{
  "title": "BEYOND MIDNIGHT",
  "category": "[RADIO-SERIES]",
  "article": "This South African series was produced by Michael McCabe as an immediate follow-up to his\nscience-fiction program SF 68, which ran for 33 weeks from March 1 to October 18 of 1968.\n“.Most of the cast were the same in both series… At a later stage he was also allowed to try his\nhand with stories of mystery and suspense in the series “Suspense” and later “Hitchcock’s Half\nHour”.\n“Many sources in the old time radio community list 45 to 46 episodes of this series in their\ncatalogues. The major problem with this series is the episode titles. Collectors tended to give their\nown episode titles to this series. With the exception of 7 episodes, which might still be found we\ncan now list the original episode titles and broadcast dates for this series. It would appear that the\nmajority of the episodes in circulation worldwide originated from the South African collector\nJohn Wright, who sent these recorded reel to reel tapes to a friend in the United States. The SABC\nTranscription Service released 5 episodes for broadcast on International radio stations. The\ntranscription discs are as follows. 1) SABC LT14526/8 \"The Visitors\", 2) SABC LT14527/5 \"A Time\nfor Thunder\", 3) SABC LT14529/4 \"The Picture\", 4) SABC LT14522 \"The Tangled Way\", 5) SABC\nLT14523 \"The Room\".  In 2006, Neil Gesson, a avid Springbok Radio fan donated several\nhundred reel to reel tapes of Springbok Radio programmes that he recorded since about 1955 to\nthis society. In this collection of reels a total of 71 episodes of “Beyond Midnight” were recorded\nand also logged by him. For many months his logs were compared to the official Springbok Radio\nlogs, Neil’s log was spot on. Neil sadly passed away in 2006, but left behind many recorded\nprogrammes from Springbok Radio, that in most cases are programmes that would have been lost\nforever. This society and South Africa owe him hugely for his efforts. This series has been\nscheduled for digital restoration and upon completion, a set will be donated to the SABC Sound\nArchive in Johannesburg for National Preservation.\n“We have tried various ways in trying to match the known episode titles with the official episode\ntitles, but after many moons and many hours we decided to make available these logs for\ncollectors and interested parties. In brackets are the episode titles given by collectors.\n“If any other collectors match up any of the titles we could not, please be so kind as to contact us\nso that we can keep this log updated.\n“The list of episodes logged and currently in holding with the Springbok Radio Preservation\nSociety of South Africa Sound Archive is as follows”",
  "origination": "Springbok Radio, Johannesburg (SABC).",
  "duration": "October 25, 1968-April 24, 1970.",
  "personnel": "Michael McCabe (scriptwriter, producer), Denis Smith (announcer).\nCASTS: Marjorie Gordon, Michael McCabe, Hal Orlandini, Denis Smith, et al.\nSPONSOR: BioTex Cleaning Solution, Grandpa Headache Powders.",
  "extant_recordings": "“The Room” (11/1/68), “Don’t Joke in the Morgue” (1/10/69), “The Man Who\nSold His Soul” (3/14/69), “Take Your Partners” (9/5/69), “Cataclysm,” “Dear Ghost,” “The Death Wish,” “An\nEye for an Eye,” “Fortieth Birthday,” “The Great Fellini,” “The Green Vase,” “The Happy Return,” “Harry,”\n“The Honeymoon,” “The House at Brickenbottom,” “The Insects,” “The Janissaries of Emilion,” “Let Me See\nYour Face,” “The Locked Room,” “Madeira Wine,” “A Man Called Hobard,” “The Marble Room,” “The\nMonkey’s Paw,” “Mrs. Smiff,” “My Daddy Had No Gun,” “October 31st,” “The Party,” “The Phantom Coach,”\n“The Picture,” “The Sailor’s Rest,”  “The Sheriff’s Wife,” “The Shooting of Stoney,” “Short Circuit,” “The\nSignal Man,” “A Smile To Drive You Mad,” “Something Haunts This House,” “Something on His Mind,”\n“Tangled Way,” “Terror Killed the Laughter,” “Their Dreams Were Shattered,” “The Thing in Cabin 105,”\n“Time for Thunder,” “Under the Han Tree,” “The Visitors,” “The Visits,” “The Waxwork,” “Whatever Became\nof Rupert Orange,” “The Yellow Dressing Gown.”\n[NOTE: Story titles were not always announced on the actual broadcasts. Some of the titles listed above are\nsuggested titles assigned by American OTR collectors. “The Waxwork” is listed in some dealers’ catalogs as\n“A Night in the Murderers’ Den.” “The Signal Man” is sometimes listed as “Hello Below There.”]",
  "chronology": "BEYOND MIDNIGHT (SPRINGBOK RADIO, JOHANNESBURG)\n[Friday—9:30-10:00 PM]\nOctober 25, 1968\nNovember 1, 1968\n“The Room”\nNovember 8, 1968\nNovember 15, 1968\nNovember 22, 1968\nNovember 29, 1968\nDecember 6, 1968\nDecember 13, 1968\nDecember 20, 1968\nDecember 27, 1968\nJanuary 3, 1969\nJanuary 10, 1969\n“Don’t Joke in the Morgue”\nJanuary 17, 1969\nJanuary 24, 1969\nJanurary 31, 1969\nFebruary 7, 1969\nFebruary 14, 1969\nFebruary 21, 1969\nFebruary 28, 1969\nMarch 7, 1969\nMarch 14, 1969 “The Man Who Sold His Soul”\nMarch 21, 1969\nMarch 28, 1969\nApril 11, 1969\nApril 18, 1969\nApril 25, 1969\nMay 2, 1969\nMay 9, 1969\nMay 16, 1969\nMay 23, 1969\nMay 30, 1969\nJune 6, 1969\nJune 13, 1969\nJune 20, 1969\nJune 27, 1969\nJuly 4, 1969\nJuly 11, 1969\nJuly 18, 1969\nJuly 25, 1969\nAugust 1, 1969\nAugust 8, 1969\nAugust 15, 1969\nAugust 22, 1969\nAugust 29, 1969\nSeptember 5, 1969\n“Take Your Partners”\nSeptember 12, 1969\nSeptember 19, 1969\nSeptember 26, 1969\nOctober 3, 1969\nOctober 10, 1969\nOctober 17, 1969\nOctober 24, 1969\nOctober 31, 1969\n“October 31st” (?)\nNovember 7, 1969\nNovember 14, 1969\nNovember 21, 1969\nNovember 28, 1969\nDecember 5, 1969\nDecember 12, 1969\nDecember 19, 1969\nDecember 26, 1969\nJanuary 2, 1970\nJanuary 9, 1970\nJanuary 16, 1970\nJanuary 23, 1970\nJanuary 30, 1970\nFebruary 6, 1970\nFebruary 13, 1970\nFebruary 20, 1970\nFebruary 27, 1970\nMarch 6, 1970\nMarch 13, 1970\nMarch 20, 1970\nMarch 27, 1970\nApril 3, 1970\nApril 10, 1970\nApril 17, 1970\nApril 24, 1970\nDates needed for the following titles:\n“Cataclysm”\n“Dear Ghost”\n“The Death Wish”\n“An Eye for an Eye”\n“Fortieth Birthday”\n“The Great Fellini”\n“The Green Vase”\n“The Happy Return”\n“The Janissaries of Emilion” (by Basil Copper)\n“Let Me See Your Face”\n“The Locked Room”\n“Madeira Wine”\n“The Marble Room”\n“Mrs. Smiff”\n“My Daddy Had No Gun”\n“October 31st”\n“The Party”\n“The Sailor’s Rest”\n“The Sheriff’s Wife”\n“The Signal Man”\n“Something on His Mind”\n“Tangled Way”\n“Terror Killed the Laughter”\n“Their Dreams Were Shattered”\n“The Thing in Cabin 105” (The Upper Berth)\n“Time for Thunder”\n“The Visitors”\n“The Visits”\n“Official” log compiled by society:\nNovember 1, 1968\n“The Marble Knights”\n(Edith Nesbit; “Man-Size in Marble; “October 31st”)\nNovember 8, 1968\n“The Paxton’s House”\n(“The House at Brickett Bottom”\nNovember 15, 1968   “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs)\nNovember 22, 1968   “The Phantom Coach” (Amelia B. Edwards)\nNovember 29, 1968\n“Spider-Phobia”\nDecember 6, 1968\n“The Late Mr Elsham”\n(prob. H. G. Wells, “The Late Mr. Elvesham”)\nDecember 13, 1968\n“Harry”\nDecember 20, 1968\n“A Beautiful Viper”\nDecember 27, 1968\n“Smee” (A. M. Burrage)\nJanuary 3, 1969 “Short Circuit”\nJanuary 10, 1969\n“No-Name Baby”\nJanuary 17, 1969\n“The Honeymooners”\n(“Honeymoon”)\nJanuary 24, 1969\n“Lanceford House”\nJanuary 31, 1969\n“A Night in the Waxworks”(A. M. Burrage, “The Waxwork”;\n“A Night in Murders Den”)\nFebruary 7, 1969\n“Vulture People”\nFebruary 14, 1969\n“The Phantom Groom”\nFebruary 21, 1969\n“Insect Man”\n(“The Insects”)\nFebruary 28, 1969\n“All at Sea”\nMarch 7, 1969\n“Eloise’s Whereabouts”\nMarch 14, 1969 “The Dream”\nMarch 21, 1969 “The House Was a Sphinx”\nMarch 28, 1969 “The Train”\nApril 4, 1969\nApril 11, 1969\n“The Evil Face”\n(poss. “Let Me See Your Face”)\nApril 18, 1969\n“A True Ghost Story”\nApril 25, 1969\n“The Wedding”\nMay 2, 1969\n“Yarrow”\nMay 9, 1969\n“Hobart”\n(“A Man Called Hobard”)\nMay 16, 1969\nMay 23, 1969\n“Little Happenthatch”\nMay 30, 1969\n“Borneo”\nJune 6, 1969\n“The Yellow Room”\nJune 13, 1969\n“Arsenic”\nJune 20, 1969\n“Sir Derminic’s Bargain”\n(prob. J. Sheridan le Fanu, “Sir Dominick’s Bargain”)\nJune 27, 1969\n“The House”\nJuly 4, 1969\n“Sammy”\nJuly 11, 1969\n“The Paul Henry Expedition”\n(“A Smile to Drive You Mad”)\nJuly 18, 1969\n“The Jokester”\n(poss. “Don’t Joke in the Morgue”)\nJuly 25, 1969\n“Under the Hull Tree”\n(“Under the Haw Tree”)\nAugust 1, 1969 “The Crystal Ball”\n(“The Yellow Dressing Gown”)\nAugust 8, 1969 “Mrs. Taber’s Killer”\nAugust 15, 1969 “Fellini the Great”\n(“The Great Fellini”)\nAugust 22, 1969 “The Happy Return”\nAugust 29, 1969 “Take Your Partners”\nSeptember 5, 1969\n“The Werewolf”\nSeptember 12, 1969\nSeptember 19, 1969\n“Radiation”\nSeptember 26, 1969\n“Turning to Marble”\nOctober 3, 1969 “A Man’s Worth”\nOctober 10, 1969\n“Something Haunts This House”\nOctober 17, 1969\n“White Revised”\nOctober 24, 1969\n“Storybook Man”\nOctober 31, 1969\n“Uninvited Face”\nNovember 7, 1969\n“The Cigarette Case”\nNovember 14, 1969\n“Mexican Mario”\nNovember 21, 1969\n“The Voice”\nNovember 28, 1969\n“Rendezvous”\nDecember 5, 1969\n“Watches by the Dead”\nDecember 12, 1969\n“The Manor House”\nDecember 19, 1969\n“Cliffs of Bembridge”\nDecember 26, 1969\n“The Door in the Wall”\nJanuary 2, 1970 “Sarah”\nJanuary 9, 1970 “Rupert Orange”\n(“What Happened to Rupert Orange?”)\nJanuary 16, 1970\n“The Thirteenth Elephant”\nJanuary 23, 1970\n“The Bonanza”\nJanuary 30, 1970\nFebruary 6, 1970\nFebruary 13, 1970\n“The Visitors”\nFebruary 20, 1970\n“The 56 G’s”\nFebruary 27, 1970\n“The Picture”\nMarch 6, 1970\n“Impala”\nMarch 13, 1970 “The Incomplete Corpse”\nMarch 20, 1970 “Arthur’s Return”\nMarch 27, 1970\nApril 3, 1970\nApril 10, 1970\n“Mr. McGraw and his Victim”\n(“McGraw shoots Stony”)\nApril 17, 1970\n“An Evil Memory of Julia Wright”\nApril 24, 1970\n“The Specialty of the House”\n(prob. Stanley Ellin)\nList Compiled by The Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa. December, 2006",
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