Earplay 77/78; The Temptation Game; Part 1; Mpr

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Series
Earplay 77/78
Episode
The Temptation Game
Segment
Part 1
Title
Mpr
Producing Organization
Earplay (Organization)
WHA (Radio station : Madison, Wis.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
WNYC (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-80-9351czf2
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Description
Episode Description
"The play is set in medieval [England] during a time of great upheaval. A monk, John Ferly, has wandered from his monastery. He has been taking part in a ritual temptation in which the monks reenact the temptation of Christ by spending forty days and nights in the wilderness. Exhausted, Ferly is taken to an inn where he meets three old friends from his childhood. The friends coax Ferly to tell them about his life. It soon becomes apparent that Ferly may be dreaming all that has taken place and these old friends are in fact devils sent to tempt him. In the end, Ferly renounces the monastery and still uncertain about his temptation, chooses to remain in this world."--1977 Peabody Awards entry form.
Description
The Temptation Game Dallas: New London Press, 1980. What it's about: A Radio Play written for NPR's Earplay. It first aired in May-June 1979, and was produced by Minnesota Public Radio in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin. THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAY: Music: Theme, Clerk Coleville, thins leaving temptation presence background for: Sound: Wind, night sounds, howling wolves in the distance, footsteps of two men move in from distance on gravel slowly. Peasant (Deliciously) Devil of a night. No moon, no stars, yet the wolves off there howling as if the Fiend was about. Listen to 'em, friend. Sound: Footsteps stop. Ferly No harm in wolves. Sound: Footsteps start up again. Email: tomchat@gte.net There are 3 LP sides with the following timing: a-22:00; b-18:20; c-19:05
Broadcast Date
1977-11-20
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Drama
Rights
Owner/Custodial History: Josephson/MPR; Terms of Use & Repro: MPR
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:23:58.632
Credits
Actor: Reed, Russ
Actor: Spence, Denny
Actor: Bell, Ralph
Author: Gardner, John
Director: Schmidt, Karl
Producing Organization: Earplay (Organization)
Producing Organization: WHA (Radio station : Madison, Wis.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-0d1655c9a36 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 01:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: cpb-aacip-008913fdbfd (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:58:30
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Citations
Chicago: “Earplay 77/78; The Temptation Game; Part 1; Mpr,” 1977-11-20, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-9351czf2.
MLA: “Earplay 77/78; The Temptation Game; Part 1; Mpr.” 1977-11-20. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-9351czf2>.
APA: Earplay 77/78; The Temptation Game; Part 1; Mpr. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-9351czf2