A Kind of Hallowe'en by Gerry Jones

[Riklaa]

A Kind of Hallowe'en
by Gerry Jones
with Ray Smith, Peter Jeffrey, Sean Barrett, Jim Norton and Cyril Shaps
Directed by Martin Jenkins
50 minutes
 
Broadcast on Radio 3, 3rd March 1985, 18:40
repeated on Radio 4, 27th July 1986 - Afternoon Play

Winner of the 1985 Sony Award for Best New Radio Play
 
Dark tale of a dangerous psychopath with a Dylan Thomas obsession in a mental hospital.

The repair was not my work.  Tape adjustments are beyond my expertise. Once a piece is digitized I can and have corrected audio, but alas, not this one.  I will relay any comments on the work to the usenet poster I got it from. I left the Encode Notes as is so that down-loaders can see what was done to preserve an excellent old play so that you and I could enjoy it.-----Rick

Encode notes:  The sound quality varied between bright and dull over the course of the play, which I tried to even out. I also compressed the sound to make up for extreme dynamics (the encode was possibly just one channel of a stereo broadcast).  There was one short sentence around 42:30 where the tape suddenly ran so fast the words were unintelligible. I speed-adjusted the passage as best I could; it's noticeable but at least understandable. The play is one that should be listened to despite it's flaws.

80/44/mono; 28.7 MB; sound quality fair, with minor defects

 

#1 - The Original BBC 4 Trailer

 

[Anson (Bob) Roberts]

This play has been listed as "missing" for a long time. Thank you (and thank the UseNet encoder as well) for saving it.

[Riklaa]

You are very welcome and I will relay the cudos. ------------------------------------------------------------ Rick

[TheMadBlonde]

Sounds intriguing, thanks for posting! -Karen