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The Eleventh Hour

This spooky thriller from South of the Equator is a must for horror fans. Tombs, Gloom, and doom! This is the eleventh hour, and you are invited to listen to these tales of adventure if you dare!

Eleventh Hour

63 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 27 hours, 1667 min)
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South African Horror Adventure

"Time… the silent herald of life and death, success or failure… the unseeing force that delivers man's destiny, reaching its most fateful moments as it slowly strikes... the Eleventh Hour."

Radio Thrillers, at least, the very good ones (and there were several) sound like something that should be listened to late at night, after your parents have gone to bed, with your bed-side radio turned down low so that you do not wake anyone else in the house, with your head buried deep under the sheets so that the monsters cannot get you.

Actually, the best of these psychological dramas were so well made and popular that the networks often scheduled them in Prime Time. Shows like Suspense, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, The Whistler, and several other short-story based thrillers brought in a lot of money into the network coffers. This made them attractive to imitators overseas, and some of these copies were incredibly compelling in their own right.

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Artransa Park Studios in Sydney, Australia, began such an effort in cooperation with local broadcaster 2GB 873AM and the Australian Broadcasting Company in the early 1960s. Approximately 52 broadcasts of The Eleventh Hour were recorded for syndication and picked up by South Africa's Springbok Radio for the 1963 season. Artransa did not continue the project after the first year, but Springbok continued to produce new episodes through 1971. The U.S. Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (AFRTS) picked up several episodes for broadcast to troops stationed overseas, but it is unclear whether these were Artransa or Springbok Productions.

Although The Eleventh Hour was not afraid to 'borrow' script ideas from U.S. network shows like Inner Sanctum or Lights Out, the program did have its original touches. Keep in mind that widespread television ownership was late in coming to both Australia and South Africa, so radio drama took advantage of highly advanced recording and production techniques long after radio drama had died in the U.S. market. One big difference of The Eleventh Hour was to not use a "Horror Host". The program opened with the ominous quotation which is at the beginning of this article. Rather than a reassuring voice at the transitions like "The Man in Black" or "Raymond and the Tea Lady", the show goes right into the action and the creepiness factor builds quickly.

Interestingly, although initially developed for the South African market, the actors and situations generally have a decidedly Yankee slant to them or a British feel. This is largely due to the influence of American Cinema even south of the Equator. The Eleventh Hour is every bit as creepy as the popular American thrillers it imitates but is original enough to stand, frighteningly, on its own.

Time - the silent herald of life and death, success or failure. The unseeing force that delivers man's destiny, reaching its most fateful moments as it slowly strikes the eleventh hour. Bad days turned worse, dogs barking at nothing in particular, creepy taverns full of stuttering souls, tomb gloom and doom! This is the eleventh hour, and you are invited to listen to these tales of adventure if you dare!

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    63 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00. Total playtime 27 hours, 1667 min
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    total playtime 27 hours, 1667 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 32 shows – total playtime 14 hours, 6 minutes
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    2. Eleventh Hour 03 Radioactive Blackmail.mp3
    3. Eleventh Hour 04 Accident On Curve Aka Actor.mp3
    4. Eleventh Hour 05 Runaway Kid.mp3
    5. Eleventh Hour 06 Truckload Of Nitro.mp3
    6. Eleventh Hour 07 List.mp3
    7. Eleventh Hour 08 Curious Confession.mp3
    8. Eleventh Hour 09 Tavern Of Lost Souls.mp3
    9. Eleventh Hour 10 Will.mp3
    10. Eleventh Hour 11 Double Aka Imposter.mp3
    11. Eleventh Hour 12 Let Play Begin Aka Invitation To Death.mp3
    12. Eleventh Hour 15 Cavein.mp3
    13. Eleventh Hour 16 Scientist Quits.mp3
    14. Eleventh Hour 17 Invisible Man.mp3
    15. Eleventh Hour 18 Mountain Climber.mp3
    16. Eleventh Hour 21 Threatening Letter.mp3
    17. Eleventh Hour 22 Blackmail And Love.mp3
    18. Eleventh Hour 23 Death Of Elaine.mp3
    19. Eleventh Hour 24 Imposter.mp3
    20. Eleventh Hour Actor.mp3
    21. Eleventh Hour Agent.mp3
    22. Eleventh Hour Bad Day For Big Ben.mp3
    23. Eleventh Hour Bitter Bit.mp3
    24. Eleventh Hour Bitter End.mp3
    25. Eleventh Hour Black Magic.mp3
    26. Eleventh Hour Bomb.mp3
    27. Eleventh Hour Box.mp3
    28. Eleventh Hour Cast Giant Shadow.mp3
    29. Eleventh Hour Codeword Silver.mp3
    30. Eleventh Hour Country Road.mp3
    31. Eleventh Hour Death And Understanding.mp3
    32. Eleventh Hour Debt.mp3
    33. Eleventh Hour Desperado In Rain.mp3

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    2. Eleventh Hour Echo Of Savage.mp3
    3. Eleventh Hour Engulf Cathedral.mp3
    4. Eleventh Hour Escape To Die.mp3
    5. Eleventh Hour Excavations.mp3
    6. Eleventh Hour Explosives.mp3
    7. Eleventh Hour Flying Coffin.mp3
    8. Eleventh Hour Ghost On Chertains Corner.mp3
    9. Eleventh Hour Ghost Town.mp3
    10. Eleventh Hour Goof Is Oft Interred Aka Blackmail.mp3
    11. Eleventh Hour Incident At Twin Falls.mp3
    12. Eleventh Hour Invitation To Death.mp3
    13. Eleventh Hour Jeremy 1960.mp3
    14. Eleventh Hour Jewel Robbery.mp3
    15. Eleventh Hour John Strange.mp3
    16. Eleventh Hour Lady, Your Love Is Showing.mp3
    17. Eleventh Hour Lord Marleys Guest.mp3
    18. Eleventh Hour Man Who Was Dead.mp3
    19. Eleventh Hour Millionaires Double.mp3
    20. Eleventh Hour Miserable Man.mp3
    21. Eleventh Hour Not All Shipshape.mp3
    22. Eleventh Hour One Hour To Midnight.mp3
    23. Eleventh Hour Only Too Safe.mp3
    24. Eleventh Hour Pallette Knife.mp3
    25. Eleventh Hour Presidents Lady.mp3
    26. Eleventh Hour Project Xp112 460227.mp3
    27. Eleventh Hour Protective Mr. Drogan.mp3
    28. Eleventh Hour Seven Steps To Death.mp3
    29. Eleventh Hour Sixth Sense Survivor.mp3
    30. Eleventh Hour Three Wives Of Mickey Danvers.mp3
    31. Eleventh Hour Tomb.mp3
    32. Eleventh Hour Woman In Case.mp3
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    63 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00. Total playtime 27 hours, 1667 min
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    754 MB – total playtime 27 hours, 27 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 32 shows – 388 MB – total playtime 14 hours, 6 minutes
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    2. Eleventh Hour 03 Radioactive Blackmail.mp3
    3. Eleventh Hour 04 Accident On Curve Aka Actor.mp3
    4. Eleventh Hour 05 Runaway Kid.mp3
    5. Eleventh Hour 06 Truckload Of Nitro.mp3
    6. Eleventh Hour 07 List.mp3
    7. Eleventh Hour 08 Curious Confession.mp3
    8. Eleventh Hour 09 Tavern Of Lost Souls.mp3
    9. Eleventh Hour 10 Will.mp3
    10. Eleventh Hour 11 Double Aka Imposter.mp3
    11. Eleventh Hour 12 Let Play Begin Aka Invitation To Death.mp3
    12. Eleventh Hour 15 Cavein.mp3
    13. Eleventh Hour 16 Scientist Quits.mp3
    14. Eleventh Hour 17 Invisible Man.mp3
    15. Eleventh Hour 18 Mountain Climber.mp3
    16. Eleventh Hour 21 Threatening Letter.mp3
    17. Eleventh Hour 22 Blackmail And Love.mp3
    18. Eleventh Hour 23 Death Of Elaine.mp3
    19. Eleventh Hour 24 Imposter.mp3
    20. Eleventh Hour Actor.mp3
    21. Eleventh Hour Agent.mp3
    22. Eleventh Hour Bad Day For Big Ben.mp3
    23. Eleventh Hour Bitter Bit.mp3
    24. Eleventh Hour Bitter End.mp3
    25. Eleventh Hour Black Magic.mp3
    26. Eleventh Hour Bomb.mp3
    27. Eleventh Hour Box.mp3
    28. Eleventh Hour Cast Giant Shadow.mp3
    29. Eleventh Hour Codeword Silver.mp3
    30. Eleventh Hour Country Road.mp3
    31. Eleventh Hour Death And Understanding.mp3
    32. Eleventh Hour Debt.mp3
    33. Eleventh Hour Desperado In Rain.mp3

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    2. Eleventh Hour Echo Of Savage.mp3
    3. Eleventh Hour Engulf Cathedral.mp3
    4. Eleventh Hour Escape To Die.mp3
    5. Eleventh Hour Excavations.mp3
    6. Eleventh Hour Explosives.mp3
    7. Eleventh Hour Flying Coffin.mp3
    8. Eleventh Hour Ghost On Chertains Corner.mp3
    9. Eleventh Hour Ghost Town.mp3
    10. Eleventh Hour Goof Is Oft Interred Aka Blackmail.mp3
    11. Eleventh Hour Incident At Twin Falls.mp3
    12. Eleventh Hour Invitation To Death.mp3
    13. Eleventh Hour Jeremy 1960.mp3
    14. Eleventh Hour Jewel Robbery.mp3
    15. Eleventh Hour John Strange.mp3
    16. Eleventh Hour Lady, Your Love Is Showing.mp3
    17. Eleventh Hour Lord Marleys Guest.mp3
    18. Eleventh Hour Man Who Was Dead.mp3
    19. Eleventh Hour Millionaires Double.mp3
    20. Eleventh Hour Miserable Man.mp3
    21. Eleventh Hour Not All Shipshape.mp3
    22. Eleventh Hour One Hour To Midnight.mp3
    23. Eleventh Hour Only Too Safe.mp3
    24. Eleventh Hour Pallette Knife.mp3
    25. Eleventh Hour Presidents Lady.mp3
    26. Eleventh Hour Project Xp112 460227.mp3
    27. Eleventh Hour Protective Mr. Drogan.mp3
    28. Eleventh Hour Seven Steps To Death.mp3
    29. Eleventh Hour Sixth Sense Survivor.mp3
    30. Eleventh Hour Three Wives Of Mickey Danvers.mp3
    31. Eleventh Hour Tomb.mp3
    32. Eleventh Hour Woman In Case.mp3
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    63 recordings on 32 Audio CDs. Total playtime 27 hours, 27 min
    63 recordings on 32 Audio CDs
    total playtime 27 hours, 27 min

    Eleventh Hour Disc A001

    1. Eleventh Hour 03 Radioactive Blackmail
    2. Eleventh Hour 04 Accident On Curve Aka Actor

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A002

    1. Eleventh Hour 05 Runaway Kid
    2. Eleventh Hour 06 Truckload Of Nitro

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A003

    1. Eleventh Hour 07 List
    2. Eleventh Hour 08 Curious Confession

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A004

    1. Eleventh Hour 09 Tavern Of Lost Souls
    2. Eleventh Hour 10 Will

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A005

    1. Eleventh Hour 11 Double Aka Imposter
    2. Eleventh Hour 12 Let Play Begin Aka Invitation To Death

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A006

    1. Eleventh Hour 15 Cavein
    2. Eleventh Hour 16 Scientist Quits

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A007

    1. Eleventh Hour 17 Invisible Man
    2. Eleventh Hour 18 Mountain Climber

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A008

    1. Eleventh Hour 21 Threatening Letter
    2. Eleventh Hour 22 Blackmail And Love

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A009

    1. Eleventh Hour 23 Death Of Elaine
    2. Eleventh Hour 24 Imposter

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A010

    1. Eleventh Hour Actor
    2. Eleventh Hour Agent

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A011

    1. Eleventh Hour Bad Day For Big Ben
    2. Eleventh Hour Bitter Bit

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A012

    1. Eleventh Hour Bitter End
    2. Eleventh Hour Black Magic

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A013

    1. Eleventh Hour Bomb
    2. Eleventh Hour Box

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A014

    1. Eleventh Hour Cast Giant Shadow
    2. Eleventh Hour Codeword Silver

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A015

    1. Eleventh Hour Country Road
    2. Eleventh Hour Death And Understanding

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A016

    1. Eleventh Hour Debt
    2. Eleventh Hour Desperado In Rain

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A017

    1. Eleventh Hour Echo Of Savage
    2. Eleventh Hour Engulf Cathedral

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A018

    1. Eleventh Hour Escape To Die
    2. Eleventh Hour Excavations

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A019

    1. Eleventh Hour Explosives
    2. Eleventh Hour Flying Coffin

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A020

    1. Eleventh Hour Ghost On Chertains Corner
    2. Eleventh Hour Ghost Town

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A021

    1. Eleventh Hour Goof Is Oft Interred Aka Blackmail
    2. Eleventh Hour Incident At Twin Falls

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A022

    1. Eleventh Hour Invitation To Death
    2. Eleventh Hour Jeremy 1960

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A023

    1. Eleventh Hour Jewel Robbery
    2. Eleventh Hour John Strange

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A024

    1. Eleventh Hour Lady, Your Love Is Showing
    2. Eleventh Hour Lord Marleys Guest

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A025

    1. Eleventh Hour Man Who Was Dead
    2. Eleventh Hour Millionaires Double

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A026

    1. Eleventh Hour Miserable Man
    2. Eleventh Hour Not All Shipshape

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A027

    1. Eleventh Hour One Hour To Midnight
    2. Eleventh Hour Only Too Safe

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A028

    1. Eleventh Hour Pallette Knife
    2. Eleventh Hour Presidents Lady

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A029

    1. Eleventh Hour Protective Mr. Drogan
    2. Eleventh Hour Seven Steps To Death

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A030

    1. Eleventh Hour Sixth Sense Survivor
    2. Eleventh Hour Three Wives Of Mickey Danvers

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A031

    1. Eleventh Hour Tomb
    2. Eleventh Hour Woman In Case

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    Eleventh Hour Disc A032

    1. Eleventh Hour Project Xp112 460227

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