Zero Hour
The Zero Hour revived serialized radio suspense in the 1970s with Rod Serling as host and a format deliberately built for daily listening. Its first season breaks mysteries and thrillers into five weekday chapters, restoring the cliffhanger rhythm of older serial radio for a much later audience.
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Researched entry points from recordings already in the Golden Radio Hour archive.
The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 1
This is an early surviving broadcast in the GRH holdings, useful for hearing the series at a different point in its surviving run.
Episode details →Someone's Death - Chapter 5
This is a middle-period broadcast in the GRH holdings, useful for hearing the series at a different point in its surviving run.
Episode details →The Holdout
This is a later surviving broadcast in the GRH holdings, useful for hearing the series at a different point in its surviving run.
Episode details →Program History
A 1970s mystery and suspense anthology hosted by Rod Serling, presenting both standalone dramas and serialized stories spread across a week of broadcasts.
1973-74 suspense anthology hosted by Rod Serling.
The run breaks into several distinct periods: Five-part serial era (September 3, 1973 to April 26, 1974) and Standalone anthology era (April 29, 1974 to July 26, 1974).
The stories often return to death and mortal threat, murder and violent crime, and witnesses and testimony.
The show also sits in a wider radio history that includes 1970s commercial radio-drama revival and Five-day serial scheduling experiment.
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The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “The Wife of the Red Haired Man.”
The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “The Wife of the Red Haired Man.”
The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “The Wife of the Red Haired Man.”
The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “The Wife of the Red Haired Man.”
The Wife of the Red Haired Man - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “The Wife of the Red Haired Man.”
Desperate Witness - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Desperate Witness.”
Desperate Witness - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Desperate Witness.”
Desperate Witness - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Desperate Witness.”
Desperate Witness - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Desperate Witness.”
Desperate Witness - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Desperate Witness.”
If Two of Them Are Dead - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “If Two of Them are Dead.”
If Two of Them Are Dead - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “If Two of Them are Dead.”
If Two of Them Are Dead - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “If Two of Them are Dead.”
If Two of Them Are Dead - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “If Two of Them are Dead.”
If Two of Them Are Dead - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “If Two of Them are Dead.”
Fourth of Forever - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Fourth of Forever.”
Fourth of Forever - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Fourth of Forever.”
Fourth of Forever - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Fourth of Forever.”
Fourth of Forever - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Fourth of Forever.”
Fourth of Forever - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Fourth of Forever.”
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There.”
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There.”
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There.”
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There.”
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There.”
Dead Man's Tale - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Dead Man's Tale.”
Dead Man's Tale - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Dead Man's Tale.”
Dead Man's Tale - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Dead Man's Tale.”
Dead Man's Tale - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Dead Man's Tale.”
Dead Man's Tale - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Dead Man's Tale.”
Heir Hunters - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Heir Hunters.”
Heir Hunters - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Heir Hunters.”
Heir Hunters - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Heir Hunters.”
Heir Hunters - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Heir Hunters.”
Heir Hunters - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “Heir Hunters.”
A Die in the Country - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “A Die in the Country.”
A Die in the Country - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “A Die in the Country.”
A Die in the Country - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “A Die In The Country.”
A Die in the Country - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “A Die in the Country.”
A Die in the Country - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of the five-part Zero Hour mystery-suspense serial “A Die in the Country.”
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