I'm off to have cataract surgery this morning. As many of you know I am not looking forward to it because I am extremely phobic about my eyes. Anyway, this seems like a good time to post an episode of SOUNDS OF DARKNESS (also known as THE BLIND DETECTIVE), a South African radio show about blind FBI agent Lee Masters. After Masters, a top agent for the Bureau, loses his sight in a gun battle, he returns to work where the FBI has assigned junior agent Jerry Bridges to be his eyes. He has a loyal secretary in Samantha Darlington (call her "Sam," not "Darling"). Where the bad guys view his blindness as a weakness, Masters turns it into a strength.
The show aired on South Africa's Springbok Radio from 1967 through 1974. The lead actor, Tony Jay, had no previous acting experience when he moved from London to South Arica in 1966; Jay had been George Lucas's original choice to portray Obi-Wan Kenobi during the planning stages for Star Wars -- a role which eventually went to Alec Guinness. Ken White played Jerry Bridges, while Elaine Lee filled the role as Samantha Darlington. Although this program was produced and recorded in South Africa. the setting was America and the actors had Yankee accents.
"Traitor Beware" was the first episode of Sounds of Darkness, and "the stage is set for a series known for its atmosphere and suspense."
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPRqm2UnMnM
Good luck with the surgery. I know you're uptight about it, but I had both eyes done a week apart last year, and it was pretty much a piece of cake.
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