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The Nightfall Radio Program Log [Canadian Broadcasting Company Run]
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Date |
Episode |
Title |
Avail. |
Notes |
80-07-04 |
1
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Love and the Lonely One |
N
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[Premiere episode; Fridays at 7:30 p.m.]
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80-07-11 |
2
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The Monkey's Paw |
N
|
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80-07-18 |
3
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Welcome to Homerville |
N
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80-07-25 |
4
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Hands Off |
N
|
|
80-08-01 |
5
|
The Telltale Heart |
N
|
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80-08-08 |
6
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Late Special |
N
|
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80-08-15 |
7
|
Future Fear |
N
|
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80-08-22 |
8
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How Did You Get My Name? |
N
|
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80-08-29 |
9
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The Body Snatchers |
N
|
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80-09-05 |
10
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The Willoughby Obsession |
N
|
|
80-09-12 |
11
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No Admittance--No Exit |
N
|
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80-09-19 |
12
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Wind Chill |
N
|
|
80-09-26 |
13
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The Repossession |
N
|
|
80-10-03 |
14
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The Stone Ship |
N
|
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80-10-10 |
15
|
Special Services |
N
|
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80-10-17 |
16
|
Buried Alive |
Y
|
80-10-17 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Buried Alive by John Graham. An escape artist finds his usual illusions betrayed when his wife decides to leave him in mid-performance. (CBC, 990)
Announces Last Visit as next |
80-10-24 |
17
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Last Visit |
Y
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[Butchered, heavily edited recording, front and back; all announcements removed to thwart identification]
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80-10-31 |
18
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Ringing The Changes |
Y
|
[Halloween Program; closing announcements removed to thwart accurate identification]
80-10-31 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Ringing The Changes by R. Norman Cherrie from the short story by Robert Aickman. (CBC, 990) |
80-11-07 |
19
|
The Devil's Backbone |
Y
|
80-11-07 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Devil's Backbone--Greed overtakes a man on a group expedition to find sunken treasure. (CBC, 990) |
80-11-14 |
20
|
Blood Countess Part 1 -- Blood Red |
Y
|
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80-11-21 |
21
|
Blood Countess Part 2 -- Blood Blue |
Y
|
80-11-21 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Blood Countess, by Ray Canale, Part 2. Story of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a 17th century real-life vampire. (CBC, 990) |
80-11-28 |
22
|
Deadly Developments
The Devil's Backbone |
N
|
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80-12-05 |
23
|
Where Does the News Come From? |
Y
|
[Butchered, heavily edited recording, front and back; closing announcements removed to thwart identification; padded out to 31:00]
80-12-05 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Where Does The News Come From? By James D. Morris (CBC 990) |
80-12-12 |
24
|
Where Do We Go From Here? |
N
|
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80-12-19 |
25
|
On Christmas Day in the Morning |
Y
|
[Christmas Program;
butchered, heavily edited recording, front and back; padded out to 31:00]
80-12-19 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: On Christmas Day In The Morning, from the Marjory Allingham short story. (CBC, 990)
Announces The Appetite of Mr. Lucraft as next |
80-12-26 |
26
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The Appetite of Mr Lucraft |
N
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80-12-26 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Appetite Of Mr. Lucraft, from the short story by Sir Walter Besant and James Rice, about a mysterious and corporeal stranger who agrees to purchase Mr. Lucraft's appetite. (CBC, 990) |
81-01-02 |
27
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Guest of Honour |
Y
|
[Closing announcement removed to thwart identification; padded out to 31:00]
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81-01-09 |
28
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A Shortwave Goodbye |
Y
|
Announces The Telltale Heart as next |
81-01-16 |
29
|
They Bite |
N
|
[Circulating recordings have edited out the NPR intro for this and several other Nightfall recordings so as to pass for these earliest CBC airings]
81-01-16 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30p.m. Nightfall: They Bite, by Len Peterson, based on a story by Anthony Boucher. (CBC, 990)
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81-01-23 |
30
|
Dark Side of The Mind
Where Do We Go From Here? |
Y
|
81-01-16 Winnipeg Free Press
7;30p.m. Nightfall: Dark Side Of The Mind, a psychopathic chiller by Max Ferguson. (CBC, 990) |
81-01-30 |
31
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
81-02-06 |
32
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
81-02-13 |
33
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
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81-02-20 |
34
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
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81-02-27 |
35
|
Wildcats |
Y
|
[Butchered recording; closing announcements removed to thwart identification; padded out to 31:00]
81-02-27 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Wildcats, the Christian Noak short story translated by Otto Lowy. Elderly sisters in a decrepit hotel have more in store for a traveller than just their wild fantasies. (CBC, 990) |
81-03-06 |
36
|
The Room |
N
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[Butchered recording; closing announcements removed to thwart identification]
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81-03-13 |
37
|
Windchill |
Y
|
[Butchered recording; closing announcements removed to thwart identification]
81-03-13 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall; Windchlll, by David McCaughna. Young woman completing a term paper goes to cottage country In winter, but discovers she's not alone. (CBC, 990) |
81-03-20 |
38
|
Angel's Kiss |
N
|
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81-03-27 |
39
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Mkara
The Book of Hell |
N
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81-03-27 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Mkara. A storv of British hunter-imperialists, haunted by the god of all elephants, the great Bull of El Haza. (CBC, 990) |
81-04-03 |
40
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The Book of Hell
Mkara |
Y
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[Closing announcements removed to thwart identification]
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81-04-10 |
41
|
The Repossession |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements removed to thwart identification]
81-04-10 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Repossession, by Arthur Samuels--story of bizarre sibling rivalry. (CBC, 990) |
81-04-17 |
42
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The Fatal Eggs |
N
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81-04-24 |
43
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Title Unknown |
N
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81-05-01 |
44
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Breaking Point |
N
|
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81-05-08 |
45
|
Future Fear |
Y
|
[Butchered, heavily edited recording, front and back; closing announcements deliberately removed to thwart identification]
81-05-08 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Future Fear, bv John Graham. Couple cashes in when they discover that their TV set broadcasts events that haven't happened yet. (CBC, 990) |
81-05-15 |
46
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All-Nighter |
N
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81-05-22 |
47
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The Willoughby Obsession |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
81-05-22 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Willoughby Obsession, by George R. Robertson concerns the mysterious life and death of Charles Willoughby, famous solicitor for underworld kingpins. (CBC, 990) |
81-05-29 |
48
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
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81-06-05 |
49
|
All-Nighter |
N
|
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81-06-12 |
50
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Title Unknown |
N
|
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81-06-19 |
51
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
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81-06-26 |
52
|
Where Do We Go From Here? |
Y
|
[Listings note says, "Due to a labor-management dispute CBC programs are subject to change."; Last installment of the season; Replaced by Star Wars]
81-06-26 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Where Do We Go From Here, by Max Ferguson horrifying chain of events result from an ostensibly ordinary car accident. (CBC, 990) |
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81-07-03 |
1
|
|
Y
|
[CBC, 990 begins airing Star wars. replacing Nightfall]
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81-07-10 |
2
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Y
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81-07-10 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Episode 2. The Princess Lea explains that Alderaan is a leader of the Rebellion, but neither her high office nor her status as an Imperial visitor will protect her should her affiliations be discovered. (CBC, 990) |
81-07-17 |
3
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Y
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81-07-10 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: High among the Rebel Councils stands the Royal House of the planet Alderaan whose members supported Ihe Old Republic before it was overthrown by the Empire. (CBC, 990) |
81-07-24 |
4
|
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Y
|
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81-07-31 |
5
|
|
Y
|
|
81-08-07 |
6
|
|
Y
|
|
81-08-14 |
7
|
|
Y
|
81-08-14 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: The Han Solo Solution, Luke, Ben and friends hook up with Han Solo and his first mate, Chewbaca, a pair of reckless smuggler-pilots, for delivery to Alderaan.
(CBC. 990) |
81-08-21 |
8
|
|
Y
|
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81-08-28 |
9
|
|
Y
|
81-08-28 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Having fought their way past an imperial blockade. Luke Skywalker and his precious cargo make their way to Alderaan unaware that the Empire is already moving against the Rebel Alliance with all the power at its command. (CBC, 990) |
81-09-04 |
10
|
|
Y
|
81-09-04 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Forces of the Empire have reached Alderaan's solar system and the Empire's Death Star destroys the entire planet.
(CBC, 990) |
81-09-11 |
11
|
|
Y
|
81-09-11 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: The Jedi Nexus. Luke Skvwalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and their companions must face their arch enemy. Darth Vader. (CBC, 990) |
81-09-18 |
12
|
|
Y
|
81-09-18 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and crew escape from the Death Star, but they soon find that their escape was only temporary. (CBC, 990) |
81-09-25 |
13
|
|
Y
|
81-09-25 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: As the Rebels rush to scramble their tiny fleet for an assault on tne Death Star, Darth Vader returns for what may be the final battle for power. (CBC, 990) |
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81-10-02 |
1
|
|
N
|
[CBC 990 begins aring Johnny Chase]
81-10-02 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: Earth
Empire security agent works in the year 2680 to thwart alien beings from disrupting life in earth's galaxy Trouble brews when a mining corporation tries to exploit a planet composed of pure diaphanite. (CBC, 990) |
81-10-09 |
2
|
|
N
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81-10-16 |
3
|
|
N
|
81-10-16 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: Treachery in the Imperial Palace allows the evil Thorks to overthrow Earth Empire and send the Empress Jo Ann to exile and addiction to grethamol, the most enslaving substance In the universe. (CBC, 990) |
81-10-23 |
4
|
|
N
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81-10-23 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: Fantasy based on the historical mystery surrounding Mozart's death. (CBC, 990) |
81-10-30 |
5
|
|
N
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81-10-30 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: Doctor Death A mysterious doctor siphons off his patients' vital elements in order to make hlmsell immortal. (CBC, 990) |
81-11-06 |
6
|
|
N
|
81-11-06 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: Every reflecting surface in Earth Empire becomes a deadly peril as Iamal attempts to prove that human civilization is ultimately vulnerable. (CBC 990) |
81-11-13 |
7
|
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N
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81-11-13 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Johnny Chase: A woman from the distant future Is pursued by the Qrugs and embroils Earth Empire Security in a desperate fight for a reincarnated future. (CBC, 990) |
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81-11-20 |
1
|
Carmilla |
Y
|
[Second Season premiere;
Complete closing announcements were removed by someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
81-11-20 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Vampire classic delves into the psychology ol friendship between two girls. (CBC, 990) |
81-11-27 |
2
|
In the Eye of the Beholder |
Y
|
81-11-27 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: In The Eye Of The Beholder A crusty old farmer is visited by a mysterious young man who has come to extract a hideous revenge for a wrong committed 20 years ago. (CBC, 990)
Announces Cemetery Stop as next |
81-12-04 |
3
|
Cemetery Stop |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
81-12-04 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Cemetery Stop, by Margery Stewart Bus driver who may have been responsible for his wife's death must drive past her cemetery night after night. (CBC, 990) |
81-12-11 |
4
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In the Name of the Father |
Y
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81-12-11 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: In The Name of the Father, by Janet Bonellie psychological horror story about a writer on the point of a nervous breakdown. (CBC, 990)
Announces Baby Doll as next |
81-12-18 |
5
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Baby Doll |
Y
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[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
81-12-18 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Baby Doll by Larry LeClair. A childless couple's life is transformed by a mysterious antique doll, but not for the best. (CBC, 990) |
81-12-25 |
6
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
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82-01-01 |
7
|
Reunion at The Victory Cafe |
Y
|
[Recording padded out to 31:00]
Announces Gerald as next |
82-01-08 |
8
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Gerald |
N
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82-01-08 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Gerald, by Bill Gray A 10-year-old boy, the son of a small town minister, becomes a devastating instrument for the powers of darkness. (CBC, 990) |
82-01-15 |
9
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Mindrift |
Y
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[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
82-01-15 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Mindrift, by Tom Clack An amnesia victim slowly discovers that he's been programmed to do a very specific job. (CBC, 990)
Announces "We return to the nether world of carnival where fortunes are made and told . . . " as next |
82-01-22 |
10
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Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less |
Y
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82-01-22 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Your Fortune In Twenty Words Or Less, by Larry LeClair. The story of a carnival tortune teller who is visited by an old master of the art. Cast includes David Ferry, Greg Rogers, Wendell Smith and Brian Taylor. (CBC, 990)
Announces Teddy as next |
82-01-29 |
11
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Teddy |
Y
|
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82-02-05 |
12
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Child's Play |
Y
|
82-02-05 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Child's Play, by Arthur Samuels. A ghostly chorus of children surrounds a country house that has been the scene of several bizarre deaths. (CBC, 990) |
82-02-12 |
13
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The Club of Dead Men |
N
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82-02-12 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Club of Dead Men A Canadian student at Cambridge discovers that membership In a secret diabolical society does not necessarily conclude with one's death. (CBC, 990) |
82-02-19 |
14
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The Thinking Room |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
82-02-19 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Thinking Room, by Tim Wynne-Jones. A would-be suicide Is placed In a room where he can finally hear his own thoughts. (CBC, 990) |
82-02-26 |
15
|
The Porch Light |
Y
|
[Butchered, heavily edited recording, front and back; closing announcements deliberately removed to thwart identification]
82-02-26 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Porch Light, by Randy Brown. An innocent young couple purchase a house In the country only to discover that it has more character than they can handle. (CBC, 990) |
82-03-05 |
16
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Volcano |
Y
|
Announces The Monkey's Raincoat as next |
82-03-12 |
17
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The Monkey's Raincoat |
Y
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82-03-12 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Monkey's Raincoat, by Charles Tidler. Assassination is the name of the game as the president-elect is ushered through his Inaugural day festivities. (CBC, 990) |
82-03-19 |
18
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From My Appointed Place Below |
Y
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82-03-19 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: From My Appointed Place Below, by Walter Scott a story of the power that an ancient land of the castle holds over his subject, even in death. (CBC, 990) |
82-03-26 |
19
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The Old Post Road |
Y
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82-03-26 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Old Post Road by William Lane--Bewildering after-events follow a car crash on a rural road. (CBC, 990) |
82-04-02 |
20
|
The Debt |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed by someone other than The Digital Deli Online to defeat identification]
82-04-02 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Debt, by John Richard Wright group of youne college men set out to initiate new boy into their fraternity by playing a prank that has tragic results.
(CBC, 990) |
82-04-09 |
21
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Harris and The Mare |
Y
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[Complete closing announcements were removed by someone other than The Digital Deli Online to defeat identification]
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82-04-16 |
22
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The Jogger |
Y
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82-04-16 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Jogger, by Tony Bell ex-athlete discovers more than he bargained for when he tries to get back into shape. (CBC. 990) |
82-04-23 |
23
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The Screaming Skull |
Y
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82-04-23 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Screaming Skull, a story by Marion Crawford set in a lonely house by the sea in Nova Scotia, the story reveals that those who inherit the house mysteriously die. (CBC, 990) |
82-04-30 |
24
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Mr Agostino |
Y
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82-04-30 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Mr. Agostino, by Janet Bonellie a seemingly innocent wrong number from a male caller asking for Mr. Agostino gets a woman into terrfying trouble.
(CBC, 990) |
82-05-07 |
25
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The Road Ends at the Sea |
Y
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82-04-30 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nlghtfall: The Road Runs to the Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones. (CBC, 990) |
82-05-14 |
26
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The Maid's Bell |
Y
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82-05-14 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Maid's Bell, adapted by John Douglas from the story by Edith Wharton. A woman takes employment at an old mansion and finds herself drawn into a web of unspoken and inexplicable dread. (CBC, 990) |
82-05-21 |
27
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A Glimpse of Eternity |
Y
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[Recording padded out to 31:00]
82-05-21 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: A Glimpse of Eternity, by Ian Weir the quest for Immortality has unforseen and unpleasant consequences. (CBC, 990)
Announces Beyond the Law as next |
82-05-28 |
28
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Belinda |
N
|
[Note: according to Nightfall expert Neil Marsh, Silver Donald Cameron has no memory or record of a story titled Belinda; it may have simply been listed in error]
82-05-28 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Belinda, by Silver Donald Cameron. After a terrible accident, a woman is left both blind and legless. Her brother and a scheming lawyer conspire to get her to sign over her piece of the farm. (CBC, 990) |
82-06-04 |
29
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Beyond the Law |
Y
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Announces Turn of The Blood as next |
82-06-11 |
30
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Turn of The Blood |
Y
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82-06-11 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Turn of the Blood, adapted from Thomas Hardy's short story The Withered Arm, by Paul Bettis A mysterious curse Is visited on a young bride.
(CBC, 990) |
82-06-18 |
31
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Reverse Image |
Y
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[Recording padded out to 31:00]
Announces Teig O'Kane and The Corpse as next |
82-06-25 |
32
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Teig O'Kane and The Corpse |
Y
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82-06-25 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Teig O'Kane And The Corpse, by Douglas Hyde. Story of a wild Irish boy who gets his comeuppance from a malicious band of elves whose special job it is to punish young scalllwags.(CBC, 990) |
82-07-02 |
33
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They Bite |
Y
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82-07-02 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: They Bite, by ten Peterson, based on the story by Anthony Boucher a paleontologist and Vietnam veteran is pitted against predatory desert shadows. (CBC, 990) |
82-07-09 |
34
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Wildcats |
Y
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82-07-09 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Wildcats, the Christian Noak short .story adpated and translated by Otto Lowy Two elderly sisters in a decrepit country hotel have more in store for a traveller than just their wild fantasies. (CBC, 990} |
82-07-16 |
35
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Angel's Kiss |
N
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82-07-10 Winnipeg Free Press
FRIDAY
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Angel's Kiss by George R. Robertson and John Graham The downtown disco and singles bar scene provides an ideal locale for the devil to bargain for souls. (CBC, 990) |
82-07-23 |
36
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The Club of Dead Men |
N
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82-07-30 |
37
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Mkara |
Y
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82-07-24 Winnipeg Free Press
FRIDAY
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Mkara, dramatized by Graham Haley from the story by Michael McCebe. A Kipllngesque tale of magical power among so-called primitive men. (CBC, 990 |
82-08-06 |
38
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The Thinking Room |
Y
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82-08-13 |
39
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Carmilla |
Y
|
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82-08-20 |
40
|
Gerald |
Y
|
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82-08-27 |
41
|
The Old Post Road |
Y
|
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82-09-03 |
42
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Last Visit |
Y
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82-09-03 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Last Visit, by Ray Will. The Newfoundland coast and a couple In the log late at night combine to create some terrifying circumstances. (CBC, 990) |
82-09-10 |
43
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Where Do We Go From Here? |
Y
|
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82-09-17 |
44
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The Repossession |
Y
|
82-09-17 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: A weekly series of horror dramas. The Repossession, by Arthur Samuels. (CBC, 990) FM |
82-09-24 |
45
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The Telltale Heart |
Y
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82-09-24 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Telltale Heart, a classic story by Edgar Allan Poe. (CBC, 990) |
82-10-01 |
46
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This One Will Kill You |
Y
|
[Announces "This October 1st offering"; recording padded out to 31:00]
Teases Footsteps as next |
82-10-08 |
47
|
Footsteps |
Y
|
82-10-08 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Footsteps, by Larry Leclair. (CBC, 990) |
82-10-15 |
48
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Lifeline |
Y
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82-10-15 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: A weekly series of horror dramas. Lifeline by Frank Maher. (CBC, 990 |
82-10-22 |
49
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The Tie That Binds |
Y
|
82-10-22 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: A weekly series of horror dramas. The Tie That Binds by Nika Rylski. (CBC, 990) |
82-10-29 |
50
|
The Dentist |
Y
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[Complete closing announcements were removed by someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
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82-11-05 |
51
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Assassin Game |
Y
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82-11-05 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Assassin Game by John G. Fisher. A futuristic story about university students who study techniques of assassination by simulation. (CBC. 990)
Announces Lazarus Rising as next |
82-11-12 |
52
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Lazarus Rising |
Y
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[Opening and closing announcements removed by someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
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82-11-19 |
53
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Young Goodman Brown |
Y
|
[Recording padded out to 31:00]
Announces But Oh, What Happened to Hutchings as next |
82-11-26 |
54
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But Oh! What Happened to Hutchings? |
Y
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82-11-26 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Whatever Happened to Hutchings by Edmonton writer Roy Sallows. (CBC. 990) |
82-12-03 |
55
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Daddy's Girl |
Y
|
82-12-03 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Daddy's Girl by Janet Bonellie. A Canadian medical worker is sent to a small Caribbean island where he gets mixed up in a conspiracy of voodoo. (CBC,
990) |
82-12-10 |
56
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The Cruel Husband |
Y
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82-12-10 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Cruel Husband. The classic tale by Honore de Balzac, adapted by David Leicester. (CBC, 990) |
82-12-17 |
57
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The Signalman |
Y
|
82-12-17 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Signalman by Charles Dickens; from his Haunting Tales. (CBC, 990)
Announces a clip from a future episode, Weather Station Four. Further announces the following week Nightfall will take off for Christmas. Announces Watching for two weeks following. |
82-12-24 |
--
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No Broadcast |
--
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82-12-31 |
58
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Watching |
Y
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Announces The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed as next |
83-01-07 |
59
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The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed |
N
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83-01-07 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed by Tim Wynne-Jones. (CBC, 990) |
83-01-14 |
60
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Weather Station Four |
Y
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83-01-07 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Weather Station Four by Arthur Samuels. (CBC, 990)
Announces The Brides of Olivera as next |
83-01-21 |
61
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The Brides of Olivera |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
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83-01-28 |
62
|
The Contract |
Y
|
Announces Beauty's Beast as next |
83-02-04 |
63
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Beauty's Beast |
Y
|
[Complete closing announcements were removed someone other than The Digital Deli Online to thwart identification]
83-02-04 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Beauty's Beast, a radio play by Burke Campbell. The doctor's daughter, Victoria, was disfigured in a car crash, yet now she is more beautiful than ever before. What is the secret of her father's rejuvenation technique? (CBC, 990) |
83-02-11 |
64
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Angel of Death |
Y
|
|
83-02-18 |
65
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Semi-detached |
Y
|
Announces A Glaze of Perfect Beauty as next |
83-02-24 |
66
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A Glaze of Perfect Beauty |
Y
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[Closing announcements deliberately removed to thwart identification]
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83-03-04 |
67
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No Quarter |
Y
|
[Poor recording]
|
83-03-11 |
68
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The Undertaker |
Y
|
Announces Private Collection as next |
83-03-18 |
69
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Private Collection |
Y
|
Announces The Hit as next |
83-03-25 |
70
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The Hit |
Y
|
Announces teaser for Walter's Dog as next. |
83-04-01 |
71
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Walter's Dog |
Y
|
83-03-26 Winnipeg Free Press
FRIDAY
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Walter's Dog by Larry LeClair of Prince Edward Island. (CBC, 990)
Announces Safe in the Arms of Jesus as next |
83-04-08 |
72
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Safe In the Arms of Jesus |
Y
|
83-04-08 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m. Nightfall: Safe In The Arms Of Jesus by Martin Kinch. A young boy becomes obsessed with a hard-hitting television evangelist, with startling results. (CBC, 990)
Announces The Wedding as next |
83-04-15 |
73
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The Wedding |
Y
|
[Speed issues corrected; closing announcements deliberately removed to thwart identification]
|
83-04-22 |
74
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Hypnotized |
Y
|
Announces After Sunset as next |
83-04-29 |
75
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After Sunset |
Y
|
[Closing announcements deliberately removed to thwart identification]
83-04-29 Winnipeg Free Press
7:30 p.m Nightfall: After Sunset by Brian Taylor. When a small boy is found dead after being mutilated, the whole town becomes frightened of the eerie things that seem to be happening without explanation after dark. (CBC, 990)
|
83-05-06 |
76
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The Servants of Cerberus |
Y
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Announces Waters Under the Bridge as next |
83-05-13 |
77
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Waters Under the Bridge |
Y
|
Announces a series of Arthur C. Clarke Sci-Fi programs from the BBC, A Fall of Moondust as next |
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83-05-20 |
1
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A Fall of Moondust Episode 1 |
Y
|
[Begins a cycle of six BBC Sci-Fi programs, hosted by Arthur C. Clarke]
|
83-05-27 |
2
|
A Fall of Moondust Episode 2 |
Y
|
|
83-06-03 |
3
|
A Fall of Moondust Episode 3 |
Y
|
Announces "Next week Part 1 of The Chrysalids" |
83-06-10 |
4
|
The Chrysalids Episode 1 |
N
|
[Circulating alleged Nightfall: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Science Fiction recording is actually an edited fake from the original broadcast of the Arthur Clarke series over the BBC]
|
83-06-17 |
5
|
The Chrysalids Episode 2 |
Y
|
[Heavily edited; padded out to 31:00 to fool the collector]
|
83-06-24 |
6
|
The Chrysalids Episode 3 |
N
|
[Circulating alleged Nightfall: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Science Fiction recording is actually an edited fake from the original broadcast of the Arthur Clarke series over the BBC]
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83-11-18 |
1
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Gerald |
N
|
[Series moves to FM Radio in rebroadcasts]
83-11-18 Winnipeg Free Press
10:15 p.m. Nightfall: Gerald by Calgary writer Bill Gray. (CBC, 98.3) |
83-11-25 |
2
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
83-12-02 |
3
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
83-12-09 |
4
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
83-12-16 |
5
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
83-12-23 |
6
|
Title Unknown |
N
|
|
83-12-30 |
7
|
The Monkey's Raincoat |
N
|
83-11-18 Winnipeg Free Press
10:15 p.m. Nightfall: The Monkey's Raincoat, by Charles Tidier. In this futuristic fantasy about the assassination of a country's president, the world of 1994 comes ever closer. CBC. 98.3) |
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The Nightfall Radio Program Log [National Public Radio]
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Date |
Episode |
Title |
Avail. |
Notes |
81-10-02 |
1
|
Love and the Lonely One |
Y
|
81-09-24 Orange County Register
Public radio introduces new series
By Gary Lycan
National Public Radio is introducing a new drama strip, NPR Playhouse, to be aired daily on KCRW/89.9 FM, a Santa Monica station which beams its signal into Orange County.
The playhouse will include these shows: Nightfall, a 13-week adventure series, at 1:30 p.m. Fridays starting Oct. 2; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, at 1:30 p.m. Mondays starting Oct. 5; The Lord of the Rings, hosted by Tammy Grimes, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Oct. 6.
Nightfall is a production of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Holmes and Lord of the Rings are BBC products. Also debuting on KCRW at 1 p.m. Mondays starting Oct. 5 is First Person America: Voices From The Thirties, a six-part series produced by WGBH, Boston. It recreates lives of Americans through dramatized narratives.
81-10-01 Orange County Register
KLON 88 FM is airing the NPR Playhouse series at 6:30 weeknights. The lineup includes Sherlock Holmes Monday, Lord of the Rings Tuesday and Thursday, Nightfall Friday...
Announces The Body Snatcher for next week.
|
81-10-09 |
2
|
The Body Snatchers |
Y
|
81-10-09 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m.--Nightfall (WERN); An adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "The Body Snatchers."
Announces The Willoughby Obsession for next week. |
81-10-16 |
3
|
The Willoughby Obsession |
Y
|
81-10-16 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m.--Nightfall (WERN): "The Willoughby Obsession" by George R. Robertson is a gruesome story about the life and death of a solicitor for the kingpins of the underworld.
Announces No Admittance--No Exit for next week. |
81-10-23 |
4
|
No Admittance--No Exit |
N
|
[Opening and close cut to thwart identification]
|
81-10-30 |
5
|
The Repossession
|
Y
|
81-10-30 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m.--Nightfall (WERN): "The Repossession" by Arthur Samuels.
|
81-11-06 |
6
|
Wind Chill |
Y
|
Announces Last Visit for next week. |
81-11-13 |
7
|
Last Visit |
Y
|
Announces Deadly Developments for next week. |
81-11-20 |
8
|
Deadly Developments |
Y
|
Announces Where Does the New Come From? for next week. |
81-11-27 |
9
|
Where Does the New Come From? |
N
|
|
81-12-04 |
10
|
Cemetery Stop |
N
|
|
81-12-11 |
11
|
Welcome To Homerville |
Y
|
Announces Hands Off for next week. |
81-12-18 |
12
|
Hands Off |
Y
|
Announces The Appetite Of Mr Lucraft for next week. |
81-12-25 |
13
|
The Appetite of Mr Lucraft |
Y
|
[Thanksgiving program]
Announces "Tonights program concludes a 13-week run for Nightfall in the United States and it marks the first time the CBC has had the opportunity to broadcast one of our radio drama series outside Canada." |
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|
|
|
|
82-01-01 |
14
|
Guest of Honour |
N
|
[New Season; Fridays]
82-01-01 Chicago Daily Herald
11:15 p.m. WBEZ (91.5 FM)--Nightfall presents the supernatural drama Guest of Honor--A New Year's Day Treat. |
82-01-08 |
15
|
Angel's Kiss |
Y
|
Announces The Book Of Hell for next week. |
82-01-15 |
16
|
The Book of Hell |
N
|
|
82-01-22 |
17
|
Mkara |
Y
|
Announces The Monkey's Paw for next week. |
82-01-29 |
18
|
The Monkey's Paw |
Y
|
82-01-29 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m. Nightfall (WERN): "The Monkey's Paw" by Len Peterson.
Announces Wildcats for next week. |
82-02-05 |
19
|
Wildcats |
N
|
|
82-02-12 |
20
|
Ringing the Changes |
N
|
82-02-12 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m. Nightfall (WERN): "Ringing
the Changes" is about an older man with a beautiful young wife whose honeymoon is disturbed by the dead rising from their graves. |
82-02-19 |
21
|
A Shortwave Goodbye |
N
|
82-02-21 Orange County Register
NOSTALGIA: KPCC/89.3 FM reprises old time radio at 10 p.m. Mondays, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and "Nightfall" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays.. .
82-02-19 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m. Nightfall (WERN); "A Short Wave Goodbye" by George Robinson tells of a ham radio enthusiast who discovers how to pick up transmissions from the future. |
82-02-26 |
22
|
They Bite |
Y
|
Announces The Tell-Tale Heart for next week. |
82-03-05 |
23
|
The Tell-Tale Heart |
Y
|
|
82-03-12 |
24
|
All-Nighter |
Y
|
82-03-12 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m. Nightfall (WERN): "All Nighter." A 24-hour laundromat is the setting for a series of bizarre murders.
Announces Carmilla for next week. |
82-03-19 |
25
|
Carmilla |
Y
|
82-03-12 Wisconsin State Journal
10 P.m. Nightfall (WERN): "Carmilla"
is a vampire classic. |
82-03-26 |
26
|
Late Special |
Y
|
|
82-04-02 |
27
|
Child's Play |
N
|
|
82-04-09 |
28
|
The Fatal Eggs |
Y
|
Announces The Stone Ship for next week. |
82-04-16 |
29
|
The Stone Ship |
N
|
|
82-04-23 |
30
|
Gerald |
Y
|
Announces Special Services for next week. |
82-04-30 |
31
|
Special Services |
Y
|
Announces Teddy for next week. |
82-05-07 |
32
|
Teddy |
Y
|
Announces The Thinking Room for next week. |
82-05-14 |
33
|
The Thinking Room |
N
|
|
82-05-21 |
34
|
The Club of Dead Men |
Y
|
Announces In the Eye Of the Beholder for next week. |
82-05-28 |
35
|
In the Eye of the Beholder |
Y
|
|
82-06-04 |
36
|
The Debt |
N
|
[Open and close deliberately removed to thwart identification]
82-06-04 Wisconsin State Journal
10 p.m. Nightfall (WERN): "The Debt" by John Richard Wright. |
82-06-11 |
37
|
From My Appointed Place Below |
Y
|
Announces The Old Post Road for next week. |
82-06-18 |
38
|
The Old Post Road |
Y
|
Announces Harris and the Mare for next week. |
82-06-25 |
39
|
Harris and the Mare |
Y
|
Announces "Tonights Nightfall concludes the 39-week series on NPR Playhouse." |
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|
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