Nightfall

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Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Fantasy anthology drama series from Canada's CBC Radio

Supernatural and horror anthology drama series made by Canada's CBC Radio

Nightfall: Series 4: 1. The Book of Hell

1. The Book of Hell

Series 4

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nightfall, Series 4, 1. The Book of Hell

A failing publisher receives a strange manuscript describing a soul's experience in hell.

Is a manuscript by a deceased author a lifeline for a struggling publisher? Or the exact opposite? Stars Budd Knapp.

A failing publishing company receives a mysterious manuscript from a reclusive author, who happens to have been dead for two years. 

The book tells of a first-hand account of a soul's experience while in hell. However, the book cannot be printed, photocopied or recorded in any way...

Written by James Mavor Moore.   

Gordon .... Budd Knapp
Linda Ross .... Nonnie Griffin
Andy .... Patrick Young
Mrs Yenopski …. Lynne Deragon
Pete .... Hugh Webster
The Fireman/The Waiter .... Allen Doremus

‘Nightfall’ is a series of supernatural and horror dramas - one of Canada’s CBC Radio's most popular shows in the network’s history.

Running to over 100 episodes between 1980 and 1983, it features a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.

Series Story Editor: Earl Toppings

Producer: Bill Howell

First broadcast on the CBC in March 1981.

Nightfall: Series 4

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