The Price of Fear: 20 tales of suspense told by Vincent Price

The Price of Fear: 20 tales of suspense told by Vincent Price

A BBC Radio 4 vintage horror series

Summary

Twenty tales of terror and suspense, brought to you by sinister storyteller Vincent Price

Horror legend Vincent Price presents an anthology of eerie, unsettling tales with a devilish twist - some purportedly based on his own adventures, others narrated by him in his own inimitable style.

Listen to his horrifying accounts of an unnerving piscatorial experience Down Under, a violinist with very special hands, a Bonfire Night party when a bullying father disappeared and a secretary's murderous revenge. Here, too, are the spine-chilling stories of a beloved cat with an unusual inheritance, a scientist whose experiments on his own son lead to unforeseen danger and a phoney clairvoyant and her client, who seeks a preview of eternity...

Among the star casts are Garard Green, Peter Cushing, Bill Kerr, Coral Browne, Christopher Bidmead, Adrienne Corri, Betty Huntley-Wright, Freddie Jones, Edward Woodward, Annette Crosbie, Maurice Denham and Hywel Bennett.

Production credits
Presented by and starring Vincent Price
Produced by John Dyas

Remains to be Seen
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Jack Ritchie. First broadcast BBC World Service, 1 September 1973

William and Mary
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by Roald Dahl. First broadcast BBC World Service, 8 September 1973

Cat's Cradle
Dramatised by Richard Davis from the story 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker. First broadcast BBC World Service, 15 September 1973

Meeting in Athens
Dramatised by Maurice Travers from the story 'So Pale, So Cold, So Fair' by Charles Birkin.
First broadcast BBC World Service, 22 September 1973

The Man Who Hated Scenes
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Robert Arthur. First broadcast BBC World Service, 29 September 1973

Lot 132
Written and dramatised by Elizabeth Morgan. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 October 1973

The Waxwork
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by AM Burrage. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 October 1973

Fish
Written and dramatised by Rene Basilico. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 October 1973

Soul Music
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 October 1973

Guy Fawkes' Night
Written and dramatised by Richard Davis. First broadcast BBC World Service, 3 November 1973

Come As You Are
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 April 1974

The Ninth Removal
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by R Chetwynd Hayes. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 April 1974

An Eye for an Eye
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 April 1974

Blind Man's Bluff
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 May 1974

Goody Two Shoes
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 30 May 1983

To My Dear, Dear Saladin
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 June 1983

The Family Album
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 June 1983

Out of the Mouths
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 June 1983

Not Wanted on the Voyage
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 June 1983

Is There Anybody There?
Written by William Ingram. Music by Derek Price
First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 July 1983

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About the authors

William Ingram

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Richard Davies

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Maurice Travers

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Barry Campbell

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.
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Rene Basilico

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Elizabeth Morgan

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Charles Birkin

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