Armstrong Circle Theatre Season 12 Episodes

Episode 1

Legend of Murder: The Untold Story of Lizzie Borden

Wed, Oct 11, 196160 mins

A retelling of an infamous murder and trial of Lizzie Borden who was accused of killing her father plus her stepmother with an axe.

Episode 2

A Chapter on Tyranny: Dateline Berlin

Wed, Oct 25, 196160 mins

Young Franz resides in East Berlin but works in the West division. He is content but his aunt and uncle beg him to help them escape from the repression. Franz undertakes life threatening chances to bring his relatives to freedom.

Episode 3

The Thief of Charity

Wed, Nov 8, 196160 mins

Dramatized study of phony fund raisers who annually bilk the U.S. public out of millions of dollars.

Episode 4

Track of an Unknown: The Story of North American Air Defense

Wed, Nov 22, 196160 mins

A recreation of events on Oct. 5, 1960, when a missile barrage coming from the U.S.S.R. appeared on NORAD's radar screens, and the boys in the back room were thinking of using the "hot line" telephone to advise Washington to retaliate.

Episode 5

Spin a Crooked Record

Wed, Dec 6, 196160 mins

A docudrama exploring the counterfeiting in the record industry.

Episode 6

The Battle of Hearts

Wed, Dec 20, 196160 mins

A marriage counselor tries to heal a family torn by dissension.

Episode 7

Window on the West

Wed, Jan 3, 196260 mins

A documentary on Radio Free Europe, how it operates and the extent of it's influence behind the Iron Curtain.

Episode 8

Securities for Suckers

Wed, Jan 17, 196260 mins

Episode 9

Runaway Road: Story of a Missing Person

Wed, Jan 31, 196260 mins

A docudrama about the work of missing-persons bureaus.

Episode 10

The Perfect Accident

Wed, Feb 21, 196260 mins

Episode 11

Assignment: Teenage Junkies

Wed, Feb 28, 196260 mins

Documentary-drama about teenage junkies.

Episode 12

The Man Who Refused to Die

Wed, Mar 14, 196260 mins

In Poland in 1942, Abraham Rothstein is locked in a freight car en route to the Nazi extermination camp at Treblinka. Yussel, a fellow prisoner, finds an iron pipe on the floor of the car, and Rothstein breaks open the window and jumps.

Episode 13

Merchants of Evil

Wed, Mar 28, 196260 mins

Episode 14

Patterns of Hope

Wed, Apr 11, 196260 mins

Episode 15

Black Bird of Space

Wed, Apr 25, 196260 mins

The story of the X-15, the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. It proved to be a crucial testing ground for both astronauts and hardware.

Episode 16

Anatomy of Betrayal: Dateline Cuba

Wed, May 9, 196260 mins

Episode 17

The Secret Crime

Wed, May 23, 196260 mins

Episode 18

Journey to Oblivion

Wed, Jun 6, 196260 mins

Episode 19

One Good Turn

Wed, Jun 20, 196260 mins

Episode 20

Assignment: Teenage Junkies

Wed, Jul 18, 196260 mins

Episode 21

The Battle of Hearts

Wed, Aug 1, 196260 mins

Episode 22

The Man Who Refused to Die 2

Wed, Mar 14, 1962

Abraham Rothstein is one of many crammed into a train car and being transported to the Treblinka death camp in Poland.

Episode 23

Merchants of Evil

Wed, Aug 29, 196260 mins

Episode 24

The Spy Next Door

Wed, Feb 1, 196160 mins