What happens
Chester A. Riley and his wife Margaret celebrate their nineteenth wedding anniversary with a night at the ballet, but the evening goes awry when Margaret's friend Luella is brought along and Riley is left stranded on a crowded bus. Riley then tries to win back his wife's affection with flowers and a home-cooked dinner. The Life of Riley is a comedy series from the Blue Network and NBC, and this episode, broadcast on January 12, 1951, stars William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe and Alan Reed in supporting roles.
Riley household and a city ballet in the early 1950s
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Margaret Riley, Luella, Babs, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's attempts to make up with Margaret after the bus mix-up, and the surprise dinner and candlelight scene
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.