Theater Five | Old Time Radio

About Theater Five | Old Time Radio

Theater Five | Old Time Radio brings you classic drama, mystery, crime, suspense, science fiction, and psychological thrillers from radio’s later golden era. Each episode delivers a complete story filled with danger, intrigue, unusual situations, and memorable characters. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Theater Five became a distinctive dramatic anthology, presenting fast-paced original stories across mystery, suspense, crime, science fiction, and human drama. Rediscover classic old time radio drama, mystery, suspense, crime stories, science fiction, anthology radio, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Dec 2025

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

103 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Theater Five - "Just Call Me Lucky" (Old Time Radio, 1964)

   Theater Five presents “Just Call Me Lucky,” episode 99 of ABC’s weekday radio anthology, originally broadcast December 17, 1964. Written by Max Berton, this compact drama features Wayne Tippit, David Kerman, Ben Yaffee, Sam Nudell, and Stan Watt. Lucky, an Alaskan with a memorable name, is at the center of a story that asks just how fortunate he really is. 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 22:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Theater Five - "Lake Toplitz" (Old Time Radio, 1965)

   Theater Five presents “Lake Toplitz,” episode 216 of the ABC suspense anthology series, originally broadcast May 31, 1965. At Austria’s remote Lake Toplitz, a search for rumored Nazi gold beneath the deep water fuels this compact tale of suspense. The premise draws on real postwar legends surrounding the lake, where divers later recovered Nazi-era material—including counterfeit British pound notes connected with Operation Bernhard—though no Nazi gold was verified. 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 21:04 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Theater Five - "The Talkers" (Old Time Radio, 1964)

   Theater Five presents “The Talkers,” episode 82 of the ABC Radio Network anthology series, originally broadcast on November 24, 1964. Written by Burr McCloskey, it features Donald Buka and Robert Dryden. In a post-nuclear world, two survivors emerge from their underground refuge for a wary encounter on the dangerous surface, where radiation and strange giant insects have remade the world. This compact science-fiction drama finds tension in isolation, survival, and the need for human contact. 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 00:38 Original Broadcast 21:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/theater-five-old-time-radio--7222649/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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