Summary: The Ninth Removal (Aired April 20, 1974) The Price of Fear will always be associated more with Vincent Price the famous American actor and host of the series, than its British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) production history. BBC's World Service first broadcast the intial order of five The Price of Fear episodes in the Spring of 1973. The initial five episodes aired consecutively, Monday through Friday between July 2, 1973 and July 6, 1973, then again between December 17 and December 21 of the same year. The World Service broadcasts were so popular that the BBC ordered another five, which, combined with the previous five episodes, apparently aired weekly on both Tuesdays and Saturdays, from September 1, 1973 to November 6, 1973. By 1974, the BBC's Radio 4 had ordered another six installments of the series, now widely referred to as Season 2, which aired weekly from April 6, 1974 through May 11, 1974. Remember that the BBC, a state-owned broadcasting service traditionally prohibited any form of commercial messages or sponsorship. Any series that was extended or expanded was due only to listener support, letters and phone calls to the service. The series' that returned again and again over the BBC had only their listeners to thank for their longevity. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.
