than contentfrom the ’40s and ’50s. Even Alexander Vlas-Daczenco’s theme musicstill works: a seedy, seductive swirl of crime-jazz percussion andhorns.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 65 episodes, with running times from 17:53 to 22:30This is part one of a four-part set ... be sure to hear themall:• Theater Five 1964-65 #1• Theater Five 1964-65 #2• Theater Five 1964-65 #3• Theater Five 1964-65 #4As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

Think you’d make a pretty good detective?Listen closely and think fast and you might, in fact, be able toname the killer before Philo Vance. His creator, S. S. Van Dine,once listed “Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories.” The firsttwo rules:1. The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective forsolving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated anddescribed.2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be placed on the readerother than those played legitimately by the criminal on thedetective himself.In short, crime fiction is a game where you’ve got to play fair.Which is why his “Philo Vance” series continues to please: all theclues are visible to you as well as to Vance, and there’s a prettygood chance—if you don’t get distracted—that you’ll figure outwho-done-it before the culprit is nabbed.Test you wits for days with this criminally entertainingcollection.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededto play• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 88 episodes, with running times from 23:30 to 29:22As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordings areconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed and assortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-time radiocollections.

Enjoy hours of thrills, chills, andwitheringwit in this collection of radio dramas. In the late '40sand early'50s Vincent Price played “The Saint” in a series based onLeslieCharteris’ literary creation. His “Robin Hood of moderncrime”would square off each week against colorful crooks, cops,hoods,and femme fatales.Neglected for decades except by radio archivists, “TheSaint”remains one of the most entertaining crime series everaired.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededtoplay• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 55 episodes, with running times from 23:56 to 30:04It was common practice at the time to air episodes morethanonce, often with different titles. Rather than repeat allthoseshows, this collection provides the recording with the bestaudioquality and indicates other titles.As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordingsareconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed andassortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-timeradiocollections.

The eponymous host of “The MysteriousTraveler”knows a lot of good stories, but few have happy endings:murdererschoose the wrong victim; the dead won’t stay buried;malign insectsturn monstrous; a comet brings the end of the world.In onememorable episode, radio’s lack of visuals actually adds totheterror: much of “Behind the Locked Door” takes place in thedark asarcheologists struggle with hidden forces in a cavern. Itwould beimpossible to film in '49.Oddly enough, our traveling companion doesn’t seem toodisturbedby these tales—in fact, he always sounds like he’ssavoring theprospects:“This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join meonanother journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope youwillenjoy the trip ... that it will thrill you a little and chillyou alittle. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves, andbecomfortable ... if you can.”And so, trapped on a train with this unsettling gentleman,youlet him go on for the half hour it’ll take to reachyourdestination. At which point—like one of the doomed charactersinhis stories—you might decide to stay on board.Features• Complete, locally stored episodes—no wireless connection neededtoplay• Sleek and simple episode list and playback controls• Full-width progress/seek bar to quickly jump to any spot• Background audio support, for switching between apps• 67 episodes, with running times from 24:11 to 30:23It was common practice at the time to air episodes morethanonce. Rather than repeat those shows, this collection providestherecording with the best audio quality. Three episodes of“TheMysterious Traveler” were produced a second time withdifferentactors and slightly different scripts. These reworkedshows arelisted with the second title in parentheses, so you candirectlycompare the two treatments.As with nearly all the classic radio shows, these recordingsareconsidered orphan works: copyrights have lapsed andassortedversions of mixed quality can be found in old-timeradiocollections.