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Book Review of The Zero Hour 01: Program One: The Desperate Witness

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100 Minutes on 2 audiocassettes
PROGRAM ONE:
"THE DESPERATE WITNESS"

Starring Richard Crenna, Julie Adams, and Keenan Wynn

"Rest your eyes, and listen here ... I'm Rod Serling, and this is The Zero Hour." From 1973 to 1974, The Zero Hour brought potent thrillers to the radio waves -- edge-of-your-seat original radio dramas adapted from best-selling mystery novels, featuring stars from radio's Golden Age and popular television personalities. Rest your eyes and experience a provocative episode from this legendary radio program. Featuring original music, sound effects, and a full cast of characters, this is theater for the mind!

Rod Serling, one of television's most prolific and respected writers and actors, winner of five Emmy Awards, hosted the great science fiction anthology The Twilight Zone and the popular supernatural series Night Gallery.

Midwest Book Review
>From 1973-74 the radio show The Zero Hour brought thrillers to the air. These two audiocassettes recreate the radio experience, presenting 'The Desperate Witness' program in a tense thriller which will have modern readers entranced with a blend of high drama and sound effects.