Nightfall (CBC) (1980 to 1983)

Nightfall (CBC) (1980 to 1983)


32K, 48K, 64K, 128K and 128K Stereo, and 192K
The shows are housed in Uploads in the Horror Folder

This set of Nightfall was a combined effort of Bob, Bill and Myself.  The bulk of the set was courtesy of Bob and Bill and I filled it.  Although there are still quite a few 32K Shows there is also a large amount of 64K and 128K, The best thing is that there are a greater amount of 192K shows thanks to Bob and even some in the original Stereo at 128K courtesy of Bill.  I could only help with the replacement of some of the 32K shows with 48K and 64K shows.

IF YOU HAVE ANY HIGHER BITRATE SHOWS TO REPLACE ANY OF THE SHOWS UPLOAD THEM TO UPLOADS AND THE HORROR FOLDER.  THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS< SO LET US KNOW WHEN YOU UPLOAD HIGHER BITRATE SHOWS.  THANKS  ----------  R



Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

Nightfall was the brainchild of producer Bill Howell, who was best known at the time for his work on CBC Playhouse and the cult favorite adventure series, Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. (Howell later went on to be executive producer of CBC Radio's highly-popular series, The Mystery Project, which ran from 1992 to 2004.) When CBC Radio was revamped and given an expanded budget in 1980, Howell approached the newly appointed head of radio drama, Susan Rubes, about his idea for a supernatural/horror anthology series that would push the envelope. Though not a fan of the horror genre, Rubes recognized a hit when she saw one and gave Howell the green light to begin production.

Bill Howell served as executive producer of Nightfall at CBC Toronto for the first two seasons. The reins were passed for the third season to veteran CBC Radio producer Don Kowalchuk (Doctor Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show) at CBC Vancouver.

Nightfall featured two hosts during its run. The Toronto years (1980–1982) were hosted by "the mysterious Luther Kranst", a character created by Bill Howell's devious imagination and played by character actor Henry Ramer. For its Vancouver run (1982–1983), Don Kowalchuk worked with voice actor Bill Reiter to develop the character of Frederick Hende.

Though series production was controlled from a central location, the anthology nature of Nightfall made it possible for episodes to be produced at CBC Radio facilities all over Canada:
CBC Toronto

No. of Episodes: 74
Frequent Actors: Elva Mai Hoover, John Stocker, Frank Perry, Sandy Webster, Ruth Springford, Marian Waldman, Neil Dainard, Hugh Webster, Chris Wiggins, Budd Knapp, Michael Wincott, Graham Haley, David Calderisi, Colin Fox, Arch McDonnell, Nicky Guadagni, Neil Munro, Mary Pirie
Recording Engineers: John Jessop, Ray Folcik, John Hollinger, Jan Wright, David Hoyle, Tom Shipton, Brian Wood, Keith van der Clay, Brian Pape, Derek Stubbs, John McCarthy, Greg Fleet
Sound Effects: Bill Robinson, Matt Wilcott, Kathy Perry, Stephanie McKenna, Jerry Fielding
Production Assistants: Nina Callaghan, Doris Buchanan, Nancy McIlveen, Peggy Este
Producers: Bill Howell, Paul Mills, John Douglas, Stephen Katz, Fred Diehl, Peter Boretski, William Lane, Scott Swan
CBC Vancouver

No. of Episodes: 9
Frequent Actors: William Samples, Otto Lowy, Norman Browning, Anna Hagan
Recording Engineers: Gerry Stanley, Chris Cutress, Gene Loverock, Bill Seebach
Sound Effects: Joe Silva, Jay Hireen, Chris Cutress
Production Assistants: Ann Elvidge, Dagmar Kaffanke, Loretta Joyce, Joyce Tinnion
Producers: Don Kowalchuk, John Juliani, Robert Chesterman
CBC Edmonton

No. of Episodes: 7
Frequent Actors: Brian Taylor, Graham McPherson, Nicole Evans, Gordon Mariott, Bill Meilan, Stephen Walsh, Blair Haynes
Recording Engineers: Al Lamden
Sound Effects: Eric Wagers, Deane Purves
Production Assistants: Barbara Gault
Producers: Lawrie Seligman
CBC Montréal

No. of Episodes: 4
Frequent Actors: Vlasta Vrana, Philip Akin, Timothy Webber, Earl Pennington
Recording Engineers: André Fleury, Giles LaRoche
Sound Effects: Pierre Lucie, Rene LeVois
Production Assistants: Jane Lewis, Nancy Carter
Producers: John Juliani, John Jessop
CBC Halifax

No. of Episodes: 3
Frequent Actors: Joseph Rutten, John Fulton
Recording Engineers: Rod Sneddon, Keith DeLong
Sound Effects: Dermot Kenny, Harold Porter
Production Assistants: Claire McIlveen
Producers: Elizabeth Fox, Ewan "Sudsy" Clark
CBC Calgary

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: David Ferry, Heather Lea McCallum
Recording Engineers: Rick Fenton
Sound Effects: Norm Hurley
Production Assistants: Elaine Farner
Producers: Bill Gray
CBC St. Johns

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: Frank Holden, Pat Vern
Recording Engineers: John Foster
Sound Effects: Wayne Hayes
Production Assistants: Noreen George
Producers: Glen Tilley
Clack Sound Studios, NYC

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: F. Peter Lee
Recording Engineers: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Sound Effects: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Production Assistants: n/a
Producers: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Episode guide
Season 1
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
1           Love and the Lonely One           John Graham           July 4, 1980
2           The Monkey's Paw           Len Peterson           July 11, 1980
3           Welcome to Homerville           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           July 18, 1980
4           Hands Off           John Graham           July 25, 1980
5           The Telltale Heart           Len Peterson           Aug. 1, 1980
6           Late Special           Clint Bomphray           Aug. 8, 1980
7           Future Fear           John Graham           Aug. 15, 1980
8           How Did You Get My Name?           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           Aug. 22, 1980
9           The Body Snatchers           Frank W. McEnaney           Aug. 29, 1980
10           The Willoughby Obsession           George R. Robertson           Sept. 5, 1980
11           No Admittance/No Exit           Don Bailey, Milo Ringham           Sept. 12, 1980
12           Wind Chill           David McCaughna           Sept. 19, 1980
13           The Repossession           Arthur Samuels           Sept. 26, 1980
14           The Stone Ship           Len Peterson           Oct. 3, 1980
15           Special Services           Martin Kinch           Oct. 10, 1980
16           Buried Alive           John Graham           Oct. 17, 1980
17           Last Visit           Ray Will           Oct. 24, 1980
18           Ringing the Changes           P. Norman Cherrie           Oct. 31, 1980
19           The Devil's Backbone           Silver Donald Cameron           Nov. 7, 1980
20           The Blood Countess, Part 1: Blood Red           Ray Canale           Nov. 14, 1980
21           The Blood Countess, Part 2: Blood Blue           Ray Canale           Nov. 21, 1980
22           Deadly Developments           Arlene Ezrin           Nov. 28, 1980
23           Where Does the News Come From?           James D. (Jimmy) Morris           Dec. 5, 1980
24           Where Do We Go From Here?           Max Ferguson           Dec. 12, 1980
25           On Christmas Day in the Morning           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           Dec. 19, 1980
26           The Appetite of Mr. Lucraft           P. Norman Cherrie           Dec. 26, 1980
27           The Guest of Honour           Len Peterson           Jan. 2, 1981
28           A Short Wave Good-bye           George R. Robertson           Jan. 9, 1981
29           They Bite           Len Peterson           Jan. 16, 1981
30           Dark Side of the Mind           Max Ferguson           Jan. 23, 1981
31           Wildcats           Otto Lowy           Feb. 27, 1981
32           The Room           Graham Haley           Mar. 6, 1981
33           Angel's Kiss           John Graham, George R. Robertson           Mar. 20, 1981
34           The Book of Hell           Mavor Moore           Mar. 27, 1981
35           Mkara           Graham Haley           Apr. 3, 1981
36           The Fatal Eggs           Arthur Samuels           Apr. 17, 1981
37           Breaking Point           Max Ferguson           May 1, 1981
38           All-Nighter           Graham Pomeroy           May 15, 1981
Season 2
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
39           Carmilla           John Douglas, Graham Pomeroy           Nov. 20, 1981
40           In the Eye of the Beholder           Burke Campbell           Nov. 27, 1981
41           Cemetery Stop           Margery Stewart           Dec. 4, 1981
42           In the Name of the Father           Janet Bonellie           Dec. 11, 1981
43           Baby Doll           Larry LeClair           Dec. 18, 1981
44           Reunion at the Victory Café           Tom MacDonnell           Jan. 1, 1982
45           Gerald           Bill Gray           Jan. 8, 1982
46           Mindrift           F. Peter Lee           Jan. 15, 1982
47           Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less           Larry LeClair           Jan. 22, 1982
48           Teddy           Stephen Freygood           Jan. 29, 1982
49           Child's Play           Arthur Samuels           Feb. 5, 1982
50           The Club of Dead Men           John Douglas           Feb. 12, 1982
51           The Thinking Room           Tim Wynne-Jones           Feb. 19, 1982
52           The Porch Light           Randy Brown           Feb. 26, 1982
53           Volcano           Roy (T. E.) Sallows           Mar. 5, 1982
54           The Monkey's Raincoat           Charles Tidler           Mar. 12, 1982
55           From My Appointed Place Below           John Douglas           Mar. 19, 1982
56           The Old Post Road           William Lane           Mar. 26, 1982
57           The Debt           John Richard Wright           Apr. 2, 1982
58           Harris and the Mare           John Douglas           Apr. 9, 1982
59           The Jogger           Tony Bell           Apr. 16, 1982
60           The Screaming Skull           Guy Babineau           Apr. 23, 1982
61           Mr. Agostino           Janet Bonellie           Apr. 30, 1982
62           The Road Ends at the Sea           Tim Wynne-Jones           May 7, 1982
63           The Maid's Bell           John Douglas           May 14, 1982
64           A Glimpse of Eternity           Ian Weir           May 28, 1982
65           Beyond the Law           Steve Petch           June 4, 1982
66           The Turn of the Blood           Paul Bettis           June 11, 1982
67           Reverse Image           Arthur Samuels           June 18, 1982
68           Teig O'Kane and the Corpse           John Douglas           June 25, 1982
Season 3
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
69           This One Will Kill You           Arthur Samuels           Oct. 1, 1982
70           Footsteps           Larry LeClair           Oct. 8, 1982
71           Lifeline           Frank Moher           Oct. 15, 1982
72           The Tie That Binds           Nika Rylski           Oct. 22, 1982
73           The Dentist           Bill Gray           Oct. 29, 1982
74           Assassin Game           John G. Fisher           Nov. 5, 1982
75           Lazarus Rising           John Douglas           Nov. 12, 1982
76           Young Goodman Brown           John Douglas           Nov. 19, 1982
77           But, Oh, What Happened to Hutchings!           Roy (T. E.) Sallows           Nov. 26, 1982
78           Daddy's Girl           Janet Bonellie           Dec. 3, 1982
79           The Cruel Husband           David Leicester           Dec. 10, 1982
80           The Signalman           Otto Lowy           Dec. 17, 1982
81           Watching           Bryan Wade           Dec. 31, 1982
82           The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed           Tim Wynne-Jones           Jan. 7, 1983
83           Weather Station Four           Arthur Samuels           Jan. 14, 1983
84           The Brides of Olivera           Larry Gaynor           Jan. 21, 1983
85           The Contract           John Richard Wright           Jan. 28, 1983
86           Beauty's Beast           Burke Campbell           Feb. 4, 1983
87           The Angel of Death           Raymond Storey           Feb. 11, 1983
88           Semi-Detached           Shawn Selway           Feb. 18, 1983
89           A Glaze of Perfect Beauty           Stephen Freygood           Feb. 25, 1983
90           No Quarter           Phil Savath           Mar. 4, 1983
91           The Undertaker           John Douglas           Mar. 11, 1983
92           Private Collection           Warren Graves           Mar. 18, 1983
93           The Hit           Laurence Gough           Mar. 25, 1983
94           Walter's Dog           Larry LeClair           Apr. 1, 1983
95           Safe in the Arms of Jesus           Martin Kinch           Apr. 8, 1983
96           The Wedding           Phil Savath           Apr. 15, 1983
97           Hypnotized           Jesse Bodyan           Apr. 22, 1983
98           After Sunset           Brian Taylor           Apr. 29, 1983
99           Servants of Cerberus           Mary Humphrey Baldridge           May 6, 1983
100           Waters Under the Bridge           Gaëtan Charlebois           May 13, 1983


32K, 48K, 64K, 128K and 128K Stereo, and 192K
The shows are housed in Uploads in the Horror Folder

This set of Nightfall was a combined effort of Bob, Bill and Myself.  The bulk of the set was courtesy of Bob and Bill and I filled it.  Although there are still quite a few 32K Shows there is also a large amount of 64K and 128K, The best thing is that there are a greater amount of 192K shows thanks to Bob and even some in the original Stereo at 128K courtesy of Bill.  I could only help with the replacement of some of the 32K shows with 48K and 64K shows.

IF YOU HAVE ANY HIGHER BITRATE SHOWS TO REPLACE ANY OF THE SHOWS UPLOAD THEM TO UPLOADS AND THE HORROR FOLDER.  THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS< SO LET US KNOW WHEN YOU UPLOAD HIGHER BITRATE SHOWS.  THANKS  ----------  R

Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

Nightfall was the brainchild of producer Bill Howell, who was best known at the time for his work on CBC Playhouse and the cult favorite adventure series, Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. (Howell later went on to be executive producer of CBC Radio's highly-popular series, The Mystery Project, which ran from 1992 to 2004.) When CBC Radio was revamped and given an expanded budget in 1980, Howell approached the newly appointed head of radio drama, Susan Rubes, about his idea for a supernatural/horror anthology series that would push the envelope. Though not a fan of the horror genre, Rubes recognized a hit when she saw one and gave Howell the green light to begin production.

Bill Howell served as executive producer of Nightfall at CBC Toronto for the first two seasons. The reins were passed for the third season to veteran CBC Radio producer Don Kowalchuk (Doctor Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show) at CBC Vancouver.

Nightfall featured two hosts during its run. The Toronto years (1980–1982) were hosted by "the mysterious Luther Kranst", a character created by Bill Howell's devious imagination and played by character actor Henry Ramer. For its Vancouver run (1982–1983), Don Kowalchuk worked with voice actor Bill Reiter to develop the character of Frederick Hende.

Though series production was controlled from a central location, the anthology nature of Nightfall made it possible for episodes to be produced at CBC Radio facilities all over Canada:
CBC Toronto

No. of Episodes: 74
Frequent Actors: Elva Mai Hoover, John Stocker, Frank Perry, Sandy Webster, Ruth Springford, Marian Waldman, Neil Dainard, Hugh Webster, Chris Wiggins, Budd Knapp, Michael Wincott, Graham Haley, David Calderisi, Colin Fox, Arch McDonnell, Nicky Guadagni, Neil Munro, Mary Pirie
Recording Engineers: John Jessop, Ray Folcik, John Hollinger, Jan Wright, David Hoyle, Tom Shipton, Brian Wood, Keith van der Clay, Brian Pape, Derek Stubbs, John McCarthy, Greg Fleet
Sound Effects: Bill Robinson, Matt Wilcott, Kathy Perry, Stephanie McKenna, Jerry Fielding
Production Assistants: Nina Callaghan, Doris Buchanan, Nancy McIlveen, Peggy Este
Producers: Bill Howell, Paul Mills, John Douglas, Stephen Katz, Fred Diehl, Peter Boretski, William Lane, Scott Swan
CBC Vancouver

No. of Episodes: 9
Frequent Actors: William Samples, Otto Lowy, Norman Browning, Anna Hagan
Recording Engineers: Gerry Stanley, Chris Cutress, Gene Loverock, Bill Seebach
Sound Effects: Joe Silva, Jay Hireen, Chris Cutress
Production Assistants: Ann Elvidge, Dagmar Kaffanke, Loretta Joyce, Joyce Tinnion
Producers: Don Kowalchuk, John Juliani, Robert Chesterman
CBC Edmonton

No. of Episodes: 7
Frequent Actors: Brian Taylor, Graham McPherson, Nicole Evans, Gordon Mariott, Bill Meilan, Stephen Walsh, Blair Haynes
Recording Engineers: Al Lamden
Sound Effects: Eric Wagers, Deane Purves
Production Assistants: Barbara Gault
Producers: Lawrie Seligman
CBC Montréal

No. of Episodes: 4
Frequent Actors: Vlasta Vrana, Philip Akin, Timothy Webber, Earl Pennington
Recording Engineers: André Fleury, Giles LaRoche
Sound Effects: Pierre Lucie, Rene LeVois
Production Assistants: Jane Lewis, Nancy Carter
Producers: John Juliani, John Jessop
CBC Halifax

No. of Episodes: 3
Frequent Actors: Joseph Rutten, John Fulton
Recording Engineers: Rod Sneddon, Keith DeLong
Sound Effects: Dermot Kenny, Harold Porter
Production Assistants: Claire McIlveen
Producers: Elizabeth Fox, Ewan "Sudsy" Clark
CBC Calgary

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: David Ferry, Heather Lea McCallum
Recording Engineers: Rick Fenton
Sound Effects: Norm Hurley
Production Assistants: Elaine Farner
Producers: Bill Gray
CBC St. Johns

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: Frank Holden, Pat Vern
Recording Engineers: John Foster
Sound Effects: Wayne Hayes
Production Assistants: Noreen George
Producers: Glen Tilley
Clack Sound Studios, NYC

No. of Episodes: 1
Frequent Actors: F. Peter Lee
Recording Engineers: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Sound Effects: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Production Assistants: n/a
Producers: Tom Courtenay-Clack
Episode guide
Season 1
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
1           Love and the Lonely One           John Graham           July 4, 1980
2           The Monkey's Paw           Len Peterson           July 11, 1980
3           Welcome to Homerville           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           July 18, 1980
4           Hands Off           John Graham           July 25, 1980
5           The Telltale Heart           Len Peterson           Aug. 1, 1980
6           Late Special           Clint Bomphray           Aug. 8, 1980
7           Future Fear           John Graham           Aug. 15, 1980
8           How Did You Get My Name?           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           Aug. 22, 1980
9           The Body Snatchers           Frank W. McEnaney           Aug. 29, 1980
10           The Willoughby Obsession           George R. Robertson           Sept. 5, 1980
11           No Admittance/No Exit           Don Bailey, Milo Ringham           Sept. 12, 1980
12           Wind Chill           David McCaughna           Sept. 19, 1980
13           The Repossession           Arthur Samuels           Sept. 26, 1980
14           The Stone Ship           Len Peterson           Oct. 3, 1980
15           Special Services           Martin Kinch           Oct. 10, 1980
16           Buried Alive           John Graham           Oct. 17, 1980
17           Last Visit           Ray Will           Oct. 24, 1980
18           Ringing the Changes           P. Norman Cherrie           Oct. 31, 1980
19           The Devil's Backbone           Silver Donald Cameron           Nov. 7, 1980
20           The Blood Countess, Part 1: Blood Red           Ray Canale           Nov. 14, 1980
21           The Blood Countess, Part 2: Blood Blue           Ray Canale           Nov. 21, 1980
22           Deadly Developments           Arlene Ezrin           Nov. 28, 1980
23           Where Does the News Come From?           James D. (Jimmy) Morris           Dec. 5, 1980
24           Where Do We Go From Here?           Max Ferguson           Dec. 12, 1980
25           On Christmas Day in the Morning           Don Dickinson, Allan Guttman           Dec. 19, 1980
26           The Appetite of Mr. Lucraft           P. Norman Cherrie           Dec. 26, 1980
27           The Guest of Honour           Len Peterson           Jan. 2, 1981
28           A Short Wave Good-bye           George R. Robertson           Jan. 9, 1981
29           They Bite           Len Peterson           Jan. 16, 1981
30           Dark Side of the Mind           Max Ferguson           Jan. 23, 1981
31           Wildcats           Otto Lowy           Feb. 27, 1981
32           The Room           Graham Haley           Mar. 6, 1981
33           Angel's Kiss           John Graham, George R. Robertson           Mar. 20, 1981
34           The Book of Hell           Mavor Moore           Mar. 27, 1981
35           Mkara           Graham Haley           Apr. 3, 1981
36           The Fatal Eggs           Arthur Samuels           Apr. 17, 1981
37           Breaking Point           Max Ferguson           May 1, 1981
38           All-Nighter           Graham Pomeroy           May 15, 1981
Season 2
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
39           Carmilla           John Douglas, Graham Pomeroy           Nov. 20, 1981
40           In the Eye of the Beholder           Burke Campbell           Nov. 27, 1981
41           Cemetery Stop           Margery Stewart           Dec. 4, 1981
42           In the Name of the Father           Janet Bonellie           Dec. 11, 1981
43           Baby Doll           Larry LeClair           Dec. 18, 1981
44           Reunion at the Victory Café           Tom MacDonnell           Jan. 1, 1982
45           Gerald           Bill Gray           Jan. 8, 1982
46           Mindrift           F. Peter Lee           Jan. 15, 1982
47           Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less           Larry LeClair           Jan. 22, 1982
48           Teddy           Stephen Freygood           Jan. 29, 1982
49           Child's Play           Arthur Samuels           Feb. 5, 1982
50           The Club of Dead Men           John Douglas           Feb. 12, 1982
51           The Thinking Room           Tim Wynne-Jones           Feb. 19, 1982
52           The Porch Light           Randy Brown           Feb. 26, 1982
53           Volcano           Roy (T. E.) Sallows           Mar. 5, 1982
54           The Monkey's Raincoat           Charles Tidler           Mar. 12, 1982
55           From My Appointed Place Below           John Douglas           Mar. 19, 1982
56           The Old Post Road           William Lane           Mar. 26, 1982
57           The Debt           John Richard Wright           Apr. 2, 1982
58           Harris and the Mare           John Douglas           Apr. 9, 1982
59           The Jogger           Tony Bell           Apr. 16, 1982
60           The Screaming Skull           Guy Babineau           Apr. 23, 1982
61           Mr. Agostino           Janet Bonellie           Apr. 30, 1982
62           The Road Ends at the Sea           Tim Wynne-Jones           May 7, 1982
63           The Maid's Bell           John Douglas           May 14, 1982
64           A Glimpse of Eternity           Ian Weir           May 28, 1982
65           Beyond the Law           Steve Petch           June 4, 1982
66           The Turn of the Blood           Paul Bettis           June 11, 1982
67           Reverse Image           Arthur Samuels           June 18, 1982
68           Teig O'Kane and the Corpse           John Douglas           June 25, 1982
Season 3
#           Title           Written by           Air Date
69           This One Will Kill You           Arthur Samuels           Oct. 1, 1982
70           Footsteps           Larry LeClair           Oct. 8, 1982
71           Lifeline           Frank Moher           Oct. 15, 1982
72           The Tie That Binds           Nika Rylski           Oct. 22, 1982
73           The Dentist           Bill Gray           Oct. 29, 1982
74           Assassin Game           John G. Fisher           Nov. 5, 1982
75           Lazarus Rising           John Douglas           Nov. 12, 1982
76           Young Goodman Brown           John Douglas           Nov. 19, 1982
77           But, Oh, What Happened to Hutchings!           Roy (T. E.) Sallows           Nov. 26, 1982
78           Daddy's Girl           Janet Bonellie           Dec. 3, 1982
79           The Cruel Husband           David Leicester           Dec. 10, 1982
80           The Signalman           Otto Lowy           Dec. 17, 1982
81           Watching           Bryan Wade           Dec. 31, 1982
82           The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed           Tim Wynne-Jones           Jan. 7, 1983
83           Weather Station Four           Arthur Samuels           Jan. 14, 1983
84           The Brides of Olivera           Larry Gaynor           Jan. 21, 1983
85           The Contract           John Richard Wright           Jan. 28, 1983
86           Beauty's Beast           Burke Campbell           Feb. 4, 1983
87           The Angel of Death           Raymond Storey           Feb. 11, 1983
88           Semi-Detached           Shawn Selway           Feb. 18, 1983
89           A Glaze of Perfect Beauty           Stephen Freygood           Feb. 25, 1983
90           No Quarter           Phil Savath           Mar. 4, 1983
91           The Undertaker           John Douglas           Mar. 11, 1983
92           Private Collection           Warren Graves           Mar. 18, 1983
93           The Hit           Laurence Gough           Mar. 25, 1983
94           Walter's Dog           Larry LeClair           Apr. 1, 1983
95           Safe in the Arms of Jesus           Martin Kinch           Apr. 8, 1983
96           The Wedding           Phil Savath           Apr. 15, 1983
97           Hypnotized           Jesse Bodyan           Apr. 22, 1983
98           After Sunset           Brian Taylor           Apr. 29, 1983
99           Servants of Cerberus           Mary Humphrey Baldridge           May 6, 1983
100           Waters Under the Bridge           Gaëtan Charlebois           May 13, 1983

The shows are in the Horror Folder at the Link Below

Nightfall (CBC) LINK

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  • There was another, similarly described CBC series -- the title might have been "Vanishing Point" (can't remember exactly what it was).  That was another one where all the episodes were difficult to obtain.  Most of the entries were horror/sci-fi, but there were some weird experimental programs, too.

    • I'm working on a Vanishing Point set.  All I can say so far is that they are not all 32K. LOL  I hope to have it up soon.  ---------------------------------------------  R

  • Thank you.  This must have been quite a project putting all these episodes together in one place.  When I used to buy OTR on-line, the sellers never offered this many Nightfall programs.

  • Thank you to everyone involved with getting this here!

    • You guys ROCK RICK- just happy when I can assist in a monor way

      ;-)

      Loved Blood Countess- disturbing as it be.

      ;-)

    • You transposed the n and the r in monor!  LOL  -----------  R

    • TYPO KING here and accounted for-LOL

    • Switch the n and the r and you will cee why I was kidding you.  ------------  R

  • Fantastic series !  Consistently good writing. Do you know which episodes caused such an uproar from the public that some affiliates dropped it ?

    • But what made NIGHTFALL such a popular series at the time, and what makes it so popular among radio drama enthusiasts today, was Howell's vision of a show that pushed boundaries. Some episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered hundreds of complaints and some affiliate stations — ones that carried certain CBC programs to outlying areas in the Provinces, but were not CBC stations in themselves — were forced to drop the series. Episodes like Repossession (which featured the sounds of a man tearing out his own heart), The Blood Countess (which aurally portrayed some of the hideous acts carried out by the Countess Elizabeth Bathory during her reign in the 17th Century) and The Porch Light (a tense psychological thiller about a couple trapped in a secluded house and haunted by the spectre of a pajama-clad man standing under their porch light in the midst of a raging blizzard) contributed to the collective nightmares of the listening Canadian public. Despite the controversy, however, NIGHTFALL’s popularity grew and the series went on to run 100 episodes.  Sleep tight Lesa and don't let the Boogie Man get you!  LOL!!!!  ------------------------------------------  R

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