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First aired on 7 December 1955 and [[AudioAdaptation adapted]] from Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/{{Nightfall|1941}}". This episode was written by Creator/ErnestKinoy and directed by Creator/DanielSutter. Creator/FredCollins is the host of the programme, while Creator/FloydMack acts as {{Narrator}}, expositing the {{Epigraph}} and scene changes, while the rest of the cast consists of Creator/WendellHolmes, Creator/JohnLarkin, Creator/SantosOrtega, Creator/MercerMcLeod, Creator/AlanCollins, Creator/BobHastings, and Creator/RoyFant. Kinoy largely [[RecycledScript reused his script]] from ''Radio/DimensionX'''s "[[Recap/DimensionX50Nightfall Nightfall]]".
[[OnlyOneName Theremon]], a [[MostWritersAreWriters newspaper reporter]], tries to get an interview with Aton and the other astronomers at Saro University, but they refuse and threaten him with the police. Instead, he goes back to Saro City to interview the [[ApocalypseCult Cult of the Revelations]]. [[TheFundamentalist Head priest Sor]] recites from the [[SacredScripture Book of Revelations]] while the rest of the cultists [[AudienceMurmurs chant in the background]]. Next, he goes to speak with Sheerin, a psychologist, who introduces him to the concept of [[{{Claustrophobia}} Darkness and how it has driven people insane]].
Afterwards, Theremon goes [[VoxPops interviewing random people]] to get their opinions on the recent news reports and doomsayings. He speaks with an agnostic laborer and an old cultist. These interviews bolster his courage and he goes to the observatory for Saro University, since Sheerin had mentioned that everyone else had gone into hiding.
It is at the observatory where the characters finally see the eclipse, and the world of Lagash is covered in total Darkness, except for the Stars...
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!!"Nightfall" contains examples of:
* AdaptationDeviation: Because {{radio}} stories are usually very {{dialogue}}-driven, "Literature/Nightfall1941" was [[AudioAdaptation changed]] by removing most of the third-person narration and the number of characters. Creator/ErnestKinoy largely [[RecycledScript reused his script]] from ''Radio/DimensionX'''s "[[Recap/DimensionX50Nightfall Nightfall]]", trimming a few more of the lines. Most of the details added by the ''Dimension X'' script (such as the VoxPops scene) are kept in ''X Minus One''.
* AudioAdaptation: An adaptation of Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/Nightfall1941", adapted by Creator/ErnestKinoy.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original story, "Literature/Nightfall1941", the characters have a name and a number. In this broadcast, however, characters [[OnlyOneName only use their first name]].
* AudienceMurmurs: Despite the [[Recap/DimensionX50Nightfall previous adaptation]] making use of this trope in several scenes, only the murmurs of the mob during the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot climax of the eclipse]] show up.
* CanonForeigner:
** The Latimer from this [[AudioAdaptation adaptation]] is a brand-new character that Sheerin, the psychologist, introduces to Theremon, the [[MostWritersAreWriters newspaper reporter]], so that he can interview one of the victims from the Tunnel of Mystery.
** Everyone that Theremon meets during his VoxPops scene is invented purely for this broadcast. We hear from Pellet (an urban resident) and a nameless [[TheFundamentalist cultist]].
* CompositeCharacter: The original Sor was never on-screen. This [[AudioAdaptation adaptation]] merges him and the cultist who attacks the observatory into one character, then reuses Latimer's name for a CanonForeigner.
* {{Dramatization}}: The third-person omniscient [[{{Narrator}} narration]] is severely decreased to emphasize the dialogue between characters, who were assigned to specific actors. Music and sound effects were also added to take advantage of {{Radio}}'s aural medium.
* FillingTheSilence: The music between scenes is mostly stringed instruments (and brass instead of woodwinds) being played in a way to heighten the tension as the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot time for the eclipse]] gets closer.
* GrumpyOldMan: The second person Theremon interviews during his VoxPops interviews is an old [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] member of the [[ApocalypseCult Cult of the Revelations]]. He talks about how he's given away all his money because the doctrine teaches that today will end [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot with the eclipse]]. He grouses that everyone has to get their souls ready for the coming of the Stars.
* {{Narrator}}: To quote the {{Epigraph}} and to describe the various settings, an announcer is added to the cast. They primarily help with scene transitions and character {{exposition}}.
* OnlyOneName: None of the characters are referred to by more than one name, a [[AdaptationNameChange change]] from the original. This implies everyone has only one name and that confusion between people is rare.
* VoxPops: After talking with Sheerin, the psychologist, Theremon goes out into the streets of Saro City and interviews [[CanonForeigner random people]] about what they plan to do about the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot upcoming eclipse]]. We hear from two people; Pellet (who is a power technician) and a nameless [[TheFundamentalist cultist]].
->''The night has come again.''
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[[OnlyOneName Theremon]], a [[MostWritersAreWriters newspaper reporter]], tries to get an interview with Aton and the other astronomers at Saro University, but they refuse and threaten him with the police. Instead, he goes back to Saro City to interview the [[ApocalypseCult Cult of the Revelations]]. [[TheFundamentalist Head priest Sor]] recites from the [[SacredScripture Book of Revelations]] while the rest of the cultists [[AudienceMurmurs chant in the background]]. Next, he goes to speak with Sheerin, a psychologist, who introduces him to the concept of [[{{Claustrophobia}} Darkness and how it has driven people insane]].
Afterwards, Theremon goes [[VoxPops interviewing random people]] to get their opinions on the recent news reports and doomsayings. He speaks with an agnostic laborer and an old cultist. These interviews bolster his courage and he goes to the observatory for Saro University, since Sheerin had mentioned that everyone else had gone into hiding.
It is at the observatory where the characters finally see the eclipse, and the world of Lagash is covered in total Darkness, except for the Stars...
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!!"Nightfall" contains examples of:
* AdaptationDeviation: Because {{radio}} stories are usually very {{dialogue}}-driven, "Literature/Nightfall1941" was [[AudioAdaptation changed]] by removing most of the third-person narration and the number of characters. Creator/ErnestKinoy largely [[RecycledScript reused his script]] from ''Radio/DimensionX'''s "[[Recap/DimensionX50Nightfall Nightfall]]", trimming a few more of the lines. Most of the details added by the ''Dimension X'' script (such as the VoxPops scene) are kept in ''X Minus One''.
* AudioAdaptation: An adaptation of Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/Nightfall1941", adapted by Creator/ErnestKinoy.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original story, "Literature/Nightfall1941", the characters have a name and a number. In this broadcast, however, characters [[OnlyOneName only use their first name]].
* AudienceMurmurs: Despite the [[Recap/DimensionX50Nightfall previous adaptation]] making use of this trope in several scenes, only the murmurs of the mob during the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot climax of the eclipse]] show up.
* CanonForeigner:
** The Latimer from this [[AudioAdaptation adaptation]] is a brand-new character that Sheerin, the psychologist, introduces to Theremon, the [[MostWritersAreWriters newspaper reporter]], so that he can interview one of the victims from the Tunnel of Mystery.
** Everyone that Theremon meets during his VoxPops scene is invented purely for this broadcast. We hear from Pellet (an urban resident) and a nameless [[TheFundamentalist cultist]].
* CompositeCharacter: The original Sor was never on-screen. This [[AudioAdaptation adaptation]] merges him and the cultist who attacks the observatory into one character, then reuses Latimer's name for a CanonForeigner.
* {{Dramatization}}: The third-person omniscient [[{{Narrator}} narration]] is severely decreased to emphasize the dialogue between characters, who were assigned to specific actors. Music and sound effects were also added to take advantage of {{Radio}}'s aural medium.
* FillingTheSilence: The music between scenes is mostly stringed instruments (and brass instead of woodwinds) being played in a way to heighten the tension as the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot time for the eclipse]] gets closer.
* GrumpyOldMan: The second person Theremon interviews during his VoxPops interviews is an old [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] member of the [[ApocalypseCult Cult of the Revelations]]. He talks about how he's given away all his money because the doctrine teaches that today will end [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot with the eclipse]]. He grouses that everyone has to get their souls ready for the coming of the Stars.
* {{Narrator}}: To quote the {{Epigraph}} and to describe the various settings, an announcer is added to the cast. They primarily help with scene transitions and character {{exposition}}.
* OnlyOneName: None of the characters are referred to by more than one name, a [[AdaptationNameChange change]] from the original. This implies everyone has only one name and that confusion between people is rare.
* VoxPops: After talking with Sheerin, the psychologist, Theremon goes out into the streets of Saro City and interviews [[CanonForeigner random people]] about what they plan to do about the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot upcoming eclipse]]. We hear from two people; Pellet (who is a power technician) and a nameless [[TheFundamentalist cultist]].
->''The night has come again.''
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