What about radio....?

[McMurphy]

Oh, yes, I am a big fan of old radio serials, particularly all of "The Shadow" and the original "Superman" runs.

The Orson Wells "War of the Worlds" broadcast is marvelous. I was first introduced to it as a child. A friend had found a cassette tape of it, and we listened to it over and over. The kicker was, however, (and an amazingly frustrating element), we had only the first half of the broadcast! It was not until years later that I finally had the chance to listen to the whole work.

Good thread. While I recall radio serials being briefly discussed in, at least, one other thread, I don't remember seeing the subject given its due credit.

[Foxbat]

There is some stuff on this audio DVD that might interest a few here - namely an old radio adaptation of the Dunwich Horror and an Orson Welles produced Dracula amongst other things

http://www.serialsquadron.com/horror...ers/index.html

[Gav]

I listened to Blake's 7 on the radio recently. It wasn't bad actually. I was just surfing around on a sunday and came across it. I think you can find it on the UK Sci-Fi Channel page.

[Ursa major]

Why am I not surprised that Blake's 7 isn't so bad on the radio?

[ray gower]

Originally Posted by Ursa major

Why am I not surprised that Blake's 7 isn't so bad on the radio?

Because the pictures are always much better on radio?

[paranoid marvin]

Originally Posted by ray gower

Because the pictures are always much better on radio?

and you tend not to see the sets wobbling..

[Kostmayer]

Forgot about the Blake's 7. Its good, but its a bit of a reimagining of the series.

[McMurphy]

I have seen in local video rental stores cd copies of a Twilight Zone radio show being sold. I have only looked at the description on the jewel cases briefly, but it appears that these are new radio broadcasts and not some re-issuing of a classic series.

Does anyone have any information on this, and, more importantly, are they recommended?

[ray gower]

The BBC7 ran a series of Twilight Zone last year and they appeared to be very similar to the recent TV version, if that helps?

[ravenus]

I heard the Welles broadcast of Dracula. Theoretically it could have been great, since it takes most of the "greatest hits" segments from the rambling book - Harker at castle Dracula, the vampirization and staking of Lucy Westerna, the crashing of the Demeter, Mina's seduction and the final hunt. But it's done in a mostly middling manner, not offputting but again rarely atmospheric. Some definite faults, like the lack of any appropriate sound effects during the Demeter captain's log segment and a lack of the bleak humor and ouright sexual elements - no Renfield and no vampire seductresses. Welles plays Dracula himself but I can't call it an performance of impact.


IMO, it would have been more ideal if Welles had played Harker and concentrated solely on the segment of Harker trapped in castle Dracula. Now that would have been CHILLING!

[j. d. worthington]

I must admit I enjoyed the Welles Dracula -- but I haven't heard it in... 14? 15? years.... However, for those interested, it's listed in the Mercury Theater on the Air selections for the archive linked above... as is The Man Who was Thursday....

And thanks for all the other suggestions.... Now I've just got to try tracking 'em down... and finding time!