Vincent Price is undoubtedly high up amongst the kings of horror, and apart from the many films he appeared in, he was also a regular to the medium of radio. His portrayal of Simon Templar, The Saint, is definitive, but this was not his only work to go out over the airwaves. In the 70s, he was contracted by the BBC to record, initially, 5 episodes of a series entitled, THE PRICE OF FEAR. This series was broadcast of the BBC World Service daily from 17th to the 21st of December 1973, and Price was then contracted to record a further 5 in April of the same year, another 3 in the July, 2 in November, and then later, 6 in the July and August of 1975. His final commitment to the BBC on this series was for another 6 editions in 1982. The actual transmissions for this series are a little hard to determine as they were commisioned for, and originally broadcast, on the World Service, with only later 'repeats' on the Home network. I do have the titles of the shows though, and will be adding to this page any information that I find for the series. If anyone can help, then please contact me.
Title Author TX Date Notes William & Mary Roald Dahl 9.4.73 18.12.73? Come As You Are Williams Ingram 2.7.73 The Speciality of the House Stanley Ellin 3.7.73 The Man Who Hated Scenes Robert Arthur 29.9.73 21.12.73? Guy Fawkes Night Richard Davies 17.11.73 Ninth Removal R Chetwynd-Hayes 19.11.73 Soul Music William Ingram 1.7.75 Eye for an Eye William Ingram 4.7.75 Waxwork A M Burrage 18.7.75 Lot 132 Elizabeth Morgan 25.7.75 Fish Rene Basilico 8.8.75 8.8.75 Blind Man's Bluff 4.8.75 Cat's Cradle Meeting in Athens 20.12.73 R2 Remains To be Seen 17.12.73 R2 The Family Album William Ingram 8.2.83 Not Wanted on the Voyage William Ingram 26.4.83 Goody Two Shoes William Ingram 27.4.83 To My Dear, Dear Saladin William Ingram 27.4.83 Out of the Mouths William Ingram 11.5.83 Is there Anybody There? William Ingram 25.5.83
Those who are good at maths will have noticed that I don't have all the titles above for the number of shows that he was contracted to do. This is not because they were not done, but I simply don't have the titles and broadcast dates yet! This page will be updated at the first opportunity I have.