Season 4

1. August is the Month Before Christmas

It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.

1964-09-14 • 60 min

2. A Bird in the Solitude Singing

From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd,    Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd    Deserved to be dearest of all: In the desert a fountain is springing,    In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing,    Which speaks to my spirit of thee. Lord Byron

1964-09-21 • 60 min

3. But Who Shall Beat the Drums?

""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)

1964-09-28 • 60 min

4. Autumn Without Red Leaves

""The summer is over...""

1964-10-05 • 60 min

5. You Fish or You Cut Bait

The proverb put to the test.

1964-10-12 • 60 min

6. For Jimmy, the Best of Everything

The power of personality.

1964-10-19 • 60 min

7. Woods Full of Question Marks

The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.

1964-10-26 • 60 min

8. A Thousand Words are Mute

A picture is most eloquent.

1964-11-09 • 60 min

9. Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin

The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.

1964-11-16 • 60 min

10. A Disease of the Heart Called Love

L'amour et la mort.

1964-11-23 • 60 min

11. Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer

The Freudian prescription.

1964-11-30 • 60 min

12. Courage at 3 A.M.

""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""

1964-12-07 • 60 min

13. This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World

The whirligig of 3/4 time.

1964-12-14 • 60 min

14. A Boy is Standing Outside the Door

The threshold of knowledge.

1965-01-04 • 60 min

15. Where Does the Boomerang Go?

Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.

1965-01-11 • 60 min

16. Pas de Deux

A romantic ballet.

1965-01-18 • 60 min

17. Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World

Working in the hospital milieu.

1965-01-25 • 60 min

18. A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks

Cleopatra and the clepsydra.

1965-02-01 • 60 min

19. When I am Grown to Man's Estate

Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson

1965-02-08 • 60 min

20. A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette

Various strings and attachments.

1965-02-22 • 60 min

21. A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well

Shadow and substance.

1965-03-01 • 60 min

22. A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow

Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.

1965-03-08 • 60 min

23. Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw

Modern medicine.

1965-03-15 • 60 min

24. Eulogy in Four Flats

The key of mourning.

1965-03-22 • 60 min

25. Three Li'l Lambs

""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)

1965-03-29 • 60 min

26. A Slave is On the Throne

Gen. 41:41

1965-04-12 • 60 min

27. Journeys End in Lovers Meeting

Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night

1965-04-19 • 60 min

28. The Day They Stole County General

A change of management.

1965-04-26 • 60 min

29. Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?

A son of the auld sod.

1965-05-03 • 60 min

30. From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell

A memorable rapprochement.

1965-05-10 • 60 min

31. A Horse Named Stravinsky

A mount with a legendary moniker.

1965-05-17 • 60 min