Happy New Year! As has become our annual tradition, we are listening to yet another adaptations of Charles Dickens’ other famous ghost story, “The Signal-Man.” This time, we are checking out the most contemporary version on our list, the episode of Nightfall first broadcast on December 17, 1982! As before, this story depicts a curious stranger who encounters a rail worker beset by visions. Why does he seem to be receiving some otherworldly warning? How will this version compare to those we have already heard? Will this version be as bizarre as what we have come to expect from Nightfall? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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Wow, was that ever not what I was expecting from Nightfall. I enjoy the bizarreness of Nightfall, but this was a straight up really good adaptation. I think I liked that the narrator was coming back out of concern and compassion as opposed to being a writer coming back for a story. That, to me, adds a layer of empathy to the character that some other versions were missing. That being said, if you guys performed a version of this that was closer to what one would expect from Nightfall, that would be amazing as well. Thanks for doing this.… Read more »
What? You want us to write our own fan-fiction adaptations?! Can it involve the Batman villain The Signalman?
Also: This was not only the best (and most faithful) adaptation of “The Signal-Man” so far, it may also be the most faithful adaptation of any Dickens story I’ve ever encountered. I really enjoyed this. Truth be told, for the past few years, I haven’t been looking forward to your annual Signal-Man fest. It’s started to feel kind of tedious listening to yet another adaptation, most of them not particularly good. (I really liked your first one with Sarah Churchill, but it went downhill after that.) Going into this one, I really wasn’t expecting it to be very good, but… Read more »
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