LES FANTASTIQUES

[RADIO-SERIES]

This Belgian series specialized in tales of horror adapted from great works of literature.

“En 1956, une emission intitulee—fort joliment—“L’antenne magique” touchait a deux genres, a

deux styles. Ce que singnifait bien les sous-titres de chacune de ces series: “Les fantastiques” d’un

cote, “Science-fiction” de l’autre. Dans la premiere etaient donnes des texts originaux, mais aussi

de adaptations de nouvelles d’auteurs comme Herbert George Wells, Charles Dickens, Prosper

Merimee et Jean Ray…”

ORIGINATION:

Bruxelles 1, Brussels (Radio Bruxelles).

DURATION:

January 2-March 12, 1956 (first series), April 9-May 14, 1956 (second series), October 11, 1957-

January 24, 1958 (third series).

PERSONNEL:

Unknown.

EXTANT RECORDINGS:

None.

LES FANTASTIQUES (BRUXELLES 1, BRUSSELS)

[Monday—8:55-9:25 PM]

January 2, 1956“La Maison de campagne”(by Jean Welle)

SCRIPT: Jean Welles.

January 9, 1956“Le Garde-barriere”

SCRIPT: M. S. Thiry (adapted from a story by Charles Dickens).

January 16, 1956“Diable a vendre”

SCRIPT: Andre Villers.

January 23, 1956“La Ruelle tenebreuse”

SCRIPT: Georges Van Hout (adapted from the story by Jean Ray).

January 30, 1956“Histoire du homard”

SCRIPT: extracted from the novel Entre deux anges by Alexis Curvers.

February 6, 1956“Le Futur anterieur”

SCRIPT: Georges Van Hout.

February 13, 1956“Histoire d’un fantome Inexperimente”

SCRIPT: Georges Adam (adapted from “The Inexperienced Ghost” by H.

G. Wells).

February 20, 1956“Tambours noirs”

SCRIPT: Henri Cornelius.

February 27, 1956“Musique a Strathfield Hall”

SCRIPT: Victor Misrahi.

March 5, 1956“La Venus d’Ille”

SCRIPT: Christian Gilbert (adapted from the story by Prosper Merimee).

March 12, 1956“Portrait de famille”

SCRIPT: Paul Gilson, Nino Frank.

April 9, 1956“Le Parc de Sadorges”

SCRIPT: Roger Richard.

April 16, 1956“Le Fantome du neant”

SCRIPT: Claude Vial.

April 23, 1956“Horoscope”

SCRIPT: Jean Servais.

May 7, 1956“La Tour de Londres”

SCRIPT: Robert Patrice.

May 14, 1956“On demande M. Tobias”

SCRIPT: Philippe Darel.

October 11, 1957“L’Ecrivain public”

SCRIPT: Michel De Ghelderode.

November 5, 1957“En Arriere”

SCRIPT: Marcel Ayme.

November 29, 1957“Les Lumieres”

SCRIPT: Pierre Boulle.

December 27, 1957“En pays singulier”

SCRIPT: Yves Gandon.

January 24, 1958La Main

SCRIPT:

Based on the story by Guy de Maupassant.