| Welcome to Homerville | #3 |
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| Written by Don Dickinson & Allan Guttman | Length: --:-- | |||
| Based on --- | Genre(s): Supernatural | |||
| Produced at CBC Toronto | Recording Date(s): 3/19/1980 - 3/20/1980 |
| Original CBC AirDate:
7/18/1980 CBC Repeat(s): 1/30/1981 |
CBC FM Repeat:
12/20/1980 Arts National Rebroadcast Date: --- |
| Original NPR Tx Date: 12/11/1981 | NPR Repeat Tx: 10/8/1982 | NPR ID#: 811211 |
| CBC Tape ID: --- | Released: --- | Flipside Episode: --- |
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| Cast & Crew | ||
| Neil Dainard | as | R. C. O'Conner |
| Jimmy Morris | as | the Radio Announcer |
| John Stocker | as | Georgia Strait |
| Frank Perry | as | Roy |
| Robert Christie | as | Earl |
| Corinne Langston | as | Betty, the Waitress |
| Marian Waldman | as | the Telephone Operator |
| Elva Mai Hoover | as | Rosie |
| Ron Hartman | as | Grand Falls Beacon |
| Arch McDonnell | as | the Gas Station Attendant |
| Budd Knapp | as | the Highway Cop |
| Gordon Thomson | as | the Injured Motorist |
| Lynne Deragon | as | the Siren |
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Announcer unknown |
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| Recording Engineer(s) Ray Folcik |
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Sound Effects Bill Robinson |
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Production Assistant(s) Doris Buchanan |
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Story Editor(s) John Douglas |
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Producer Bill Howell |
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[needed] (CBC) A trucker, travelling a lonely highway, hears a mysterious female on his radio who says she is waiting for him in Homerville. Unnerved, he tells his CB buddies who warn him not to go there because danger lies ahead. But the seductive voice keeps luring him on. (NPR) A long-haul trucker encounters strange looks, changing distances, and dire warnings regarding his destination; and just who is that mysterious female voice on the CB that keeps calling to him, drawing him closer and closer ... to Homerville? (N25) |
Trucker R.C. O'Conner, ferrying a load of newsprint across the northern US, is on his third day out of New York. He's less than a day from his destination, the town of Homerville, when ([author]) |
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Several popular country tunes made their way into this story, including:
As much as these songs really help to create the right atmosphere for this episode, they are also probably the main reason "Welcome to Homerville" was never released commercially, as the CBC would have had to pay considerable license fees for each song. CBC, like any other broadcaster, can use whatever music they want in their own on-air productions, but to release that production in a new format, such as on a cassette or a CD, additional licensing fees have to be paid. (Neil Marsh) |
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I've probably heard this episode a hundred times. It is rich with atmosphere and is easy to immerse yourself into. The first time I heard it I was confused and relieved once the announcer came on to explain things ("Still with us?"). Neil Dainard is fantastic in this story! (Kevin Hartnell) |
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