Behind the Beyond
FTER undergoing my first appointment with The Man in Black I flipped back the pages of my Listeneg to see what effect constant participation in this high voltage knee-knocker had had on the compére himself. After one session (R.L.S.’s| Markheim, and extremely well done) my withers feit pleasantly wrung, but before enrolling myself as an addict I felt it my duty to study the effects of addiction as revealed in the features and general appearance of Valentine Dyall himself, the man who, having kept all his Appointments with Fear, is now throwing his spotlight on to some more. of those dim and clammy regions beyond the pale, au-des-sous du subconscient, etc. The BBC photograph (publicity, admittedly) shows him as a handsome young man of distinguished normality. Far from growing white in a single night his hair is scarcely. greying at the temples. Far from standing on end it is neatly slicked down. The hands that\grasp the script ‘appear not to quiver, nor do the knuckles stand out whitely. It looks therefore as though The "Man in Black is a session in which one can confidently immerse oneself. Like tbe recommended cold plunge this half-hour of spine-chilling leaves the listener glowingly braced for the lukewarmness of everyday living.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 552, 20 January 1950, Page 11
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210Behind the Beyond New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 552, 20 January 1950, Page 11
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