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In 'Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' Al Sjoerdsma is dedicated to examining each episode of the original 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series, show by show in chronological order, in depth and with an eye to the popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s.

  1. FEB 23

    PAHP #85: Enough Rope For Two.

    In this installment, Joe, Madge, and Maxey go in search of $100,000 hidden in a Mojave Desert mine shaft. But can any of them trust each other and will any of them survive?

    1h 37m

  2. JAN 26

    PAHP #84: Reward to Finder.

    It's a triple feature as Carl Gaminsky finds a wallet containing $5200 in our episode followed by a look at Hitchcock's 1936 film "Sabotage," followed by a peek at the Suspicion episode "Heartbeat."

    1h 46m

  3. 12/15/2025

    PAHP #83: Silent Witness.

    In this installment, Bob Mason has murdered Claudia Powell. He thinks there were no witnesses but the baby who was in the room starts crying every time she sees him. Uh-oh.

    1h 34m

  4. 11/24/2025

    PAHP #82: Heart of Gold.

    In this installment, Jackie Blake thinks he's found a home with the Collins family. Does Ma Collins have a Heart of Gold or is there another reason for taking him in? Plus, Margaret O'Brien stars in Suspicion's "The Story of Marjorie Reardon."

    1h 52m

  5. 10/27/2025

    PAHP #81: The Perfect Crime.

    In this installment, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Vincent Price plays Charles Courtney, a detective with a perfect record who is not about to let a mistake stain his reputation. Then Amy joins Al to discuss the passive nature of the episode, suggest a different ending and wonder if Hitchcock was lazy in his directing this time or if this was his regular working routine.

    1h 60m

  6. 09/29/2025

    PAHP #80: Mail Order Prophet.

    In this installment, Ronald Grimes gets letters from a man who offers him "sure-fire" bets because he claims he can see the future. But is such a thing possible? Plus, Donna Reed tries to see what's on the "Other Side of the Curtain."

    1h 51m

  7. 08/13/2025

    PAHP #79: The Glass Eye.

    We begin season three on Alfred Hitchcock's 126th birthday! Julia Lester has kept a glass eye that her cousin Jim says symbolized her life. But how so? Considered one of the best shows of the series, the episode is almost 70 years old but Al issues a SPOILER WARNING to watch it before listening. Later, Amy joins Al to discuss what it all means.

    2h 30m

  8. 07/21/2025

    PAHP #78b: Suspicion: Four O'Clock.

    In this special installment, Al looks at "Four O'Clock," the premiere episode of the new series "Suspicion," an episode directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Then Amy joins Al to discuss the episode, whether Hitchcock has done more than enough with the "husband plans to kill wife" motif, and whether E.G. Marshall's voice-overs are annoying.

    1h 27m
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In 'Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' Al Sjoerdsma is dedicated to examining each episode of the original 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series, show by show in chronological order, in depth and with an eye to the popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s.

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