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A Day At The Dentist's  -  by James Saunders (1987)

A radio play performed on BBC Radio 4, 13th March 1988 with the following cast -

    MR CHARLES
MR HOUSEMAN
BETTY
MRS PHELPS

   -    John Castle
   -    Mick Ford
   -    Karen Archer
   -    Joan Mattheson

    introduced by Edward de Souza

directed by Martin Jenkins

based on an idea by Arch Obler

download - BBC 1988 (English)  (zipped mp3 - 6MB)
download - WDR 1989 (German)  (zipped mp3 - 18MB)



the following information comes from the Old-Time Radio website -

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                          F E A R   O N   4
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                              1988-1999

First Show Date: 03 Jan, 1988            Last Show Date: 01 Mar, 1999
Number of Shows: 46                          Audition Show Date: none


Series Description:

FEAR ON 4 is the British Broadcasting Corporation's continuation of a
tradition of horror shows dating back to 1943.  Back then, the BBC
offered APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR, the title given to ten series of
programs running from 1943 to 1955.  These are the most famous BBC
horror series in it's history.  The stories were introduced by The
Man in Black, played by Valentine Dyall.  In 1949, The Man In Black
was given his own series, called THE MAN IN BLACK, again featuring
Valentine Dyall.  Unfortunately, only four shows from APPOINTMENT
WITH FEAR are known to have survived.  None of THE MAN IN BLACK shows
are known to exist.

The Man in Black returned to radio again in 1988, this time played by
Edward de Souza.  FEAR ON 4, airing on BBC Radio Four, continued in
the tradition of its predecessors.  Four series were produced from
1988 through 1993 with a fifth series in 1997.  In 1999, one new show
and 2 repeats aired under the banner of "Fear on 4" on BBC Radio 4's
LATE NIGHT ON 4 series.  The shows are a mix of adaptations of short
stories and original radio plays.  All shows from these series exist.

The BBC offered selected stories from the first three series in book
form, entitled "The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four"
(BBC Books, ISBN 0-563-20904-6) in December 1990.


Log Comments:

The log lists date of broadcast, day of the week of broadcast, the
number in the total show listing, the episode number in the series
and the original story author, when known.

In the case of the shows from LATE NIGHT ON 4, I have opted to number
the new show but not the repeats.


Chronological Log:

Date    Day  #  Ep  Title                          Author
------  ---  -- --  -----------------------------  ------------------
 1988               .... SERIES 1 ....
03 Jan  Sun   1  1  "The Snowman Killing"          J. C. W. Brook
10 Jan  Sun   2  2  "William and Mary"             Roald Dahl
17 Jan  Sun   3  3  "The Monkey's Paw"             W. W. Jacobs
24 Jan  Sun   4  4  "Music Lovers"                 Nick Warburton
31 Jan  Sun   5  5  "The Beast With Five Fingers"  William F. Henry
07 Feb  Sun   6  6  "Every Detail But One"         Bert Coules
14 Feb  Sun   7  7  "By The River, Fontainebleau"  Stephen Gallagher
21 Feb  Sun   8  8  "The Face"                     E. F. Benson
28 Feb  Sun   9  9  "Mind Well The Tree"           William Ingram
06 Mar  Sun  10 10  "Fat Andy"                     Steven Dunstone
13 Mar  Sun  11 11  "A Day At The Dentist's"       James Saunders
20 Mar  Sun  12 12  "The Specialty Of The House"   Stanley Ellin

 1989               .... SERIES 2 ....
15 Jan  Sun  13  1  "Snipe 3909"                   Graeme Fife
22 Jan  Sun  14  2  "The Dead Drummer"             David Buck
29 Jan  Sun  15  3  "The Dispossessed Daughter"    Katherine Nicholas
05 Feb  Sun  16  4  "St. Austin Friars"            Robert Westall
12 Feb  Sun  17  5  "Dreaming Of Thee"             Gwen Cherrell
19 Feb  Sun  18  6  "The Horn"                     Stephen Gallagher
26 Feb  Sun  19  7  "The Journey Home"             Bert Coules
05 Mar  Sun  20  8  "Hand In Glove"                Elizabeth Bowen
12 Mar  Sun  21  9  "His Last Card"                Nick Warburton
19 Mar  Sun  22 10  "Survival"                     John Wyndham
26 Mar  Sun  23 11  "Soul Searching"               Martyn Wade
02 Apr  Sun  24 12  "A Child Crying"               James Saunders
09 Apr  Sun  25 13  "The Judge' House"             Bram Stoker

 1990               .... SERIES 3 ....
27 Dec  Thu  26  1  "The Yellow Wallpaper"         Charlotte Perkins Gilman

 1991
03 Jan  Thu  27  2  "Green And Pleasant"
10 Jan  Thu  28  3  "The Monkey's Revenge"
17 Jan  Thu  --  -  ... show postponed ...
24 Jan  Thu  30  4  "The Edge"
31 Jan  Thu  31  5  "Dead Man's Boots"
07 Feb  Thu  32  6  "A Routine Operation?"
14 Feb  Thu  33  7  "Dance In The Underworld"
21 Feb  Thu  29  8  "Invitation To The Vaults" (orig sched for 17 Jan)

 1992               .... SERIES 4 ....
24 Dec  Thu  34  1  "Gobble, Gobble"
31 Dec  Thu  35  2  "The Next In Line"             Ray Bradbury

 1993
07 Jan  Thu  36  3  "Dark Feathers"
14 Jan  Thu  37  4  "Playing God"
21 Jan  Thu  38  5  "Vicious Fish"
28 Jan  Thu  39  6  "Hellhound On My Trail"
04 Feb  Thu  40  7  "Hearing Is Believing"
11 Feb  Thu  41  8  "Life Line"

 1997               .... SERIES 5 ....
04 Sep  Thu  42  1  "Net Suicide"
11 Sep  Thu  --  -  ... no show ...
18 Sep  Thu  --  -  ... no show ...
25 Sep  Thu  43  2  "Tapping"
02 Oct  Thu  44  3  "The Chimes Of Midnight"
09 Oct  Thu  45  4  "Making Sacrifices"
16 Oct  Thu  46  5  "Tissue memory"

 1999               ... From LATE NIGHT ON 4 ...
15 Feb  Mon  47  1  "The Blood of Eva Bergen"
22 Feb  Mon  --  2  "Net Suicide" (repeat of #42, 04 Sep, 1997)
01 Mar  Mon  --  3  "Tissue memory" (repeat of #46, 16 Oct, 1997)


Alphabetical Listing:


Title                          Date      From
-----------------------------  --------  --------------------
Beast With Five Fingers, The   88-01-31  Series 1, Episode  5
Blood of Eva Bergen, The       99-02-15  Late Night On 4, #1
By The River, Fontainebleau    88-02-14  Series 1, Episode  7
Child Crying, A                89-04-02  Series 2, Episode 12
Chimes Of Midnight, The        97-10-02  Series 5, Episode  3
Dance In The Underworld        91-02-14  Series 3, Episode  7
Dark Feathers                  93-01-07  Series 4, Episode  3
Day At The Dentist's, A        88-03-13  Series 1, Episode 11
Dead Drummer, The              89-01-22  Series 2, Episode  2
Dead Man's Boots               91-01-31  Series 3, Episode  5
Dispossessed Daughter, The     89-01-29  Series 2, Episode  3
Dreaming Of Thee               89-02-12  Series 2, Episode  5
Edge, The                      91-01-24  Series 3, Episode  4
Every Detail But One           88-02-07  Series 1, Episode  6
Face, The                      88-02-21  Series 1, Episode  8
Fat Andy                       88-03-06  Series 1, Episode 10
Gobble, Gobble                 92-12-24  Series 4, Episode  1
Green And Pleasant             91-01-03  Series 3, Episode  2
Hand In Glove                  89-03-05  Series 2, Episode  8
Hearing Is Believing           93-02-04  Series 4, Episode  7
Hellhound On My Trail          93-01-28  Series 4, Episode  6
His Last Card                  89-03-12  Series 2, Episode  9
Horn, The                      89-02-19  Series 2, Episode  6
Invitation To The Vaults       91-02-21  Series 3, Episode  8
Journey Home, The              89-02-26  Series 2, Episode  7
Judge' House, The              89-04-09  Series 2, Episode 13
Life Line                      93-02-11  Series 4, Episode  8
Making Sacrifices              97-10-09  Series 5, Episode  4
Mind Well The Tree             88-02-28  Series 1, Episode  9
Monkey's Paw, The              88-01-17  Series 1, Episode  3
Monkey's Revenge, The          91-01-10  Series 3, Episode  3
Music Lovers                   88-01-24  Series 1, Episode  4
Net Suicide                    97-09-04  Series 5, Episode  1
Net Suicide          (repeat)  99-02-22  Late Night On 4, #2
Next In Line, The              92-12-31  Series 4, Episode  2
Playing God                    93-01-14  Series 4, Episode  4
Routine Operation?, A          91-02-07  Series 3, Episode  6
Snipe 3909                     89-01-15  Series 2, Episode  1
Snowman Killing, The           88-01-03  Series 1, Episode  1
Soul Searching                 89-03-26  Series 2, Episode 11
Specialty Of The House, The    88-03-20  Series 1, Episode 12
St. Austin Friars              89-02-05  Series 2, Episode  4
Survival                       89-03-19  Series 2, Episode 10
Tapping                        97-09-25  Series 5, Episode  2
Tissue memory                  97-10-16  Series 5, Episode  5
Tissue memory        (repeat)  99-03-01  Late Night On 4, #3
Vicious Fish                   93-01-21  Series 4, Episode  5
William and Mary               88-01-10  Series 1, Episode  2
Yellow Wallpaper, The          90-12-27  Series 3, Episode  1


Reader Feedback:

* Ian Beard provided for Series 3.  "Invitation to the Vaults" was
  scheduled for 17 Jan, 1991 but was posponed and finally broadcast
  on 14 Feb, 1991.
* Eric Carter identified the authors for "The Yellow Wallpaper" and
  "The Next In Line".
* Malissa Ackerman sent authors for "The Beast With Five Fingers" and
  "Fat Andy".


Last Update: May 20, 2004


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