&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Vanishing_Point_1994_cassette_collection.jpg) Cover art for 1994 Vanishing Point cassette collection | |
| Genre | Science fiction and horror anthology |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | CBC Radio |
| Hosted by | David Calderisi |
| Created by | William Lane |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Lane |
| Original release | October 5, 1984 – January 3, 1992 |
Vanishing Point is the title of a Canadian radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio from 1984 to 1986, and then under a variety of different subtitles until 1992. Created and produced by Bill Lane, Vanishing Point was the CBC’s follow-up to Nightfall, which had instilled new life into its many regional drama centers. Like that series, Vanishing Point drew from the CBC's entire coast to coast network, gathering together the CBC's finest production, engineering, writing, and acting talent to mount one of the better radio dramas in CBC history.[1]
While primarily a science fiction series, the anthology presented a wide range of genres including thriller, horror, detective, psychological drama, comedy and even the occasional musical.[2] A number of episodes were adaptations of short stories from famous authors[3] like Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl or Evelyn Waugh, but many were original plays from Canada’s top talent. Bill Lane workshopped plays from the winners of various Canadian literary competitions as a way of “reaching an audience by developing the talents of new playwrights.”[4]
- ^ Digital Deli Brief History of Vanishing Point
- ^ Fink, Howard (February 7, 2006). “Radio Drama in English" The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ Nicoll, James Davis (December 8, 2017) "Classic SF Radio Dramas to Stretch the Imagination"
- ^ Nothof, Anne (January 1, 1990). “Canadian Radio Drama in English: Prick Up Your Ears” Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada, 11.