Appointment With Fear

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Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Episodes from the famous 1940s radio horror and thriller  series.

Appointment With Fear: The Speaking Clock by John Dickson Carr

The Speaking Clock by John Dickson Carr

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Appointment With Fear, The Speaking Clock by John Dickson Carr

When Judith and Ronald confront their blackmailer they face a double surprise. From 1944.

When Judith and Ronald confront their blackmailer in an antiques shop they face a double surprise. Stars Esme Percy. From 1944.

Judith and Ronald Gilbert arrive in a dimly lit antiques shop to hand money over to their blackmailer Charles.

But events take an unexpected and dramatic turn...

Written by John Dickson Carr.

Originally a weekly half-hour of mystery and suspense.

Story-Teller: The Man in Black - Valentine Dyall

Charles Markham    ......    Esme Percy
Ronald Gilbert    ......    John Dodsworth
Judith Ray    ......    Belle Chrystall
Taxi-Driver    ......    William Trent

Producer:  Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on BBC Light Programme in April 1944.

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