What happens
Chester A. Riley, a factory worker, is told by a doctor that he needs his tonsils removed, and he dreads the operation. Hoping to collect the company's sick benefits, he decides to stretch his time off, and his friend Gillis encourages him. His wife Peg worries about his lies. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this 1951 episode first aired on February 23 on the Blue Network and ABC, with William Bendix in the title role, Paula Winslowe as Peg and Alan Reed as Gillis.
Riley's home and the factory where he works, plus a doctor's office and the hospital
Characters: Riley, Peg, Gillis, Mr. Stevenson, Digby O'Dell, Dr. Jones
Listen for: Riley's reaction to the doctor's diagnosis and his plan with Gillis to milk the company sick benefits
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.