The Avengers – South Africa:
The Fantasy Game (1972)
The Fantasy Game (1972)
The Back Dog by Stephen Crane:
The Witch’s Tale:
The Truth of Death (3/11/37).
The Truth of Death (3/11/37).
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The Avengers South Africa – The Fantasy Game part 1.
The Avengers Radio Program was produced and transmitted in South Africa between 6th December 1971 and 28th December 1973 It featured adoptions of scripts first aired on the very successful British T.V. show The Avengers. The show starred Donald Monat as John Steed, and Diane Appleby as Emma Peel. Two top agents of the British secret service.
The radio show was served up pretty much following the style and tempo established by the BBC Television series during it’s run from 1961 to 1969. Just like the television series the South African radio presentation features outlandish, quirky villains, mad scientists and secret organizations . A little James Bond, a touch of SMERSH and SPECTRE, some Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin a hint of U.N.C. L.E. and THURSH.
Oh, and just a little Max and 99.
It’s all quite, quite fantastic as Steed and Emma romp through other people’s fantasies to thwart a plot to assassinate the cricket-playing prince of an obscure, oil-laden country. While Steed gets chummy with the prince, Emma is “sold” into his harem to flush out the assassins, who are using the QQF, a “fantasy fulfillment” service, to devise the assassination plot for them.
The Avengers South Africa – The Fantasy Game part 2.
The Avengers South Africa – The Fantasy Game part 3 and the short story The Back Dog by Stephen Crane.
deidzoeb
Apr 04, 2012 @ 11:38:15
Do you know who performed the song “Ace in the Hole” near the end of this episode? I love this kind of old-timey gambler/gangster song like St. James Infirmary, House of the Rising Sun, Mack the Knife.
I was listening to this episode with Mrs. Peel becoming a reluctant member of a harem, just while I started reading a mystery novel set in Istanbul 1836, “The Janissary Tree”. They started to mix together a little, so I couldn’t remember which parts happened in The Avengers and which parts in the book.
Great selections, as always!
Gary
Apr 04, 2012 @ 14:12:51
That was Bunk Johnson ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunk_Johnson ) who was popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and had a bit of a resurgence in the 1940s. I think that particular recording was from 1948.
I guess I really should announce the song and artist and probably the year whenever I do this, and I think I’m going to be doing more of it. I came across this great resource for MP3s ripped from old 78s ( http://78records.cdbpdx.com/ ).
deidzoeb
Apr 16, 2012 @ 05:47:47
Thanks for the info and the link! I got so wrapped up in downloading songs from that 78records site that I forgot to comment and thank you for it.